A man who had some ignorance regarding the creed used to slaughter for other than Allah, then performed Hajj. After Hajj, he repented from that. Is his Hajj accepted?
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The questioner : O Shaykh, may Allah reward you. A man had some ignorance regarding the creed, so he used to slaughter for other than Allah. He performed Hajj during this period. Then, after a period of time following the Hajj, he stopped doing that and repented to Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). Does his Hajj suffice for the Hajj of Islam, or not?
The Shaykh : This man was doing things that compromise the creed, such as slaughtering for other than Allah, and then he performed Hajj while in this state. Is his Hajj accepted?
I say: The answer to this is that we ask: Is he ignorant, thinking that there is no harm in it? If he is ignorant and does not know, then his Hajj is valid. But if he knows that slaughtering for other than Allah is shirk (associating partners with Allah), then his Hajj is not valid. Here, O Adam.
The questioner : He knows that it is forbidden (haram) and has heard, meaning, some fatwas on this matter, but perhaps he does not know that it takes one out of the religion. He believes that if he does not slaughter, it will bring harm upon him?
The Shaykh : It is better that he repeat his Hajj in this case, because he knows the prohibition. And it was obligatory for him, when he knew the prohibition, to stop. What made him violate the forbidden? So the precaution is that he repeat his Hajj.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The Shaykh : This man was doing things that compromise the creed, such as slaughtering for other than Allah, and then he performed Hajj while in this state. Is his Hajj accepted?
I say: The answer to this is that we ask: Is he ignorant, thinking that there is no harm in it? If he is ignorant and does not know, then his Hajj is valid. But if he knows that slaughtering for other than Allah is shirk (associating partners with Allah), then his Hajj is not valid. Here, O Adam.
The questioner : He knows that it is forbidden (haram) and has heard, meaning, some fatwas on this matter, but perhaps he does not know that it takes one out of the religion. He believes that if he does not slaughter, it will bring harm upon him?
The Shaykh : It is better that he repeat his Hajj in this case, because he knows the prohibition. And it was obligatory for him, when he knew the prohibition, to stop. What made him violate the forbidden? So the precaution is that he repeat his Hajj.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes.