The Pilgrimage of the Child and the Circumambulation of the Carried Person
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The questioner:
In his third question, he says: I have a small child, and his last Hajj was for my brother. For my brother. My brother is dead, or my brother is among our deceased, and everything that is required must be done.
The Shaykh:
The child’s Hajj is for him; it is not for you to imagine it is for you. The child’s Hajj is for him. If you intend it on his behalf, his Hajj is a voluntary one, and you must intend it on his behalf if he is a small child. If he has reached the age of seven, teach him and perform the Hajj for him as well. He is the one who performs the circumambulation, the walking between al-Safa and al-Marwah, and the stoning of the pillars. Whatever he is unable to do, such as the stoning, you do it on his behalf. A small child under the age of seven is carried and travels, and his Hajj is for him. You do not give it to anyone; you do not give it to your father, your brother, or anyone else. His Hajj is for him. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) carried his son 'Abd al-Rahman, who was a young boy, The child’s Hajj is for him, and the girl’s Hajj is for her. Yes.
Another questioner:
The carried one’s circumambulation.
The Shaykh:
The correct view is that it suffices for him and for the one being carried. This is the correct view. If he performs the circumambulation for him alone, and if the one being carried is alone, it is good to go out of the scope of scholarly disagreement. The correct view is that it suffices. If he performs the circumambulation intending it for him and for the one being carried, that is sufficient. This is the correct view. Yes.
In his third question, he says: I have a small child, and his last Hajj was for my brother. For my brother. My brother is dead, or my brother is among our deceased, and everything that is required must be done.
The Shaykh:
The child’s Hajj is for him; it is not for you to imagine it is for you. The child’s Hajj is for him. If you intend it on his behalf, his Hajj is a voluntary one, and you must intend it on his behalf if he is a small child. If he has reached the age of seven, teach him and perform the Hajj for him as well. He is the one who performs the circumambulation, the walking between al-Safa and al-Marwah, and the stoning of the pillars. Whatever he is unable to do, such as the stoning, you do it on his behalf. A small child under the age of seven is carried and travels, and his Hajj is for him. You do not give it to anyone; you do not give it to your father, your brother, or anyone else. His Hajj is for him. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) carried his son 'Abd al-Rahman, who was a young boy,
She said to the Messenger: Is this a Hajj? He said: Yes, but it is a voluntary one.
قالت الرسول ألي هذا حج؟ قال نعم، ولكن أجل،Another questioner:
The carried one’s circumambulation.
The Shaykh:
The correct view is that it suffices for him and for the one being carried. This is the correct view. If he performs the circumambulation for him alone, and if the one being carried is alone, it is good to go out of the scope of scholarly disagreement. The correct view is that it suffices. If he performs the circumambulation intending it for him and for the one being carried, that is sufficient. This is the correct view. Yes.
Source
فتاوى الحج 1410 هـ - 13 (2) — archive.org (1:03:50)
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