Hajj, - Hukm al-Hajj wa’l-‘Umrah (rulings on Hajjand ‘Umrah), Dought & clear, - * The virtue of Hajj

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If Hajj is accepted does that means that major sins are forgiven?.
Praise be to Allaah.
It was narrated inal-Saheehaynthat Abu Hurayrah (may Allaah be pleased with him) said: I heard the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) say: “Whoever performs Hajj and does not utter obscenities or commit sin, will come back as on the day when his mother bore him.” Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 1521; Muslim, 1350.
And he (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “From one ‘Umrah to the next is an expiation for whatever (sins) came between them, and for an accepted Hajj there is no reward but Paradise.” Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 1773; Muslim, 1349.
Hajj and other righteous deeds are means of expiation of sins, if a person does them in the manner prescribed in sharee’ah. The majority of scholars are of the view that righteous deeds only expiate for minor sins; with regard to major sins it is essential to repent. They quote as evidence for this view the hadeeth narrated by Muslim from Abu Hurayrah (may Allaah be pleased with him), according to which the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “The five daily prayers, from one Jumu’ah to the next and from one Ramadaan to the next, expiate for whatever (sins) come in between them, so long as you avoid major sins.” Narrated by Muslim, 1/209.
Imam Ibn al-Mundhir (may Allaah have mercy on him) and a group of scholars are of the view that an accepted Hajj expiates for all sins, because of the apparent meaning of the two hadeeth quoted above.
And Allaah knows best.
SeeFataawa al-Lajnah al-Daa’imah li’l-Buhooth al’Ilmiyyah wa’l-Ifta, 11/13.

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Hajj, - Hukm al-Hajj wa’l-‘Umrah (rulings on Hajjand ‘Umrah), Dought & clear, - * Does a husband have to take his wife for Hajj?

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My wife has not done the obligatory Hajj. Do I have to go with her for Hajj? Do I have to pay for her Hajj?.
Praise be to Allaah.
If the wife has stipulated in the marriage contract that he must take her for Hajj, then he has to fulfil this condition and take her for Hajj, because the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “The most deserving of conditions to be fulfilled are those by means of which intimacy becomes permissible for you.” And Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
“O you who believe! Fulfil (your) obligations”
[al-Maa'idah 5:1]
“And fulfil (every) covenant. Verily, the covenant will be questioned about”
[al-Isra’ 17:34]
If she did not stipulate this condition, then he does not have to take her for Hajj, but I advise him to take her for Hajj for a number of reasons:
1 – Seeking reward, because a reward like hers will be written for him too, and she will have fulfilled an obligatory duty.
2 – That will create love between them, and everything that will create love between husband and wife is enjoined.
3 – He will be praised for this action and he will set an example for people to follow.
So let him seek the help of Allaah and take his wife for Hajj, whether she stipulated that he should do so or not. But if she did stipulate that, then he is obliged to fulfil it.

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Hajj, - Hukm al-Hajj wa’l-‘Umrah (rulings on Hajjand ‘Umrah), Dought & clear, - * If he has enough money to do Hajj or undertake an obligatory migration (hijrah), to which should he give precedence?

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I have enough money to do either the obligatory Hajj or migrate from a kaafir land where there is a great deal of tabarruj to a Muslim land. Which should I choose? Please note that my parents are living in that kaafir land.
Praise be to Allaah.
Firstly:
Hajj is obligatory and should be done straight away, according to the more correct of the two scholarly opinions. What that means is that Hajj becomes obligatory for the one who is enjoined to perform Hajj as soon as he become able to do it, and it is not permissible for him to delay it with no excuse. See question no. 41702.
Secondly:
Migration from a kaafir land may be obligatory or mustahabb, depending on a person’s situation. If he is able to practise his religion openly and is safe from temptation and fitnah, then he does not have to migrate. But if he cannot practise his religion openly or he fears fitnah for himself, then it is obligatory.
If migration has become obligatory, but a person does not have enough money to both migrate and do Hajj, then migration should be given precedence, because Hajj is not obligatory unless one has money surplus to one’s basic needs. Obligatory migration comes under the heading of basic needs, so it takes precedence over Hajj.
Moreover, delaying migration after it becomes necessary affects a Muslim’s religious commitment, but delaying Hajj is permissible if there is an excuse, and there is no harm in that.
This applies if migration becomes necessary at the time of Hajj, otherwise, if migration becomes necessary before Hajj, then he should do it, then when the time for Hajj comes, if he can afford it, it is obligatory, otherwise it is not obligatory.
We ask Allaah to protect you and to make you steadfast in obeying Him.
And Allaah knows best.

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Hajj, - Hukm al-Hajj wa’l-‘Umrah (rulings on Hajjand ‘Umrah), Dought & clear, - * Meaning of theverse “then he should not have sexual relations (with his wife), nor commit sin, nor dispute unjustly duringthe Hajj”

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What is the meaning of the verse (interpretation of the meaning):
“The Hajj (pilgrimage) is (in) the well-known (lunar year) months (i.e. the 10th month, the 11th month and the first ten days of the 12th month of the Islamic calendar, i.e. two months and ten days). So whosoever intends to perform Hajj therein (by assuming Ihraam), then he should not have sexual relations (with his wife), nor commit sin, nor dispute unjustly during the Hajj.”
[al-Baqarah 2:197]?.
Praise be to Allaah.
In this verse Allaah mentions some of the rulings and etiquette that have to do with Hajj.
Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
“The Hajj (pilgrimage) is (in) the well-known (lunar year) months”
i.e., the time for Hajj is the well-known months which are Shawwaal, Dhu’l-Qa’dah and the first ten days of Dhu’l-Hijjah. Some of the scholars were of the view that the whole of Dhu’l-Hijjah is one of the months of Hajj.
Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
“So whosoever intends to perform Hajj therein”
i.e., whoever enters ihraam for that, because when a person enters ihraam for Hajj, he has to complete it, as Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
“And perform properly (i.e. all the ceremonies according to the ways of Prophet Muhammad), the Hajj and ‘Umrah (i.e. the pilgrimage to Makkah) for Allaah”
[al-Baqarah 2:196]
Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
“then he should not have sexual relations (with his wife), nor commit sin, nor dispute unjustly during the Hajj”
i.e., when he has entered ihraam for Hajj, he must respect it and protect it from everything that may spoil it or detract from it, of sexual relations, sin and argument.
Rafath(translated here as sexual relations) means intercourse and everything that leads up to it of both words and deeds, such as kissing, speaking about intercourse and desire, etc.
The wordrafathis also used to refer to obscene speech.
Fusooq(sin) means all kinds of disobedience and sin, such as disobeying one’s parents, severing ties of kinship, consuming riba, consuming orphans’ property, backbiting and gossiping, etc. It also includes the things that are forbidden during ihraam.
Jidaal(dispute) means arguing and debating with no just basis. It is not permissible for the person who has entered ihraam for Hajj or ‘Umrah to argue with no basis.
With regard to debating in a good manner in order to explain the truth, this is something that is enjoined by Allaah, as He says (interpretation of the meaning):
“Invite (mankind, O Muhammad) to the way of your Lord (i.e. Islam) with wisdom (i.e. with the Divine Revelation and the Qur’aan) and fair preaching, and argue with them in a way that is better”
[al-Nahl 16:125]
Although these things – obscene speech, sin and false arguments – are not allowed at any time or in any place, the prohibition is even more emphatic during Hajj, because the purpose of Hajj is to be humble before Allaah and to draw closer to Him by means of the acts of worship as much as possible, and to keep away from evil deeds. Thus one's Hajj will be accepted, and an accepted Hajj brings no less a reward than Paradise.
We ask Allaah to help us to remember Him, give thanks to Him and to worship Him properly.
And Allaah knows best.
See Fath al-Baari, 3/382;Tafseer al-Sa’di, p. 125;Fataawa Ibn Baaz, 17/144.

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