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3. Is Hajj obligatory
straight away?
Yes, it should be done straight away. The evidence for this
is the aayah referred to above. This (doing things straight
away) is the guiding principle concerning the commands of
sharee’ah. The evidence in the Sunnah which indicates this
is as follows:
1. Abu Hurayrah said: The
Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon
him) gave a sermon (khutbah) and said: “O people, Allaah has
enjoined Hajj upon you so do Hajj.” (Narrated by Muslim,
1337).
2. Ibn ‘Abbaas (may Allaah be
pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allaah (peace and
blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Whoever wants to go
for Hajj, let him hasten to do it, because he may fall ill
or some other problems may arise.” (Narrated by Abu Dawood,
1732, without the phrase “because he may…” also narrated by
Ibn Maajah, 2883 and Ahmad, 1836).
According to a report narrated by Ahmad “Hasten to do Hajj
–i.e., the obligatory Hajj – for none of you knows what may
happen to him.”
These two reports strengthen one another. (See Irwaa’
al-Ghaleel by al-Albaani, 4/168).
The Shaafa’is say that Hajj may be delayed, because the
Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) delayed
his Hajj until 10 AH. But the answer to this is as follows:
a. He only delayed it for one
year, but they say it may be delayed indefinitely!
b. He (peace and blessings of
Allaah be upon him) wanted to purify the House (the Ka’bah)
of the Mushrikeen and those who performed Hajj naked.
c. He was kept busy with the
delegations that had started to come to Madeenah, one after
another to announce their Islam.
(See al-Sharh al-Mumti’ by Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen, 7/17, 18)
4. It is obligatory to do Hajj once in
one's lifetime
Abu Hurayrah said: The Messenger of Allaah (peace and
blessings of Allaah be upon him) gave a sermon (khutbah) and
said: “O people, Allaah has enjoined Hajj upon you so do
Hajj.” A man said, Is it every year, O Messenger of Allaah?
He remained silent until the man had said it three times,
then he said, “If I say yes, it will become obligatory and
you will not be able to do it.” Then he said, “Do not push
me to tell you more than what I have left you with, for
those who came before you were destroyed because they asked
too many questions and argued with their Prophets. If I
command you to do a thing, do as much of it as you can, and
if I forbid you to do something, then avoid it.” (Narrated
by Muslim, 1337)
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