The ruling on taking money for performing Hajj on behalf of another for one who has free Hajj obligations
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The questioner : Is it permissible for a person who performs Hajj for free because he is a worker or similar to perform Hajj on behalf of another as a substitute and benefit from the money of the substitute Hajj for himself?
The Shaykh : Yes, if the one who gave him the money agrees, there is no harm. Otherwise, it is not permissible.
The questioner : The agreement of the one who pays for the substitute Hajj.
The Shaykh : If he agrees, there is no harm.
The questioner : Do we understand from that that he must inform him of this?
The Shaykh : He must inform him, because there is no doubt that if his going with this group is work, meaning that they waived the expenses and wages for him because of his work, then there is no harm in that, because the people of the group in this case have not done him a favor.
The questioner : Yes, that is the intention.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes, if the one who gave him the money agrees, there is no harm. Otherwise, it is not permissible.
The questioner : The agreement of the one who pays for the substitute Hajj.
The Shaykh : If he agrees, there is no harm.
The questioner : Do we understand from that that he must inform him of this?
The Shaykh : He must inform him, because there is no doubt that if his going with this group is work, meaning that they waived the expenses and wages for him because of his work, then there is no harm in that, because the people of the group in this case have not done him a favor.
The questioner : Yes, that is the intention.
The Shaykh : Yes.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، [3233] حكم أخذ المال مقابل الحج عن الغير لمن لديه تكاليف حج مجانية - تعليقات على الكافي لابن عثيمين — youtube.com
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