Is it better for the father to perform a voluntary Hajj, or to stay with his children because they need him?
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The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it better for a person, after having performed the obligatory Hajj several times?
The Shaykh:
The obligatory Hajj is not performed multiple times; the first time is sufficient, and the rest is a recommended practice (sunnah). Yes.
The questioner:
He says: Is it better for him to perform an additional Hajj, or to stay with his children because they need him?
The Shaykh:
If his children need him to protect and raise them, he stays with them and does not perform a voluntary Hajj. Staying with them is better than the voluntary Hajj, because if he leaves them, they may be neglected and perhaps be influenced by bad morals, so he stays with them. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it better for a person, after having performed the obligatory Hajj several times?
The Shaykh:
The obligatory Hajj is not performed multiple times; the first time is sufficient, and the rest is a recommended practice (sunnah). Yes.
The questioner:
He says: Is it better for him to perform an additional Hajj, or to stay with his children because they need him?
The Shaykh:
If his children need him to protect and raise them, he stays with them and does not perform a voluntary Hajj. Staying with them is better than the voluntary Hajj, because if he leaves them, they may be neglected and perhaps be influenced by bad morals, so he stays with them. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [534 -2802] هل الأفضل للوالد أن يحج حج نافلة أم يجلس مع أولاده لحاجتهم إليه؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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