The ruling on one who is able to perform Hajj but does not
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The questioner : Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : Peace be upon you.
The questioner : How are you, Shaykh?
The Shaykh : May Allah welcome you.
The questioner : Some people, I mean, are able to perform Hajj but they do not perform it. They say, “The caller has not yet come,” or they tell you, “Allah the Exalted has not yet willed it.” Yes, that is correct. As for what I am telling you, may Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : I say that the correct opinion among the scholars is that Hajj is an immediate obligation, and that when a person becomes able to perform it, he must hasten to perform Hajj, because the commands of Allah the Mighty and Majestic and the commands of His Messenger must be hastened to by the person.
The presenter : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : He does not know what may befall him; perhaps he will die, perhaps he will become poor, perhaps he will fall ill. So it is obligatory for every person who is able to perform Hajj to hasten to do so, because Allah says:[Ali 'Imran 3:97].
The presenter : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : It is a command for the one upon whom Hajj is obligatory to hasten and expedite the obligation, for he does not know what may befall him.
The Shaykh : Peace be upon you.
The questioner : How are you, Shaykh?
The Shaykh : May Allah welcome you.
The questioner : Some people, I mean, are able to perform Hajj but they do not perform it. They say, “The caller has not yet come,” or they tell you, “Allah the Exalted has not yet willed it.” Yes, that is correct. As for what I am telling you, may Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : I say that the correct opinion among the scholars is that Hajj is an immediate obligation, and that when a person becomes able to perform it, he must hasten to perform Hajj, because the commands of Allah the Mighty and Majestic and the commands of His Messenger must be hastened to by the person.
The presenter : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : He does not know what may befall him; perhaps he will die, perhaps he will become poor, perhaps he will fall ill. So it is obligatory for every person who is able to perform Hajj to hasten to do so, because Allah says:
And [due] to Allah from the people is a pilgrimage to the House - for whoever is able to find thereto a way. But whoever disbelieves - then indeed, Allah is free from need of the worlds.
وَلِلَّهِ عَلَى النَّاسِ حِجُّ الْبَيْتِ مَنِ اسْتَطَاعَ إِلَيْهِ سَبِيلًا وَمَن كَفَرَ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ غَنِيٌّ عَنِ الْعَالَمِينَThe presenter : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : It is a command for the one upon whom Hajj is obligatory to hasten and expedite the obligation, for he does not know what may befall him.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 258- حكم من يستطيع الحج ولا يفعل 📍سؤال من حاج 🕋 📍 #ابن_عثيمين — youtube.com
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