I performed Hajj once, then I relapsed and abandoned many prayers. Now I have repented to Allah. Do I have to repeat the Hajj, and do I have to make up the fasts?
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The questioner:
I am a young man to whom Allah granted guidance. I used to pray and fast, and I performed Hajj only once. I continued in this state for several years, but bad companions were the cause of my misguidance. I kept their company until I relapsed and abandoned the prayers. However, I did not abandon them entirely; rather, I would miss the 'Asr prayer once and the Maghrib prayer once, then perform wudu' and pray, and so on. My question is: What must I do? Do I have to repeat the Hajj, or is my first Hajj sufficient? I have some days of Ramadan that I missed; do I have to make them up, or is my work invalid and void due to those prayers I used to abandon? Do I have to make them up? Please guide me on what to do. May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh:
You must repent to Allah the Exalted and Majestic, and Allah accepts the repentance of whoever repents. Your first Hajj is valid, if Allah wills. If you repent and return to Allah the Exalted and Majestic, then your Hajj is valid according to the stronger opinion of the scholars. Likewise, your fasting and all your other deeds that you used to do before the relapse. If you repent to Allah and return to Him, your deeds will be restored to you, if Allah wills.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good. The companions, Shaykh Salih, are of this nature.
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
With this kind of influence, you must have a saying that protects you, may Allah keep you safe?
The Shaykh:
And you must avoid bad companions. All means of evil and means of fitnah (trial, discord or temptation), you must avoid them; because our religion came with sadd al-dhara'i' (blocking the means to harm) that lead to what is prohibited. So you must avoid every means that leads you to evil, and the most important of these are companions. Do not keep company with anyone but the righteous and good people from whose company you gain good. Yes.
I am a young man to whom Allah granted guidance. I used to pray and fast, and I performed Hajj only once. I continued in this state for several years, but bad companions were the cause of my misguidance. I kept their company until I relapsed and abandoned the prayers. However, I did not abandon them entirely; rather, I would miss the 'Asr prayer once and the Maghrib prayer once, then perform wudu' and pray, and so on. My question is: What must I do? Do I have to repeat the Hajj, or is my first Hajj sufficient? I have some days of Ramadan that I missed; do I have to make them up, or is my work invalid and void due to those prayers I used to abandon? Do I have to make them up? Please guide me on what to do. May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh:
You must repent to Allah the Exalted and Majestic, and Allah accepts the repentance of whoever repents. Your first Hajj is valid, if Allah wills. If you repent and return to Allah the Exalted and Majestic, then your Hajj is valid according to the stronger opinion of the scholars. Likewise, your fasting and all your other deeds that you used to do before the relapse. If you repent to Allah and return to Him, your deeds will be restored to you, if Allah wills.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good. The companions, Shaykh Salih, are of this nature.
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
With this kind of influence, you must have a saying that protects you, may Allah keep you safe?
The Shaykh:
And you must avoid bad companions. All means of evil and means of fitnah (trial, discord or temptation), you must avoid them; because our religion came with sadd al-dhara'i' (blocking the means to harm) that lead to what is prohibited. So you must avoid every means that leads you to evil, and the most important of these are companions. Do not keep company with anyone but the righteous and good people from whose company you gain good. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، حججت مرة واحدة، ثم انتكست وتركت الكثير من الصلوات والآن تبت إلى الله فهل أعيد الحج، وهل أقضي الصيام؟ — youtube.com
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