A Comparative Study of the Hajj Pilgrimage of Security Guards Present in Hajj from the Viewpoint of the Jurisprudence of the Five Islamic Denominations

The security guards who are present at the annual Hajj pilgrimage in Mecca and are in charge of establishing security and order, while performing their duties, may carry out Hajj duty. Yet, the question that rises is that if they are granted the permission by their senior officials to carry out Hajj duty, how will be the quality of their Hajj duty and the related rites, given their commitments and duties at the time, and if they carry out some rites partially, or do not fulfill some of the requirements, will their Hajj duty be accurate or not? Using the description and analysis of propositions of the jurisprudence of the five Islamic Denominations, and collecting data through a library research, the present study attempted to answer the above-mentioned questions, and the findings indicated that the security guards can carry out Hajj duty while performing their job duties. The religious law permits them to wear their uniforms as an alternative to Ihram clothing, leave ‘Arafah before sunset, leave Muzdalifah after a short pause, entirely quit staying in Mina, or just be present at some parts of it, and except the final Ramy al-Jamarat, perform stoning of the devil (Ramy al-Jamarat) in one or two days. If the security guards perform these, their Hajj duty will be accurate.