When is Hajj 2023?

Hajj 2023 is expected to be begin in the evening of June 26 and end on July 1st (pending moon sighting and declaration by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia).

Some local reports suggest that 2023 will have expanded capacity for Hajj – therefore we expect Pre-Covid numbers to return and an additional 25-30% increase in capacity as well. The Saudi Ministry of Hajj has already made some key announcements regarding new Hajj Requirements:

  1. People aged 65 and over will be able to perform Hajj
  2. Women can travel for Hajj without any Mahram requirement
  3. Western countries citizens will be able to select Hajj Packages individually – service provided by local Saudi companies.
  4. Resumption of previous quotas for Hujjaj from Muslim countries.
  5. All covid related restrictions will be lifted.

Overall, we expect a new set of rules and regulations to be coming out before Ramadan 2023 (circa February 2023). Stay tuned for more updates!

To book for Hajj 2023, please visit: HajjBadal.net/Book-Now

Hajj Badal 2021: Registration is now closed

Assalamu ‘Alaykum.

Due to overwhelming amount of requests and limited opportunity, we are closing registration for 2021 Hajj Badal. If you have submitted the form before June 30, 2021, we will contact you to give you a final update.

As you may know, the Saudi government has decided to allow only 15,000 locals and 45,000 foreigners living in Saudi Arabia the permission to perform Hajj this year. Due to the uncertainties around Hajj and covid, we were unable to commit to any final figure on Hajj Badal for 2021.

We are working with our Makkah representative to get some registrations confirmed. We hope to have some final news by July 10-15 In Sha Allah. If in case we can proceed with some Hajj Badal this year, we will give priorities to those who registered in 2020 and for 2021 we will determine eligibility based on date of registration form submission.

We are sincerely sorry for not being able to accommodate everyone as things are not in our hands. We are still making efforts and a lot of du’a for Allah to help facilitate as many Hajj as possible.

May Allah accept all your efforts and grant the ajr of Hajj to your loved ones.

Hajj 2021 Update

The Saudi Government announced a plan to allow 60,000 hujjaj to perform Hajj this year. As of now, our sources are informing us that most of that will be domestic pilgrims. However, there are conflicting reports of the majority being foreign hujjaj. Unfortunately things are not very clear yet and we are hopeful that things will get clearer over the next few weeks.
As of now, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to perform Hajj Badal this year.
We do have a lot of new requests for Hajj Badal this year. However, we are not accepting any payment from anyone for now given we are not 100% sure whether we will be able to perform Hajj Badal this year or not. You may complete the registration form on our website without making payment (choose “Wire Transfer” as payment option so you won’t have to pay right away).
We hope to have some concrete news on the first few days of Dhul Hijjah (between 11-15 July, 2021). We will keep you updated if we have any new information before that period.
May Allah accept all your efforts.
Wassalamu ‘Alaykum.

Proofs of permissibility

From time to time, we get questions about whether this service is permissible according to the Shari’ah or not. For your convenience, we have gathered a number of resources for you to read. We welcome you to discuss the topic with your local imam as well. Our advisors consist of Imams who follow various schools of thoughts (Hanafi, Shafi’ee, etc.) and they have all approved this service.

From the Qur’an:
Allah Almighty says, “Hajj to the House is a duty owed to Allah by all mankind – those who can find a way to do it. But if anyone rejects, Allah is Rich beyond need of any being.” –QURAN: SURAT ‘ĀLI `IMRĀN (3:97)
This verse stipulates ‘Hajj as a duty to Allah for all of mankind.

From the Sunnah / ‘Ahadith:
It was reported from Ibn ‘Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that a woman from Juhaynah came to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) and said:“My mother vowed to go for Hajj, but she did not go for Hajj before she died. Should I do Hajj on her behalf?” He said, “Yes, do Hajj on her behalf. Do you not think that if your mother was in debt you would pay it off for her? Pay off the debt that is owed to Allah, for Allah is more deserving that what is owed to Him should be paid off.” (Narrated by al-Bukhari, 1754).

It was narrated from Ibn ‘Abbas that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) heard a man saying “Labbayka ‘an Shubrumah (At your service, O Allaah, on behalf of Shubrumah).” The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said, “Who is Shubrumah?” He said, “A relative of mine.” The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said, “Have you ever done Hajj before?” He said, “No.” he said, “Do this Hajj for yourself, then do Hajj on behalf of Shubrumah.” (Narrated by Abu Dawood, 1811; Ibn Majah, 2903 – this version was narrated by him. The hadeeth was classed as saheeh.

More information on ruling on ‘Hajj Badal can be found here:

Hanafi Fiqh: