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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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What is the ruling on one who entered the state of ihram but did not complete Hajj due to a lack of money?

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Question:
The questioner says: I live in Jeddah. I entered the state of ihram from my house, but then I did not have the money available, so I canceled my ihram. What is required of me?

Answer:
If you do not have money with you that enables you to come to Makkah, and you have no car fare and no expenses to spend, this is considered being prevented (ihṣār). If the one in ihram loses his provisions, or they are stolen, or they run out and he has nothing left, he becomes one who is prevented. He exits the state of ihram. If he had made a condition, he owes nothing. If he said, “If one who prevents me stops me, my place of exiting ihram is where I am stopped,” then he exits the state of ihram and owes nothing. But if he did not make a condition, he owes the expiation.
But if you are prevented, then [offer] what can be obtained with ease of sacrificial animalsفَإِنْ أُحْصِرْتُمْ فَمَا اسْتَيْسَرَ مِنَ الْهَدْيِ
[Al-Baqarah 2:196]
He owes the expiation, which is slaughtering a sheep. He distributes it among the poor. If he is unable to do so, he fasts for ten days. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم من أحرم ولم يتم الحج لنقص المال؟ للشيخ الفوزان — youtube.com

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