Is buying books, some of which may be dispensed with, given priority over performing the obligatory Hajj?
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The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : Our Shaykh, the same question: Is buying books, some of which may be dispensed with, given priority over performing the obligatory Hajj?
The Shaykh : This question is equivalent to asking: Is a collective obligation given priority over an individual obligation?
The questioner : Of course, may Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : And beware of that.
The questioner : Our Shaykh, Abu Rayd is asking.
The Shaykh : He is what? He is active in asking questions.
The questioner : And frankly, the first thing I ask our noble Shaykh is about his health; we ask Allah to prolong his life.
The Shaykh : May Allah bless you.
The questioner : And that people benefit from his knowledge, of course. So I am listening to the brothers, and frankly, there are many questions.
The Shaykh : I wish he would delight us with them, because we are accustomed to these questions; we want to hear a new question from someone nearby.
The questioner : I wish, as they said, I told my brother Abu Ahmad, I wish, and it is a wish, of course, that our noble Shaykh would honor us like this, on the basis that there are others, of course, who want to benefit, frankly.
The Shaykh : Welcome.
The questioner : So I wish you would specify a day like this, on the basis that there are many brothers who have many questions, of course.
The student : It is right that you have questions.
The questioner : They want to benefit, of course.
The Shaykh : He has them, of course.
The questioner : They want to ask about matters of their religion, of course; there are many people, of course, who are ignorant of many matters.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : They understand that they are in need, frankly, of benefiting.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : Perhaps they will benefit; if Allah wills, they will benefit. I wish Abu Ahmad were a witness to this matter.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : I have done this more than once, frankly. He is responsible, of course. If it is not a question, frankly, it means that everything in the religion must be asked about. Praise be to Allah, the religion encompasses every small and large matter, of course. So whatever the question is, it does not prevent a person from asking.
The Shaykh : Correct.
The questioner : But there are questions, of course, that a person must, first of all, not burden our Shaykh with, because there are more important questions, frankly.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : It is supposed that a person focuses on them.
The Shaykh : Now, you relax, becauseThe Shaykh : it lightens his burden by answering, so you relax.
The questioner : In any case, there are many questions.
The Shaykh : You delighted us with one question, now, and the rest we will give you as a debt.
The questioner : Our Shaykh, the same question: Is buying books, some of which may be dispensed with, given priority over performing the obligatory Hajj?
The Shaykh : This question is equivalent to asking: Is a collective obligation given priority over an individual obligation?
The questioner : Of course, may Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : And beware of that.
The questioner : Our Shaykh, Abu Rayd is asking.
The Shaykh : He is what? He is active in asking questions.
The questioner : And frankly, the first thing I ask our noble Shaykh is about his health; we ask Allah to prolong his life.
The Shaykh : May Allah bless you.
The questioner : And that people benefit from his knowledge, of course. So I am listening to the brothers, and frankly, there are many questions.
The Shaykh : I wish he would delight us with them, because we are accustomed to these questions; we want to hear a new question from someone nearby.
The questioner : I wish, as they said, I told my brother Abu Ahmad, I wish, and it is a wish, of course, that our noble Shaykh would honor us like this, on the basis that there are others, of course, who want to benefit, frankly.
The Shaykh : Welcome.
The questioner : So I wish you would specify a day like this, on the basis that there are many brothers who have many questions, of course.
The student : It is right that you have questions.
The questioner : They want to benefit, of course.
The Shaykh : He has them, of course.
The questioner : They want to ask about matters of their religion, of course; there are many people, of course, who are ignorant of many matters.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : They understand that they are in need, frankly, of benefiting.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : Perhaps they will benefit; if Allah wills, they will benefit. I wish Abu Ahmad were a witness to this matter.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : I have done this more than once, frankly. He is responsible, of course. If it is not a question, frankly, it means that everything in the religion must be asked about. Praise be to Allah, the religion encompasses every small and large matter, of course. So whatever the question is, it does not prevent a person from asking.
The Shaykh : Correct.
The questioner : But there are questions, of course, that a person must, first of all, not burden our Shaykh with, because there are more important questions, frankly.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : It is supposed that a person focuses on them.
The Shaykh : Now, you relax, becauseThe Shaykh : it lightens his burden by answering, so you relax.
The questioner : In any case, there are many questions.
The Shaykh : You delighted us with one question, now, and the rest we will give you as a debt.
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