Restricting Hajj to every five years for citizens
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The questioner:
I ask Allah to reward you, Honorable Shaykh. Here are some questions; may Allah reward you with good, and I hope you will answer them. A questioner says: Has a fatwa been issued by the Committee of Senior Scholars, or by you, regarding the permissibility of restricting citizens from performing Hajj every five years, and that whoever violates this commits a sin?
The Shaykh:
Yes, it was issued by the Council of Senior Scholars that a Muslim should, if Hajj is an individual obligation, make room for his brothers. The state ordered this matter, making room for pilgrims for five years after the obligatory Hajj so that he can make room for people. This was issued by the Council of Senior Scholars.
The questioner:
Is it permissible for him to circumvent that from one side?
The Shaykh:
Life.
The questioner:
What is happening.
The Shaykh:
No, by the greeting, no, no.
I ask Allah to reward you, Honorable Shaykh. Here are some questions; may Allah reward you with good, and I hope you will answer them. A questioner says: Has a fatwa been issued by the Committee of Senior Scholars, or by you, regarding the permissibility of restricting citizens from performing Hajj every five years, and that whoever violates this commits a sin?
The Shaykh:
Yes, it was issued by the Council of Senior Scholars that a Muslim should, if Hajj is an individual obligation, make room for his brothers. The state ordered this matter, making room for pilgrims for five years after the obligatory Hajj so that he can make room for people. This was issued by the Council of Senior Scholars.
The questioner:
Is it permissible for him to circumvent that from one side?
The Shaykh:
Life.
The questioner:
What is happening.
The Shaykh:
No, by the greeting, no, no.
Source
محاضرات عبر الهاتف [ 01 ] أحكام الحج — islamhouse.com (16:47)
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