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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Manasik (Rituals) of Hajj in Brief Introduction The Hajj in Islam, being incumbent upon a mustati , is not obligatory for more than once in the entire lifetime (of an individual). The obligation of Hajj is immediate for a mustati ; i.e. the Hajj should be performed in the first year of istitaah and any delay in it is not permissible. In case of delay, the obligation still remains and it should be performed in the following years.

If after istitaah , Hajj requires preliminaries like travel provisions, these should be arranged for, so that the Hajj could he performed in the very first year (of istitaah ) In case of dereliction of the individual such that he could not go on Hajj in that year, the Hajj obligation remains and should be fulfilled later on under any conditions, even if the status of istitaah is lost.

Conditions For The Obligation Of Hajj In Islam Several conditions make the Hajj obligatory, and without all of them the Hajj would not he obligatory. A And B: Maturity And Sanity Hajj is not incumbent on the children and the insane. If a child is made muhrim for Hajj and becomes religiously mature in the process of the pilgrimage, the Hajj would be acceptable as the required Hajj of Islam.

One who thought that he was religiously immature and went on istihbabi Hajj and then realised that he was religiously mature, cannot consider his Hajj as the required Hajj of Islam, unless he had made the niyyah to perform the Hajj , which the Divine Legislator (Allah the Almighty) has decreed for him. Atonement for hunting rests with the guardian. Other types of atonements obviously do not rest with either the guardian or the child.

In Hajj , the child’s guardian should procure sheep for sacrifice. C. Having Financial Istitaah, Physical Health And Ability, And Free Access And Sufficient Time Financial istitaah means having provisions for the Hajj journey and the means of conveyance for it. If the likes of these are not possessed, something such as money or another commodity should be available for possible use to obtain the required provisions. It is a condition that the individual should financially afford his return trip.

Other issues related to istitaah will be subsequently explained. For Hajj to become obligatory, the individual should be able to afford expenses of departure and return.