Q.               My parents died without having had the opportunity to perform their Hajj. I am their only daughter should I perform Hajj for them?  
A.        It is conditional for any one who performs the pilgrimage on behalf of some one else to have performed his own pilgrimage. An instance of this sort occurred when the Prophet (sws) heard a pilgrim, said Ibn Abbas, uttering

pilgrimage rites on behalf of a man called Shubrama.  The Prophet asked the man “Have you performed your own pilgrimage before?  He said, “No”, the Prophet told him “Do yours first, and Shubrama’s later.

   Q.               Unfortunately we know of so many people who earn their money by illegitimate means either dealing with interest or selling alcohol or pork etc… and when the time comes they go to Hajj. Will it be accepted of them?  

A.        All expenses involved in pilgrimage should have been earned by legitimate enterprises and lawful means as goodness is a quality of Allah Who accepts nothing but good.  Pilgrims should perform this act of piety for the sake of Allah alone and not for their own ends or for hypocrisy and reputation, which are incompatible with the sincerity of worship.

  Q.        We would like to go to Hajj and must take our children with us, will it be accepted of them?    

A.        The pilgrimage performed by a minor is acceptable, but it doesn’t exempt him from rendering homage to the Creator under the fifth pillar of Islam when he is grown.  Ibn Abbas, said: “Pilgrimage made by a child should be performed again when he becomes an adult of sensible age…” it is not advisable to take children to throw pebbles at peak time, their guardian should throw pebbles on their behalf.