Is it permissible to borrow money for Hajj?

Question : A woman called us on the line a moment ago to inquire, saying: Is it permissible for a person to perform Hajj and borrow money for it? May Allah reward you with good.

Answer : If Allah the Exalted has lifted the obligation of Hajj from one who is in debt, how can he go to a man to borrow money to perform Hajj? Should not a person refrain from borrowing money to perform Hajj? Except if he is a person who has money, but he does not have it at the moment, and he knows that he will repay it after returning from Hajj. For example, an employee who does not have anything at the present time to perform Hajj with, then he borrows money from his brothers to perform Hajj with, and he is confident that at the end of the month his salary will come and he will pay it off. I hope there is no blame on him in that. As for an ordinary person who wants to borrow to perform Hajj, we do not see that he has committed a sin.