Is the obligation of Hajj dropped from one who cannot afford the costs of Hajj?
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Question:
May Allah bless you. Honorable Shaykh, this person asks and says: Regarding the obligation of Hajj, if a person is unable to gather the amount required to perform the obligation of Hajj, is this obligation dropped from him?
Answer:
Yes, he must wait. If he becomes able to afford it, even in the future, he must perform Hajj. If he does not obtain the amount needed for Hajj, then Hajj is not obligatory upon him, for Allah the Exalted says:[Ali 'Imran 3:97]
May Allah bless you. Honorable Shaykh, this person asks and says: Regarding the obligation of Hajj, if a person is unable to gather the amount required to perform the obligation of Hajj, is this obligation dropped from him?
Answer:
Yes, he must wait. If he becomes able to afford it, even in the future, he must perform Hajj. If he does not obtain the amount needed for Hajj, then Hajj is not obligatory upon him, for Allah the Exalted says:
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»، [3826] هل تسقط فريضة الحج عمَّن لم يستطع دفع تكاليف الحج؟ - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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