Hajj (pilgrimage) generally means; intending to visit an important or a highly great place for religious reasons. In Islam, it's a journey to Mecca in Saudi Arabia, once in a lifetime. Hajj is the fifth pillar of Islam. The person can perform Hajj if he or she can afford it, physically and financially he is able to make the Hajj and its rites. Some of these rites need walking; others need running and climbing too.
If that is unaffordable, a person whether male or female can perform Hajj by proxy, telling a relative or a close friend going to Hajj to stand in for him or her. The pilgrim must leave enough money at home for his family until he is back from Hajj. Its legitimacy from Qur'an comes from:
Allah, the almighty said, ((Call out to people for Hajj, they will come to you, on foot and on every skinny camel, they will come from every deep distant gap and mountain pass.))
This is verse 27 of Surat Alhajj, from the holy Qur'an. It is the proof for its legality. Qur'an is aways sent down for the general vocalization, and not for the special cause or occasion. The special cause here was, Allah, the almighty ordered prophet Ibrahim or Abraham to proclaim Hajj to the people more than thirteen centuries ago. But the general meaning is to all mankind to perform Hajj annually. Many of the rites of the Hajj refer back to the prophet Abraham and his life.
As from Sunnah, it is this Hadeeth narrated by Abdullah, son of Khalif Omar ibnul Khatab (May Allah be pleased with them), he said, I heard the messenger of Allah, (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) saying:
(Islam is based on five;
1-Shihadah, (there is no God but Allah), and Mohamed (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) is his messenger.
2- Keep up the five prayers.
3- Zakat (chaste, or the obligatory tax that Muslim gives),
4- The fasting of Ramadan.
5- Hajj (pilgrimage for those who can afford it.
Next, we will try to know what are the corners and duties of Hajj and to whom it is incumbent. What is ihram and its types? And related other subjects.
To be continue…..
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So, Islam also has its "Abraham", just like Catholicism.
Regarding climbing, it is not an essential part for Hajj, but in out of Love of Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), climb the mountain where GHAR-E-HIRA is located and the other one mountian where GHAR-E-SOR.
There is no RITE in respect of CLIMBING as a PART OF HAJJ.
ONLY WALKING (lot of), and RUNNING but it is not much. (it is done in SAEE, buy only by MEN WOMEN HAVE TO WALK as normal).
If that is unaffordable, a person whether male or female can perform Hajj by proxy:
In this case the person who is physically unable to perform Hajj (or die), he/she may assigned any person, but providing the expenses from his/her own not the one who is asked to do Hajj on proxy.