Is it permissible to go to hajj with money earned through haram ways?

Dear Brother / Sister,

According to Hanbali madhhab, the hajj of a person who goes to hajj with money earned through haram ways is not valid; according to the other three madhhabs, his hajj is valid even if he becomes a sinner; that is, he is freed of the debt of hajj. 

It is not appropriate to go to hajj with money earned through haram ways. If one does so, his hajj is valid but the thawab he gets will not be the same as the thawab gained through a hajj with money earned through halal ways.

As it is known, a fully accepted hajj is enough for all of the sins of a person except the violation of others’ rights to be eliminated. It is as if he is born again in terms of sins. However, it is necessary to pay attention to at least the following five conditions:

1. To go to hajj with a very sincere intention, that is, only for Allah. To ignore everything except Him as if one is going there to visit Allah.

2. To go to hajj with fully clean money.

3. To pay the debts he owes to others and to ask for forgiveness from the people he has hurt or harmed. To perform missed (qada) prayers and fasting or to decide definitely to perform them and to start performing them.  

4. To avoid useless and bad words, intentions and deeds (rafath and fusuq) during hajj.  

5. To complete hajj in compliance with its other external and internal conditions.

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