The government's prohibition of Hajj for five years
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Question:
A question: The government has prohibited Hajj this year for a period of five years. What is your opinion on this?
Answer:
What is laughable, and Allah knows best, is that there is no blame in it; because it is a general benefit for the Muslims. Those who performed Hajj in less than three years have already fulfilled the obligation, and some of them may have done more than the obligation. So we hope there is no blame in it; because of the relief it provides for the Muslims. And if others are prevented in the same way for a limited number of years, there is benefit for those inside the country, meaning,
A question: The government has prohibited Hajj this year for a period of five years. What is your opinion on this?
Answer:
What is laughable, and Allah knows best, is that there is no blame in it; because it is a general benefit for the Muslims. Those who performed Hajj in less than three years have already fulfilled the obligation, and some of them may have done more than the obligation. So we hope there is no blame in it; because of the relief it provides for the Muslims. And if others are prevented in the same way for a limited number of years, there is benefit for those inside the country, meaning,
Source
فتاوى الحج - ١ - ١٤٠٥ هـ — archive.org (2:25)
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