Sacrifices, - Does offering the fidyah make up for mistakes a person makes during Hajj? .

Some pilgrims performing Hajj and 'Umrah are negligent concerning the
things they are obliged to do. They pass the meeqaats without entering
ihraam, for example, or they omit some of the obligatory duties,
relying on the fact that they are going to offer asacrifice which will
make up for their shortcomings. What is the ruling on that?.
Praise be to Allaah.
We have already discussed, in question no. 36522 that the reason for
most of the mistakes that pilgrims make during Hajj and 'Umrah is
their ignorance of what is required of them. But what you have
mentioned in this question, that some people deliberately commit
forbidden acts or are negligent with regard to what is enjoined on
them, relying on the idea that the fidyah will make up for those
shortcomings, is true ignorance, even ifthe person who does this
thinks that he is aware of the consequences of his actions. No one
would dare to transgress the limits of Allaah except anignorant
evildoer. Allaahsays (interpretation of the meaning):
"These are the limits ordained by Allaah, so do not transgress them.
And whoever transgresses the limits ordained by Allaah, then such are
the Zaalimoon (wrongdoers"
[al-Baqarah 2:229]
No one would dare to transgress the sacred limits of Allaah except one
who does not truly honour the Symbols of Allaah. Allaah says
(interpretation of the meaning):
"Thus it is and whosoever honours the Symbols of Allaah, then itis
truly, from the piety ofthe hearts"
[al-Hajj 22:32]
For this reason the companions of the Messenger of Allaah (peace and
blessings of Allaah be upon him) used to say: Every sin that a person
commits is due to his ignorance. And Mujaahid said: Everyone who
disobeys his Lord is ignorant until he gives up his sin. (Tafseer
al-Tabari, 8/89).
In addition to ignorance of what is required of a person, namely
honouring the Symbols of Allaah and adhering to His limits and not
transgressing them, knowledge should be sought in order to act upon
it, not to try to findways to avoid doing thatwhich Allaah has
enjoined and transgress the sacred limits of Allaah. Where do these
people stand in the light of the words of the Prophet (peace and
blessings of Allaah be upon him): "Whoever does Hajj for the sake of
Allaah, and does not utter any obscenity or commit any immoral action,
will go back (sinless) as on the day his mother bore him"?
(al-Bukhaari, 1521; Muslim, 1350). Ibn Hajar said: "or commit any
immoral action" means that he does not do any evil deed or sin.
And the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said:
"From one 'umrah to thenext is an expiation for whatever (sins) come
in between, and an accepted Hajj (Hajj mabroor) brings no less a
reward than Paradise."(al-Bukhaari, 1773; Muslim, 1349.
Ibn Hajar said: Mabroor means accepted. Others said that it means that
with which no sin is mixed; al-Nawawi regarded this as being more
correct. Al-Qurtubi said: the interpretations that have been suggested
are close in meaning, which is that itis the Hajj that is in
accordance with the rulings and fulfills all therequirements in the
most complete manner. And Allaah knows best.
But here there is some confusion. Perhaps this is the reason why some
people do this, i.e., they think that a person has the choice between
either doing what is obligatory and avoiding what is forbidden, or
offering the required fidyah which is either fasting, giving charity
oroffering a sacrifice. Shaykh Ibn 'Uthaymeen said, after mentioning
some of the things that are forbidden and the fidyah required for
them:
What we have said here applies to what is required of the one whodoes
this. But this does not mean that the matter is easy or lenient in the
sense that if he wishes he may do this thing then offer the expiation
and make it up, and if he wishes he may not do it. Rather thematter is
more difficult than that, indeed it is a very serious matter, when one
dares to transgress the limits of Allaah. Allaah says (interpretation
of the meaning):
"So whosoever intends to perform Hajj therein (by assuming Ihraam),
then he should not have sexual relations (with hiswife), nor commit
sin, nor dispute unjustly during the Hajj"
[al-Baqarah 2:197]
I would like to take this opportunity to draw attention to a matter in
which some people think that they have the option of not doing what is
obligatory and offering the fidyah instead.
Some people think that when the scholars said that for not doing an
obligatory duty (of Hajj) a sacrifice must be offered, that this gives
them the choice between doing that obligatory action or of offering
this sacrifice and distributing its meatto the poor.
For example, some people think: "When the day of Eid comes, I will do
tawaaf and saa'i, then go home. But I should still stay overnight in
Mina and stone the Jamaraat – which are two of the obligatory actions
of Hajj – so I will offer fidyah for both of them by sacrificing a
sheep…" but this is not the way it is. If it so happens that a person
does that, then the fidyah is an expiation for him, but hemust repent
and seek forgiveness too.
Al-Fataawa 22/168-169. - - ▓███▓ Translator:->
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