The ruling on Hajj for the poor person and one person volunteering to perform Hajj on his behalf
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Question:
The questioner, Abu 'Abdullah, says: Is the poor Muslim who is very far from Makkah and cannot perform Hajj because of his poverty and the lack of sufficient funds to perform this obligation exempt from this pillar? And if someone volunteers to perform Hajj on his behalf, is that sufficient?
Answer:
As for the one who is unable to perform Hajj due to financial constraints, he is not required to perform Hajj until the obligation of Hajj falls upon him. This is because Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, says:[Ali 'Imran 3:97] The means is the presence of provisions and a mount. The one who does not have money to perform Hajj is not required to perform Hajj. Rather, Hajj is obligatory upon the one who is able. As for if someone volunteers to perform Hajj on his behalf at his own expense, then he is required to perform Hajj because he has become able to do so through the donation, and he should not refuse this. Yes.
The questioner, Abu 'Abdullah, says: Is the poor Muslim who is very far from Makkah and cannot perform Hajj because of his poverty and the lack of sufficient funds to perform this obligation exempt from this pillar? And if someone volunteers to perform Hajj on his behalf, is that sufficient?
Answer:
As for the one who is unable to perform Hajj due to financial constraints, he is not required to perform Hajj until the obligation of Hajj falls upon him. This is because Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, says:
And [due] to Allah from the people is a pilgrimage to the House - for whoever is able to find thereto a way
وَلِلَّهِ عَلَى النَّاسِ حِجُّ الْبَيْتِ مَنِ اسْتَطَاعَ إِلَيْهِ سَبِيلًا
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الحج عن الفقير — alfawzan.live
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