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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The ruling on delaying Hajj while having the ability to travel

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Question:
Correct, this is a question, may Allah preserve you. The questioner says: One of my relatives has reached the age of forty and has not performed Hajj, on the pretext that his family is religious, and that the price of Hajj tours is exaggerated. It is known that he travels abroad for tourism with amounts that may far exceed that. I ask you, Your Excellency, for guidance.

Answer:
This is a sin, and I seek refuge in Allah from it. He goes abroad, spends money, and says he has nothing to perform Hajj. He has nothing to perform Hajj, yet he goes abroad and spends money there. He does not fear Allah and does not hold himself accountable. We ask Allah to accept our repentance and his, and to return him to the right path. Hajj is an obligatory duty, a pillar of Islam,
And [due] to Allah from the people is a pilgrimage to the House - for whoever is able to find thereto a wayوَلِلَّهِ عَلَى النَّاسِ حِجُّ الْبَيْتِ مَنِ اسْتَطَاعَ إِلَيْهِ سَبِيلًا
[Ali 'Imran 3:97]
. This person is wealthy, as evidenced by the fact that he goes abroad and spends money on trips, except for Hajj, where he says he has nothing. He is heedless and deprived, but the door of repentance is open. If he repents to Allah, hastens to perform Hajj, repentance, and righteous deeds, Allah will accept the repentance of those who repent.
Source لقاء الجمعة 23-11-1440 — alfawzan.live (6:53)

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