The ruling on delaying Hajj while having the ability to perform it
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Question:
May Allah reward you with good. Honorable Shaykh, a listener to the program says: I have not performed Hajj, and I am forty-one years old, and I have the money. Even though every year I say, "I will go," and I say, "I will perform Hajj this year." Is it permissible for me to delay Hajj at an age like this?
Answer:
Hajj is obligatory immediately upon having the ability, and it is not permissible to delay it. One must hasten to perform it, because it is one of the pillars of Islam. So you erred in delaying Hajj and being sluggish about it. You must hasten to perform it and repent to Allah for the delay. Yes.
May Allah reward you with good. Honorable Shaykh, a listener to the program says: I have not performed Hajj, and I am forty-one years old, and I have the money. Even though every year I say, "I will go," and I say, "I will perform Hajj this year." Is it permissible for me to delay Hajj at an age like this?
Answer:
Hajj is obligatory immediately upon having the ability, and it is not permissible to delay it. One must hasten to perform it, because it is one of the pillars of Islam. So you erred in delaying Hajj and being sluggish about it. You must hasten to perform it and repent to Allah for the delay. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 6718- حكم تأخير الحج مع القدرة عليه - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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