Is it permissible for a man who has a debt and does not have what is sufficient to pay it off to perform Hajj?

The questioner : How is your health, our Shaykh?

The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah, I am well.

The questioner : How are you?

The Shaykh : May Allah preserve you.

The questioner : May Allah reward you with good...

The Shaykh: Go ahead.

The questioner : May Allah bless you.

The Shaykh : May Allah preserve you.

The questioner : The question is that a person wants to perform Hajj to the Sacred House, and he has a debt... So what is your opinion? Should he pay off his debt, or does that mean he should go out for Hajj? Is Hajj permissible for him?

The Shaykh : Well, what about the days he will spend in Hajj?

The questioner: Yes.

The Shaykh : Will he be able to pay off his debt during them?

The questioner : While he is in Hajj.

The Shaykh : No, he is residing, he is residing.

The questioner : And he is residing here.

The Shaykh : Yes, the few days.

The questioner: Yes.

The Shaykh : How much is the debt he has?

The questioner : How much is the debt on him?

The Shaykh : Yes.

The questioner : He means you can say, for example... one thousand dinars.

The Shaykh : Well, can he get the one thousand dinars in these days if he stays here and does not perform Hajj?

The questioner : He says no.

The Shaykh : Then what is the meaning of this question?

The questioner : Is it permissible for him to perform Hajj now without...

The Shaykh : My brother, understand me, may Allah guide you.

The questioner : Yes, may Allah bless you, please go ahead.

The Shaykh : You are asking whether it is permissible for him to perform Hajj while he has a debt.

The questioner: Yes.

The Shaykh : Does this mean that if he does not perform Hajj, he will pay off the debt?

The questioner : Yes, yes.

The Shaykh : And the debt, you say, amounts to about one thousand, and if he stays here, working day and night...

The questioner: Yes.

The Shaykh : He cannot pay off the debt.

The questioner: Yes.

The Shaykh : So then, what is the meaning of the question?

The questioner : The meaning of the question.

The Shaykh : Since if he stays here, he cannot pay off the debt.

The questioner: Yes.

The Shaykh : What is the meaning of the question?

The questioner : It means that he is unable.

The Shaykh : Listen to me, may Allah guide you.

The questioner : Please, may Allah bless you, repeat it, I swear to Allah, I mean...

The Shaykh : Please, this is the third time I am asking you to repeat it.

The questioner : ...bear with us.

The Shaykh : I am telling you, my brother, if he stays here and does not perform Hajj...

The questioner: Yes.

The Shaykh : Can he pay off the debt?

The questioner : No, he will not be able to.

The Shaykh : Then why are you asking, since whether he stays here or performs Hajj, he will not be able to pay off the debt?

The questioner: Yes.

The Shaykh : What is the difference?

The questioner : Then he performs Hajj.

The Shaykh : Of course, I can tell you he performs Hajj, but I understand you.

The questioner: Yes.

The Shaykh : The question, without offense, has no point, since whether he performs Hajj or not, he cannot pay off the debt because the debt is large.

The questioner : Yes. May Allah bless you.

The Shaykh : And may He reward you.

The questioner : Another question, if you please.

The Shaykh : There is no room for it.