Ruling on someone who works in Hajj but does not do Hajj because he is unable to do it
Question

                What is the ruling on someone who works in Hajj but does not do Hajj himself because he is not able to do it?
Praise be to Allah.
	Hajj is only obligatory for the one who is able to do it, 
	because Allah, may He be glorified and exalted, says (interpretation of the 
	meaning): 

	“And Hajj (pilgrimage to Makkah) 
	to the House (Ka‘bah) is a duty that mankind owes to Allah, those who can 
	afford the expenses (for one’s conveyance, provision and residence)”

	[Aal ‘Imraan 3:97].

	The definition of ability in this case has been discussed 
	in fatwa no. 
	5261.

	Whoever meets this definition of being able to do it must 
	hasten to do Hajj, because doing it immediately is obligatory, according to 
	the most correct scholarly view. This has been discussed previously in fatwa 
	no. 
	155378.

	Undoubtedly if a person lives in Makkah and works in Hajj, 
	then it would be thought most likely that he will be able to perform the 
	obligatory rituals of Hajj in one way or another, or at least he is more 
	likely to be able to do it than others, because he does not have to bear the 
	expenses of travel, obtaining a visa and the like. So he could reach an 
	agreement with the people he works for so that he may be given permission at 
	the time when the obligatory rituals are performed, and this is something 
	easy, in sha Allah. So on the Day of ‘Arafah, either his work will be in 
	‘Arafah, so he can fulfil the aim of of the muhrim (pilgrim in ihram), which 
	is to be present in ‘Arafah, and he is not required to make any extra 
	effort; or if his work is far away from there, then he can go and stay there 
	to, because there is little need for people outside of ‘Arafah at that time.

	Similarly with regard to staying overnight in Muzdalifah 
	and stoning the Jamaraat; performing the obligatory component of these 
	actions is also possible, in sha Allah. But if his boss does not agree to 
	allow him to do Hajj, then in this case it may truthfully be said that he is 
	not able to do Hajj, as has been explained previously in fatwa no. 
	155378. 
	In that case he should organise his affairs so that he can perform Hajj in a 
	future year, in sha Allah.

	What the boss should do is give his worker permission to do 
	Hajj, especially if it is the obligatory Hajj, because helping a Muslim to 
	perform this important pillar of Islam brings an immense reward.

	And Allah knows best.