Should one purchase a car or save up for Hajj?

· 24 Rabiʻ II 1446 AH1 min readEnglish
Hajj & UmrahConditions & Fundamentals of Hajj and UmrahThose people upon whom Hajj is compulsory

Question

I sold my car two years ago.

I have saved money.

After looking at the price of second hand cars and the age of vehicles available, I took mashwara from a senior aalim and decided to take a loan for one year and buy a new car. The car is not cheap but cars are quite costly. So it's the second from an entry level.

I intend purchasing the car in the next few weeks.

I then went onto the hajj portal and it showed my name will come for the next hajj. When I had checked in July and I contacted sahuc, they said two years.

I would like to know, am I not allowed to buy the car because I will be in debt and in no position to go for hajj when the time of hajj dawns. I will be paying the car till the end of 2025.

The second issue is I am using the car from work and my boss is not a stable person so I fear that he's going to make an issue of me using the work car for such a long period

I have also had an option to get the car slightly cheaper but there was a waiting period so because of my boss I decided let me rather buy it now.

Answer

If you feel that you will be able to pay the interest free loan without difficulty, then you may purchase the car as it is a necessity. If hajj is not compulsory upon you, then you do not have to go for hajj.

And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

Answered by
Mufti Zakaria Makada
Checked & approved by
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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