Hajj of one who intentionally abandoned prayer and then repented
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A man had previously performed Hajj, then he intentionally abandoned prayer for two months, then he repented and returned to prayer. His question is: Does he have to perform Hajj again, and is his first Hajj invalid?
The Shaykh:
The Shaykh Ibn Baz (may Allah have mercy on him) issued a fatwa that his Hajj is valid for him if he repents to Allah; his deeds and his Hajj are valid for him. He issued this fatwa, may Allah have mercy on him.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success.
The Shaykh:
Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) said:[Al-Baqarah 2:217], so he is excused. In fact, if he dies while repentant, he will not be punished for the apostasy that passed before.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A man had previously performed Hajj, then he intentionally abandoned prayer for two months, then he repented and returned to prayer. His question is: Does he have to perform Hajj again, and is his first Hajj invalid?
The Shaykh:
The Shaykh Ibn Baz (may Allah have mercy on him) issued a fatwa that his Hajj is valid for him if he repents to Allah; his deeds and his Hajj are valid for him. He issued this fatwa, may Allah have mercy on him.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success.
The Shaykh:
Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) said:
And whoever of you reverts from his religion [to disbelief] and dies while he is a disbeliever
وَمَن يَرْتَدِدْ مِنكُمْ عَن دِينِهِ فَيَمُتْ وَهُوَ كَافِرٌ
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل ومن ذلك اتخاذها عيدًا — islamhouse.com (1:11:02)
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