Is the obligation in Al-Hajawi's statement: "And he must hasten to pay off his debt, and whatever absolves his responsibility, such as expiating an oath, performing Hajj, fulfilling a vow, and other similar matters, and it is sunnah to distribute his will, all of that before the prayer," an immediate obligation such that one is sinful if they do not act despite being able, or is it an expanded obligation, and when does it become immediate? And did any of the companions explicitly state that?

The words of Al-Hajawi necessitate expediting the aforementioned matters before prayer. Some scholars of the [Hanbali] school have clarified that this is sunnah, as explicitly stated by Sheikh Ahmad bin Abdullah Al-Halabi Al-Ba'li in "Kashf Al-Mukhaddarat," regarding the obligation of expediting the distribution of the will and the settlement of debt before prayer. There is no contradiction between the intent of expediting and prioritizing prayer over these matters, such that if they were delayed beyond it, sin would be incurred. As for whether "wajib" (obligatory) is an obligation with an extended or narrow timeframe, no specific text was found on this particular issue.