The hired camel man: does his Hajj suffice him?

A man from the tribe of Bakr bin Wa'il asked Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both): We work for hire on the journey of Hajj, and some people claim that we have no Hajj. Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: Do you not recite the talbiyah, perform tawaf of the House and between Safa and Marwah, stone the Jamarat and stand at the place of standing? We said: Of course. He said: Then you are pilgrims. A man came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and asked him the same thing you have asked me, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) gave him no answer until this verse was revealed: There is no blame upon you for seeking bounty from your Lord [Al-Baqarah: 198]. He (peace and blessings be upon him) called him, recited this verse to him and then said: You are pilgrims.

A man came to Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) and said: I hired myself out to some people (to serve on the Hajj), and I reduced part of my wage for them for the sake of Hajj. Has my Hajj been accepted; does it suffice for me? Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: This is among those about whom Allah Almighty said: Those will have a share of what they have earned, and Allah is swift in account [Al-Baqarah: 202].

Al-Hasan was asked about a hired worker who hires himself out for the journey to Makkah and then becomes wealthy. He said: It suffices for him.

Ata, Tawus and Mujahid said about the merchant and the one who hires out his services: It suffices for them.

Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) said about a man who hires himself out to the pilgrims: Hajj suffices for him.

Umar bin Dharr said: I asked Mujahid about the merchant, the one who hires out his mounts, and the hired worker. He said: There is no deficiency or shortfall in the Hajj of the one who hires out, nor in the Hajj of the merchant, nor in the Hajj of the hired worker.

A Bedouin asked Sa'id bin Jubayr: I have rented out camels, and I intend to perform Hajj; will this suffice for me? He said: No, and it has no standing.

Sa'id bin Jubayr said: It will not suffice.

Abu al-Salil said: I asked Sa'id bin al-Musayyib: Some people hold that the one who hires out his services has no Hajj. He said: Rather, he has a good and fine Hajj, if he fears Allah Almighty, fulfils the trust properly and is a good companion.