The Islamic History Book

The concept of the Islamic world is useful in observing the different periods of Islamic history, similarly useful is an understanding of the identification with a quasi-political community of believers

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Home Mother Home Mother Her Husband Sells Wine and Pork and She Wants to Go for Hajj

Shaykh ‘Abd-Allaah ibn Jibreen

My husband owns a restaurant that sells wine and pork.I am a stay at home mother of 2 young children. I want to make Hajj, Inshallah in a couple of years. My husband said he would pay for my trip b ecause I have no source of income and I don't want anyone else to raise my children.Will it be accepted? What should I do? I know my childrenand I are young but age doesn't matter and I really need to make Hajj.Please help.

Ibn Jibreen Ibn Jibreen Can He Do Hajj When He Owes Debts That He is Able to Pay Off?

Shaykh ‘Abd-Allaah ibn Jibreen [may Allah have mercy on him]

I want to do Hajj but I owe debts, and I have not seen the people who lent me money for seven years. I have tried to reach them through letters and phone calls and by asking people about them, but I have not been able to do that. I live in a country other than the one in which they live. What should I do? Seven years have gone by and I have been trying to find them, but I have not been able to do that. How can I do Hajj in this situation?.

Living Expenses Living Expenses Providing Accommodation Takes Precedence Over Hajj

Majmoo‘ Fataawa al-Shaykh Saalih al-Fawzan, 2/493

My wife and I are currently living in Yemen and up until now we do not own a house in our country. Please note that I have some money. And up until now we have not performed the obligatory Hajj. Do we have to do Hajj now, straight away, so long as we are financially able to do it, even if we do not own a house? Or should we buy a house to live in first, then after that if we can afford to go to Hajj, we will go to Hajj, otherwise we will delay it until we can afford it.

Prophet Peace Prophet Peace He does not have Any Money and He Wants to Do Hajj on Behalf of Someone Else in Return for Payment

Al-Lajnah al-Daa’imah li’l-Buhooth al-‘Ilmiyyah wa’l-Ifta’, 11/50.

There is a man who has not done Hajj for himself, and he does not have enough money to do Hajj. is it permissible for him to take money in order to do Hajj on behalf of a man who has died or who is very old?.

Azeez Ibn Azeez Ibn Should He Do Hajj on Behalf of His Father who does not have Any Money With Which to Perform Hajj?

Fataawa al-Lajnah al-Daa’imah li’l-Buhooth al-‘Ilmiyyah wa’l-Ifta [11/31, 32] .

I am a young man working in Saudi Arabia, and my income is limited and is sufficient for the necessities and living expenses, praise be to Allaah. I have done Hajj for myself three times, praise be to Allaah. I have a father in Egypt who has not done Hajj yet, because he cannot afford to do Hajj. He is in good health, but he cannot afford the expenses of Hajj. Can I do Hajj on his behalf?.

Ka Bah Ka Bah Hajj of one who is in Debt

Al-Lajnah al-Daa’imah li’l-Buhooth al-‘Ilmiyyah wa’l-Ifta’, 11/45

I took a loan from the bank of 251,000 riyals to buy property, to be paid off in annual installments. Do I have the right to go for Hajj at the time when I owe this amount to the bank?.

Abu Hurayrah Abu Hurayrah He Only Has Enough Money for Two People to Go for Hajj – Him and His Wife, Or His Father and Mother

Sheikh Muhammed Salih Al-Munajjid

Assalamu alaikum.My wife and I are planning to go for Hajj next year. Shall I send my parents first before we go? None of us have done Hajj before.I don't have provision for all four of us to go together for Hajj.My question is: Who goes first? My wife and I, or my parents?Jazakallahu Khair,Assalamu alaikum.

Permission of Lender to Debtor for Hajj

Al-Lajnah al-Daa’imah li’l-Buhooth al-‘Ilmiyyah wa’l-Ifta’, 11/46.

If a Muslim wants to perform the obligatory duty of Hajj, and he is in debt, if he seeks the permission of the person or people who loaned him the money, is his Hajj valid?.

Saudi Arabia Hajj At the Expense of Someone Else

Al-Lajnah al-Daa’imah li’l-Buhooth al-‘Ilmiyyah wa’l-Ifta [Fataawa al-Lajnah, 11/34]

A woman has come to Saudi Arabia and the expenses for her performing the duty of Hajj have been provided by her host. She is asking whether this Hajj will count as the obligatory Hajj of Islam, when she herself has not spent any of her own money on Hajj?.

Prophet Peace She Has a Nursing Infant – is Hajj Obligatory for Her?

Fataawa Ibn ‘Uthaymeen, 21/66.

If a woman has small children, including an infant who is still nursing and it is difficult for her to take him with her to Hajj, is Hajj obligatory for her or may she delay it?.