The Shaykh pauses on a ruling regarding changing the intention for 'Umrah!!

Question : A man entered the state of ihram from the miqat and intended to perform 'Umrah for himself. On his way to perform 'Umrah, he wanted to change the intention to perform 'Umrah on behalf of his deceased father. How should he proceed, given that he has already verbalized the intention and intended it for himself? May Allah reward you with good.

Answer : By Allah, I do not have an answer for this at the moment; it requires reflection. If he had started it from the beginning for his father, that would have been permissible. If he had continued with it as being for himself, and then after completing it said, “O Allah, make the reward of this 'Umrah that You have decreed for me for my father,” some scholars have said that such a thing is permissible, and that a person may dedicate the reward after it has been established for himself. Other scholars say it is not permissible. The case mentioned by the brother is in between; it is not from the beginning, nor is it at the end. So I pause on this and seek guidance from Allah the Exalted.