In 2023, the hajj limit for pilgrims from Russia to Mecca and Medina was 25,000. seats. It has been fully restored and corresponds to pre-pandemic levels.
Russia took part in an international conference dedicated to this year’s pilgrimage, organized by the Ministry of Hajj of Saudi Arabia.
According to the agreement between Russia and Saudi Arabia on the organization of the pilgrimage in 2023, the limit for Russian Muslims will be 25,000. seats.
Age restrictions (up to 65) introduced in 2022 due to the sanitary and epidemiological situation in the world for pilgrims have also been lifted.
It is worth adding that in 2022, about 12.5 thousand pilgrims from Russia made pilgrimages. people.
Hajj is an obligatory pilgrimage of every Muslim to the shrines of Islam in Mecca and Medina and their vicinity. It takes place at the beginning of the 12th month of the Muslim lunar calendar, as a result of which this month is called Zul-Hijja — «possessed pilgrimage». A visit to the holy places of Mecca and Medina is prescribed for every believer at least once in a lifetime. Sharia law stipulates the following conditions for performing the pilgrimage. A person must be of legal age, mentally sober, free, have the means for the pilgrimage and support the family left at home, be healthy, ensure safety on the road.
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