Some people take advances (loans) from the company they work for to be deducted from their wages via installments so they can go on Hajj?
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The questioner : In it, O Shaykh, there is a paragraph connected to this question. The questioner says: Some people, or some employees, take advances from this company to be deducted from their wages via installments so they can go on Hajj. What is the view of the Shari'ah in your opinion regarding this matter?
The Shaykh : Meaning, he borrows from it?
The questioner : From the company, yes, and it is deducted via installments.
The Shaykh : Yes, what I see is that he should not do it, because a person is not obligated to perform Hajj if he has a debt, so how much more so if he borrows to perform Hajj? I do not see that he should borrow to perform Hajj, because in this case, Hajj is not obligatory upon him. What he should do is accept the dispensation of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) and the breadth of His mercy, and not burden himself with a debt that he does not know if he will be able to pay off. Perhaps he will die before this amount he borrowed becomes due. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : Meaning, he borrows from it?
The questioner : From the company, yes, and it is deducted via installments.
The Shaykh : Yes, what I see is that he should not do it, because a person is not obligated to perform Hajj if he has a debt, so how much more so if he borrows to perform Hajj? I do not see that he should borrow to perform Hajj, because in this case, Hajj is not obligatory upon him. What he should do is accept the dispensation of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) and the breadth of His mercy, and not burden himself with a debt that he does not know if he will be able to pay off. Perhaps he will die before this amount he borrowed becomes due. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.