It is observed that many of our brothers come to Hajj knowing only a very little about it. Is there a word to say about that?

Question:
Shaykh Salih, from what you have seen of the listeners' letters or what has been read to you, you have probably noticed that many of our brothers come to Hajj knowing only a very little about it. Do you have a word, Shaykh Salih, for those who wish to perform Hajj and 'Umrah?

Answer:
Yes. Whoever wants to perform Hajj, or 'Umrah, or any of the acts of worship, it is obligatory for him, before he begins, to know how to perform it in the manner prescribed by the Shari'ah. He does this by learning its rulings, either by reading if he is able to learn that way, or by asking the people of knowledge if he cannot read or learn. In that way, his ignorance is removed.
And he performs the worship in this prescribed manner. The rituals of Hajj are not difficult, and their performance in the manner prescribed by the Shari'ah is written in small booklets called *al-Manasik*. He can read a concise one of them and learn from it how to perform the rituals of his 'Umrah and Hajj. If something is unclear to him, he asks the people of knowledge. The matter of taking an interest in this, if the Muslim does so, is that he will attain the goal, with Allah's permission. Yes.