God regards the Kaaba as being the source of the [Islamic] community’s stability. In other words, if Hajj was not carried out, the Islamic community would collapse. That is why jurists say that performing the Hajj pilgrimage is a collective obligation in certain cases. What this means is that if a day comes, God forbid, when there is no Hajj pilgrim from anywhere in the world, it is obligatory for you personally to perform the Hajj pilgrimage, even if you had previously made this trip ten times. This House [Kaaba], this main headquarters, this fundamental center, should never be left empty.
Imam Khamenei
May 17, 2023
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