The Ruling on Performing Hajj Without a Permit

The questioner:
I ask Allah for you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner asks: What is the ruling on performing Hajj without a permit issued by the one in authority, and does the one who does this commit a sin?

The Shaykh:
Yes, it is excused because it is disobedience to the one in authority, and because it exposes him to accountability and punishment. Therefore, one does not perform Hajj except with permission. Yes.

The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says:

The Shaykh:
As for the one in authority, what is his intention? He is not preventing people from Hajj, but his intention is to alleviate the congestion, to alleviate the congestion. And because the other countries, the other Islamic countries, have set a limit on the number of pilgrims, they said: The Kingdom is like the other countries; why is it left without a limit being set for it? This is the intention. Yes.