The ruling on performing Hajj on behalf of a deceased person from zakah funds
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Question:
Salih, may Allah preserve you. Muhammad Ali Hasan from the city of 'Ar'ar says: My wife has charity money from her own funds, and her eldest brother has passed away without having performed the Hajj of Islam. She wants to appoint someone to perform Hajj on his behalf, paying for his expenses. My eldest son wants to perform Hajj, so I suggested that she perform Hajj with him on behalf of her brother and take the costs she will pay for the tour, the visa, and transportation from the charity money she owns, and she will pay from it. Is my suggestion correct? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
If by charity you mean zakah, then no. Zakah is to be distributed in the eight categories mentioned in the saying of Allah the Exalted:[At-Tawbah 9:60] to the end of the verse. As for general charity, it is also to be given to the needy, and she should perform Hajj from other funds, not from the charity. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence the Shaykh
Salih, may Allah preserve you. Muhammad Ali Hasan from the city of 'Ar'ar says: My wife has charity money from her own funds, and her eldest brother has passed away without having performed the Hajj of Islam. She wants to appoint someone to perform Hajj on his behalf, paying for his expenses. My eldest son wants to perform Hajj, so I suggested that she perform Hajj with him on behalf of her brother and take the costs she will pay for the tour, the visa, and transportation from the charity money she owns, and she will pay from it. Is my suggestion correct? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
If by charity you mean zakah, then no. Zakah is to be distributed in the eight categories mentioned in the saying of Allah the Exalted:
Zakah expenditures are only for the poor and for the needy and for those employed to collect [zakah]
إِنَّمَا الصَّدَقَاتُ لِلْفُقَرَاءِ وَالْمَسَاكِينِ وَالْعَامِلِينَ عَلَيْهَاThe presenter:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence the Shaykh
Source
قناة «إذاعة القرآن الكريم»، نور على الدرب مع معالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان ح7494 — youtube.com (7:02)
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