Advice for the one who has not performed Hajj despite being able to
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, this questioner says: I hope you will direct a word of advice to the one who has not performed the obligatory Hajj while being able to do so, due to laziness and lack of concern. It is known that some of these people go every year, almost without fail, on a work assignment as a delegate with the Hajj mission, in order to receive a financial reward.
Answer:
Yes, it is obligatory for the one who is able to perform Hajj to hasten to do so, because Hajj is obligatory immediately for the one who is able to perform it, and it is not to be delayed. For he does not know what may befall him. So he should hasten as long as Allah has enabled him to perform Hajj, and not delay it until the coming year, which he may not reach. The ability he has may be lost; his money may not be sufficient in the coming year. These are contingencies. He may fall ill and be unable to perform it. So a person should hasten to perform the obligatory Hajj as much as he is able, and not delay it, because it is an obligation like the obligation of prayer, the obligation of zakah, and the obligation of fasting. He should hasten to do it and not be lazy. If he performs Hajj while on a work assignment, if he goes as a delegate and combines the delegation with Hajj, there is no harm in that. There is no harm in that. However, if he goes for the delegation and does not perform Hajj, while he has not yet fulfilled the obligation of Islam, that is not permissible for him. It is obligatory for him to perform Hajj when he reaches the sacred sites and is able to perform Hajj. It is obligatory for him to perform Hajj because he no longer has an excuse. So he combines the delegation with Hajj.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Honorable Shaykh, this questioner says: I hope you will direct a word of advice to the one who has not performed the obligatory Hajj while being able to do so, due to laziness and lack of concern. It is known that some of these people go every year, almost without fail, on a work assignment as a delegate with the Hajj mission, in order to receive a financial reward.
Answer:
Yes, it is obligatory for the one who is able to perform Hajj to hasten to do so, because Hajj is obligatory immediately for the one who is able to perform it, and it is not to be delayed. For he does not know what may befall him. So he should hasten as long as Allah has enabled him to perform Hajj, and not delay it until the coming year, which he may not reach. The ability he has may be lost; his money may not be sufficient in the coming year. These are contingencies. He may fall ill and be unable to perform it. So a person should hasten to perform the obligatory Hajj as much as he is able, and not delay it, because it is an obligation like the obligation of prayer, the obligation of zakah, and the obligation of fasting. He should hasten to do it and not be lazy. If he performs Hajj while on a work assignment, if he goes as a delegate and combines the delegation with Hajj, there is no harm in that. There is no harm in that. However, if he goes for the delegation and does not perform Hajj, while he has not yet fulfilled the obligation of Islam, that is not permissible for him. It is obligatory for him to perform Hajj when he reaches the sacred sites and is able to perform Hajj. It is obligatory for him to perform Hajj because he no longer has an excuse. So he combines the delegation with Hajj.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Source
75-اللقاء الأسبوعي مع الشيخ صالح الفوزان - 18 — archive.org (45:26)
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