Is it a condition for the proxy in Hajj that he must have performed Hajj for himself?
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Question:
This questioner says: A Muslim man does not have the physical ability, and he wants to hire a Muslim to perform Hajj on his behalf. Is it a condition for the proxy that he must have performed Hajj for himself?
Answer:
Without a doubt, this is the text of the hadith: it is necessary that the proxy must have performed Hajj for himself first. This is because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) heard a man reciting the talbiyah on behalf of another person,Mishkat al-Masabih 2529 So, among the conditions for the validity of the proxy is that the pilgrim or the one performing 'Umrah must have fulfilled the obligation of Islam for himself, whether in Hajj or 'Umrah, and then he may act as a proxy for another person afterwards. Yes.
This questioner says: A Muslim man does not have the physical ability, and he wants to hire a Muslim to perform Hajj on his behalf. Is it a condition for the proxy that he must have performed Hajj for himself?
Answer:
Without a doubt, this is the text of the hadith: it is necessary that the proxy must have performed Hajj for himself first. This is because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) heard a man reciting the talbiyah on behalf of another person,
He asked whether he had performed the pilgrimage on his own behalf, and when he replied that he had not, he said, “Perform the pilgrimage on your own
قال هل حججت عن نفسك؟ قال لا، قال حج عن نفسك ثم حج عن
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يشترط في النائب في الحج أن يكون قد حج عن نفسه؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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