Appointing a proxy for Hajj for one prevented by illness
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The questioner:
The third question. The second question: If a person’s health condition prevents him from performing Hajj, and the doctors have advised him against it out of concern for his safety, and he has a heart condition, and the doctors have strong reservations about the exertion involved in the rituals, is that permissible?
The Shaykh:
This is if it is the Hajj.
The questioner:
That he appoints a proxy. Yes.
The Shaykh:
Meaning the Hajj of Islam.
The questioner:
Yes.
The Shaykh:
Yes, if the inability persists with him and it is not expected to end, then he appoints a proxy. But if he hopes it will end and it is a temporary illness, then he waits until it ends, and he performs the obligatory Hajj himself. Yes.
The third question. The second question: If a person’s health condition prevents him from performing Hajj, and the doctors have advised him against it out of concern for his safety, and he has a heart condition, and the doctors have strong reservations about the exertion involved in the rituals, is that permissible?
The Shaykh:
This is if it is the Hajj.
The questioner:
That he appoints a proxy. Yes.
The Shaykh:
Meaning the Hajj of Islam.
The questioner:
Yes.
The Shaykh:
Yes, if the inability persists with him and it is not expected to end, then he appoints a proxy. But if he hopes it will end and it is a temporary illness, then he waits until it ends, and he performs the obligatory Hajj himself. Yes.
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فتاوى على الهواء 28-12-1435هـ — alfawzan.live (25:53)
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