What is the ruling on the 'Id sacrifice if it is bought with a deferred debt; is it sufficient, or is it necessary to seek permission from the creditor?

The questioner : A questioner asks: What is the ruling on the 'Id sacrifice if it is bought with a deferred debt; is it sufficient, or is it necessary to seek permission from the creditor?

The Shaykh : I do not think a person should offer the 'Id sacrifice while he has a debt, unless the debt is deferred and he knows from his own assessment that when the debt comes due, he will be able to pay it off. In that case, there is no harm in offering the sacrifice. Otherwise, let him save the money he has for the debt. The debt is important, my brothers: the debt is important. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), when a man was brought to him to be prayed over, would leave off praying over him until he was informed about his debt. In fact, on one day, a man from the Ansar was brought to him, and he took a few steps and then said: . And when he was asked about martyrdom in the cause of Allah and that it expiates everything, he said: Martyrdom does not expiate a debt. So the debt is not a trivial matter, my brothers. Save yourselves. May the countries not be struck by an economic disaster in the future, because those who borrow and take the debt lightly will go bankrupt later, and then those who lent to them will go bankrupt after them. So the matter is extremely serious. And since Allah (Mighty and Majestic) has made it easy for the servants to perform financial acts of worship, let a person not perform them unless he has abundance. Let him praise Allah and give thanks for His blessings.