Does forging a name affect the validity of Hajj or not?
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The questioner : He says: I performed the obligatory Hajj in a past year with my sponsor. My correct name is Saleh Jabir, but I purchased a work contract in Kuwait under the name Abdullah al-Shaykh Nafi'. I then obtained a passport with this name and performed the obligatory Hajj with it that year. Is my Hajj valid, or what? Please inform us, may Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : Your Hajj is valid because forging your name does not affect the validity of the Hajj.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : However, you are sinful for forging the name, and you must repent to Allah (Mighty and Majestic) and correct your name to the correct name by which you were previously known, so that there is no deception with the authorities and so that the rights that became due to you under your first name are not lost because your second name differs from the first. By doing so, you would be consuming wealth by right while lying, which you purchased by changing your name. On this occasion, I would like to advise everyone who hears these words, because the matter is not trivial for those who forge names and borrow names belonging to others in order to benefit from government subsidies or other matters, or in order to reach their objectives using these forged names. That is deception in transactions, lying, fraud, and deceiving the authorities and rulers. Let them know that whoever fears Allah (Mighty and Majestic), He will make a way out for him and provide for him from where he does not expect. Whoever Allah provides for, He makes his affairs easy. Whoever fears Allah, He makes his affairs easy. And whoever fears Allah and speaks a sound word, Allah will rectify his deeds and forgive his sins, as the Exalted said:[At-Talaq 65:2-3] And the Exalted said: [At-Talaq 65:4] And the Exalted said: [Al-Ahzab 33:70-71]. Yes.
The Shaykh : Your Hajj is valid because forging your name does not affect the validity of the Hajj.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : However, you are sinful for forging the name, and you must repent to Allah (Mighty and Majestic) and correct your name to the correct name by which you were previously known, so that there is no deception with the authorities and so that the rights that became due to you under your first name are not lost because your second name differs from the first. By doing so, you would be consuming wealth by right while lying, which you purchased by changing your name. On this occasion, I would like to advise everyone who hears these words, because the matter is not trivial for those who forge names and borrow names belonging to others in order to benefit from government subsidies or other matters, or in order to reach their objectives using these forged names. That is deception in transactions, lying, fraud, and deceiving the authorities and rulers. Let them know that whoever fears Allah (Mighty and Majestic), He will make a way out for him and provide for him from where he does not expect. Whoever Allah provides for, He makes his affairs easy. Whoever fears Allah, He makes his affairs easy. And whoever fears Allah and speaks a sound word, Allah will rectify his deeds and forgive his sins, as the Exalted said: