Hajj on behalf of ancestors whose status is unknown
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Question:
The questioner says: Your Eminence the Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This is a question from the radio program *Nur 'ala al-Darb*. To proceed: Is it permissible to perform Hajj on behalf of ancestors about whom we have no information and do not know whether they died as disbelievers or not? Please advise us. May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
One does not perform Hajj on behalf of his father or grandfather, may Allah reward him with good, if he does not know that he was a disbeliever. If he does not know anything about him, the apparent state is that he was a Muslim. If he performs Hajj on his behalf, or makes supplication for him, or gives charity on his behalf, he will be rewarded, and this is part of being dutiful to them. However, it is not obligatory, and it is not required that one perform Hajj on his behalf. If you perform Hajj on his behalf, may Allah reward you with good.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
The questioner says: Your Eminence the Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This is a question from the radio program *Nur 'ala al-Darb*. To proceed: Is it permissible to perform Hajj on behalf of ancestors about whom we have no information and do not know whether they died as disbelievers or not? Please advise us. May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
One does not perform Hajj on behalf of his father or grandfather, may Allah reward him with good, if he does not know that he was a disbeliever. If he does not know anything about him, the apparent state is that he was a Muslim. If he performs Hajj on his behalf, or makes supplication for him, or gives charity on his behalf, he will be rewarded, and this is part of being dutiful to them. However, it is not obligatory, and it is not required that one perform Hajj on his behalf. If you perform Hajj on his behalf, may Allah reward you with good.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
فتاوى الحج 1410 هـ - 13 (2) — archive.org (1:06:48)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.