What is the point of reconciliation between Fatwa No. 2407371 and Fatwa No. 36202, given the similarity of the cases and the difficulty of repeating Hajj due to illness?
The ruling issued in this matter is the obligation to respect the laws enacted by the Muslim rulers to achieve public welfare. There is no contradiction between this ruling and the fatwa that permitted performing Hajj if the prohibition was not based on a valid Sharia reason, because these laws were enacted for the benefit of the pilgrims. Sheikh Al-Uthaymeen emphasizes that laws which do not violate Sharia and are deemed to have a benefit must be implemented in obedience to the rulers, not because they are part of Sharia itself, but because Allah commanded obedience to them in matters that do not contradict His command and His Messenger's.
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