Which takes precedence: marriage or Hajj in the case of financial hardship
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Question:
This questioner says: I am forty years old, O Shaykh, and I have not married nor performed Hajj. Which should I start with?
Answer:
If you fear for yourself regarding the fitnah, then it is obligatory for you to start with marriage in order to protect yourself from falling into what is forbidden. So you give marriage precedence over Hajj. But if you do not fear for yourself regarding falling into what Allah has forbidden, then you give Hajj precedence. This is if you have financial hardship that does not allow for both Hajj and marriage. But if Allah has made things easy for you, then you perform Hajj and marry, and there is no blame on you regarding which of the two you start with. Yes.
This questioner says: I am forty years old, O Shaykh, and I have not married nor performed Hajj. Which should I start with?
Answer:
If you fear for yourself regarding the fitnah, then it is obligatory for you to start with marriage in order to protect yourself from falling into what is forbidden. So you give marriage precedence over Hajj. But if you do not fear for yourself regarding falling into what Allah has forbidden, then you give Hajj precedence. This is if you have financial hardship that does not allow for both Hajj and marriage. But if Allah has made things easy for you, then you perform Hajj and marry, and there is no blame on you regarding which of the two you start with. Yes.
Source
نور على الدرب 19-11-1438هـ ح2 — af.org.sa (6:58)
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