Borrowing to Perform the Obligatory Hajj or 'Umrah
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: What is the ruling on borrowing money in order to go for the obligatory Hajj or the obligatory 'Umrah?
Answer:
It is not obligatory for him to do so. However, if he is confident that he will repay it, and that money will come to him or he will obtain money to repay the loan, there is no harm in borrowing for the obligatory Hajj. In fact, it may become obligatory for him to do so, because he has found a way to perform it. As for the voluntary Hajj, it is not permissible.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: What is the ruling on borrowing money in order to go for the obligatory Hajj or the obligatory 'Umrah?
Answer:
It is not obligatory for him to do so. However, if he is confident that he will repay it, and that money will come to him or he will obtain money to repay the loan, there is no harm in borrowing for the obligatory Hajj. In fact, it may become obligatory for him to do so, because he has found a way to perform it. As for the voluntary Hajj, it is not permissible.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، ذكر الآثار عن تابعي التابعين ومن بعدهم — islamhouse.com (59:06)
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