Some say that going for Hajj and 'Umrah these days is forbidden due to the presence of evil, so what is your guidance?

Question:
He says: Some students of knowledge have published a printed pamphlet in which they conclude that going to Makkah for 'Umrah or Hajj in these days is forbidden due to the presence of evil and the lack of forbidding it, in their claim. So what is your guidance?

Answer:
This is actually ignorant talk, an exaggeration, and an overreach in the legal ruling. This speech is not permissible. Makkah is not as you described, praise be to Allah. It is protected, it is regulated, it is safe, and it has the men of the Committee for Promoting Virtue and Preventing Vice in the Sacred Mosque, and it has soldiers, and it has complete regulation, praise be to Allah. Some unintended matters may occur, and a person avoids them, but to warn against 'Umrah and say that it is forbidden, and that the Sacred Mosque is lost, this is reckless talk, and this speech is not permissible. And should the pamphlet be prevented? Yes.