I am a student. Is it permissible for me to perform Hajj and take money from my father, or should I wait until I get a job so that I have what enables me to perform Hajj? Which is better for me?
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The questioner : His Eminence saysThe Shaykh : May Allah reward you with the best reward. I am a student. Is it permissible for me to perform Hajj and take money from my father, or should I wait until I get a job so that I have what enables me to perform Hajj? Which is better for me?
The Shaykh : It is well known that a student who has no money is not obligated to ask his father and say, "Give me what I need to perform Hajj," because Hajj is not obligatory upon him. However, if his father sees fit to give him what he needs to perform Hajj as a favor to him, not as an obligation upon the father, there is no blame on him. This is a form of assisting in righteousness and piety, and it is also maintaining family ties. So I advise all fathers who have the ability to help their sons perform Hajj, even if it is not obligatory upon them, because this is an act of kindness and maintaining family ties. Yes.
The Shaykh : It is well known that a student who has no money is not obligated to ask his father and say, "Give me what I need to perform Hajj," because Hajj is not obligatory upon him. However, if his father sees fit to give him what he needs to perform Hajj as a favor to him, not as an obligation upon the father, there is no blame on him. This is a form of assisting in righteousness and piety, and it is also maintaining family ties. So I advise all fathers who have the ability to help their sons perform Hajj, even if it is not obligatory upon them, because this is an act of kindness and maintaining family ties. Yes.