Is it permissible for me to perform Hajj without joining a group, because the groups ask me for an amount I cannot afford?
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The Shaykh:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
The questioner:
Shaykh, may Allah preserve you. I intend to perform Hajj, but I cannot afford the domestic Hajj companies. I have a group of children whom I want to take with me. Now, this group is asking for about twenty-four thousand, and I cannot pay this full amount. My ability is within reasonable limits; Hajj for me and my family would cost about three or four thousand riyals. Is it possible for me to perform Hajj and pay the fidyah without joining a group?
The Shaykh:
If you can perform Hajj without a group, then do so; there is no harm in that. However, the group might be easier, and they also serve you in the stations of Hajj and in the acts of Hajj.
The questioner:
I do not know.
The Shaykh:
You must circumcise all your sons.
The questioner:
Okay, thank you. This is an opportunity; I am here now, and I want to circumcise them. I have them in my car, and I will take them and bring them back.
The Shaykh:
If they permit you to do this, then there is no harm.
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
The questioner:
Shaykh, may Allah preserve you. I intend to perform Hajj, but I cannot afford the domestic Hajj companies. I have a group of children whom I want to take with me. Now, this group is asking for about twenty-four thousand, and I cannot pay this full amount. My ability is within reasonable limits; Hajj for me and my family would cost about three or four thousand riyals. Is it possible for me to perform Hajj and pay the fidyah without joining a group?
The Shaykh:
If you can perform Hajj without a group, then do so; there is no harm in that. However, the group might be easier, and they also serve you in the stations of Hajj and in the acts of Hajj.
The questioner:
I do not know.
The Shaykh:
You must circumcise all your sons.
The questioner:
Okay, thank you. This is an opportunity; I am here now, and I want to circumcise them. I have them in my car, and I will take them and bring them back.
The Shaykh:
If they permit you to do this, then there is no harm.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يجوز أن أحج دون الاشتراك في حملة لأن الحملات تطلب مني مبلغا لا أستطيع دفعه؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (0:13)
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