1. | Being a Muslim: Performing Hajj is not required from a non-Muslim. If a non-Muslim performs Hajj, it will not be accepted. |
2. | Sanity: Performing Hajj is not required from an insane person. If an insane person performs Hajj, it will not be accepted. |
3. | Adulthood: Performing Hajj is not required from a child. If a child performs Hajj, his Hajj will be accepted if he has reached the age of discretion. Moreover, a child’s performance of Hajj does not exempt him from performing the obligatory Hajj after reaching adulthood. |
4. | Freedom: Performing Hajj is not obligatory to a slave. |
5. | Physical ability. |
6. | A means of transport should be available along with the financial ability to afford for the journey. |
7. | The journey should be safe. |