Delaying the obligatory Hajj while having the ability
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Question:
Your Eminence the Shaykh! I am a young man who is financially able to perform Hajj, and I am capable of it, but I have not performed it to this day. Is there a sin on me for delaying this obligatory duty?
Answer:
Yes, you must repent to Allah and hasten to perform Hajj this year, and you must repent for what has passed. Allah the Exalted says:[An-Nur 24:31] You are hastening, because it is obligatory for you to hasten to perform Hajj as soon as you are able. Therefore, your delay is a sin, so you must repent to Allah for that and hasten to perform Hajj this year.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Your Eminence the Shaykh! I am a young man who is financially able to perform Hajj, and I am capable of it, but I have not performed it to this day. Is there a sin on me for delaying this obligatory duty?
Answer:
Yes, you must repent to Allah and hasten to perform Hajj this year, and you must repent for what has passed. Allah the Exalted says:
And turn to Allah in repentance, all of you, O believers, that
وَتُوبُوا إِلَى اللَّهِ جَمِيعًا أَيُّهَ الْمُؤْمِنُونَ لَعَلَّكُمْThe presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
أحكام الحج — islamhouse.com (1:01:28)
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