The conditions of the obligation of Hajj

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Updated on 06 October 2026 at 10:50 PM

This chapter gathers the encyclopedia's sheets on the conditions making hajj obligatory: puberty as the third condition, then the istita'a (capability) with its 4 characteristics common to men and women, and the 2 conditions specific to women. Each sheet unfolds the schools' positions, their Quranic and prophetic proofs, the hadith takhrij and the classical references, down to the contemporary question of hajj permits. The differences are reported together with their practical benefit, in keeping with the work's method.

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