Is it permissible to perform the obligatory Hajj before fulfilling a vow, given that fulfilling it is not possible in the country where he is, which is Saudi Arabia, until he returns to his own country?
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The questioner : Is it permissible for me to perform the obligatory Hajj before fulfilling a vow I made, given that fulfilling this vow is not possible except in my home country? I am currently in Saudi Arabia and cannot travel to fulfill the vow due to my work circumstances. Please provide guidance, may you be rewarded.
The Shaykh : Yes, there is no blame on him in such a situation to perform Hajj before fulfilling the vow, if fulfilling the vow is something that will be facilitated after the Hajj, and it is not possible before the Hajj because it is in your country, and you are now in another country where you cannot go to your country before the arrival of the Hajj season. However, I wish the questioner had explained to us why the fulfillment of the vow must be in his home country. Is it because he vowed it for one of his relatives who is not in the second country?
I do not know what made it necessary for him to be in his home country. Because if the intention is only the place, then fulfilling the vow in Makkah, for example, is better than fulfilling it in any other country. And it is permissible for a person to transfer the vow from the lesser place to the greater place. The evidence for this is that a man came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: "I vowed that if Allah grants you victory, I will pray in the Al-Aqsa Mosque." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to him: meaning in Makkah. He repeated it to him, and he said: He repeated it to him, and he said to him: .
And this indicates that transferring the vow from the lesser place to the greater place is permissible, because the original intent of the vow is for the sake of Allah, so the closer one gets to Allah, the more preferable it is to fulfill the vow there.
The questioner : May Allah bless you.
The Shaykh : Yes, there is no blame on him in such a situation to perform Hajj before fulfilling the vow, if fulfilling the vow is something that will be facilitated after the Hajj, and it is not possible before the Hajj because it is in your country, and you are now in another country where you cannot go to your country before the arrival of the Hajj season. However, I wish the questioner had explained to us why the fulfillment of the vow must be in his home country. Is it because he vowed it for one of his relatives who is not in the second country?
I do not know what made it necessary for him to be in his home country. Because if the intention is only the place, then fulfilling the vow in Makkah, for example, is better than fulfilling it in any other country. And it is permissible for a person to transfer the vow from the lesser place to the greater place. The evidence for this is that a man came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: "I vowed that if Allah grants you victory, I will pray in the Al-Aqsa Mosque." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to him:
Pray here
صل هاهناPray here
صل هاهناThen do as you wish
شأنك إذنAnd this indicates that transferring the vow from the lesser place to the greater place is permissible, because the original intent of the vow is for the sake of Allah, so the closer one gets to Allah, the more preferable it is to fulfill the vow there.
The questioner : May Allah bless you.
