Ruling on a woman who lent money to her husband and said to him: If you perform Hajj on my behalf, I will forgive you the debt
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Ruling on a woman who lent money to her husband and said to him: If you perform Hajj on my behalf, I will forgive you the debt
My mother lent my father seven thousand riyals and said to him: If you perform Hajj for me and take what is sufficient for you, I will forgive you the rest. Is this permissible?The Shaykh: Is it an obligation or a voluntary act?The questioner: No.
Voluntary prayer.
The Shaykh: By Allah, there is nothing wrong with it, but I think she should not do it if she wants to be kind to him by forgiving him without anything in return.
The questioner: Did he borrow this money from her?The Shaykh: I understand, but he cannot pay it back now?The questioner: Yes.
He cannot.
The Shaykh: If she forgives him, may Allah reward her with good,If the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) says: (Whoever relieves a person in difficulty or removes his burden, Allah will shade him in His shade on the Day when there is no shade except His) .
The questioner: But he does not perform Hajj?The Shaykh: By Allah, I do not see delegating the voluntary Hajj; I have some reservations about it;Because we tell the person: Either you perform Hajj yourself and do not let anyone perform it on your behalf. You have not benefited from it; the pilgrim benefits from his tawaf, sa'y, and standing, and you are now as if you gave her dirhams to a person for a commodity you bought. For this reason, Imam Ahmad (may Allah have mercy on him) said in a narration from him: Delegating the voluntary Hajj is not valid in any case.
Glory be to You, O Allah, and praise be to You. We bear witness that there is no god but You. We seek Your forgiveness and turn to You in repentance.
My mother lent my father seven thousand riyals and said to him: If you perform Hajj for me and take what is sufficient for you, I will forgive you the rest. Is this permissible?The Shaykh: Is it an obligation or a voluntary act?The questioner: No.
Voluntary prayer.
The Shaykh: By Allah, there is nothing wrong with it, but I think she should not do it if she wants to be kind to him by forgiving him without anything in return.
The questioner: Did he borrow this money from her?The Shaykh: I understand, but he cannot pay it back now?The questioner: Yes.
He cannot.
The Shaykh: If she forgives him, may Allah reward her with good,If the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) says: (Whoever relieves a person in difficulty or removes his burden, Allah will shade him in His shade on the Day when there is no shade except His) .
The questioner: But he does not perform Hajj?The Shaykh: By Allah, I do not see delegating the voluntary Hajj; I have some reservations about it;Because we tell the person: Either you perform Hajj yourself and do not let anyone perform it on your behalf. You have not benefited from it; the pilgrim benefits from his tawaf, sa'y, and standing, and you are now as if you gave her dirhams to a person for a commodity you bought. For this reason, Imam Ahmad (may Allah have mercy on him) said in a narration from him: Delegating the voluntary Hajj is not valid in any case.
Glory be to You, O Allah, and praise be to You. We bear witness that there is no god but You. We seek Your forgiveness and turn to You in repentance.