The ruling on one who designates a sacrificial animal and then intends to perform Hajj

The questioner:
The questioner: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, I just bought two sheep, and I said, if Allah wills, I will sacrifice one of them. But it occurred to me to perform Hajj this year, if Allah wills. What is obligatory for me if I perform Hajj and do not sacrifice?

The Shaykh:
The Shaykh: Since you said, "This is a sacrificial animal," you heard earlier that if one says, "This is a hady" or "This is a sacrificial animal," it becomes specific, and it is not permissible for him to do anything else except what is better than it. So this sacrificial animal is specific to you; you must slaughter it at the time of the sacrifice. You slaughter it when the time of the sacrifice comes, because it has become specific and has exited your ownership. Yes.

Another questioner:
The questioner: Where? Where?

The Shaykh:
The Shaykh: If it died without any negligence on his part, if it died without negligence on his part, he owes nothing. If it got sick and died, he owes nothing. And whoever slaughters it, there is no issue with that. Yes.

Another questioner:
Hmm?

The Shaykh:
The questioner: What about the two, or did you designate one? I said one of these two is the sacrifice. You choose, you designate. Yes.