The ruling on borrowing to purchase the sacrificial animal for Hajj
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Some pilgrims have money with them, and they are among those for whom the sacrificial animal is obligatory, but it is stolen from them or lost. Is it permissible for them to borrow from someone they know in order to buy the sacrificial animal?
He may borrow if he can find the means to repay it in his homeland in the near future. However, if he is unable to pay and does not expect to be able to repay it in the near future, he should not borrow; rather, he should fast three days during Hajj and seven days when he returns. As for the obligation to borrow, it is not obligatory. But is it permissible or not? There is a detailed ruling in this matter, which you have heard.
He may borrow if he can find the means to repay it in his homeland in the near future. However, if he is unable to pay and does not expect to be able to repay it in the near future, he should not borrow; rather, he should fast three days during Hajj and seven days when he returns. As for the obligation to borrow, it is not obligatory. But is it permissible or not? There is a detailed ruling in this matter, which you have heard.