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Living Shari'ah
> Hajj & 'Umrah
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Name of Questioner
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Omar
- United States |
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When was Hajj Made Obligatory?
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Date
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12/Oct/2009
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Question
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Salamu`alykum,
I want to know when was Hajj made obligatory.
Jazakum Allahu Khairan.
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| Name of Counsellor |
Abdul-`Aziz Ibn Baz |
| Topic | Hajj: Merits & Rulings |
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Wa`alykum as-salaamu wa rahmatullahi wa barakaatuh.
In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.
All praise and thanks are due to Allah, and peace and blessings be upon His Messenger.
Dear brother in Islam, we would like to thank you for your question, and we appreciate the great confidence you have in us. We hope our efforts meet your expectations.
Hajj is one of the five pillars of Islam. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Islam is built upon five pillars: testifying that there is no true god except Allah and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah, performing Prayer, paying the Zakah, making the pilgrimage to the Sacred House (Hajj), and fasting the month of Ramadan." (Reported by Al-Bukhari).
With regard to your question, Sheikh Abdul-`Aziz Ibn Baz, the late Mufti of Saudi Arabia, states the following:
The matter is controversial among scholars. Some scholars are of the view that Hajj was made obligatory in the fifth year after Hijra; some state that it was ordained in the sixth year; others say that it was prescribed in the ninth year; some other scholars are of the opinion that it was made obligatory in the tenth year. The two last views are believed to be the most correct.
Allah Almighty knows best.
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