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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Obedience to the father in preventing his son from performing the Hajj of Islam

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Question:
If a person wants to perform Hajj and he has the money, but his father does not want him to go, knowing that this Hajj is the Hajj of Islam for this son, does he perform Hajj or does he obey his father?

Answer:
It is obligatory for him to perform Hajj, and he has no right to obey his father in this matter. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Obedience is only in what is good; there is no obedience to a created being in what angers Allah or in disobedience.إنما الطاعة للمعروف لا طاعة للمخلوق في مغضب مخالف،
So if the son has the ability, it is obligatory for him to perform Hajj, even if his father says to him: "O my father, this is what has become obligatory upon me." He should speak to him with the best and kindest words, saying: "O my father, I hope for your forgiveness, because this is a matter that is obligatory upon me and upon you. You must help me, not prevent me." Allah knows best. He should perform Hajj.
to the House - for whoever is able to find thereto a wayالْبَيْتِ مَنِ اسْتَطَاعَ إِلَيْهِ سَبِيلًا
[Ali 'Imran 3:97]
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) stated that Islam is built on five pillars, among which is the Hajj to the House with the ability to do so. He should address his father with kind words and a good manner. If his father insists, he must perform Hajj, even if his father insists, because the right of Allah takes precedence over the right of the father and the right of anyone else. The right of Allah takes precedence.

The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Source أحكام الحج — islamhouse.com (43:50)

The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.

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