Borrowing for Hajj on behalf of a deceased mother
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A woman asks and says: My mother passed away and she did not perform Hajj, and I was unable to perform Hajj on her behalf. Is it permissible for me to borrow a sum of money so that whoever performs Hajj on her behalf can be paid?
Answer:
No, it is not obligatory to borrow money for the obligation of Hajj. If the deceased woman left behind wealth, it is taken from her estate to perform the obligatory Hajj of Islam on her behalf. If she did not have any wealth, then there is no Hajj required of her. Allah the Exalted said: “If he is able to reach it…” and if she died and was not able to perform it, then there is no Hajj required of her. Allah the Exalted knows best, and may Allah send prayers and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A woman asks and says: My mother passed away and she did not perform Hajj, and I was unable to perform Hajj on her behalf. Is it permissible for me to borrow a sum of money so that whoever performs Hajj on her behalf can be paid?
Answer:
No, it is not obligatory to borrow money for the obligation of Hajj. If the deceased woman left behind wealth, it is taken from her estate to perform the obligatory Hajj of Islam on her behalf. If she did not have any wealth, then there is no Hajj required of her. Allah the Exalted said: “If he is able to reach it…” and if she died and was not able to perform it, then there is no Hajj required of her. Allah the Exalted knows best, and may Allah send prayers and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 141/36 شرح زاد المستقنع/ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (1:25:55)
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