Hajj on behalf of a person with a chronic illness and a person with an intellectual disability
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The presenter:
Abu Yahya, please, my brother Abu Yahya.
The questioner:
Peace be upon you.
The presenter:
And upon you be peace.
The Shaykh:
Welcome.
The questioner:
I have two sons. The first is a patient with an intellectual disability who cannot endure travel, so should I perform Hajj on his behalf and consider it valid? My second question is about a patient suffering from kidney failure who has had a transplant for the past five years; is it permissible for me to perform Hajj on his behalf because he is unable to travel?
The presenter:
Thank you, thank you.
The Shaykh:
Yes, the one who is unable to perform Hajj, the one who is unable to perform Hajj due to a chronic illness, and who has not yet fulfilled the obligation of Islam, you perform Hajj on his behalf. As for the one with an intellectual disability, if he has no awareness and does not distinguish anything, then he has no worship required of him, no Hajj required of him, and no religious obligation, because Allah. Yes.
Abu Yahya, please, my brother Abu Yahya.
The questioner:
Peace be upon you.
The presenter:
And upon you be peace.
The Shaykh:
Welcome.
The questioner:
I have two sons. The first is a patient with an intellectual disability who cannot endure travel, so should I perform Hajj on his behalf and consider it valid? My second question is about a patient suffering from kidney failure who has had a transplant for the past five years; is it permissible for me to perform Hajj on his behalf because he is unable to travel?
The presenter:
Thank you, thank you.
The Shaykh:
Yes, the one who is unable to perform Hajj, the one who is unable to perform Hajj due to a chronic illness, and who has not yet fulfilled the obligation of Islam, you perform Hajj on his behalf. As for the one with an intellectual disability, if he has no awareness and does not distinguish anything, then he has no worship required of him, no Hajj required of him, and no religious obligation, because Allah
The pen is lifted from three: the child until he reaches puberty, the insane person until he regains his sanity, and the sleeper until
رفع القلم عن ثلاثة عن الصغير حتى يحتلم، وعن المجنون حتى يفيق، وعن النائم حتى
Source
قناة «مؤسسة الدعوة الخيرية»، فتاوى على الهواء 25-12-1434هـ - الفوزان — youtube.com (47:53)
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