Chapter on a Man Borrowing to Perform Hajj and the Obligation of Hajj on Someone in Debt
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh|Volume 2|Book 3|Chapter 93
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh
Volume 2, Book 3, Chapter 93
Chapter on a Man Borrowing to Perform Hajj and the Obligation of Hajj on Someone in Debt
وَ رُوِيَ عَنْ أَبِي هَمَّامٍ قَالَ: قُلْتُ لِلرِّضَا عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ اَلرَّجُلُ يَكُونُ عَلَيْهِ اَلدَّيْنُ وَ يَحْضُرُهُ اَلشَّيْءُ أَ يَقْضِي دَيْنَهُ أَوْ يَحُجُّ قَالَ «يَقْضِي بِبَعْضٍ وَ يَحُجُّ بِبَعْضٍ» قُلْتُ فَإِنَّهُ لاَ يَكُونُ إِلاَّ بِقَدْرِ نَفَقَةِ اَلْحَجِّ قَالَ «يَقْضِي سَنَةً وَ يَحُجُّ سَنَةً» قُلْتُ أُعْطِيَ اَلْمَالَ مِنْ نَاحِيَةِ اَلسُّلْطَانِ قَالَ «لاَ بَأْسَ عَلَيْكُمْ.
It was narrated from Abu Hammam, who said: I said to Al-Ridha عليه السلام: "A man has debt, and some wealth comes to him. Should he pay his debt or perform Hajj?" Imam عليه السلام said: "He should pay part of it toward his debt and use part for Hajj." I said: "What if the amount is only sufficient for the expenses of Hajj?" Imam عليه السلام said: "Let him pay his debt one year and perform Hajj the next year." I asked: "What if the money comes from the government?" Imam عليه السلام said: "There is no harm for you in that."
- Ṣaḥīḥ al-Faqīh, p. 158