Staff Reporter:
The Saudi Arabian government will not allow Hajj pilgrims suffering from chronic diseases and serious health issues to perform the ritual asking countries concerned to check health history of every intending pilgrim, an official statement said in Dhaka yesterday.
“All pilgrims will have to provide a certificate that they are free from health risks and eligible to per-form the Hajj,” the Religious Affairs Ministry statement said adding that a Saudi letter sent to all pilgrim sending countries detailed which condition would debar them from performing Hajj.
According to the statement the Saudi Hajj and Umrah ministry sent a letter pointing out that if main or-gans of someone are not functioning, he or she will not be allowed to perform Hajj.
“These include kidney disease requiring dialysis, severe heart disease, lung disease requiring constant oxygen, and severe liver cirrhosis,” it said.
Moreover, it said, people with serious neurological or mental diseases, dementia, the elderly, women in their advance stage or high risk pregnancies would not be allowed to perform Hajj.
