Does the employee assigned to work in the sacred sites perform Hajj?

Question : My ministry assigns me to work at the sacred sites. Is it permissible for me to perform Hajj, knowing that this is not my obligatory Hajj? And if performing Hajj has a slight impact on an official duty, does that prevent me from performing Hajj?

Answer : An employee assigned to an official duty during the days of Hajj does not enter the state of ihram for Hajj until he consults with his supervisor. If his supervisor grants him permission to perform Hajj, there is no harm in his performing it. However, if he performs Hajj without his supervisor’s permission, that is contrary to what the contract requires, because what the contract between the employee and the government requires is that he adhere to the regulations, provided they do not contradict the Shari'ah.