Is it permissible for a person to perform Hajj while he has a debt?
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The questioner : For example, a person has a debt, for example.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : And the month in which Hajj is performed came, and I was given the installment, the men, this...
The Shaykh : And I performed Hajj?
The questioner : And I performed Hajj and I did not neglect it?
The Shaykh : There is no harm, meaning: there is no blame on a person who performs Hajj while he has a debt, provided that the debt is not yet due. However, we say: Hajj is not obligatory upon you until you settle the debt. As a facilitation from Allah (Mighty and Majestic), we tell the person: Settle your debt first, then perform Hajj second. And if a person dies in this state, he bears no sin, do you understand? And the person who has a debt is like the poor person. Does the poor person have to pay zakah? I ask you, does the poor person have to pay zakah? No, because he has no wealth. This man who has a debt also does not have to perform Hajj, because he is unable to.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : You do not have any obligatory duty at all, you do not have any fard at all, as long as you have a debt, you do not have any fard.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : And the month in which Hajj is performed came, and I was given the installment, the men, this...
The Shaykh : And I performed Hajj?
The questioner : And I performed Hajj and I did not neglect it?
The Shaykh : There is no harm, meaning: there is no blame on a person who performs Hajj while he has a debt, provided that the debt is not yet due. However, we say: Hajj is not obligatory upon you until you settle the debt. As a facilitation from Allah (Mighty and Majestic), we tell the person: Settle your debt first, then perform Hajj second. And if a person dies in this state, he bears no sin, do you understand? And the person who has a debt is like the poor person. Does the poor person have to pay zakah? I ask you, does the poor person have to pay zakah? No, because he has no wealth. This man who has a debt also does not have to perform Hajj, because he is unable to.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : You do not have any obligatory duty at all, you do not have any fard at all, as long as you have a debt, you do not have any fard.