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Repeating Hajj for one who performed Hajj while committing shirk (associating partners with Allah) and then repented

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Question:
The questioner says: One of the conditions of Hajj is Islam. If a person performs Hajj while committing some acts of shirk, such as swearing by other than Allah or slaughtering for other than Allah, and then repents from them, is he required to repeat the Hajj?

Answer:
Yes, if he performs Hajj while he is a mushrik (one who associates partners with Allah), he is required to repeat the Hajj if the shirk (associating partners with Allah) is major; because the mushrik’s deeds are nullified. Allah the Exalted said:
But if they had associated others with Allah, then worthless for them would be whatever they were doing.وَلَوْ أَشْرَكُوا لَحَبِطَ عَنْهُم مَّا كَانُوا يَعْمَلُونَ
[Al-An'am 6:88]
So if he performs Hajj while he is a mushrik, slaughtering for other than Allah or worshipping other than Allah through supplication and calling for aid, his Hajj is nullified, and he must repeat the Hajj. As for minor shirk, such as swearing by other than Allah, by the Prophet, or saying “what Allah willed and so-and-so willed,” or “Allah and so-and-so overpowered,” this does not invalidate the Hajj; his Hajj is valid, and he must repent to Allah. As for major shirk, or directing worship to other than Allah, or insulting Allah, or insulting the Messenger, or abandoning the prayer, he must repeat the Hajj. Yes.

The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source أحكام الحج — islamhouse.com (42:47)

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