Is it permissible for me to take a contract form from one of the groups, in order to obtain a Hajj permit from the Civil Affairs?
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The questioner : He says: May the Shaykh be respected. Is it permissible for me to take a contract form from one of the groups, in order to obtain a Hajj permit from the Civil Affairs, knowing that I am not a resident of this area and will not go with this group, but only for the sake of the permit?
The Shaykh : I do not see this as permissible. I see that it is obligatory to fulfill the trust. And I see that it is obligatory to be truthful. And if you take a form from the group and it is a lie, then you have betrayed the state in one aspect, and you have also lied. And it is not permissible for the group to give it to you. And it has reached me that some groups take one hundred riyals and give it to him, or two hundred depending on his situation. And this is not permissible. And it is obligatory for the believer to be frank. For this reason, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:.
The Shaykh : I do not see this as permissible. I see that it is obligatory to fulfill the trust. And I see that it is obligatory to be truthful. And if you take a form from the group and it is a lie, then you have betrayed the state in one aspect, and you have also lied. And it is not permissible for the group to give it to you. And it has reached me that some groups take one hundred riyals and give it to him, or two hundred depending on his situation. And this is not permissible. And it is obligatory for the believer to be frank. For this reason, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: