A relative of mine is suffering from brain cancer, so is it permissible for me to perform 'Umrah on his behalf, given that he is unable to move?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: One of my relatives has fallen ill these days with an illness that is not expected to end, which is cancer in the brain, may Allah keep us and you safe. Now, he asks: Is it permissible for me to perform 'Umrah on his behalf, given that he is unable to move?
Answer:
If he has not performed the 'Umrah of Islam, there is no harm. But if he has performed the 'Umrah of Islam, then no. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: One of my relatives has fallen ill these days with an illness that is not expected to end, which is cancer in the brain, may Allah keep us and you safe. Now, he asks: Is it permissible for me to perform 'Umrah on his behalf, given that he is unable to move?
Answer:
If he has not performed the 'Umrah of Islam, there is no harm. But if he has performed the 'Umrah of Islam, then no. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [1229 -3022] أحد قرابتي مصاب بسرطان في المخ فهل يجوز لي أن أعتمر عنه علماً بأنه لا يقدر أن يتحرك؟ — youtube.com
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