The Ruling on Hajj.

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The Shaykh : As for its ruling: it is obligatory by the consensus of the Muslims, based on the Book and the Sunnah. That is to say: its obligation is established by the Noble Qur'an, the Prophetic Sunnah, and the consensus of the Muslims.
As for the Book: Allah the Mighty and Majestic said:

And [due] to Allah from the people is a pilgrimage to the House - for whoever is able to find thereto a way. But whoever disbelieves - then indeed, Allah is free from need of the worlds.

وَلِلَّهِ عَلَى النَّاسِ حِجُّ الْبَيْتِ مَنْ اسْتَطَاعَ إِلَيْهِ سَبِيلاً وَمَنْ كَفَرَ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ غَنِيٌّ عَنْ الْعَالَمِينَ

[Ali 'Imran 3:97]

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As for the Sunnah: the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:

O people! Indeed, Allah has made Hajj obligatory upon you, so perform Hajj. A man stood up — he was al-Aqra' ibn Habis — and said: O Messenger of Allah, is it every year? — meaning, has Allah made it obligatory every year? — He said: If I had said yes, it would have become obligatory, and you would not have been able to do it. Hajj is once, and whatever is more than that is voluntary.

أيها الناس! إن الله قد كتب عليكم الحج فحجوا. فقام رجل - هو الأقرع بن حابس- وقال يا رسول الله : أفي كل عام؟ - يعني أفرض الله ذلك كل عام؟ - قال : لو قلت نعم لوجبت وما استطعتم. الحج مرة فما زاد فهو تطوع

. The Muslims agreed on the obligation of Hajj, and this became well-known among them. It was one of the established matters in the Islamic religion, to the extent that the scholars said: whoever denies the obligation of Hajj is a disbeliever, because this is known by necessity from the religion of Islam. So all the Muslims say: Hajj is one of the pillars of Islam. So what is the ruling on Hajj? — Brother, stand up. — Obligatory. What is the evidence? The Qur'an. Well done. The Sunnah: the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:

Pilgrimage (In what follows I have used the word "pilgrimage” where only the hajj is intended; but when reference is made to both hajj and ’umra the Arabic words are used without translation to avoid misunderstanding.) has been ordained for you people, so perform it.

إن الله فرض عليكم الحج فحجوا

Mishkat al-Masabih 2505

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If I had said yes, it would have become obligatory, and you would not have been able to do it. Hajj is once, and whatever is more than that is voluntary.

لو قلت نعم لوجبت وما استطعتم. الحج مرة فما زاد فهو تطوع

. May Allah reward you. As for the consensus of the Muslims: it is known by necessity from the religion of Islam and is not hidden from anyone. Does a person have to do it immediately or can he delay it? The answer: he must do it immediately. That means, from the moment the conditions for the obligation of Hajj are met, a person must perform it and not delay, because a person's obligations are immediate. A person does not know what may befall him. A person does not know what may befall him. He may become poor after being rich. He may become sick after being healthy. He may die after being alive. Is that not so? Good. So you must hasten. When the conditions are met, hasten and do not delay.

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