{"id":122741,"date":"2025-04-20T11:15:27","date_gmt":"2025-04-20T08:15:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/?p=122741"},"modified":"2025-04-20T11:15:31","modified_gmt":"2025-04-20T08:15:31","slug":"saudi-arabia-warns-no-hajj-without-official-permit-beware-of-scam-campaigns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/news\/122741-saudi-arabia-warns-no-hajj-without-official-permit-beware-of-scam-campaigns\/","title":{"rendered":"Saudi Arabia Warns: No Hajj without official permit, beware of scam campaigns"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Saudi Arabia\u2019s Ministry of Hajj and Umrah has reiterated that only pilgrims with an official Hajj permit\u2014issued through the \u201cNusuk\u201d platform linked to the unified digital platform \u201cTasreeh\u201d\u2014will be allowed to perform Hajj in 1446 AH (2025). Any attempt to perform Hajj without this permit is a clear violation of regulations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The ministry emphasized that no type of visa, except the official Hajj visa, grants permission for the pilgrimage. It also warned against fraudulent campaigns circulating on social media, falsely offering housing and transport services in the holy sites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Citizens and residents are urged to report suspicious campaigns or violations by calling 911 in Makkah, Riyadh, and the Eastern Province, or 999 elsewhere in the Kingdom. As part of preparations for Hajj, the ministry reminded that the deadline for Umrah visa holders to leave Saudi Arabia is Tuesday, 1 Dhul Qa\u2019dah 1446 AH (April 29, 2025).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Saudi Arabia\u2019s Ministry of Hajj and Umrah has reiterated that only pilgrims with an official Hajj permit\u2014issued through the \u201cNusuk\u201d platform linked to the unified digital platform \u201cTasreeh\u201d\u2014will be allowed to perform Hajj in 1446 AH (2025). Any attempt to perform Hajj without this permit is a clear violation of regulations. The ministry emphasized that &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":40,"featured_media":122742,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"yes","rop_publish_now_accounts":{"facebook_108372464460192_245495985553329":""},"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[31,11],"tags":[3209],"class_list":["post-122741","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-saudi","tag-hajj-season"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Saudi Arabia Warns: No Hajj without official permit, beware of scam campaigns - Shia Waves<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/news\/122741-saudi-arabia-warns-no-hajj-without-official-permit-beware-of-scam-campaigns\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Saudi Arabia Warns: No Hajj without official permit, beware of scam campaigns - Shia Waves\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Saudi Arabia\u2019s Ministry of Hajj and Umrah has reiterated that only pilgrims with an official Hajj permit\u2014issued through the \u201cNusuk\u201d platform linked to the unified digital platform \u201cTasreeh\u201d\u2014will be allowed to perform Hajj in 1446 AH (2025). 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