Is it permissible for a person to perform Hajj while he has a debt, where the debt consists of a sum of money in the house and the owner of the sum has not been found, so what should he do?
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The questioner : He says: Noble Shaykh, is it permissible for a person to perform Hajj while he has a debt, where the debt consists of a sum of money in the house and the owner of the sum has not been found, so what should he do? Does he perform Hajj with this debt upon him?
The Shaykh : Yes, he performs Hajj, because the creditor is unknown. However, I advise the brother to go to the judge and present the matter to him, saying: "Decide for me what I should do with this sum of money. Should I place it in the public treasury, give it in charity to the poor, or allocate it to the mosques?" So that his conscience is cleared of it while he is alive. He should not be negligent, for days pass and time goes by, and perhaps his term is near. Let him look after himself before his death, and let him go to the judge tomorrow before the day after tomorrow to free himself. Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes, he performs Hajj, because the creditor is unknown. However, I advise the brother to go to the judge and present the matter to him, saying: "Decide for me what I should do with this sum of money. Should I place it in the public treasury, give it in charity to the poor, or allocate it to the mosques?" So that his conscience is cleared of it while he is alive. He should not be negligent, for days pass and time goes by, and perhaps his term is near. Let him look after himself before his death, and let him go to the judge tomorrow before the day after tomorrow to free himself. Yes.