1. When Hajj was prescribed According to the correct view, Hajj was made obligatory in 9AH, the year of the Delegations (al-Wufood), in whichChapter Aal ‘Imraan was revealed, in which Allaah Says (what means): {“And Hajj (pilgrimage to Makkah) to the House(Ka’bah) is a duty that mankind owes to Allaah, those who can afford the expenses (for one’s conveyance, provision andresidence).”
2. The ruling on Hajj Hajj is a Fareedah (obligatory duty), one of the pillars of Islaam. The evidence (Daleel) for this is the Aayah mentioned above, and there is also evidence in the Sunnah, which indicates the same thing. Ibn ‘Umar, may Allaah be pleased with them both, said: "The Messenger of Allaah, sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam, said:“Islaam is built upon five (pillars): testifying that there is no god worthy of worship but Allaah and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allaah, establishing regular prayer, paying Zakaah, Hajj and fasting Ramadhaan.”
There are five conditions of Hajj. It is obligatory for every Muslim having these conditions to perform Hajj.
To be Muslim,
To be of sound mind,
To be an adult or mature enough,
To be free,
And to have the ability to afford the journey financially and physically and maintain the dependents back home for the duration.
Question: What if somone who is not baligh, performs Hajj? Is it sah?
Answer: Yes, but has to be repeated again once he reaches baligh
Virtues of Hajj and Umrah:
a. Abu Hurayrah, may Allaah be pleased with him, said: "I heard the Prophet , sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam, say: 'Whoever does Hajj for the sake of Allaah and does not have sexual relations (with his wife), commit sin, or dispute unjustly during the Hajj, will come back like the day his mother gave birth to him. (Reported by Al-Bukhaari, 26; Muslim, 83)
b. Abu Hurayrah, may Allaah be pleased with him, reported that the Prophet, sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam, said: “‘Umrah is an expiation for the time between it and the previous ‘Umrah, and an accepted Hajj has no less a reward than Paradise.” c. ‘Aa’ishah, the Mother of the Believers, may Allaah be pleased with her, said: 'I said, O Messenger of Allaah, can we not go out on campaigns and fight in Jihaad with you? He said: 'But the best and most beautiful of Jihaad is Hajj, an accepted pilgrimage.'" ‘Aa’ishah, may Allaah be pleased with her, said: 'I never stopped going for Hajj after I heard that from theMessenger of Allaah, sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam
d. ‘Amr ibn al-‘Aas, may Allaah be pleased with him, said: "The Messenger of Allaah , wa sallam, said: 'Hajj wipes out whatever (sins) came before it.
f. Ibn ‘Umar, may Allaah be pleased with them both, reported that the Prophet, sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam, said: “The one who fights for the sake of Allaah and the pilgrim who goes for Hajj or ‘Umrah are all guests of Allaah. He called them and they responded; they ask of Him and He will give them.”
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