The Ruling on Performing Hajj from a Foreign Land
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Question:
The following message is from one of the listening brothers. He says: Sharif Abu Ghanimah, an Egyptian, works in the state of Iraq. He says: I am, praise be to Allah, married, and I have children whom I support. I have also left my father and mother with enough to sustain them. I wish to perform Hajj, and I am able to do so. Is it permissible to perform Hajj from the state of Iraq? Since I am away from my wife and my family for more than six months, and as Islam has legislated regarding the rights of the wife, is it permissible for me to perform Hajj?
Please inform me, may Allah reward you.
Answer:
Yes, yes. It is obligatory for you to perform Hajj if you have not yet performed the obligatory Hajj, and you are able to do so. It is obligatory for you to perform Hajj from Iraq or from anywhere else. And if you are performing it as a voluntary act, having already fulfilled the obligatory one, there is no harm in performing Hajj from Iraq. It is not necessary for a person to perform Hajj from his home country. If he moved from his home country to Iraq, or to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, or to Kuwait, or to somewhere else, there is no harm in performing Hajj from the place where he is. Even if he moved to Jeddah for work without intending Hajj or 'Umrah, moving to work in Jeddah or in Ta'if, and then the time for Hajj arrives, he performs Hajj from Jeddah or Ta'if, and there is no harm in that. It is sufficient for him to perform Hajj from Jeddah, or from the miqat of Ta'if, even if he is from Egypt, or from the Levant, or from elsewhere. There is no blame in that, and praise be to Allah. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good. Does his being absent from his wife for a specific period affect this, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh: His being absent from his wife does not harm the matter. But you should, my brother, strive to bring her to you, or travel to her from time to time; out of concern for your chastity and her chastity, and for safety from the causes of evil. Either by bringing her to you and moving her to you, or by traveling to her from time to time, in six months or less, for the sake of the chastity that is due to you and to her.
We ask Allah for guidance, success, and assistance in doing good for everyone.
The presenter: O Allah, amen.
The following message is from one of the listening brothers. He says: Sharif Abu Ghanimah, an Egyptian, works in the state of Iraq. He says: I am, praise be to Allah, married, and I have children whom I support. I have also left my father and mother with enough to sustain them. I wish to perform Hajj, and I am able to do so. Is it permissible to perform Hajj from the state of Iraq? Since I am away from my wife and my family for more than six months, and as Islam has legislated regarding the rights of the wife, is it permissible for me to perform Hajj?
Please inform me, may Allah reward you.
Answer:
Yes, yes. It is obligatory for you to perform Hajj if you have not yet performed the obligatory Hajj, and you are able to do so. It is obligatory for you to perform Hajj from Iraq or from anywhere else. And if you are performing it as a voluntary act, having already fulfilled the obligatory one, there is no harm in performing Hajj from Iraq. It is not necessary for a person to perform Hajj from his home country. If he moved from his home country to Iraq, or to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, or to Kuwait, or to somewhere else, there is no harm in performing Hajj from the place where he is. Even if he moved to Jeddah for work without intending Hajj or 'Umrah, moving to work in Jeddah or in Ta'if, and then the time for Hajj arrives, he performs Hajj from Jeddah or Ta'if, and there is no harm in that. It is sufficient for him to perform Hajj from Jeddah, or from the miqat of Ta'if, even if he is from Egypt, or from the Levant, or from elsewhere. There is no blame in that, and praise be to Allah. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good. Does his being absent from his wife for a specific period affect this, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh: His being absent from his wife does not harm the matter. But you should, my brother, strive to bring her to you, or travel to her from time to time; out of concern for your chastity and her chastity, and for safety from the causes of evil. Either by bringing her to you and moving her to you, or by traveling to her from time to time, in six months or less, for the sake of the chastity that is due to you and to her.
We ask Allah for guidance, success, and assistance in doing good for everyone.
The presenter: O Allah, amen.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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