Questoin: Assalamu Alaykum.
question a husband wanted to go to hajj but he can not afford all the costs of
hajj for him and his wife but the wife is ready to help. He contributed as much
as he could but his wife has done most of it?please advice us. jazaka Allah
khair
Answer:
If the person is unable to afford Hajj
either for transportation or any other aspect of Hajj then it is not obligatory
upon him. It is also not recommended for him to take out a loan to fulfill this
obligation because it will be seen as burdening oneself to fulfill an
obligation which Allah has not obliged him to do in that state. Thus, he should
remain patient and work hard until Allah enrichs him to collect sufficent to
gor for Hajj.
As for the wife and her money in
contributing for his journey, she should give that money to him as a gift and
not loan so that he is not burdening himself, however, if the loan is of
moderate amount and he can repay it back then the scholars allow such loan to
be taken out and his Hajj will be acceptable.
