اسم الکتاب : مسائل المنتخبه (Articles Of Islamic Acts) المؤلف : الخوئي، السيد أبوالقاسم الجزء : 1 صفحة : 423
HAJJ
2044. Hajj (pilgrimage) means visiting the House
of Allah Kabah) and also performing all those ceremonies which have
been ordered to be performed there. It isobligatory on a person once in
his lifetime, provided that he fulfills the following conditions:
i. He should be adult.
ii. He should be sane and free (i.e. he should not be insane and should not be the slave of another person).
iii. On account of proceeding to Makkah for Hajj he should not be
obliged to do an act which it is better to avoid than to perform Hajj or
may not forsake an obligatory taskwhich may be more important than
Hajj.
iv. He should possess means to perform Hajj and this depends upon number of factors viz:
(a) He should possess provisions for the journey.
(b) He should be healthy and strong enough to go to Makkah and perform Hajj.
(c) There should be no obstacle on the way to Makkah. If the road is
closed, or if a person fears that he will lose his life or honor while
on his way to Makkah, or he willbe deprived of his property, it is not
obligatory on him to perform Hajj. In case, however, he can reach Makkah
by another route, he should go to perform Hajj. even thoughthe other
route is a longer one.
اسم الکتاب : مسائل المنتخبه (Articles Of Islamic Acts) المؤلف : الخوئي، السيد أبوالقاسم الجزء : 1 صفحة : 423