Clarification of the Statement: Whoever is able to perform Hajj but does not
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, is there a hadith that says, "Whoever is able to perform Hajj (the major pilgrimage) but does not, then it is only fitting that he die a Jew or a Christian"?
Answer:
This is a statement by the Commander of the Faithful, 'Umar ibn al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him). It is a warning to those who delay Hajj while they are able to perform it. Hajj is obligatory immediately for the one who is able to perform it, and it is not permissible for him to delay it, meaning the obligatory Hajj. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, is there a hadith that says, "Whoever is able to perform Hajj (the major pilgrimage) but does not, then it is only fitting that he die a Jew or a Christian"?
Answer:
This is a statement by the Commander of the Faithful, 'Umar ibn al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him). It is a warning to those who delay Hajj while they are able to perform it. Hajj is obligatory immediately for the one who is able to perform it, and it is not permissible for him to delay it, meaning the obligatory Hajj. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، برنامج (فتاوى) (143) لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان بتاريخ [1437-11-21] - كبار العلماء — youtube.com (28:33)
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