I have sons who have reached maturity, and I urge them to perform Hajj, explaining its obligation and virtue to them
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The questioner : He says: Noble Shaykh, I have sons who have reached maturity, and I urge them to perform Hajj, explaining its obligation and virtue to them, but they do not show any desire and make excuses with no justification, such as saying: "We are afraid of the crowds," or what they call accidents that might happen in that place. Does fear permit leaving off Hajj? And what should the father do regarding his sons?
The Shaykh : This is exactly like the first question. If the sons do not have money, then Hajj is not obligatory upon them, even if the father says: "Take whatever money you want and perform Hajj; it is not required of them." They say: "We are not afraid." If they said: "We are not afraid," and the place is spacious and the road is easy, but we do not need it until it becomes obligatory upon us, we would say: Yes, they have that right, because Hajj is not obligatory upon them until they realize it themselves. Pay attention, my brothers: Is it obligatory for a poor person who does not have money to pay zakah? It is not obligatory. This is exactly like that, with no difference. Yes, for this reason, I give you a criterion mentioned by the scholars. They said: "A man does not become able to perform Hajj by the provision of another person for him" Yes.
The Shaykh : This is exactly like the first question. If the sons do not have money, then Hajj is not obligatory upon them, even if the father says: "Take whatever money you want and perform Hajj; it is not required of them." They say: "We are not afraid." If they said: "We are not afraid," and the place is spacious and the road is easy, but we do not need it until it becomes obligatory upon us, we would say: Yes, they have that right, because Hajj is not obligatory upon them until they realize it themselves. Pay attention, my brothers: Is it obligatory for a poor person who does not have money to pay zakah? It is not obligatory. This is exactly like that, with no difference. Yes, for this reason, I give you a criterion mentioned by the scholars. They said: "A man does not become able to perform Hajj by the provision of another person for him" Yes.