Is paying back a student loan a requirement before going on Hajj ?

Fatawa Question

My husband and I have applied to go on hajj this year InshAllah. I was reminded by my husband however that I have not paid back my student loan of £ 9000, which I took out before I got married, to help pay fees and expenses of 3 years of a degree in Medicine. I say 3 years as I did not complete the full 5 year medicine degree, instead I transferred to do a physiotherapy degree which I did complete and for which I did not take a loan as the NHS paid for the physiotherapy degree. I have not been in employment since initially starting the medicine degree nor after completing the physiotherapy degree and so i have not had the means to pay back my student loan (The student loan is to be repaid in installments when one is in employment and starts earning a certain threshold of income). Could you please advise me if I must pay back the full or part of the student loan as a requirement first before I go on the Hajj ?

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Publisher

al-Qalam Shariah Scholar Panel

Publication Date

2013-11-21

Country of Publication

United Kingdom

Main Subjects

Economics & Business Administration
Financial and Accounting Sciences
Islamic Studies

Topics

• Islamic jurisprudence
• Education
• Students
• Pilgrimage
• Debt repayment
• Loans

No. of Pages

2

Data Type

Fatawa

Language

English

Record ID

BIM-727002

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