Hajj on behalf of a sick parent
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, my father has not performed Hajj, and he is in his fifties. Illness has struck him, and he wishes to appoint someone to perform Hajj on his behalf, or to appoint one of his children.
Answer:
If he is unable to perform Hajj himself, whether currently or in the future, and he has not yet performed the obligatory Hajj of Islam, he appoints someone to perform it on his behalf, such as one of his children or others. However, if he hopes for recovery and to perform Hajj himself, he waits. If Allah grants him health, he will perform the obligatory Hajj. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, my father has not performed Hajj, and he is in his fifties. Illness has struck him, and he wishes to appoint someone to perform Hajj on his behalf, or to appoint one of his children.
Answer:
If he is unable to perform Hajj himself, whether currently or in the future, and he has not yet performed the obligatory Hajj of Islam, he appoints someone to perform it on his behalf, such as one of his children or others. However, if he hopes for recovery and to perform Hajj himself, he waits. If Allah grants him health, he will perform the obligatory Hajj. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، برنامج (فتاوى) (143) لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان بتاريخ [1437-11-21] - كبار العلماء — youtube.com (20:00)
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