The ruling on a son performing Hajj when his father has a debt
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Question:
From Jordan, the listener Muhammad Ibrahim Abdul Latif from Mu'tah University sent a message containing a collection of questions. In one of his questions, he says: I wanted to perform Hajj, or 'Umrah, and my father has a debt. I am his son, and I do not have an allocation or income specifically for myself. So, is my Hajj or 'Umrah accepted?
Answer:
If your wealth is from your father's wealth, then prioritize your father's debt; pay off his debt. But if your wealth is from other than your father's wealth, from what you earned yourself, then prioritize Hajj, and it is not obligatory for you to pay off your father's debt. Prioritize Hajj and perform Hajj, because it is obligatory upon you, and you are able to do so. If Allah makes it easy for you to pay off your father's debt, then that is kindness, otherwise it is not obligatory for you. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
From Jordan, the listener Muhammad Ibrahim Abdul Latif from Mu'tah University sent a message containing a collection of questions. In one of his questions, he says: I wanted to perform Hajj, or 'Umrah, and my father has a debt. I am his son, and I do not have an allocation or income specifically for myself. So, is my Hajj or 'Umrah accepted?
Answer:
If your wealth is from your father's wealth, then prioritize your father's debt; pay off his debt. But if your wealth is from other than your father's wealth, from what you earned yourself, then prioritize Hajj, and it is not obligatory for you to pay off your father's debt. Prioritize Hajj and perform Hajj, because it is obligatory upon you, and you are able to do so. If Allah makes it easy for you to pay off your father's debt, then that is kindness, otherwise it is not obligatory for you. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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