Questioner: Is it
permissible for a Muslim to ask the government or some rich persons for support
in order to perform the pilgrimage of Islaam?
Shaykh al-Albaanee:
No, it is not permissible.
Questioner:
Indeed, in our country, we have a governor who announces every year that he
wants to send six hundred persons for pilgrimage at his own expense, and people
would come forward with request to collect the fund and go for the pilgrimage. The
same applies to tourism. [What is your view]?
Shaykh
al-Albaanee: If the announcement is made and there is no objection either to
the rich or poor, it is permissible to ask for it.
Questioner: Is
this ruling the same if the fund is from the wealth of the state?
Shaykh
al-Albaanee: No, it differs. The wealth of the state is among the wealth of the
public; hence it is not permissible to use it.
Source: al-Haawee
min Fataawaa ash-Shaykh al-Albaanee, p. 295
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