Voluntary Hajj or Charity for One Who Wants to Perform the Obligatory Hajj
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it better for a Muslim to perform the voluntary Hajj, or to give charity to one who wants to perform the obligatory Hajj by paying him money?
Answer:
No, the one who cannot afford the Hajj does not have to perform it. The one who cannot afford the Hajj from his own wealth does not have to perform it. So, he performs the Hajj as a voluntary act on behalf of himself, meaning he prioritizes himself in good deeds, so no one gives him anything, yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it better for a Muslim to perform the voluntary Hajj, or to give charity to one who wants to perform the obligatory Hajj by paying him money?
Answer:
No, the one who cannot afford the Hajj does not have to perform it. The one who cannot afford the Hajj from his own wealth does not have to perform it. So, he performs the Hajj as a voluntary act on behalf of himself, meaning he prioritizes himself in good deeds, so no one gives him anything, yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، أول كتاب المناسك — islamhouse.com (57:17)
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