Clarification that the obligation of Hajj is not lifted by the presence of disbelievers in Saudi territories?
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The questioner: Two burdens on the entire Islamic world; Allah burdens them.
The Shaykh: : O Allah, amen. No, Bush, Bush in any case...
The questioner: : Allah burdens him and those who brought him.
The Shaykh: : Makkah and al-Madinah are still far, if Allah wills, from the evil that has befallen the Saudi lands. This does not obligate Muslims not to perform Hajj, for Allah the Mighty and Majestic says in the Noble Qur'an:[Ali 'Imran 3:97] Thus, when this is the case, Hajj is within one's capacity. The Americans increased slightly here; they were present before, but with this occasion and this fitnah (trial) that occurred, they increased by a few thousand there. So, their presence in some Saudi lands does not lift the obligation from Muslims, which is the obligation of Hajj to the House of Allah. The rumor that spread here that it is not permissible to perform Hajj this year because the Americans occupied those lands—the claim that it is not permissible is the one that is not permissible. For Allah the Mighty and Majestic said in the previous verse: [Ali 'Imran 3:97] May Allah forbid it, may Allah forbid it. If the sacred lands of Makkah and al-Madinah were struck as al-Aqsa was struck, would Hajj be lifted from Muslims?
The questioner: : No, it is not lifted.
The Shaykh: : Ha ha, may Allah bless you. Also, as long as the condition of ability is fulfilled,[Ali 'Imran 3:97] it is not permissible for a Muslim to delay performing the obligation of Hajj on the excuse that the Americans are present in Riyadh, present in Dammam, present, I don't know where else. This does not lift the obligation. Even if, may Allah forbid it, the Americans occupied Makkah and al-Madinah as the Jews occupied al-Aqsa, this ruling would not cease to apply. It is not permissible to lift it at all, as long as the condition, which is ability, remains and continues.
The Shaykh: : O Allah, amen. No, Bush, Bush in any case...
The questioner: : Allah burdens him and those who brought him.
The Shaykh: : Makkah and al-Madinah are still far, if Allah wills, from the evil that has befallen the Saudi lands. This does not obligate Muslims not to perform Hajj, for Allah the Mighty and Majestic says in the Noble Qur'an:
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.
ولله على الناس حج البيت من استطاع إليه سبيلا ومن كفر فإن الله غني عن العالمينfor whoever is able to find thereto a way
من استطاع إليه سبيلاThe questioner: : No, it is not lifted.
The Shaykh: : Ha ha, may Allah bless you. Also, as long as the condition of ability is fulfilled,
And [due] to Allah from the people is a pilgrimage to the House - for whoever is able to find thereto a way
ولله على الناس حج البيت من استطاع إليه سيبلا
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