Is abandoning Hajj, fasting, and zakat major shirk or minor shirk?

Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner asks: Is abandoning Hajj, fasting, and zakat major shirk or minor shirk?

Answer:
The majority hold that it is minor shirk. However, one who is not exempt from Hajj must perform it; it is obligatory for him. If he dies, Hajj is performed on his behalf from his wealth. This act of his is minor shirk; it does not take him out of the religion. Some scholars hold that it is major shirk, interpreting the statement of Allah the Exalted, , as major shirk.
Some say it becomes major shirk only if he denies the obligation. If he denies the obligation of Hajj, it is by consensus that he is a disbeliever. In any case, this matter carries great danger. 'Umar ibn al-Khattab wrote to his governors: "If you find someone who has the means but has not performed Hajj, take the jizyah from him. They are not Muslims, they are not Muslims." This indicates major shirk, even if he was merely lazy.
So this matter carries great danger, and it is clear from the verse . Yes.