A man has adult sons and daughters who do not have the financial means; is his father obligated to provide them with what is sufficient for them to perform Hajj?
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The Shaykh : And peace be upon you.
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : Yes, and we have more. May Allah bless you. May Allah preserve you. No, no, we start with the closest, then the closest. The closest are the first to be treated with kindness.
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : We will give you more than one question.
The student: May Allah reward you with good...
The Shaykh : No, in any case, your right will come to you, if Allah wills. Seek help from Allah. Ask. Listen to the question of the brother Mahmoud; do you hear it or not?
The student: Yes, we hear it.
The questioner : The first question is presented to His Eminence the Shaykh in this session 53. It says: His Eminence the Shaykh, a man has adult sons and daughters who do not have the financial means; is his father obligated to provide them with what is sufficient for them to perform Hajj, or should he wait until they have the means themselves?
The Shaykh : Yes. It is not obligatory for the father to perform Hajj with his children, even if he has a lot of money, because this is a religious obligation. If the condition and the means are realized in them themselves, it becomes obligatory for them. But if the father volunteers and performs Hajj with them, that is good, and he will certainly have a reward. But we say: Is it obligatory for him to perform Hajj with them? It is not obligatory. Perhaps we would say: It is obligatory if he performs Hajj with some of them and leaves the others. We would say: It is obligatory for him to perform Hajj with the others, based on the obligation of justice. If the others permit it and say: "O our father, if you wish, perform Hajj with us, and if you wish, do not perform Hajj with us," then the obligation is lifted from him. Yes.
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : Yes, and we have more. May Allah bless you. May Allah preserve you. No, no, we start with the closest, then the closest. The closest are the first to be treated with kindness.
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : We will give you more than one question.
The student: May Allah reward you with good...
The Shaykh : No, in any case, your right will come to you, if Allah wills. Seek help from Allah. Ask. Listen to the question of the brother Mahmoud; do you hear it or not?
The student: Yes, we hear it.
The questioner : The first question is presented to His Eminence the Shaykh in this session 53. It says: His Eminence the Shaykh, a man has adult sons and daughters who do not have the financial means; is his father obligated to provide them with what is sufficient for them to perform Hajj, or should he wait until they have the means themselves?
The Shaykh : Yes. It is not obligatory for the father to perform Hajj with his children, even if he has a lot of money, because this is a religious obligation. If the condition and the means are realized in them themselves, it becomes obligatory for them. But if the father volunteers and performs Hajj with them, that is good, and he will certainly have a reward. But we say: Is it obligatory for him to perform Hajj with them? It is not obligatory. Perhaps we would say: It is obligatory if he performs Hajj with some of them and leaves the others. We would say: It is obligatory for him to perform Hajj with the others, based on the obligation of justice. If the others permit it and say: "O our father, if you wish, perform Hajj with us, and if you wish, do not perform Hajj with us," then the obligation is lifted from him. Yes.