The Ruling on Hajj and the 'Id Sacrifice for One Who Is Not Able
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Question:
The questioner says: I am a man with a debt, and I am not able to perform Hajj, nor am I able to perform the 'Id sacrifice. Is anything obligatory for me in my lifetime?
Answer:
If you are unable to perform Hajj, then you owe nothing. Allah the Exalted said:[Ali 'Imran 3:97] The interpretation of "the means" (al-sabīl) is given as provisions and a mount. So if you do not have a mount that will leave your family with nothing until you return, then Hajj is not obligatory on you. This is regarding Hajj. The 'Id sacrifice is the same: if you do not have the ability to slaughter the 'Id sacrifice, it is not obligatory. However, if it becomes easy for you to borrow money and give it to slaughter the animal, then strive to do so because of the good in it. Yes.
The questioner says: I am a man with a debt, and I am not able to perform Hajj, nor am I able to perform the 'Id sacrifice. Is anything obligatory for me in my lifetime?
Answer:
If you are unable to perform Hajj, then you owe nothing. Allah the Exalted said:
And [due] to Allah from the people is a pilgrimage to the House - for whoever is able to find thereto a way
وَلِلَّهِ عَلَى النَّاسِ حِجُّ الْبَيْتِ مَنِ اسْتَطَاعَ إِلَيْهِ سَبِيلًا
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 7076- حكم الحج والأضحية لغير المستطيع - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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