Mufti Menk – Is Delaying Hajj Really Sinful
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You can't plan to delay
repentance to Allah.
People say, and I've given this example before,
people say,
while I'm still young, when I turn 50,
I'll go for Hajj, inshallah, we'll stop everything.
For now, I'm just enjoying life. No way.
I've asked people,
can you afford Hajj? They say, yes. Are
you able to go? Yes.
Well, why aren't you going? They say, because
I'm still young.
I'm still young, so I'm not going because
when I go for Hajj, then I'm gonna
have to quit all this and all that.
No. You can't do that.
Allah decides when you're going to go by
giving you the means
and the capacity to go.
Allah has made it compulsory to go for
Hajj for those who are able and capable
to undertake the journey.
So if you have the capacity, who gave
you the capacity? Allah.
You have the money. Who gave you the
money? Allah. So He's decided when you're going
to go. If you delay unnecessarily,
you're sinful.
Yes. If there was a restriction or you
didn't get a visa or something, Allah will
not hold it against you but you tried.