Making Up for Deficiencies and Shortcomings in Hajj
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His Eminence the Shaykh: A man performed Hajj last year and neglected some of the obligatory acts and those below them while ignorant of the ruling. He wants to perform Hajj this year, following the guidance of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). Should he intend it as the obligatory Hajj, or will it be a voluntary Hajj that makes up for the deficiencies in his previous Hajj?
Before answering this question, we must know what he neglected in his Hajj. If he left something that invalidates the Hajj, such as the Tawaf of Ifadah, he must perform it before performing Hajj a second time. However, if he left one of the obligatory acts that does not invalidate the Hajj if omitted, such as staying overnight in Mina, for example, then that does not invalidate the Hajj. But he must slaughter a sheep in Makkah and distribute it to the poor, because this obligatory act has a substitute. So let him slaughter the substitute, if he is able. If he is not able to slaughter the sheep, he owes nothing. He should intend that this new Hajj is a voluntary one, because he has already performed the obligatory Hajj.What do you say if a person left saying: "Glory be to my Lord, the Magnificent" in an obligatory prayer, such as the Fajr prayer, for example. Then he finished the prayer and remembered that he had left this obligatory act. He does not have to repeat the prayer for that reason; rather, it is sufficient for him to perform the prostration for forgetfulness.
Before answering this question, we must know what he neglected in his Hajj. If he left something that invalidates the Hajj, such as the Tawaf of Ifadah, he must perform it before performing Hajj a second time. However, if he left one of the obligatory acts that does not invalidate the Hajj if omitted, such as staying overnight in Mina, for example, then that does not invalidate the Hajj. But he must slaughter a sheep in Makkah and distribute it to the poor, because this obligatory act has a substitute. So let him slaughter the substitute, if he is able. If he is not able to slaughter the sheep, he owes nothing. He should intend that this new Hajj is a voluntary one, because he has already performed the obligatory Hajj.What do you say if a person left saying: "Glory be to my Lord, the Magnificent" in an obligatory prayer, such as the Fajr prayer, for example. Then he finished the prayer and remembered that he had left this obligatory act. He does not have to repeat the prayer for that reason; rather, it is sufficient for him to perform the prostration for forgetfulness.