Explanation of the hadith regarding the dispatch of Mu'adh to Yemen and the obligation of Hajj
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh. In the hadith of Ibn 'Abbas (may Allah be pleased with both of them), when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) sent Mu'adh to Yemen, Hajj was not included.
The Shaykh:
You understand.
The questioner:
Should it not be said that these two pillars were in...
The Shaykh:
...not yet finalized. They were not made obligatory until the tenth year of Hijrah. Mu'adh was not sent by the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) except at the end of his life, and the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) passed away while Mu'adh was in Yemen. This was at the very end. However, the answers, as you have heard, are... Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Honorable Shaykh. In the hadith of Ibn 'Abbas (may Allah be pleased with both of them), when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) sent Mu'adh to Yemen, Hajj was not included.
The Shaykh:
You understand.
The questioner:
Should it not be said that these two pillars were in...
The Shaykh:
...not yet finalized. They were not made obligatory until the tenth year of Hijrah. Mu'adh was not sent by the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) except at the end of his life, and the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) passed away while Mu'adh was in Yemen. This was at the very end. However, the answers, as you have heard, are... Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Source
شرح نونية ابن القيم [41] — alfawzan.live (1:08:46)
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