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The Case of One Who Does Not Perform al-Hajj within Every Five Years

alkafi-6941Vol. 4, p. 278

إِنَّ لِلَّهِ مُنَادِياً يُنَادِي أَيُّ عَبْدٍ أَحْسَنَ اللَّهُ إِلَيْهِ وَ أَوْسَعَ عَلَيْهِ فِي رِزْقِهِ فَلَمْ يَفِدْ إِلَيْهِ فِي كُلِّ خَمْسَةِ أَعْوَامٍ مَرَّةً لِيَطْلُبَ نَوَافِلَهُ‌[4] إِنَّ ذَلِكَ لَمَحْرُومٌ.

“Abu Ja’far (a.s.), has said, ‘Allah has an announcer who announces, ‘Any servant to whom Allah has done favors and has increased his sustenance, but he does not delegate himself before his Lord once every five years to appeal for the extra favors from Him, such person is indeed a deprived one.’”