The ruling on one who delays Hajj while being able to perform it until he dies
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, what about one who takes the fringes of fasting, or nearly breaks it, or tries to weaken some of it? Is that major disbelief in Allah, or has he committed a sin?
Answer:
The apparent meaning, and the apparent meaning from the words of the Companions and the apparent meaning of the verse, is that it is disbelief. If he had the ability and did not perform Hajj, and was negligent and delayed until he died without having performed Hajj, this is proof of his lack of concern. Is it far-fetched that he commits major disbelief, may Allah protect us from that? This is because he has no concern for a pillar of Islam, and he is able to perform it, yet he delays without excuse until he dies. This is proof of his lack of concern, so it is likely that he commits major disbelief, may Allah protect us from that. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, what about one who takes the fringes of fasting, or nearly breaks it, or tries to weaken some of it? Is that major disbelief in Allah, or has he committed a sin?
Answer:
The apparent meaning, and the apparent meaning from the words of the Companions and the apparent meaning of the verse, is that it is disbelief. If he had the ability and did not perform Hajj, and was negligent and delayed until he died without having performed Hajj, this is proof of his lack of concern. Is it far-fetched that he commits major disbelief, may Allah protect us from that? This is because he has no concern for a pillar of Islam, and he is able to perform it, yet he delays without excuse until he dies. This is proof of his lack of concern, so it is likely that he commits major disbelief, may Allah protect us from that. Yes.
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام [ صالح الفوزان ]، باب فضله وبيان من فرض عليه — islamhouse.com (1:05:36)
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