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Optional pilgrimage

Rule 130:

It is recommended to perform
pilgrimage, if it were possible, even if one does not have the required means or
has already performed the Hajjatul Islam. It is recommended to do so each year
for those who can afford it.

Rule 131:

It is recommended that at
the time of departure from Makkah, one makes the intention to return there.

Rule 132:

It is recommended to send on
obligatory pilgrimage someone who does not have the means to perform it himself.
It is also recommended to take a loan to make the journey, if one was sure they
can make the repayment later. It is recommended to make much expense during
pilgrimage.

Rule 133:

It is permissible for a
person who receives zakah, from the share of the poor, to spend it on a
recommended pilgrimage.

Rule 134:

It is conditional that a
married woman, intending toperform an optional pilgrimage, obtain the consent of
her husband. That is also the rule for a woman observing a waiting period
(iddah) arising from a revocable divorce but not for a woman of an irrevocable
divorce. A widow, who is still in iddah, can perform a pilgrimage.