Ruling on performing 'Umrah on behalf of a living person who is able to do so
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The questioner:
May Allah reward you. Honorable Shaykh, this questioner says: What is the ruling on performing 'Umrah on behalf of one of the brothers who lives outside Makkah, knowing that I am a resident of Jeddah?
The Shaykh:
What is the ruling on performing 'Umrah on his behalf?
The questioner:
On behalf of one of the brothers who lives outside Makkah.
The Shaykh:
No, my brother. A living person who is able to perform Hajj and 'Umrah is never performed for on his behalf. As for the one who is unable, the obligatory Hajj and the obligatory 'Umrah are performed on his behalf only. The one who is unable due to a permanent condition has the obligatory Hajj and 'Umrah performed for him, but not the voluntary ones. This is for the deceased; it is the deceased for whom both the obligatory and the voluntary are considered. As for the able and living person, no. He is only performed for, and it is considered for him, if he is unable due to a permanent condition, such as an old, decrepit person or a chronically ill person. Only the obligatory is performed on his behalf.
The presenter:
May Allah reward us.
The Shaykh:
This is what the evidence indicates. Yes.
May Allah reward you. Honorable Shaykh, this questioner says: What is the ruling on performing 'Umrah on behalf of one of the brothers who lives outside Makkah, knowing that I am a resident of Jeddah?
The Shaykh:
What is the ruling on performing 'Umrah on his behalf?
The questioner:
On behalf of one of the brothers who lives outside Makkah.
The Shaykh:
No, my brother. A living person who is able to perform Hajj and 'Umrah is never performed for on his behalf. As for the one who is unable, the obligatory Hajj and the obligatory 'Umrah are performed on his behalf only. The one who is unable due to a permanent condition has the obligatory Hajj and 'Umrah performed for him, but not the voluntary ones. This is for the deceased; it is the deceased for whom both the obligatory and the voluntary are considered. As for the able and living person, no. He is only performed for, and it is considered for him, if he is unable due to a permanent condition, such as an old, decrepit person or a chronically ill person. Only the obligatory is performed on his behalf.
The presenter:
May Allah reward us.
The Shaykh:
This is what the evidence indicates. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3436/2891] حكم أخذ عمرة نيابة عن حي قادر - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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