ما الحج؟

Hajj is the intention to visit the Sacred House in Mecca to perform specific rites. It is one of the five pillars of Islam ¹. It is a duty owed to God by whoever is able to make the journey, as in Al 'Imran 97.

Surat al-Hajj 27 calls for proclaiming the pilgrimage among the people. The rites are performed on specific days, and Hajj is distinguished from the umra. Its details are in the entry on Hajj.

• Hajj is obligatory once in a lifetime for whoever is able. Ability includes physical capacity and financial capacity.

The rites of Hajj, its pillars and obligations, and the differences of the schools on them will be added later from books of jurisprudence and biography.