The legitimate need

Many people are wondering if they should prevail their needs or the Hajj. For example, a person may need to buy a car then, does he have to buy it or do Hajj?

In this regard, Sheikh Muhammad 'Abdallah al-Khatib, one of the al-Azhar scholars, said: "No matter what the need is for a car, it is not considered As an indispensable necessity to the point of retarding by its cause the accomplishment of the Hajj. The necessity recognized by the Shari'ah is a thing whose absence makes it impossible to live. The one who makes Islamic obligations prevail and watch over them, Allah, exalted be He, will provide him with a car as well as anything else, if Allah, exalted be He, wills. "

Among the questions often asked: should first marry his children or perform Hajj? The ulema diverge on this subject. A number of them are of the opinion that Hajj should be preferred because it is an obligation that must be fulfilled if one has the means and the person has the means to accomplish it. Others are of the opinion that if the son or daughter needs to marry, they must give priority to their marriage. They rely on the fact that it is not compulsory to perform Hajj in the immediate future and that it can be delayed. This is the opinion of Dr. Mohammad al-Mukhtar al-Mahdi, a professor at al-Azhar University.

It is not permissible to perform Hajj with illegal money even if the ulemas judge that Hajj is valid and that the person is discharged from the obligation, notwithstanding the sin committed. Dâr al-Iftâ '(The Fatwas Center) in Egypt, states that: "It is established by the Shari'ah that Hajj is an obligation for every Muslim, free, puberty, sane and with logistical and In addition to the expenses of the family until his return.

It is also detestable for an indebted person to accomplish the Hajj if it does not have money to pay off its debt unless the creditor allows it. Moreover, the lawful origin of money is a condition and Hajj accomplished with illicit money is not accepted although the obligation itself is fulfilled and even if it is money Stolen or usurped. There is no contradiction between the fact that the person is discharged from the Hajj obligation and the fact that it is not accepted. He is not rewarded because his Hajj is not accepted, but he is not chastised in the hereafter by the punishment of those who have abandoned the Hajj.

This is also based on the word of al -Nawawi, may Allah have mercy on him: "If he performs the Hajj with illegal money or with a stolen horse, he commits a sin, but the Hajj is valid and he is discharged from the obligation according to us; This is the opinion of Abu Hanifa, of Malik and al-'Abdari, and of most of the Ulemas "