If a person performs Hajj or 'Umrah on behalf of one of his deceased relatives, is he also rewarded along with the deceased?
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Question:
If a person performs Hajj or 'Umrah on behalf of one of his deceased relatives, is he also rewarded along with the deceased, or is the reward for the deceased only? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
The reward for the rites belongs to the one for whom they are intended, but the one performing them has a reward for his presence at the sacred sites and his supplication there. Any acts of worship beyond the rites, such as prayer in Makkah in al-Masjid al-Haram, where one prayer is worth a hundred thousand prayers in other mosques, also benefit his deceased brother. If this Hajj was obligatory upon the deceased, it also discharges his obligation, and he is rewarded for that as well. Yes.
If a person performs Hajj or 'Umrah on behalf of one of his deceased relatives, is he also rewarded along with the deceased, or is the reward for the deceased only? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
The reward for the rites belongs to the one for whom they are intended, but the one performing them has a reward for his presence at the sacred sites and his supplication there. Any acts of worship beyond the rites, such as prayer in Makkah in al-Masjid al-Haram, where one prayer is worth a hundred thousand prayers in other mosques, also benefit his deceased brother. If this Hajj was obligatory upon the deceased, it also discharges his obligation, and he is rewarded for that as well. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، إذا حج الإنسان أو اعتمر عن أحد أقربائه من الأموات، فهل يكتب له هو الآخر أجر مع الميت؟ الفوزان — youtube.com
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