Is it permissible to borrow money to buy the sacrificial animal for one who has lost his wealth, or is fasting obligatory upon him?
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The questioner : Some people lose their money in the Haram while they are performing Hajj.
The Shaykh : What does he do?
The questioner : They lose it.
The Shaykh : They lose it.
The questioner : The pilgrim's money.
The Shaykh : It is lost from him, meaning.
The questioner : Yes, is it permissible for him to borrow for the sake of the sacrificial animal, or do we say that fasting is obligatory upon him?
The Shaykh : He says: Some pilgrims have money with them, and they are among those upon 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?
The answer to that is: He may borrow if he finds the means to repay in his country in the near future. However, if he is unable to pay and does not expect to be able to repay in the near future, he should not borrow, but rather fast three days during Hajj and seven days when he returns.
The questioner : Most pilgrims.
The Shaykh : As for the obligation to borrow, borrowing is not obligatory. It is not obligatory. But is it permissible or not? There is the detailed explanation that you heard.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : What does he do?
The questioner : They lose it.
The Shaykh : They lose it.
The questioner : The pilgrim's money.
The Shaykh : It is lost from him, meaning.
The questioner : Yes, is it permissible for him to borrow for the sake of the sacrificial animal, or do we say that fasting is obligatory upon him?
The Shaykh : He says: Some pilgrims have money with them, and they are among those upon 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?
The answer to that is: He may borrow if he finds the means to repay in his country in the near future. However, if he is unable to pay and does not expect to be able to repay in the near future, he should not borrow, but rather fast three days during Hajj and seven days when he returns.
The questioner : Most pilgrims.
The Shaykh : As for the obligation to borrow, borrowing is not obligatory. It is not obligatory. But is it permissible or not? There is the detailed explanation that you heard.
The questioner : Yes.