A deceased person bequeathed a quarter of his estate to charitable works; is it permissible to perform Hajj on his behalf instead?
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The questioner:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. The questioner says: My father has passed away and he bequeathed a quarter of his estate to charitable works. Is it permissible for me to give money to a person to perform Hajj on behalf of my father from that quarter of his estate?
The Shaykh:
To charitable works. He did not say to perform Hajj on his behalf; he did not bequeath that it be performed on his behalf. So you execute it through charitable works, such as charity and assistance for the poor and needy. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah make it good.
The Shaykh:
And if he said to perform Hajj on his behalf, execute that. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. The questioner says: My father has passed away and he bequeathed a quarter of his estate to charitable works. Is it permissible for me to give money to a person to perform Hajj on behalf of my father from that quarter of his estate?
The Shaykh:
To charitable works. He did not say to perform Hajj on his behalf; he did not bequeath that it be performed on his behalf. So you execute it through charitable works, such as charity and assistance for the poor and needy. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah make it good.
The Shaykh:
And if he said to perform Hajj on his behalf, execute that. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3436/2486] أوصى ميت بربع تركته لأعمال الخير فهل يحج عنه بدلا من ذلك؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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