How Many Conditions Of Performing Obligatory Hajj Are There?Islamic Fiqh

 How Many Conditions Of Performing Obligatory Hajj Are There?

                                                                                  

                                    Answer: 

There are nine conditions for one to perform "Hajj-e-Farz" (obligatory Hajj):

(1) Islam,

(2) To remain adhered to the Islamic faith till death,

(3) To be sane,

(4) Mature,

(5) Free,

(6) To perform Hajj by oneself, if physically fit,

(7) Not to form "Niyat" of Nafil Hajj,

(8) Not to make intention of performing Hajj on someone else's behalf and

(9) Not to spoil it (one's Hajj). For details, voluminous books on the subject or religious scholars may be consulted.