Hajj Shouldn’t Be Delayed Without A Reason After One Becomes Able To Do It

السلام عليكم و رحمة الله و بركاته

Umar Ibn Al-Khattab (رضي الله عنه) said:

[عن عبدالرحمن بن غنم:] عن عمرَ بنِ الخطّابِ يقولُ من أطاق الحجَّ فلم يحجَّ فسواءٌ عليهِ يهوديًّا مات أو نَصرانيًّا.

Whoever is able to do Hajj but does not do Hajj, then it is all the same whether he dies as a Jew or a Christian.

》ابن كثير (٧٧٤ هـ)، تفسير القرآن ٢/٧٠ • إسناده صحيح
》أحمد شاكر (١٣٧٧ هـ)، عمدة التفسير ١/٣٩٥ • [أشار في المقدمة إلى صحته]
》الحكمي (١٣٧٨ هـ)، معارج القبول ٦٣٩/٢ • إسناده صحيح

(https://islamqa.info/en/answers/235262/soundness-of-the-hadith-whoever-is-not-prevented-from-doing-hajj-by-genuine-need-an-oppressive-ruler-or-debilitating-sickness-and-dies-without-having-done-hajj-let-him-die-if-he-wishes-as-a-jew-or-if-he-wishes-as-a-christian)

The above statement of Umar ibn Al-Khattab (رضي الله عنه) shows the severity of not performing the Hajj after being capable of doing it. It doesn’t mean that the non-performer is a Kafir. The non-performer will be deemed a Kafir if he denied the obligation and importance of the Hajj.

The Hajj should be done immediately when one is capable of doing it.

See-

https://islamqa.info/en/answers/41702/obligation-of-performing-hajj-straightaway