The Pilgrims and the Performers of 'Umrah Are the Guests of Allah

The questioner:
The questioner says: The pilgrims and the performers of 'Umrah are the guests of Allah. Is this a hadith? And what is required of the one who leaves off Hajj and 'Umrah in his lifetime?

The Shaykh:
Yes, this is a hadith. If they ask Him, He gives them, to the end of the hadith. So they are the guests of Allah, arriving and coming to Allah the Exalted, and guests with their Lord. They are the guests of the Merciful, the pilgrims and the performers of 'Umrah. This indicates the virtue of Hajj and 'Umrah, whether obligatory or voluntary. Yes.

The questioner:
What about the one who leaves off Hajj and 'Umrah while he is able, Shaykh?

The Shaykh:
It is not permissible for him to leave it, as Hajj and 'Umrah are a pillar of the five pillars of Islam. So Hajj and 'Umrah are required of the one who is able. If he is able with his body and his wealth, it is obligatory for him to perform Hajj and 'Umrah himself, the obligatory Hajj and the obligatory 'Umrah. If he is unable to perform 'Umrah with his wealth, there is no Hajj or 'Umrah required of him. This is based on the saying of Allah the Exalted: So the ability is that he owns a mount that takes him to Hajj and 'Umrah and brings him back to his residence, and he finds the provisions that suffice him. This is what makes Hajj and 'Umrah obligatory upon him once in his lifetime, and it is the obligation of Islam. Yes.