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As-salaamun Alaikum wa Rahmatullahi wa barakatuh

The Lord of the world, the Creator of Entire Creation,

we send blessings and salutations upon the greatest of all creation

Muhammad ibn Abdullah, so Allah wa Aleyhi wa sallam

the greatest and the highest in status, not only from all of mankind

but even the messengers that Allah sent, Rasulullah,

so As-Sallam was granted the highest status

and we are fortunate to be from his Ummah,

to be from those who follow his instruction completely.

May Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala make us steadfast

and may he make it easy for us to follow the footsteps

of this greatest creation of Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala.

My brothers, my sisters, we are in the months of Hajj

and Hajj, as you know, is the fifth pillar of Islam

and Hajj, as you know, is not compulsory

except upon those who can afford the trip

who manage to go, who have the permission to go, etc.

certain conditions need to be met

and then it becomes compulsory.

If those conditions are not met, then it's not compulsory.

For example, a person cannot afford it,

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