Son Borrowing Money for His Mother to Do Hajj Is Dutiful to Her

23-9-2014 | IslamWeb

Question:

Is it permissible to borrow a sum of money from a loan company so that my mother can perform Hajj? It should be taken into consideration that I am able to pay off.
Answer:

All perfect praise be to Allah, the Lord of the worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allah and that Muhammad sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam ( may Allaah exalt his mention ) is His slave and messenger.

Scholars unanimously agree that Hajj is obligatory only on those who are able to perform it. Allah Almighty says (what means): {And [due] to Allah from the people is a pilgrimage to the House—for whoever is able to find thereto a way.} [Quran 3: 97]

Thus, if the questioner's mother is able to perform Hajj with her own money, she is required to do so. However, if she is unable to do so and you do not have enough money to pay the expense of her Hajj, then you do not have to borrow for this purpose. In case you do and you are able to pay it off and, furthermore, it is an interest-free loan, then you are permitted to do this. We hope that your action will be regarded as a form of dutifulness to parents.

Allah knows best.

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