A person who deliberately commits sins on the pretext that he will perform Hajj and that Hajj will be expiation for them

Question:
Among his questions, he says: Honorable Shaykh, I ask about the ruling on one who performed the obligatory Hajj and then returned to committing sins and transgressions, claiming that he will perform Hajj again and return as if he were born on the day his mother gave birth to him.

Answer:
This is an incorrect understanding. He performs Hajj and says that Hajj expiates his minor sins, deliberately committing sins and saying that Hajj will expiate them. Hajj only expiates these minor sins, but major sins are not expiated except through repentance. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Allah the Exalted said: The expiation of sins is specific to minor sins, but for major sins, repentance to Allah the Mighty and Majestic is necessary. Hajj has virtue, and the accepted Hajj has no reward except Paradise. One who performs Hajj without committing indecency or sin returns as if he were born on the day his mother gave birth to him. This does not apply to one who deliberately commits sins and says Hajj will expiate them, or some who abandon the Friday prayer and commit forbidden acts, saying, "I will perform Hajj and it will expiate them for me." This is a wrong understanding, and it is not permissible to rely on it. This is a false hope and a bad understanding. So the Muslim must repent to Allah from sins and transgressions and avoid them, and not rely on Hajj expiating them while he commits sins and evil deeds. This is a matter spoken by some ignorant people, who do whatever they please, then perform Hajj, and think that this Hajj has expiated everything they do. One who does not pray has no Hajj as long as he is neglecting the prayer; he has no Hajj. One who calls upon other than Allah and seeks aid from the dead and graves, and associates partners with Allah, has no Hajj and no deed accepted by Allah. With shirk (associating partners with Allah), deeds are not accepted except with tawhid (the oneness of Allah) and sincerity to Allah the Mighty and Majestic. So the Muslim must be aware of these matters and not understand the texts other than their intended meaning. Hajj expiates and one returns as if born on the day his mother gave birth to him; this is not understood to mean that he does whatever he pleases, associates partners with Allah, abandons prayer, and commits the nullifiers of Islam, then says Hajj will expiate these matters for him. Hajj is not valid with the presence of nullifiers, the nullifiers of Islam. It is not valid with abandoning prayer. It is not valid with any of the major shirk (associating partners with Allah) that many who visit shrines and tombs commit, seeking aid from the dead. Their deeds are not valid until they repent to Allah the Mighty and Majestic, purify their religion for Allah the Mighty and Majestic, and maintain the performance of obligatory acts and the avoidance of forbidden acts, so that Hajj may be an expiation for what is less than that, namely the minor sins. Yes.