What is the ruling on one who performs Hajj without a permit? And what is the ruling on one who says, “I will enter Makkah without entering the state of ihram, and then I will slaughter a fidyah (expiatory animal)”?
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The questioner : His EminenceThe Shaykh : What is the ruling on the Hajj of one who went to perform Hajj but did not obtain a permit? Then I heard some people say: “Enter without entering the state of ihram, and then slaughter a fidyah (expiatory animal).” What is the ruling on that? May Allah guide you.
The Shaykh : As for the second point, which is to say: “Enter in your normal clothes and slaughter a fidyah (expiatory animal),” this is treating the signs of Allah with mockery. Allah has obligated you, when you enter the state of ihram, not to wear a shirt or trousers, and so on. You are openly defying Allah with this sin while claiming that you are drawing near to Him, especially if the Hajj is voluntary. Glory be to Allah! You are drawing near to Allah by sinning against Allah! Even if this is a sin in an act of worship, it is a mistake, a great mistake, and a ruse against whom? Against whom? Against Allah, the Mighty and Majestic. How do you scheme against Allah in this way when you want to perform the Sunnah? My brother, if you are performing the Sunnah, stay in your country and help those who want to perform Hajj in their Hajj, and you will receive the reward. That is one thing.
As for the second point, which is scheming against the regulations, I see that regulations that do not contradict the Shari'ah must be followed if they do not contradict the Shari'ah. For example, if the government says to one who has not performed the obligatory Hajj: “Do not perform Hajj, even if all conditions are met,” then there is no obedience to them in this, because this is a sin against Allah. He has obligated it upon me immediately, and this person says: “Do not perform Hajj.” As for the voluntary Hajj, it is not obligatory, and following the one in authority or obeying the one in authority in matters that do not involve leaving an obligatory act or committing a forbidden act is obligatory. Then I say to you, my brothers: Do you think that obeying the rulers is obedience of humans to humans? Answer, answer with what you believe, not with what I want. Do you believe that obeying the rulers in other than disobedience is obedience of humans to humans? No, rather it is obedience to Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, because Allah the Exalted says:[An-Nisa 4:59] So when we obey the one in authority in other than disobedience, we draw near to Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, with this obedience. And our drawing near to Allah by obeying the rulers in not performing the voluntary Hajj is an obligatory obedience. Leaving the voluntary Hajj is not a sin. So I do not see that people should strain themselves and contradict the one in authority, in whose contradiction there is a contradiction of Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, in a matter in which they have leeway, and praise be to Allah. Yes.
The Shaykh : As for the second point, which is to say: “Enter in your normal clothes and slaughter a fidyah (expiatory animal),” this is treating the signs of Allah with mockery. Allah has obligated you, when you enter the state of ihram, not to wear a shirt or trousers, and so on. You are openly defying Allah with this sin while claiming that you are drawing near to Him, especially if the Hajj is voluntary. Glory be to Allah! You are drawing near to Allah by sinning against Allah! Even if this is a sin in an act of worship, it is a mistake, a great mistake, and a ruse against whom? Against whom? Against Allah, the Mighty and Majestic. How do you scheme against Allah in this way when you want to perform the Sunnah? My brother, if you are performing the Sunnah, stay in your country and help those who want to perform Hajj in their Hajj, and you will receive the reward. That is one thing.
As for the second point, which is scheming against the regulations, I see that regulations that do not contradict the Shari'ah must be followed if they do not contradict the Shari'ah. For example, if the government says to one who has not performed the obligatory Hajj: “Do not perform Hajj, even if all conditions are met,” then there is no obedience to them in this, because this is a sin against Allah. He has obligated it upon me immediately, and this person says: “Do not perform Hajj.” As for the voluntary Hajj, it is not obligatory, and following the one in authority or obeying the one in authority in matters that do not involve leaving an obligatory act or committing a forbidden act is obligatory. Then I say to you, my brothers: Do you think that obeying the rulers is obedience of humans to humans? Answer, answer with what you believe, not with what I want. Do you believe that obeying the rulers in other than disobedience is obedience of humans to humans? No, rather it is obedience to Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, because Allah the Exalted says: