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Conditions For Hajj
The following basic conditions need to be followed when a Muslim resolves to perform hajj. We have categorized the conditions with reference to their relevance
1.1st set of Conditions
* If an unbeliever performs Hajj and then becomes a Muslim, his Hajj as an unbeliever is not recognized and if he has the means and ability, he must perform the pilgrimage afresh.
* If an unbeliever gets a Muslim to perform Hajj on his behalf, then too this behavior is not in order.
* If a Muslim who had performed Hajj converts to disbelief and then reverts to Islam, he must perform Hajj again.
* If an unbeliever dons the Ihram for Hajj and converts to Islam before the wuquf at Arafat, then if he assumes the Ihram afresh, his Hajj is in order but of he does not assume the Ihram again after becoming a Muslim, then his Hajj is not accepted.
* It is a pre-requisite that one knows about the obligation for the Hajj to be fard on himself. However, this condition does not apply to one who lives in an Islamic land among Muslims; it is enough that he lives there whether he realizes that it is an obligation or not. As for a Muslim who lives in an enemy land among disbelievers, it is necessary that he knows about the obligation; if two men about whose fairness one is not sure or once such man and two such women or one man informs him of the obligation of Hajj, then it becomes wajib for him and the conditions of knowledge of the obligation is realized.
* For Hajj to be fard on a person, it is necessary that he be in his senses and in his adulthood. If he is a minor or insane, Hajj is not fard on him.
* If a minor had donned the Ihram for Hajj and then attained adulthood and performed Hajj then his obligation is not fulfilled.
* Hajj is not fard on a slave or a slave girl. · If a slave has performed Hajj with the permission of his master, his Hajj is not accepted until he is emancipated.
* People who reside outside Makkah are obliged to perform Hajj if they have the ability and the means to travel to Makkah and back home.
* These people also have an obligation to their families and servants, and should ensure they leave them with the basic necessities to live on.
* A man’s wealth means his own lawful earnings. If he has inherited money from someone else, it does not make Hajj fard on him. In case he accepts someone’s money as a gift to perform Hajj, then it becomes fard on him.
* While traveling to Makkah, whether by air, sea or railways, the traveler should not place himself at any undue inconvenience.
* Any asset beyond a man’s necessity can be encashed for the purpose of Hajj, making it fard on him.
* A man must assess his own needs and then pursue Hajj. For example, the need to buy a house first or to marry first. He must decide when the time is right to make the pilgrimage.
* The traveling cost of going to Madinah should not be included in the total cost of pilgrimage.
2. 2nd set Of Conditions:
There are five possibilities where Hajj may be performed on someone else’s behalf.
Health: If a person is physically incapable of making the journey.
Freedom: If a person is prohibited by a ruler or is under bondage.
Safe route: If a person’s life is under threat due to a storm on the sea or other extreme conditions.
Availability of a mahram for women: A woman must be accompanied by a mahram or her husband.
Freedom from iddah for women: At the time of making the pilgrimage, she must not be observing the iddah, i.e. going through a divorce or recovering from her husband’s recent death.
3. 3rd SEt Of Conditions:
The following aspects makes Hajj reliable and correct.
Ihram: It is essential for a pilgrim to assume the Ihram properly.
Proper time: The rites of pilgrimage must be performed during the months of Hajj.
Proper place: Each rite must be observed at the right place. Therefore, wuquf must be performed at Arafat, Tawaf in the Masjid ul Haram, sacrifice within the limits of the Haram and rami at Mina.
Discipline: Pilgrims must abstain from sexual intercourse after assuming the Ihram and before the wuquf at Arafat.
1.1st set of Conditions
* If an unbeliever performs Hajj and then becomes a Muslim, his Hajj as an unbeliever is not recognized and if he has the means and ability, he must perform the pilgrimage afresh.
* If an unbeliever gets a Muslim to perform Hajj on his behalf, then too this behavior is not in order.
* If a Muslim who had performed Hajj converts to disbelief and then reverts to Islam, he must perform Hajj again.
* If an unbeliever dons the Ihram for Hajj and converts to Islam before the wuquf at Arafat, then if he assumes the Ihram afresh, his Hajj is in order but of he does not assume the Ihram again after becoming a Muslim, then his Hajj is not accepted.
* It is a pre-requisite that one knows about the obligation for the Hajj to be fard on himself. However, this condition does not apply to one who lives in an Islamic land among Muslims; it is enough that he lives there whether he realizes that it is an obligation or not. As for a Muslim who lives in an enemy land among disbelievers, it is necessary that he knows about the obligation; if two men about whose fairness one is not sure or once such man and two such women or one man informs him of the obligation of Hajj, then it becomes wajib for him and the conditions of knowledge of the obligation is realized.
* For Hajj to be fard on a person, it is necessary that he be in his senses and in his adulthood. If he is a minor or insane, Hajj is not fard on him.
* If a minor had donned the Ihram for Hajj and then attained adulthood and performed Hajj then his obligation is not fulfilled.
* Hajj is not fard on a slave or a slave girl. · If a slave has performed Hajj with the permission of his master, his Hajj is not accepted until he is emancipated.
* People who reside outside Makkah are obliged to perform Hajj if they have the ability and the means to travel to Makkah and back home.
* These people also have an obligation to their families and servants, and should ensure they leave them with the basic necessities to live on.
* A man’s wealth means his own lawful earnings. If he has inherited money from someone else, it does not make Hajj fard on him. In case he accepts someone’s money as a gift to perform Hajj, then it becomes fard on him.
* While traveling to Makkah, whether by air, sea or railways, the traveler should not place himself at any undue inconvenience.
* Any asset beyond a man’s necessity can be encashed for the purpose of Hajj, making it fard on him.
* A man must assess his own needs and then pursue Hajj. For example, the need to buy a house first or to marry first. He must decide when the time is right to make the pilgrimage.
* The traveling cost of going to Madinah should not be included in the total cost of pilgrimage.
2. 2nd set Of Conditions:
There are five possibilities where Hajj may be performed on someone else’s behalf.
Health: If a person is physically incapable of making the journey.
Freedom: If a person is prohibited by a ruler or is under bondage.
Safe route: If a person’s life is under threat due to a storm on the sea or other extreme conditions.
Availability of a mahram for women: A woman must be accompanied by a mahram or her husband.
Freedom from iddah for women: At the time of making the pilgrimage, she must not be observing the iddah, i.e. going through a divorce or recovering from her husband’s recent death.
3. 3rd SEt Of Conditions:
The following aspects makes Hajj reliable and correct.
Ihram: It is essential for a pilgrim to assume the Ihram properly.
Proper time: The rites of pilgrimage must be performed during the months of Hajj.
Proper place: Each rite must be observed at the right place. Therefore, wuquf must be performed at Arafat, Tawaf in the Masjid ul Haram, sacrifice within the limits of the Haram and rami at Mina.
Discipline: Pilgrims must abstain from sexual intercourse after assuming the Ihram and before the wuquf at Arafat.