What is the threshold that excuses a person from leaving Hajj? And if he has money and is not married, is it better for him to prioritize Hajj or marriage?

The questioner : The first question: What is the threshold that excuses a person from Hajj? And if a person has money sufficient for his Hajj or his marriage, which does he choose according to the Shari'ah?

The Shaykh : There is no specific threshold here for the one upon whom Hajj is obligatory. Rather, as we discussed in the previous lesson, our Lord (Mighty and Majestic) tied the obligation of Hajj to the ability to perform it; . So the one who is able to perform Hajj is the threshold, if that is the correct expression. As for the scholarly threshold, it is a quantity of money. Here the issue differs if the person today—for example—has the available means, and if one of these means is available to the one obligated, he must perform Hajj. Travel is either by car or by plane. In the past, it was also by ship, but today there is no more ship travel because they became aware of the conditions of the Jews and others. So we are left with the means of plane or car. The car seems to be slightly cheaper for travel than the plane. So the one whose body is able to ride the car for a day or a day and a half going and the same coming back, and he can bear that, and he has about one thousand Syrian pounds, this means, in his expression,The questioner : he possesses the threshold, and it is obligatory for him to go. It is not necessary for him to think that he must have reserve money to give in charity to the poor and needy there. No, start with yourself, then with those you support. Start with yourself, clear yourself of this obligation, so perform Hajj and fulfill the duty. If you have extra reserve money, use it, but do not delay Hajj because you do not have extra money. Calculate your account correctly: how much is the car fare going and coming back? Eight hundred notes, plus some known fees and costs, and you have two hundred notes extra. And if you were a man of contentment, living here in a moderate life where things go well, you fulfill the duty and return to your country, and you eat what you used to eat, and drink what you used to drink from cheap things like dates and such.
So and this differs from person to person. A person who lives a life of hardship here can travel with great ease, and eat from the simplest things. There he eats bread that he does not find here; pure wheat bread that he buys at the highest prices, which we do not find here. And people went out... the bread is pure wheat without anything else. And the one who lives a life of luxury, with comfort and such, needs more expenses than that. So there is no fixed limit here; every person is within the limits of his personal life.
As for which one to prioritize if he has limited money, does he prioritize marriage or Hajj?
The answer: This also differs according to the individuals. If there is a young man who has the inclination of youth and a desire for marriage, then it is said to him: Marry here lawfully, it is better than marrying on your way to the House of Allah the Sacred through unlawful means. Another person who does not have this heat, whether by nature, intellectually, or otherwise, and who knows from himself that if he performs Hajj, he will perform it as he said (peace and blessings be upon him): , so he proceeds with this system and these limits. He must hasten to Hajj, as we mentioned in the previous lesson: .