The Ruling on Performing the Lesser Pilgrimage on Behalf of an Incapable Woman
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The questioner:
A questioner says: A woman is unable to perform the 'Umrah, and her children are unable to send her to perform the 'Umrah. She asked me to perform the 'Umrah for her, since I am currently in Saudi Arabia for the purpose of performing the 'Umrah. Is it permissible for me to perform the 'Umrah on her behalf?
The Shaykh:
What? Yes.
The questioner:
A woman is unable to perform the 'Umrah, and her children are unable to send her to perform the 'Umrah. She asked me to perform the 'Umrah for her, since I am in Saudi Arabia for the purpose of performing the 'Umrah. Is it permissible for me to perform the 'Umrah on her behalf?
The Shaykh:
If she is incapable due to old age, or due to an illness that is not expected to end, then there is nothing wrong with performing the 'Umrah on her behalf. Otherwise, there is no 'Umrah required of her, and no Hajj required of her, until she is able to do so. So, if she is an elderly woman who is unable to do it, or a sick woman whose illness is not expected to be cured, she may appoint someone to perform the 'Umrah on her behalf in any location, to perform Hajj on her behalf, or to perform 'Umrah on her behalf. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
A questioner says: A woman is unable to perform the 'Umrah, and her children are unable to send her to perform the 'Umrah. She asked me to perform the 'Umrah for her, since I am currently in Saudi Arabia for the purpose of performing the 'Umrah. Is it permissible for me to perform the 'Umrah on her behalf?
The Shaykh:
What? Yes.
The questioner:
A woman is unable to perform the 'Umrah, and her children are unable to send her to perform the 'Umrah. She asked me to perform the 'Umrah for her, since I am in Saudi Arabia for the purpose of performing the 'Umrah. Is it permissible for me to perform the 'Umrah on her behalf?
The Shaykh:
If she is incapable due to old age, or due to an illness that is not expected to end, then there is nothing wrong with performing the 'Umrah on her behalf. Otherwise, there is no 'Umrah required of her, and no Hajj required of her, until she is able to do so. So, if she is an elderly woman who is unable to do it, or a sick woman whose illness is not expected to be cured, she may appoint someone to perform the 'Umrah on her behalf in any location, to perform Hajj on her behalf, or to perform 'Umrah on her behalf. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
فتاوى المسجد الحرام (شعبان ١٤١٧ هـ) - ٦ — archive.org (51:12)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.