The ruling on Hajj for one who cannot afford some of its costs
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Your Eminence! Regarding Hajj this year, it has become through a group tour. Is it permissible for me, if I cannot afford the cost of the tour—especially if my family is with me—to go to Makkah and enter the state of ihram from there? And what are the implications of that?
Is Hajj obligatory?The questioner: Yes.
The obligatory one.
The Shaykh: If it is obligatory, and you are able to go to Makkah, you must enter the state of ihram from the miqat; because you intend to perform Hajj and 'Umrah.
The questioner: I cannot afford the cost of the tour.So it is a heavy burden on me! The Shaykh: If you cannot afford it, then Hajj is not obligatory upon you; and it is possible that you inform one of the brothers who knows you, and people love to do good.
Is Hajj obligatory?The questioner: Yes.
The obligatory one.
The Shaykh: If it is obligatory, and you are able to go to Makkah, you must enter the state of ihram from the miqat; because you intend to perform Hajj and 'Umrah.
The questioner: I cannot afford the cost of the tour.So it is a heavy burden on me! The Shaykh: If you cannot afford it, then Hajj is not obligatory upon you; and it is possible that you inform one of the brothers who knows you, and people love to do good.