That is the rule regarding the outbound journey.

That is the rule regarding the outbound journey. However, if after wearing an ihram an eventuality, such as illness, arises, or a danger posed by an enemy, the special rules relating to such circumstances will be discussed. Rule 1: If a person has property in his country which could perish or be lost if they went on pilgrimage, it is not obligatory for them to do so.

Similarly, it is not obligatory to make the journey of pilgrimage, if it was in response to a more urgent and more important act, called for by religious dictates, such as rescuing a person from drowning, or fire; or if the journey is dependent on committing a sin, the avoidance of which is more important than performing pilgrimage, or of equal importance.

Rule 2: If performing a pilgrimage will result in a sin, either by an omission to do what is obligatory in religion, or the commission of a forbidden act, a sin will have been committed which will have to be answered. Such will remain unconnected with the pilgrimage which will be valid as a Hajjatul Islam, provided that all the other conditions for its validity are observed.

There is no difference in this regard whether the pilgrim was already duty-bound to perform the pilgrimage or it became obligatory for them in that particular year. Rule 3: If there is an enemy on the way to pilgrimage and there is no defence against them except by paying off one’s property as to be unfair to the pilgrim, it is not necessary to lose the property. Accordingly, the obligation to perform pilgrimage ceases. Otherwise, the obligation remains.

Even so, it is not necessary to bribe the enemy to facilitate the opening of the road. D- Expenses for the Journey There must be sufficient funds to meet the expenses, arising from the journey, such as those for eating, drinking and other necessities. The provision must be adequate for the return journey including transportation. The amount necessary would depend on the financial position of the pilgrim. Rule 1: Provision of expenses and transport is not merely to meet the necessities.

They are an unqualified condition for the pilgrimage, even if the provision is not required by the pilgrim who, for instance, is capable of making the journey walking without any difficulty, and doing so would not be derogatory to his dignity. Rule 2: The measure of the expenses for the journey is what the pilgrim physically has with him.