Is a servant rewarded if he performs Hajj or 'Umrah on behalf of someone else?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Is a servant rewarded if he performs Hajj or 'Umrah on behalf of someone else?
Answer:
Yes, he is rewarded for the fact that he prayed in al-Masjid al-Haram, stood at the sacred sites, and made supplication. The person on whose behalf it is performed only gets the rites themselves, while any additional good deeds are for the one performing them. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Is a servant rewarded if he performs Hajj or 'Umrah on behalf of someone else?
Answer:
Yes, he is rewarded for the fact that he prayed in al-Masjid al-Haram, stood at the sacred sites, and made supplication. The person on whose behalf it is performed only gets the rites themselves, while any additional good deeds are for the one performing them. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [1228 -3022] هل يثاب العبد إذا حج أو اعتمر عن غيره؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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