The ruling on Hajj for one who has debts
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Question:
She says: My brother will go with me, if Allah wills, to perform Hajj, but he has debts. We heard from some of those who issue rulings, Honorable Shaykh, that the one who has debts should stay in his land and not perform Hajj. Is this correct?
Answer:
Yes. The one who has debts and does not have money to pay them off and fund the Hajj should spend the cost of the Hajj on paying off his debts. However, this is not the case of the questioner, as she mentioned, where he performs Hajj at his own expense; rather, he is performing Hajj at the expense of someone else, so there is no harm in that.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good.
She says: My brother will go with me, if Allah wills, to perform Hajj, but he has debts. We heard from some of those who issue rulings, Honorable Shaykh, that the one who has debts should stay in his land and not perform Hajj. Is this correct?
Answer:
Yes. The one who has debts and does not have money to pay them off and fund the Hajj should spend the cost of the Hajj on paying off his debts. However, this is not the case of the questioner, as she mentioned, where he performs Hajj at his own expense; rather, he is performing Hajj at the expense of someone else, so there is no harm in that.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/187 — archive.org (14:30)
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