Is it permissible to perform 'Umrah on behalf of another person if they are alive?
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Question:
The questioner says: I performed 'Umrah for myself, and I want to perform 'Umrah for my mother, knowing that she is alive.
Answer:
If she is active and able to perform 'Umrah herself, do not perform it on her behalf. 'Umrah is only performed on behalf of one who is unable, who cannot travel and cannot come to Makkah, and it is not expected that he will be able to do so in the future, because he is an old man or sick with a chronic illness. As for the sound person who is able to come, he is not represented in Hajj or 'Umrah; rather, he comes himself if it is facilitated for him. If it is not facilitated for him, he owes nothing.
[Ali 'Imran 3:97], the one who is unable owes nothing. And Allah the Exalted knows best, and may Allah send prayers and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad and upon his family and all his Companions.
The questioner says: I performed 'Umrah for myself, and I want to perform 'Umrah for my mother, knowing that she is alive.
Answer:
If she is active and able to perform 'Umrah herself, do not perform it on her behalf. 'Umrah is only performed on behalf of one who is unable, who cannot travel and cannot come to Makkah, and it is not expected that he will be able to do so in the future, because he is an old man or sick with a chronic illness. As for the sound person who is able to come, he is not represented in Hajj or 'Umrah; rather, he comes himself if it is facilitated for him. If it is not facilitated for him, he owes nothing.
And [due] to Allah from the people is a pilgrimage to the House - for whoever is able to find thereto a way
وَلِلَّهِ عَلَى النَّاسِ حِجُّ الْبَيْتِ مَنِ اسْتَطَاعَ إِلَيْهِ سَبِيلًا
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يجوز الاعتمار عن الغير إذا كان حيًّا؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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