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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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A brother performing Hajj on behalf of his mentally ill brother from his own funds

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Question : He says: May Allah bless you. There is a man who has a brother who is mentally ill, but he prays and performs wudu, although he does not do them well. He also understands what you want from him when you speak to him and knows many things, so he is not completely insane. His two brothers have some money, so he says, “I have his brother,” but the correct one is his brother. So his brother says that he wants to perform Hajj on his behalf from his own money, meaning from the money of the insane brother himself. Is this permissible?

Answer : The answer is that it is not permissible, because this insane person is either truly insane, in which case Hajj is not obligatory upon him, or he is as described in the question, in which case he can perform Hajj. He should look for a good group and ride with them. Write the divorce. Yes, it appears that this person is insane; he turns around in prayer and raves in prayer, and he talks in prayer. This is not a sane person. May Allah keep us and you safe.
Source قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 183 - 332 شخص له أخ مختل العقل يصلي ويتوضأ مع عدم إحسانه لهما يريد أخوه أن يحج عنه من ماله فهل...؟ — youtube.com

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