Which is better: the voluntary Hajj or giving charity?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, our Shaykh, and may He make Islam and the Muslims benefit from you. Also, this questioner asks, saying: Which is more preferred in the Shari'ah: repeating the Hajj and performing the voluntary act of worship of Hajj, or spending the money on ongoing charity, zakah, feeding people, and helping the poor, and so on?
Answer:
If there are people in need, or at a time of need, then charity is better than the voluntary Hajj. One should give charity to the needy, relieve the distress of the worried, and ease the hardship of the afflicted by what he spends on them, and this is better than the voluntary Hajj. Yes.
May Allah reward you, our Shaykh, and may He make Islam and the Muslims benefit from you. Also, this questioner asks, saying: Which is more preferred in the Shari'ah: repeating the Hajj and performing the voluntary act of worship of Hajj, or spending the money on ongoing charity, zakah, feeding people, and helping the poor, and so on?
Answer:
If there are people in need, or at a time of need, then charity is better than the voluntary Hajj. One should give charity to the needy, relieve the distress of the worried, and ease the hardship of the afflicted by what he spends on them, and this is better than the voluntary Hajj. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 2988- أيهما أفضل: حج النافلة أم التصدق؟ | الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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