FatwaFederal TerritoriesTransactions & Finance
BAYAN LI AL-HAJ #SIRI 12: PEMIUTANG MENGHALANG PENGHUTANG DARIPADA MELAKSANAKAN HAJI
May a creditor prevent a debtor from performing the obligatory Hajj?
Short answer
A creditor is permitted to prevent a person who owes him a debt from performing Hajj, because settling a debt takes precedence over performing other acts of worship.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Bayan Li al-Haj
- Topic
- Transactions & Finance
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
A creditor is permitted to prevent a person who owes him a debt from performing Hajj, because settling a debt takes precedence over performing other acts of worship. The opinion relies on the hadith that delaying payment by one who is able is an injustice, and the hadith that a believer's soul remains held by his debt. This applies as long as the prospective pilgrim, as the debtor, has not yet repaid the debt to the creditor, and the debt should be paid first.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
individu pemiutang adalah dibolehkan untuk menghalang orang yang berhutang dengannya daripada melaksanakan ibadah haji.
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How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Federal Territories Mufti Office. “BAYAN LI AL-HAJ #SIRI 12: PEMIUTANG MENGHALANG PENGHUTANG DARIPADA MELAKSANAKAN HAJI”, 11 August 2017. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/bayan-li-al-haj/714-bayan-li-al-haj-siri-12-pemiutang-menghalang-penghutang-daripada-melaksanakan-haji. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/can-creditor-prevent-debtor-performing-hajj/