Hajj and 'Umrah on behalf of a comatose patient
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Question:
We are taking a call from Abu Sami. Please, my brother, Abu Sami is with us on the line. All right, Honorable Shaykh, regarding Hajj and 'Umrah on behalf of a patient: my brother has been in this condition for five years. He is twenty-five years old, has not performed Hajj, and has not performed 'Umrah. He is in a state of coma. Should we perform Hajj and 'Umrah on his behalf?
Answer:
If it is not expected that his coma will end, and it is not expected that he will regain consciousness and be able to perform Hajj himself, and he has not performed Hajj for himself, nor 'Umrah for himself, and the impediment continues with him or he dies, then Hajj is performed on his behalf. Yes.
We are taking a call from Abu Sami. Please, my brother, Abu Sami is with us on the line. All right, Honorable Shaykh, regarding Hajj and 'Umrah on behalf of a patient: my brother has been in this condition for five years. He is twenty-five years old, has not performed Hajj, and has not performed 'Umrah. He is in a state of coma. Should we perform Hajj and 'Umrah on his behalf?
Answer:
If it is not expected that his coma will end, and it is not expected that he will regain consciousness and be able to perform Hajj himself, and he has not performed Hajj for himself, nor 'Umrah for himself, and the impediment continues with him or he dies, then Hajj is performed on his behalf. Yes.
Source
قناة «مكة و المدينة»، 13 فتاوى على الهواء - 20 / 09 / 1433هـ _ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (36:44)
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