I am a man in good health and able to perform Hajj. Is it permissible for me to appoint someone to perform Hajj on my behalf?

Question : This questioner says: I am a man in good health, and I want to appoint one of the brothers to perform Hajj on my behalf. What is the ruling on that?

Answer : If this is an obligatory duty, it is not permissible for him to appoint someone to perform Hajj on his behalf while he is able to do so. If it is voluntary, some scholars have permitted it.
Some scholars have prohibited it. The closer view is to say that if a person is healthy, he should not think about voluntary acts. It is better than that to help a pilgrim who is performing the obligatory duty, for that is better than giving to someone who performs Hajj on his behalf.
Because if he gives to someone who wants to perform the obligatory Hajj, he has helped with an obligatory duty in a manner prescribed by the Shari'ah. And whoever helps with an obligatory duty has a reward like that of the doer, if Allah wills. But if he appoints someone to perform Hajj on his behalf while he is able, there is a consideration in this appointment, for the Sunnah has not come with delegation in Hajj except for the one who is prevented, for the one who is unable in a way that is not expected to end.