Postponing Hajj for One Who Has Not Learned How to Perform It
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Question:
May I postpone Hajj until next year, knowing that I have not performed it yet? I find it difficult to learn how to perform Hajj, and I am not mentally prepared. I am twenty-one years old.
Answer:
If you are ill or not mentally prepared, postpone it. But if you are saying, "I do not know how to perform Hajj," then perform Hajj with the Muslims and do as they do. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to 'A'ishah:Muwatta Malik 20:236. So perform Hajj with the Muslims and walk with them, and if Allah wills, you will achieve your goal.
May I postpone Hajj until next year, knowing that I have not performed it yet? I find it difficult to learn how to perform Hajj, and I am not mentally prepared. I am twenty-one years old.
Answer:
If you are ill or not mentally prepared, postpone it. But if you are saying, "I do not know how to perform Hajj," then perform Hajj with the Muslims and do as they do. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to 'A'ishah:
Do what the people doing hajj do
فعلي ما يفعل الحاج
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، محاضرات في العقيدة والدعوة-067-صفة الحج وما يفعله الحاج من الأعمال|صالح الفوزان|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:26:08)
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