What is the ruling on one who goes for Hajj while having car installments?
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The questioner : Shaykh, may Allah forgive you, a man wants to perform Hajj and he has car installments.
The Shaykh : Yes, regarding the man who wants to perform Hajj and has car installments, we say: if the installments are due, he must pay them off first and then perform Hajj, because paying off a debt is obligatory, and Hajj is not obligatory. Even if it is the obligatory Hajj, it is not obligatory for you until you have paid off your debt. As for if the installments are not yet due, one looks to see if he has what to pay the debt with when it becomes due. In that case, he performs Hajj. But if he has nothing except this money he currently wants to use for Hajj, he does not perform Hajj; he saves it and keeps it to pay off his debt. Yes.
The questioner : Shaykh, may Allah preserve you, regarding the manner of standing at 'Arafah, is it obligatory with the specific attributes, meaning...
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The questioner : Peace be upon you and Allah’s mercy.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace and the mercy of Allah.
The Shaykh : Yes, regarding the man who wants to perform Hajj and has car installments, we say: if the installments are due, he must pay them off first and then perform Hajj, because paying off a debt is obligatory, and Hajj is not obligatory. Even if it is the obligatory Hajj, it is not obligatory for you until you have paid off your debt. As for if the installments are not yet due, one looks to see if he has what to pay the debt with when it becomes due. In that case, he performs Hajj. But if he has nothing except this money he currently wants to use for Hajj, he does not perform Hajj; he saves it and keeps it to pay off his debt. Yes.
The questioner : Shaykh, may Allah preserve you, regarding the manner of standing at 'Arafah, is it obligatory with the specific attributes, meaning...
The Shaykh : It appears that you are one of our students.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Later.
The questioner : Peace be upon you and Allah’s mercy.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace and the mercy of Allah.