Someone has approximately the amount needed for Hajj travel, but that same sum must cover dependants’ essential maintenance during the absence. Spending it all on the trip would leave that duty unfunded.
Because the text explicitly requires means beyond the dependants’ maintenance, travel costs alone do not establish complete material ability.
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Kitāb al-Ḥajj: Obligation and Conditions of Pilgrimage
Someone has approximately the amount needed for Hajj travel, but that same sum must cover dependants’ essential maintenance during the absence. Spending it all on the trip would leave that duty unfunded.
Because the text explicitly requires means beyond the dependants’ maintenance, travel costs alone do not establish complete material ability.