DUBAI: King Salman has invited an Indonesian man, who is reportedly 140 years old, and his family to perform Hajj, the Saudi embassy in Jakarta said on Wednesday. “The Custodian of the Two Holy mosques invites elderly Indonesian man and his family to perform Hajj,” the embassy tweeted. #خادم_الحرمين_الشريفين يوجه بإستضافة المعمر الإندونيسي يوحي وعائلته لأداء فريضة #الحجpic.twitter.com/NvAwXaNfyv— السفارة في إندونيسيا (@KSAembassyID) July 17, 2019 The centenarian sent his appeal to King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in a video, asking the Saudi rulers to invite him and his daughters to perform Hajj for the first time, as they were unable to afford it on their own. Social media users shared his video, in which he and two of his daughters explained their situation in Arabic مسن إندونيسي يبلغ من العمر 140 عام يناشد #خادم_الحرمين_الشريفين حفظة الله و #ولي_العهد الأمين بالحج على نفقتهم حفظهم الله @KingSalman@Badermasaker#ضيوف_خادم_الحرمينpic.twitter.com/JpmDD5Utnm— أحمد الناقي KSAMBS (@Ahmadbinnaqi) July 15, 2019 The man was hosted by Saudi ambassador to Indonesia Esam Al-Thagafi in Jakarta, who broke the good news to him. The Saudi rulers saw the video and Hajj authorities will take care of their travels and necessities, Al-Thagafi told the man and his family. خادم الحرمين الشريفين الملك سلمان بن عبدالعزيز يوجه باستضافة مسن إندونيسي وعائلته لتأدية مناسك #الحج بعد أن وجه مناشدة بالإستضافة نظراً لظروفه المادية الصعبة .. وقد استقبله السفير السعودي لدى جاكرتا الأستاذ عصام الثقفي ونقل له هذا الخبر المفرح و المبهج.. pic.twitter.com/nwgSklKCge— pharmacist (@naifsa34) July 17, 2019 Hajj is one of the five pillars of Islam, and Muslims should aim to perform the ritual at least once in their lifetime.