The ruling on 'Umrah for one who has a due debt
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The questioner:
The questioner says: A mother of orphans is living in a rented place, and the owner is demanding the rent and cursing her. It is known that she receives some charity and zakah, but it barely covers her and her children's needs. He asks: Is it permissible for her and her children to go for 'Umrah, since she received an amount of three hundred and fifty riyals from zakah without the owner's consent?
The Shaykh:
Repeat the question. Ah.
The questioner:
The questioner says: A mother of orphans is living in a rented place, and the owner is demanding the rent and cursing her. It is known that she receives some charity and zakah, but it barely covers her and her children's needs. He asks: Is it permissible for her and her children to go for 'Umrah, since she received an amount of three hundred and fifty riyals from zakah without the owner's consent?
The Shaykh:
The one who has a debt that is being demanded must start by paying off the debt and not go for 'Umrah or Hajj. He starts by paying off the debt. If there is something left after the debt, he goes for Hajj or 'Umrah. As for paying off the debt, it takes precedence over Hajj.
Therefore, Hajj is not obligatory. The obligatory Hajj is not required except of the one who is able. Allah the Exalted said:[Ali 'Imran 3:97] meaning the ability to provide the expenses, provisions, and mount. If he is not able, then he owes no obligatory Hajj, so how about the voluntary one?
There is no obligatory 'Umrah, so how about the voluntary 'Umrah? The point is that it is not permissible for her to take the money, perform 'Umrah, and leave the due debt that is being demanded of her. Yes.
The questioner says: A mother of orphans is living in a rented place, and the owner is demanding the rent and cursing her. It is known that she receives some charity and zakah, but it barely covers her and her children's needs. He asks: Is it permissible for her and her children to go for 'Umrah, since she received an amount of three hundred and fifty riyals from zakah without the owner's consent?
The Shaykh:
Repeat the question. Ah.
The questioner:
The questioner says: A mother of orphans is living in a rented place, and the owner is demanding the rent and cursing her. It is known that she receives some charity and zakah, but it barely covers her and her children's needs. He asks: Is it permissible for her and her children to go for 'Umrah, since she received an amount of three hundred and fifty riyals from zakah without the owner's consent?
The Shaykh:
The one who has a debt that is being demanded must start by paying off the debt and not go for 'Umrah or Hajj. He starts by paying off the debt. If there is something left after the debt, he goes for Hajj or 'Umrah. As for paying off the debt, it takes precedence over Hajj.
Therefore, Hajj is not obligatory. The obligatory Hajj is not required except of the one who is able. Allah the Exalted said:
And [due] to Allah from the people is a pilgrimage to the House - for whoever is able to find thereto a way
وَلِلَّهِ عَلَى النَّاسِ حِجُّ الْبَيْتِ مَنِ اسْتَطَاعَ إِلَيْهِ سَبِيلًاThere is no obligatory 'Umrah, so how about the voluntary 'Umrah? The point is that it is not permissible for her to take the money, perform 'Umrah, and leave the due debt that is being demanded of her. Yes.
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مجالس رمضان 1431هـ - 03 — alfawzan.live (34:32)
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