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If one did not believe that he meets the preconditions of the Hajj, i.e. he is mostatee’, and performed a mostahab Hajj with the intention of complying with his duties he is liable to, and then he discovered that he was actually mostatee’, this Hajj would be qualified as Hajjat-al-Islam.

However, if the intention was specified to be mostahab only such that if the Hajj turned out to be obligatory to him he would not have performed it, then this Hajj would not qualify for Hajjat-al-Islam, and he would be obliged to the Hajj if he became mostatee’. It is desirable – mostahab –for an individual who has performed the Hajjat-al-Islam to perform Hajj for the second, third, fourth time, and so on.

It is also desirable for one to perform the Hajj on behalf of others voluntarily, or perform the tawaaf and its prayer on their behalf, whether they are alive or dead. Furthermore it is also desirable to perform the Hajj on behalf of the Ma‘soomeen alayhum-as-salam, an act that is very emphasised and extremely mostahab.

If a non-Shi’a embraced and followed the teachings of Ahl-ul-Bayt alayhum-as-salam and became a “Shi’a”, if he had performed the Hajj according to his madhhab (the teachings of his sect), even though it may not be correct according to ours, or if he had performed the Hajj according to our madhhab, even though it may not be according to his, that Hajj qualifies and he is not obliged to repeat the Hajj again.

However, if he had performed the Hajj incorrectly; both according to his madhhab or according to ours, that Hajj would not qualify and he remains obliged to repeat. Hajj by Grant Just as one can meet the prerequisites for qualifying for the Hajj through his own possessions and wealth, those preconditions are also met by receiving a grant that is sufficient for the expenses of the Hajj.

This is so regardless of the number of donors [of the grant], or whether the donor(s) arranged for the journey to and from, or forfeited the cost, or in any other way and arrangement. The recipient is considered – mostatee’ – able and liable to the Hajj, and it is obligatory for him to perform the Hajj in the same year and that would qualify for the Hajjat-at-Islam.

If performing the Hajj would not affect the means of living and sustenance of the recipient concerned, then he is obliged to perform the Hajj.