Is Hajj a type of jihad, and who interpreted it as being general for men and women?
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The questioner : Is Hajj one of the two types of jihad, which is interpreted as being general for women and men?
The Shaykh : It is undoubtedly a type of jihad. For this reason, Allah the Exalted said:[Al-Baqarah 2:195] Then He said: [Al-Baqarah 2:196] Some scholars held that it is permissible to give zakah to a poor person who has not performed Hajj, stating that this is part of jihad in the cause of Allah. Three?
The reader: Which one, the in-kind, Shaykh?
The Shaykh : The in-kind, yes.
The Shaykh : It is undoubtedly a type of jihad. For this reason, Allah the Exalted said:
And spend in the way of Allah and do not throw [yourselves] with your [own] hands into destruction [by refraining]. And do good; indeed, Allah loves the doers of good.
وأنفقوا في سبيل الله ولا تلقوا بأيديكم إلى التهلكة وأحسنوا إن الله يحب المحسنينAnd complete the Hajj and 'umrah for Allah
وأتموا الحج والعمرة للهThe reader: Which one, the in-kind, Shaykh?
The Shaykh : The in-kind, yes.