I want some opinions on this. I have a friend who is shamefully paying off an interest-bearing loan, and he wishes to perform Umrah in Ramadan. I've advised him to pay it off and then go next year, Insh'Allah, but he's made his choice.
He intends to top his loan for the amount required for the trip, and then to pay it back on his loan for the entire/near entire amount the following month when gets paid. This with the added fact he'll be paying it off 6 years earlier he won't have had paid any interest on the amount used to go for Umrah thus making his Umrah valid and accepted?
He knows interest is haram, but he wants to know whether his Umrah is going to be valid or not. I've e-mailed a few scholars, but no response as of yet.
Please correct the typo in the title from Ummah to Umrah.
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