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Pillar 5: Who Can Perform Hajj (Pilgrimage)?
God’s mercy and love for His creation are the basis of the pillars of Islam. He only commands what is beneficial for us. That is why the pillar of Hajj (pilgrimage) is only obligatory for those who have the ability to complete it. How is that determined? Sh. Abdullah Oduro elaborates on the concept of ability in terms of health and financial capacity.
Episode Timestamps
0:00 - Introduction
0:17 - Hajj is an obligation founded upon mercy and ability
1:14 - Who is Hajj obligatory upon?
2:14 - Seeking permission to perform Hajj from whom you owe debt
3:32 - Fulfilling the right of a non-muslim
4:41 - If you have the means, perform Hajj as soon as possible
5:25 - Du’a
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Transcript
This transcript was auto-generated using AI and may contain misspellings. Assalamualaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh. May the peace and blessings of Allah be upon you all. I'm Abdullah Oduro and welcome back. Who is Hajj obligatory upon? As we know, firstly, we want to remember that all of the pillars of Islam is built upon mercy and love of his creation. That Allah obliges upon us things that are better for us ultimately, whether we know it or not. And that obligation is founded on mercy and love for us to be better human beings, thus pleasing the creator of the heavens and the earth. So when we look at the five pillars, these are what we should prioritize when it comes to actualizing our purpose of life. From these pillars or amongst all of these pillars is built also upon the ability if you are able to do so. So when we look at the prayer, if you're not able to stand, you can pray sitting. If you're not able to pray sitting, then you can pray lying down, even by moving your eyes if you can't move anything. So with that being the case, we look at all the pillars as we talked about in the fasting of Ramadan. If you're pregnant, if you're sick, if you're elderly, there are exceptions to the general rule. Now the general rule is that if you are a sane, mature Muslim, those three, sane, mature Muslim. And also with this, as Allah Subh'anaHu Wa Ta-A'la said, inistataAAa ilayhi sabila, if you are able to, or if they are able to perform the hajj. Now the ability that the scholars have mentioned is primarily that of financial and physical capabilities. So if you're physically able to, to where, meaning that if you are allowed to travel, which should be confirmed by a physician that allows you to travel, that says you can travel overseas, there's no fear of any sanitary or any health issues, then you are physically able to travel
because it's very important for us to remember, especially when performing hajj predominantly throughout the year, that it will be hot and you need to stay hydrated. So if there's any fear of, you know, you needing some type of hydration throughout the year or throughout the day, you should consider this. Now really the issue falls into the financial capabilities. Now, if you are in debt or you owe someone, you have to go to the person that has, that has loaned you the money and ask for their permission to go to make hajj. Now, if we're talking about debt, not, it's not all debt. It's not all kinds of debt. For instance, if you have a phone bill, you owe the phone company some money, or if you have school loans or things of that nature, as long as there is a means to where you are paying them back, you have created a system to pay them back, that does not enter into the debt. If it is someone, a person, a person that has loaned you money and you have promised to pay them back and there is no set date, or there is a set date and that date is after the season of hajj, then it is befitting. It is befitting for you as a Muslim to go to them and to mention, look, you know, I have this pilgrimage and it's only once a year and I have the opportunity to do it, but the money that I may use is that for which I owe you. Do you give the, do you permit for me, do you allow me to go and make hajj? If they say yes, then alhamdulillah, that's great. If they say no, you have to pay them that money back because that money that you have in actuality is their money. Now, even if it's a person that doesn't want you to make hajj, it may be a relative that loans you money for your car, may be a relative that doesn't like Islam and doesn't like you being a Muslim, and any way that they can hold you back from doing so, they will do so, you have to pay them back. Even if they say no in that spirit and in light of prohibiting you from being a Muslim, you have to pay them back because that is their right.
That money in your pocket that is theirs is their right. And that in actuality, if they see that you are to stop or to prohibit yourself or not to perform something that is so dear to you because you are fulfilling a right of theirs, is that not dawah? Is that not a means of showing that you are an upright person? You paying that person back that doesn't like you because you are Muslim is a means of worship because you are fulfilling a right, you are being just, and Allah loves justice. So when it comes to you performing the hajj, every sane adult Muslim that is able to financially and physically perform the hajj, it is upon them to do so. And remember, if you are someone that has all of that, a lot of money in your bank account, and you are someone that is able to pay zakat, and you have an amount of money that you are able to make hajj, see if you can take off from work to make a request to have two weeks off, or if you have your yearly vacation, which is around two weeks, and even a week, and you have the money to make hajj, which is primarily roughly around, we could say 7,000 to up to $15,000, you are able to do that. My advice is to fulfill that as quick as possible. As some of the scholars have mentioned, that it is obligatory upon the Muslim when the possibility presents itself, that it is obligatory upon them to do so. So we ask Allah Subh'anaHu Wa Ta-A'la to make you of those that are eligible for hajj, to bless you with good health, and to bless you to be financially capable to do so. Innahu wa liyyu thariqa. Wasallahu wa sallim wa baraka ala nabiyyinna Muhammad wa ala alihi wa sahbihi ajma'in. May Allah send peace and blessings upon Muhammad and all the prophets and those that follow them in righteousness. As-salamu alaykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh.
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