The Meaning of 'Umar's Statement Regarding the One Who Neglects Hajj Out of Carelessness
Machine translationRead the Arabic original
Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, regarding his statement, "They are not Muslims, they are not Muslims," and his statement, "So it is as if he died a Jew or a Christian," is it understood from this that it is an explanation that they left Hajj out of carelessness and laziness?
Answer:
Yes, yes, they cited this as evidence of his disbelief, they cited this as evidence of the disbelief of the one who is careless about Hajj, and this is from the speech of 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him), and it is evidence of his disbelief, this is a very serious matter, yes. You stop between the verses. Allah the Exalted said:[Ali 'Imran 3:97]. This is evidence that the one who leaves Hajj becomes a disbeliever, whether he is ignorant of its obligation or... other than the answer. The age is serious for me. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, regarding his statement, "They are not Muslims, they are not Muslims," and his statement, "So it is as if he died a Jew or a Christian," is it understood from this that it is an explanation that they left Hajj out of carelessness and laziness?
Answer:
Yes, yes, they cited this as evidence of his disbelief, they cited this as evidence of the disbelief of the one who is careless about Hajj, and this is from the speech of 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him), and it is evidence of his disbelief, this is a very serious matter, yes. You stop between the verses. Allah the Exalted said:
And [due] to Allah from the people is a pilgrimage to the House - for whoever is able to find thereto a way. But whoever disbelieves - then indeed, Allah is free from need of the worlds.
وَلِلَّهِ عَلَى النَّاسِ حِجُّ الْبَيْتِ مَنِ اسْتَطَاعَ إِلَيْهِ سَبِيلًا وَمَن كَفَرَ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ غَنِيٌّ عَنِ الْعَالَمِينَ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 141/56 شرح زاد المستقنع/ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (1:07:10)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.