Who Must Perform Hajj

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Does money that is barely enough to perform the Hajj obligation, with nothing left over for necessities afterward, count as part of the required means (istita'ah) for Hajj?
Is it permissible to change one's birth date to enable a woman to perform Hajj without a mahram due to her financial inability or because she is part of a work delegation, and is a work delegation considered a safe company?
Did Ali ibn Abi Talib perform Hajj during the the Farewell Pilgrimage?
Is it more virtuous to perform Hajj on behalf of the deceased, given the possibility of correcting errors from a previous Hajj? Does the one performing Hajj on behalf of another receive the same reward? And is a mere intention in the heart sufficient for performing Hajj on behalf of another?
What is the religious ruling on a questioner's refusal to bear the expenses of his father's 'Umrah, given the presence of other siblings who live with him and benefit from family properties, while the questioner lives in rented accommodation and his family is in need of money?
Is it permissible for a son to perform Hajj on behalf of his deceased mother, or to carry out an ongoing charity for her, if she followed a school of thought that contradicts that of Ahl al-Sunnah wal-Jama'ah?
Which of the Prophet's wives and daughters did not perform 'Umrah?
What is the ruling on Hajj if one circuit was missing from the circumambulation (Tawaf) of Umrah, Ifadah, and Wada' due to an incorrect count?
Is it permissible to go on Hajj by means of monthly installments with a guarantee, and is Zakat obligatory on money when paying a high annual rent?
What is the ruling on taking anything from the beard, and what is the meaning of Ibn 'Umar and Abu Hurairah taking from it, and did any hadith from the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, prohibit taking from the beard?
Is it permissible for me to atone for a sin committed by my father, who is now deceased?
What is the religious ruling on grants provided by private or public companies to their employees to perform the Hajj pilgrimage, and are they permissible or forbidden? And what is the ruling on a grant provided by an usurious bank to its employees to perform the Hajj, and is their Hajj valid?
Is it permissible for the Hajj Badal (proxy Hajj) on behalf of a deceased person to be performed by a stranger or must it be by one of their relatives, and is it permissible for two people to perform Hajj on their behalf in the same year?
Will a Muslim who intended to perform Hajj, but died before doing so, be granted the reward for Hajj?
Is it obligatory to prioritize aiding one's mother with Hajj over aiding one's paternal uncle with his medical treatment, in the event of being unable to do both?
Is it permissible to borrow from a friend whose money is halal to help one's father perform Hajj, knowing that the borrower is temporarily working in a usurious bank?
Does committing a sin after Hajj indicate that the Hajj was not accepted or that it was not "mabroor"?
When is the proper time for ihram for Hajj, given that travel is on Tuesday, December 2, 2008, and does sexual intercourse invalidate ihram?
Is it obligatory for a son to fulfill his promise to his bedridden mother and his sister to accompany them for 'Umrah next Ramadan, and to forgo the opportunity for Hajj that he and his wife won, knowing that he has not yet performed the obligatory Hajj (Hajjat al-Islam)?
Is a Hajj or Umrah prize permissible or forbidden, and is it permissible to perform Hajj or Umrah while in debt?
How do I pray Istikhara for Hajj?
What are the necessary and legitimate expenses for performing Hajj on behalf of a deceased person, if all Hajj fees and the sacrificial animal (hady) have been paid from the deceased's estate, and the demands of the person we sent to perform Hajj included personal expenses unrelated to the basic Hajj expenditures?
What is the ruling on Tawaf al-Nisa and how is it performed?
Is sincere repentance accepted, and are sins covered without their perpetrator being exposed after repentance, despite the abundance of previous transgressions, including participation in taking a life?

Who Must Perform Hajj

Does money that is barely enough to perform the Hajj obligation, with nothing left over for necessities afterward, count as part of the required means (istita'ah) for Hajj?

Is it permissible to change one's birth date to enable a woman to perform Hajj without a mahram due to her financial inability or because she is part of a work delegation, and is a work delegation considered a safe company?

Did Ali ibn Abi Talib perform Hajj during the the Farewell Pilgrimage?

Is it more virtuous to perform Hajj on behalf of the deceased, given the possibility of correcting errors from a previous Hajj? Does the one performing Hajj on behalf of another receive the same reward? And is a mere intention in the heart sufficient for performing Hajj on behalf of another?

What is the religious ruling on a questioner's refusal to bear the expenses of his father's 'Umrah, given the presence of other siblings who live with him and benefit from family properties, while the questioner lives in rented accommodation and his family is in need of money?

Is it permissible for a son to perform Hajj on behalf of his deceased mother, or to carry out an ongoing charity for her, if she followed a school of thought that contradicts that of Ahl al-Sunnah wal-Jama'ah?

Which of the Prophet's wives and daughters did not perform 'Umrah?

What is the ruling on Hajj if one circuit was missing from the circumambulation (Tawaf) of Umrah, Ifadah, and Wada' due to an incorrect count?

Is it permissible to go on Hajj by means of monthly installments with a guarantee, and is Zakat obligatory on money when paying a high annual rent?

What is the ruling on taking anything from the beard, and what is the meaning of Ibn 'Umar and Abu Hurairah taking from it, and did any hadith from the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, prohibit taking from the beard?

Is it permissible for me to atone for a sin committed by my father, who is now deceased?

What is the religious ruling on grants provided by private or public companies to their employees to perform the Hajj pilgrimage, and are they permissible or forbidden? And what is the ruling on a grant provided by an usurious bank to its employees to perform the Hajj, and is their Hajj valid?

Is it permissible for the Hajj Badal (proxy Hajj) on behalf of a deceased person to be performed by a stranger or must it be by one of their relatives, and is it permissible for two people to perform Hajj on their behalf in the same year?

Will a Muslim who intended to perform Hajj, but died before doing so, be granted the reward for Hajj?

Is it obligatory to prioritize aiding one's mother with Hajj over aiding one's paternal uncle with his medical treatment, in the event of being unable to do both?

Is it permissible to borrow from a friend whose money is halal to help one's father perform Hajj, knowing that the borrower is temporarily working in a usurious bank?

Does committing a sin after Hajj indicate that the Hajj was not accepted or that it was not "mabroor"?

When is the proper time for ihram for Hajj, given that travel is on Tuesday, December 2, 2008, and does sexual intercourse invalidate ihram?

Is it obligatory for a son to fulfill his promise to his bedridden mother and his sister to accompany them for 'Umrah next Ramadan, and to forgo the opportunity for Hajj that he and his wife won, knowing that he has not yet performed the obligatory Hajj (Hajjat al-Islam)?

Is a Hajj or Umrah prize permissible or forbidden, and is it permissible to perform Hajj or Umrah while in debt?

How do I pray Istikhara for Hajj?

What is the ruling on Tawaf al-Nisa and how is it performed?

Is sincere repentance accepted, and are sins covered without their perpetrator being exposed after repentance, despite the abundance of previous transgressions, including participation in taking a life?