The ruling on performing Hajj on behalf of a blind and incapacitated father
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Question:
May Allah reward you. This questioner, Q.A., says: My father is blind. Is it permissible for someone to perform Hajj on his behalf, even though he is able to walk?
Answer:
It is not permissible for you to perform Hajj on his behalf. Good eyesight does not prevent him from performing Hajj. He should perform Hajj with the people, and a guide should be with him, as long as he is physically strong enough to ride and perform the rituals. Since he has not yet fulfilled the obligatory Hajj, it is obligatory for him to do so. As for the voluntary Hajj, it is not performed on behalf of a living person. Voluntary Hajj and voluntary 'Umrah are not performed on behalf of a living person; they are only performed on behalf of a deceased person. Yes. He says: If a living person is unable to perform the obligatory Hajj, then someone performs it on his behalf. Yes.
May Allah reward you. This questioner, Q.A., says: My father is blind. Is it permissible for someone to perform Hajj on his behalf, even though he is able to walk?
Answer:
It is not permissible for you to perform Hajj on his behalf. Good eyesight does not prevent him from performing Hajj. He should perform Hajj with the people, and a guide should be with him, as long as he is physically strong enough to ride and perform the rituals. Since he has not yet fulfilled the obligatory Hajj, it is obligatory for him to do so. As for the voluntary Hajj, it is not performed on behalf of a living person. Voluntary Hajj and voluntary 'Umrah are not performed on behalf of a living person; they are only performed on behalf of a deceased person. Yes. He says: If a living person is unable to perform the obligatory Hajj, then someone performs it on his behalf. Yes.
Source
الحج عن الكفيف القادر على الحج — alfawzan.live
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