The ruling on the Hajj of one who has a debt
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Question:
Your Eminence, he says: A person wants to perform the Hajj of Islam, and he has a debt that he is unable to pay off. He intends to perform Hajj this year, and he has an amount of money sufficient for his Hajj. Does he perform Hajj, or does he start by paying off his debt?
Answer:
He does not have to perform Hajj. He does not have to perform Hajj. Hajj is obligatory upon the one who is able, for whoever has the means to it. The one who has a debt and does not have what to pay it off, he does not have to perform Hajj. He pays off the debt first. So when he pays off the debt and has something left, he performs Hajj. Otherwise, the debt is binding. Yes.
Your Eminence, he says: A person wants to perform the Hajj of Islam, and he has a debt that he is unable to pay off. He intends to perform Hajj this year, and he has an amount of money sufficient for his Hajj. Does he perform Hajj, or does he start by paying off his debt?
Answer:
He does not have to perform Hajj. He does not have to perform Hajj. Hajj is obligatory upon the one who is able, for whoever has the means to it. The one who has a debt and does not have what to pay it off, he does not have to perform Hajj. He pays off the debt first. So when he pays off the debt and has something left, he performs Hajj. Otherwise, the debt is binding. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، محاضرات في العقيدة والدعوة-016-الإيمان حقيقته أركانه شعبه ثمراته|صالح الفوزان|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:14:08)
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