The ruling on performing 'Umrah on behalf of a living person who is able to do so
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Question:
Your Eminence, father, the questioner says: Is it permissible to perform 'Umrah on behalf of the living, given that I reside in the Kingdom and my mother resides in another country? Is it permissible for me to perform 'Umrah on her behalf, even though she is able to do so?
Answer:
It is not permissible for you to perform 'Umrah on her behalf while she is able to do so, whether as an obligatory or voluntary act. If you wish to be dutiful to her, bring her with you and let her perform 'Umrah with you. If you are unable to do this, nothing is required of you in this regard. However, if you perform 'Umrah on her behalf while she is strong, alive, and able to come, this does not suffice for her, whether as an obligatory or voluntary act. Yes.
Your Eminence, father, the questioner says: Is it permissible to perform 'Umrah on behalf of the living, given that I reside in the Kingdom and my mother resides in another country? Is it permissible for me to perform 'Umrah on her behalf, even though she is able to do so?
Answer:
It is not permissible for you to perform 'Umrah on her behalf while she is able to do so, whether as an obligatory or voluntary act. If you wish to be dutiful to her, bring her with you and let her perform 'Umrah with you. If you are unable to do this, nothing is required of you in this regard. However, if you perform 'Umrah on her behalf while she is strong, alive, and able to come, this does not suffice for her, whether as an obligatory or voluntary act. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [1311] حكم العمرة عن الحي القادر على ذلك - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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