Hajj for the Able: Immediate or Deferred Obligation
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: As for the one who is able to perform Hajj and has the means to do so, is Hajj obligatory for him immediately?
Answer:
Yes, the Hajj of Islam is obligatory immediately if one is able. If one is able, it is obligatory for him immediately.[Ali 'Imran 3:97] If he is able and has no obstacle to travel, he must travel to perform the obligatory Hajj. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: As for the one who is able to perform Hajj and has the means to do so, is Hajj obligatory for him immediately?
Answer:
Yes, the Hajj of Islam is obligatory immediately if one is able. If one is able, it is obligatory for him immediately.
And [due] to Allah from the people is a pilgrimage to the House - for whoever is able to find thereto a way
وَلِلَّهِ عَلَى النَّاسِ حِجُّ الْبَيْتِ مَنِ اسْتَطَاعَ إِلَيْهِ سَبِيلًا
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل ومن تلاعبه وكيده : تلاعبه بالثنوية — islamhouse.com (41:51)
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