I am a woman who performs Hajj every year, praise be to Allah, and some people have told me that my doing so causes harm to the Muslims because I crowd them.
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The questioner : A woman asks: O Shaykh, I am a woman who performs Hajj every year, praise be to Allah.
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah.
The questioner : And some people have told me that my doing so causes harm to the Muslims because I crowd them, even though I benefit the women who go with me by guiding and advising them. What is your opinion, and what guidance do you have for me? May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : I see that this woman, from whom people benefit in terms of guidance and advice, should perform Hajj. As for the issue of crowding, if she is not the one causing the crowding but rather others are, yet there is a benefit for the Muslims in her presence, then if she is in a group guiding and advising women, there is no doubt that her performing Hajj is better than her staying behind.
As for if she is one of the general women, we say: helping one who wants to perform Hajj, meaning the obligatory one, with the money she intends to use for her Hajj is better. This is because when a person helps his brother in an act of worship, it is as if he performed it himself, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sunan Abi Dawud 2509Sahih (Al-Albani) Yes.
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah.
The questioner : And some people have told me that my doing so causes harm to the Muslims because I crowd them, even though I benefit the women who go with me by guiding and advising them. What is your opinion, and what guidance do you have for me? May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : I see that this woman, from whom people benefit in terms of guidance and advice, should perform Hajj. As for the issue of crowding, if she is not the one causing the crowding but rather others are, yet there is a benefit for the Muslims in her presence, then if she is in a group guiding and advising women, there is no doubt that her performing Hajj is better than her staying behind.
As for if she is one of the general women, we say: helping one who wants to perform Hajj, meaning the obligatory one, with the money she intends to use for her Hajj is better. This is because when a person helps his brother in an act of worship, it is as if he performed it himself, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: