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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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If one vows to perform Hajj this year and then dies, is it made up on his behalf?

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Question : If one vows to perform Hajj this year and dies before doing so, is it made up on his behalf or not?

Answer : There are two views on this, and the correct one is that it is not made up on his behalf, because Allah the Exalted says:
So fear Allah as much as you are ableفَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ مَا اسْتَطَعْتُمْ
[At-Taghabun 64:16]
And among the mindfulness of Allah is fulfilling a vow, is it not part of mindfulness? Because the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded it, he commanded the fulfillment of vows. So if it is part of mindfulness and I am unable to do it, the correct view is that he owes nothing. Yes.
Source قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 218 - إذا نذر أن يحج هذا العام ثم مات هل يُقضى عنه؟ قواعد ابن رجب - ابن عثيمين — youtube.com

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