A person performed Hajj and is committed to his religion, but he committed a major sin and then returned and repented. Is his Hajj invalid, or is it still valid?
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Question:
I have performed Hajj, praise be to Allah, and I am consistent in my prayer. I fast during the night, I memorize a little of the Qur'an, and I fast in Ramadan. However, on one occasion, I committed a major sin. Then I returned, prayed two rak'ahs to Allah, wept a lot, and felt remorse. He is now asking whether his Hajj is invalid, or whether it is elevated, or whether it is still valid? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. As for what follows, the Muslim who maintains the pillars of Islam, avoids what Allah the Exalted has forbidden, and fulfills what Allah has made obligatory of His religious commands to the best of his ability, this person returns with much good. If a sin occurs from him, it is obligatory for him to hasten to repent to Allah the Exalted, and Allah accepts the repentance of whoever repents. This sin does not lead to the invalidity of the Hajj. This sin does not invalidate his Hajj as long as it is a sin short of shirk (associating partners with Allah) and short of the types of riddah (apostasy) from Islam. As long as it is a sin short of shirk and does not necessitate riddah from Islam, it does not corrupt his Hajj or corrupt his Islam. However, he must seek from Allah the Exalted forgiveness for it, and he must seek forgiveness, and he must not return to it, and he must follow it with good deeds. He said, the Exalted and Majestic:[Hud 11:114] [Hud 11:114] And the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1987Hasan (Darussalam) So it is obligatory for the Muslim, if a sin occurs from him, to hasten to repent to Allah the Exalted and to follow it with good deeds that erase it. So Allah accepts the repentance of whoever repents. May Allah reward you with good.
I have performed Hajj, praise be to Allah, and I am consistent in my prayer. I fast during the night, I memorize a little of the Qur'an, and I fast in Ramadan. However, on one occasion, I committed a major sin. Then I returned, prayed two rak'ahs to Allah, wept a lot, and felt remorse. He is now asking whether his Hajj is invalid, or whether it is elevated, or whether it is still valid? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. As for what follows, the Muslim who maintains the pillars of Islam, avoids what Allah the Exalted has forbidden, and fulfills what Allah has made obligatory of His religious commands to the best of his ability, this person returns with much good. If a sin occurs from him, it is obligatory for him to hasten to repent to Allah the Exalted, and Allah accepts the repentance of whoever repents. This sin does not lead to the invalidity of the Hajj. This sin does not invalidate his Hajj as long as it is a sin short of shirk (associating partners with Allah) and short of the types of riddah (apostasy) from Islam. As long as it is a sin short of shirk and does not necessitate riddah from Islam, it does not corrupt his Hajj or corrupt his Islam. However, he must seek from Allah the Exalted forgiveness for it, and he must seek forgiveness, and he must not return to it, and he must follow it with good deeds. He said, the Exalted and Majestic:
And establish prayer at the two ends of the day and at the approach of the night.
وَأَقِمِ الصَّلَاةَ طَرَفَيِ النَّهَارِ وَزُلَفًا مِّنَ اللَّيْلِIndeed, good deeds do away with misdeeds
إِنَّ الْحَسَنَاتِ يُذْهِبْنَ السَّيِّئَاتِHave Taqwa of Allah wherever you are, and follow an evil deed with a good one to wipe it out, and treat the people with good behavior.
اتَّقِ اللَّهَ حَيْثُمَا كُنْتَ وَأَتْبِعِ السَّيِّئَةَ الْحَسَنَةَ تَمْحُهَا وَخَالِقِ النَّاسَ بِخُلُقٍ حَسَنٍ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، شخص أدى الحج وملتزم في دينه لكنه ارتكب منكراً ثم عاد وتاب فهل بطلت حجته ام مازالت صحية؟ شيخ الفوزان — youtube.com
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