Is it a condition for the validity of Hajj that the pilgrim intends it from his home country?
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Question:
The listener is Muhammad Shukri Abd al-Latif, an Egyptian from the Sharqia Governorate, residing in Makkah. When he sent the message, he included a set of questions, one of which says:
I came to the Kingdom for work, and I was given the opportunity to perform the obligatory Hajj. Does this fulfill the fifth pillar of Islam? Because I have heard many people say: Hajj is not valid unless the person is going specifically for Hajj. Please inform us about the validity of this.
May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
Hajj suffices for you regarding the obligation of Islam, even if you did not intend it from your home country. This claim by some people that the pilgrim must come from his country with the intention of Hajj is invalid and has no basis.
The point is the performance of Hajj. Allah the Exalted says: [Al-Imran: 97] He did not say: from his house, nor from his home, nor from his country. So if he arrives in Makkah, Jeddah, or Ta'if for work, and then Allah facilitates Hajj for him and he performs it, his Hajj is valid and suffices for the Hajj of Islam, and praise be to Allah. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
The listener is Muhammad Shukri Abd al-Latif, an Egyptian from the Sharqia Governorate, residing in Makkah. When he sent the message, he included a set of questions, one of which says:
I came to the Kingdom for work, and I was given the opportunity to perform the obligatory Hajj. Does this fulfill the fifth pillar of Islam? Because I have heard many people say: Hajj is not valid unless the person is going specifically for Hajj. Please inform us about the validity of this.
May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
Hajj suffices for you regarding the obligation of Islam, even if you did not intend it from your home country. This claim by some people that the pilgrim must come from his country with the intention of Hajj is invalid and has no basis.
The point is the performance of Hajj. Allah the Exalted says:
And [due] to Allah from the people is a pilgrimage to the House - for whoever is able to find thereto a way
وَلِلَّهِ عَلَى النَّاسِ حِجُّ الْبَيْتِ مَنِ اسْتَطَاعَ إِلَيْهِ سَبِيلًاThe presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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