FatwaFederal TerritoriesHajj & Umrah
AL-KAFI #534 : PINJAM BANK, BANTU IBU AYAH PERGI HAJI
May a child take a personal loan to send his parents on the Hajj if he has not yet performed Hajj himself?
Short answer
Taking a personal loan to send one's parents on the Hajj is permissible and counts as an act of kindness to parents.
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
- Al-Kafi li al-Fatawi
- Topic
- Hajj & Umrah
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
Taking a personal loan to send one's parents on the Hajj is permissible and counts as an act of kindness to parents. However, a person may not perform Hajj on behalf of his parents if he has not yet performed his own Hajj. The ruling relies on the hadith of Shubrumah, which instructs a person to perform Hajj for himself first before doing so for another.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Hukumnya adalah dibolehkan dan ini juga termasuk dalam bir al-Walidain yang akan dipahalakan Allah.
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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. “AL-KAFI #534 : PINJAM BANK, BANTU IBU AYAH PERGI HAJI”, 20 February 2017. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/al-kafi-li-al-fatawi/1013-al-kafi-534-pinjam-bank-bantu-ibu-ayah-pergi-haji. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/personal-loan-send-parents-hajj/