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prefac
"Say:Allah speaketh the truth. So follow the religion of Ibraheem, the upright. He
was not of the idolaters. "Lo! the first Sanctuary appointed for Mankind was
that at Becca, a blessed place, a guidance to the peoples; Wherein are plain
memorials (of Allah's guidance); the place where Ibraheem stood up to Pray; and
whosoever entereth it, is safe. And pilgrimage to the House is a duty unto Allah
for Mankind, for him who disbelieveth, (let him know that). Lo! Allah is
independent of (all) creatures."
The Koran: 3 verse: 95-96.
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Obligation to perform
Hajj
It is clear from the Holy Qur'an and the traditions that performance of Hajj
(Pilgrimage) is obligatory on every person who has attained puberty and has the
means mentioned below.
Hajj is one of the basic principles of Islam; its performance is one of its
essentials, and its non-performance is a grave sin. Denial of the obligatory
nature of Hajj is blasphemy (kufr). Allah states in the Holy Qur'an, ".. and
pilgrimage to the House is incumbent upon men
for the sake of Allah, (upon)
every one who is able to undertake the journey to it; and whoever disbelieves,
surely Allah is Self-sufficient, above any need of the worlds".
(3/97).
Sheikh Kulayni has reported that Imam as-Sadiq (a.s.) has said,
"Whoever
dies without having performed obligatory pilgrimage when he was not prevented by
lack of means, illness, or force, dies a Jew or a Christian".
Indeed, there
are many hadiths (traditions) on pilgrimage being obligatory and on its
importance, but the brevity of this work does not permit setting them all out.
In religion the performance of pilgrimage is obligatory on a person once
only; it is known as Hajjatul Islam'.
Rule 1:
Performance of pilgrimage
becomes obligatory immediately in the year in when its conditions are realised.
If one fails to perform it, deliberately or for an excuse, it must be fulfilled
in the ensuing year, and so on. Postponing it without valid reason is a grave
sin.
Rule 2:
When performing pilgrimage
becomes obligatory, one must make all the arrangements for the journey to ensure
the performance of the ceremonies in time. If there are several groups one could
join, by any means of travel, so much so that one is confident to reach in time,
it is permissible to join any one of them or take any route; yet it is
preferable to choose the one that would definitely get you there in time.
Rule 3:
If it was possible for a
person to make the journey in the same year, pilgrimage becomes obligatory, even
if leaving it to the last minute, in the hope that they would reach in time.
However, if the person was not able to get there in time for pilgrimage, the
obligation to perform it, most evidently, does not become obligatory on them,
even though their delay was excusable.
