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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The ruling on dedicating the reward of recitation and 'Umrah to a living person

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The questioner:
This is a question from the website: What is the ruling on reciting the Qur'an, performing 'Umrah, and dedicating the reward of that?

The Shaykh:
Yes.

The questioner:
Reciting the Qur'an, performing 'Umrah, and dedicating its reward to a living person who is able.

The Shaykh:
'Umrah and Hajj are not performed on behalf of a living person who is able; rather, he is the one who performs Hajj, and he is the one who performs 'Umrah, the Hajj of Islam and the 'Umrah of Islam. Voluntary acts are not dedicated; the voluntary Hajj and the voluntary 'Umrah are not dedicated to a living person, because this matter has not been transmitted. Delegation was only transmitted regarding the one who is unable, such as if a father is overtaken by the obligation of Allah in Hajj while he is
cannot sit firmly in the saddle; should I perform Hajj on his behalf ?, He said:لا يستطيع الركوب على الراحلة، أفأحج عنه؟ قال
Sunan an-Nasa'i 2641
(peace and blessings be upon him)
Perform Hajj on behalf of your father,حج عن أبيك،
in a narration, and perform 'Umrah. Yes.

The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source بلوغ المرام 29-07-1433هـ — alfawzan.live (50:51)

The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.

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