Riyadh: Saudi Arabia has banned children from accompanying Hajj pilgrims. The Ministry of Hajj and Umrah of Saudi Arabia has announced several new rules regarding Hajj pilgrimage. In which it has been said that children will not be allowed to accompany pilgrims during Hajj pilgrimage 2025. Saudi Arabia has said that the purpose of this decision is to keep children safe and protect them from excessive crowds during the annual journey. Apart from this, Saudi Arabia has given some priorities to people traveling for the first time. People traveling for the first time have been given some preferences as compared to Hajj pilgrims who have traveled before. This decision of the Saudi government is to reduce excessive crowds during Hajj.
Saudi government changed the rules for Hajj pilgrimage.
The Saudi government has said that the purpose of the new rules is to make the Hajj pilgrimage easier for new pilgrims, reduce the crowd at the holy site, and ease the management of the surging crowd of people. Apart from this, the Ministry of Hajj and Umrah has to increase the safety of pilgrims and ease operational measures during the Hajj pilgrimage. The Saudi Hajj Ministry has said that under the new rules
- Health-related precautions have been taken into account.
- Implementing smart systems to manage the movement of pilgrims within the holy sites
- Upgrading camps and paths to improve the comfort of pilgrims and facilitate their religious programs.
Let us tell you that the Hajj pilgrimage is considered sacred in Islam and those who go on Hajj are called Haji. Mecca in Saudi Arabia is the holiest city for Muslims and Hajj pilgrimage is organized every year. The Hajj pilgrimage is considered a compulsory duty for financially strong Muslims. Every Muslim wants to perform a Hajj pilgrimage at least once in his lifetime. Hajj is a pilgrimage to the Kaaba, the "House of Allah" in the holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia.
