Is it permissible for one who has performed the obligatory Hajj for himself to perform 'Umrah on behalf of his deceased father?
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The questioner:
Our brother says in his first letter: I am an Egyptian citizen, my name is Hasan 'Abbas Muhammad Bukhays, and I work in the Kingdom in Ha'il. My father passed away on the third day of 'Id al-Fitr, and I wish to perform 'Umrah for him and dedicate it to him so that his sins may be expiated. But I ask how that is to be done? Since I have already performed the obligatory Hajj last year. Please inform us, may Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh:
If you have performed 'Umrah for yourself, whether you performed it with the Hajj or separately, there is no harm in performing 'Umrah for your deceased father, and you will have a reward for that, because this is an act of dutifulness to your father, and it is hoped that the reward of this 'Umrah will reach your father. What you do is no different from what you do for yourself.
The presenter:
If Allah wills.
The Shaykh:
So perform 'Umrah for your father just as you perform it for yourself by intending to enter the state of ihram at the miqat that is valid for you, intending it for your father. If you speak and say, "Labbaik Allahumma 'Umran li-Abi" (Here I am, O Allah, for 'Umrah for my father), there is no harm in that. And if you do not speak but intend it in your heart, that is sufficient. Then proceed and perform the 'Umrah with its tawaf and sa'y, and the shortening or shaving of the head, either shaving the head or shortening the hair from it. By doing this, the 'Umrah is completed, and it is intended to be for your father. And make du'a' for your father, make du'a' for yourself, and make du'a' for the Muslims during the tawaf and during the sa'y. Yes.
Our brother says in his first letter: I am an Egyptian citizen, my name is Hasan 'Abbas Muhammad Bukhays, and I work in the Kingdom in Ha'il. My father passed away on the third day of 'Id al-Fitr, and I wish to perform 'Umrah for him and dedicate it to him so that his sins may be expiated. But I ask how that is to be done? Since I have already performed the obligatory Hajj last year. Please inform us, may Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh:
If you have performed 'Umrah for yourself, whether you performed it with the Hajj or separately, there is no harm in performing 'Umrah for your deceased father, and you will have a reward for that, because this is an act of dutifulness to your father, and it is hoped that the reward of this 'Umrah will reach your father. What you do is no different from what you do for yourself.
The presenter:
If Allah wills.
The Shaykh:
So perform 'Umrah for your father just as you perform it for yourself by intending to enter the state of ihram at the miqat that is valid for you, intending it for your father. If you speak and say, "Labbaik Allahumma 'Umran li-Abi" (Here I am, O Allah, for 'Umrah for my father), there is no harm in that. And if you do not speak but intend it in your heart, that is sufficient. Then proceed and perform the 'Umrah with its tawaf and sa'y, and the shortening or shaving of the head, either shaving the head or shortening the hair from it. By doing this, the 'Umrah is completed, and it is intended to be for your father. And make du'a' for your father, make du'a' for yourself, and make du'a' for the Muslims during the tawaf and during the sa'y. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يجوز لمن أدى فريضة الحج عن نفسه، أن يؤدي عمرة عن أبيه المتوفى؟ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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