The ruling on performing Hajj and 'Umrah on behalf of a living parent
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Question:
May Allah reward you. This is the last question. The questioner says: If a son volunteers to perform 'Umrah with the intention that the reward goes to his father, like someone who takes a 'Umrah with that intention, does the reward of the donation go entirely to his father? And is this a righteous deed?
Answer:
Volunteering to perform 'Umrah or Hajj is for the deceased. As for the living person, one does not perform Hajj or 'Umrah on his behalf except for the obligatory Hajj of Islam or if he is unable to perform it. If a person is unable to perform the obligatory Hajj or 'Umrah of Islam, someone may perform it on his behalf. As for the deceased, someone may perform it on his behalf for both the obligatory and the voluntary acts. He receives reward for that. The person on whose behalf it is performed receives the reward of the 'Umrah or the reward of the Hajj, and the one performing it on his behalf receives the reward of praying in al-Masjid al-Haram, the reward of supplication, and the reward of benefiting his father or his relative. He receives rewards for that. Yes.
May Allah reward you. This is the last question. The questioner says: If a son volunteers to perform 'Umrah with the intention that the reward goes to his father, like someone who takes a 'Umrah with that intention, does the reward of the donation go entirely to his father? And is this a righteous deed?
Answer:
Volunteering to perform 'Umrah or Hajj is for the deceased. As for the living person, one does not perform Hajj or 'Umrah on his behalf except for the obligatory Hajj of Islam or if he is unable to perform it. If a person is unable to perform the obligatory Hajj or 'Umrah of Islam, someone may perform it on his behalf. As for the deceased, someone may perform it on his behalf for both the obligatory and the voluntary acts. He receives reward for that. The person on whose behalf it is performed receives the reward of the 'Umrah or the reward of the Hajj, and the one performing it on his behalf receives the reward of praying in al-Masjid al-Haram, the reward of supplication, and the reward of benefiting his father or his relative. He receives rewards for that. Yes.
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لقاء مفتوح 03-08-1433هـ — alfawzan.live (12:40)
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