I want to perform Hajj on behalf of my friend, knowing that he has friends and companions whose financial situation is comfortable. What do you advise me to do, given the situation I have described?

Question:
May Allah reward you with good. The listener, Abd al-Satar 'Amish, says: A friend of mine, who is also my wife's brother, was taken by death in an accident. I want to perform Hajj on his behalf, knowing that he has friends and companions whose financial situation is comfortable. What do you advise me to do, given the situation I have described? May Allah reward you with good.

Answer:
As for the one who was involved in the accident and died, if he had not performed the Hajj of Islam and he left behind an estate, then what is needed to perform Hajj on his behalf is to be paid out of his estate from his own money, because this is a right due to Allah the Mighty and Majestic, a debt to Allah that must be paid, and Hajj must be performed on his behalf from his estate. However, if he did not have any money, there is no harm in someone performing Hajj on his behalf, whether it is one of his relatives or someone else from among his Muslim brothers. This is if he had not performed the Hajj of Islam. As for if he had already performed the Hajj of Islam and it is desired to perform a voluntary Hajj on his behalf, there is no harm in that; any Muslim, whether a relative or not, may perform Hajj on his behalf, and this will benefit him, with Allah's permission. Yes.