Hajj cancellation: Dashed hopes as faithful, stakeholders rue losses | The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News

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Kassim Alabi is the Vice President (South West), Association of Hajj and Umrah Tour Operators of Nigeria (AHUON). Having missed out on rendering services to teeming intending pilgrims last year owing to the COVID-19 pandemic...

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This decision, The Guardian gathered, dashed the hope of about 70,000 intending Nigerian pilgrims, who already made deposits while some obtained COVID-19 vaccines as part of conditions for the exercise. “Another point is that many tour operators have sacked their staff because they could not cope with the financial commitments. For me, my staff have been on half salary since last year, while we only come three times in a week. We do hope that things will change for the better soonest,” Alabi said.

Expressing his disappointment, AbdulAzeez said: “We are not comfortable with safety being used as the excuse for the cancellation. The argument is that whether there is COVID-19 or not, people die ordinarily at hajj. A Muslim is not afraid of dying while worshipping Allah. Hajj is a spiritual jihad. When you go out for jihad, you are going with two possibilities, either you die in the process and achieve martyrdom and enter Aljanat or you survive it; both are victories.

“The most interesting thing about Islam is that once you have a good intention to do anything, Allah would have given you reward. Islam is not a do or die religion. Just as you are allowed to reduce your Solat when you are traveling; no fasting when you are traveling or sick. No leaf will fall from a tree without the knowledge of Allah,” he said.

“These include fasting, alms giving and glorification of the Almighty. These rites or rituals usually reach its peak when Muslims observe the Eid on the 10th day of the month by offering sacrifice to the Most Beneficent,” he said.

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