Why do Muslims have to go to Mecca once at least in their lifetime?

Answer 1

Islam has 5 pillars and one of them is the Pilgrimage (Hajj) to Mekkah. Mekkah is the most important city of the Muslims. Here, they have to perform a set of rituals in order for them to complete the Pilgrimage. The reward for those who perform this act of adoration is very big. There are categories of Muslims that are not obligated to perform the Pilgrimage: the sick, the poor (Pilgrimage involves a rather important sum of money for those who live at great disntace), the insane, the children, those imprisoned. Nowadays the Muslims that receive visa for entering Saudi Arabia is limited, so for those who die without performing the Pilgrimage due to lack of possibility, it is not considered a sin.

Answer 2

Performing Hajj once in life is the Fifth Pillar of Islam. It is obligatory on each Muslim man/woman once in life provided he/she can afford the expenditure. Hajj is performed in the 12th (last) month of Hijra Calendar from 8th to 13th Zill-Hajja.

On the contrary, performing Umra is a voluntary worship. It may be performed anytime.

Answer 3

They go to Makkah (or Mecca) and AlMadinah (or Medina) in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for performing hajj (or pilgrimage) as the fifith pillar of the Islam five pillars. They may go also to AlQods (or East Jersalem) for Hajj also as Sunnah (ie not obligatory or requirement)

Answer 4

The required travel to Mecca is not just a visit, It is part of a pilgrimage known as the Hajj. It takes place in the last months of the year and is conducted with great ceremony and tradition. It sia requirement of the Five Pillars of Islam.The Five Pillars consist of:

• Shahadah: sincerely reciting the Muslim profession of faith
• Salat: performing ritual prayers in the proper way five times each day
• Zakat: paying an alms (or charity) tax to benefit the poor and the needy
• Sawm: fasting during the month of Ramadan
• Hajj: pilgrimage to Mecca

Answer 5

The Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca is called the HAJJ, but most Muslims, if they do it at all, do it only once in their lives, even though the pilgrimage itself takes place every year.

Answer 6

It is pilgrimage (or Hajj in Arabic. It is the 5th pillar of the Islam 5 pillars. See the related question below for more information.

Answer 7

To travel to mecca is of pillar in Islam. It is seen as an obligation, if you have the means.

Answer 8

The Muslims perform Hajj at least once in their life because it is the commandment of Almighty Allah (God).

Answer 9

A Muslim must make at least one trip to Mecca in their lifetime. It is the holiest place in Islam.

Answer 10

Muslims are supposed to take a pilgrimage to the Masjid al-Haram in Mecca, Saudi Arabia at least once in their life if they have the financial means to make such a trip.