وَالْفَرْقُ بَيْنَ الْعَاجِزِ عَنِ الْحَجِّ بِبَدَنِهِ لِكِبَرِ السِّنِّ، وَبَيْنَ الْعَاجِزِ عَنِ الْحَجِّ لِمَرَضٍ قَدْ يُرْجَى لَهُ الْبُرْءُ إِذِ الْعَاجِزُ لِكِبَرِ السِّنِّ لَا يَحْدُثُ لَهُ شَبَابٌ وَقُوَّةٌ بَعْدُ، وَالْمَرِيضُ قَدْ يَصِحُّ مِنْ مَرَضِهِ بِإِذْنِ اللَّهِ.
There is a difference between a person who is unable to perform Hajj due to old age and a person who is unable due to illness, because a person who is unable due to old age cannot regain youth and strength, whereas a sick person can recover by the command and mercy of Allah Almighty.