If one is unable to walk during tawaf, may he appoint another person to do it, or must he perform tawaf riding in a cart?
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Question:
We received this question as well, Honorable Shaykh. He says: Shaykh Salih, is it permissible to appoint a person to perform the obligatory Hajj on my behalf due to severe inability to walk? I have to perform tawaf and sa'y in a cart with another person with me. Is this Hajj valid?
Answer:
The obligatory Hajj: No, you must perform Hajj, even if you are carried. You must perform Hajj, even if you are carried. The one who may appoint a proxy is the one who cannot perform Hajj, neither while being carried nor while walking, due to a chronic illness or old age. That is the one who appoints a proxy. As for the person who is able to perform Hajj, even if he is carried, it is obligatory for him to perform the obligatory Hajj. Yes.
We received this question as well, Honorable Shaykh. He says: Shaykh Salih, is it permissible to appoint a person to perform the obligatory Hajj on my behalf due to severe inability to walk? I have to perform tawaf and sa'y in a cart with another person with me. Is this Hajj valid?
Answer:
The obligatory Hajj: No, you must perform Hajj, even if you are carried. You must perform Hajj, even if you are carried. The one who may appoint a proxy is the one who cannot perform Hajj, neither while being carried nor while walking, due to a chronic illness or old age. That is the one who appoints a proxy. As for the person who is able to perform Hajj, even if he is carried, it is obligatory for him to perform the obligatory Hajj. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، من عجز عن المشي أثناء الطواف، هل له أن يوكل آخر أم يطوف راكبا على عربية؟ الشيخ صالح بن فوزان الفوزان — youtube.com
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