A woman died without performing Hajj, and the cost of performing Hajj on her behalf from her hometown is very high. Is it permissible for someone living in Makkah to perform Hajj on her behalf?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A woman died without performing Hajj, and she has relatives. However, if her relatives from her hometown perform Hajj on her behalf, it would cost a great deal. Is it permissible for someone other than a relative from that country to perform Hajj on her behalf? If she has an estate, then someone from her hometown should perform Hajj on her behalf from her estate.
Answer:
As for if she has no estate and someone wants to perform Hajj on her behalf, let him perform it from any place, praise be to Allah, even from Makkah. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A woman died without performing Hajj, and she has relatives. However, if her relatives from her hometown perform Hajj on her behalf, it would cost a great deal. Is it permissible for someone other than a relative from that country to perform Hajj on her behalf? If she has an estate, then someone from her hometown should perform Hajj on her behalf from her estate.
Answer:
As for if she has no estate and someone wants to perform Hajj on her behalf, let him perform it from any place, praise be to Allah, even from Makkah. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [503 -521] امرأة ماتت ولم تحج وتكلفة الحج من بلدها يكلف الكثير، فهل يجوز أن يحج عنها من يعيش في مكة؟ — youtube.com
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