Is it valid to perform Hajj on behalf of another person if that person is alive?
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Question:
He says, may Allah reward you, in continuation of his question: Is it a condition that the person for whom Hajj is performed must be dead?
Answer:
It is a condition that the person be dead, or alive but having not performed the Hajj of Islam and being unable to do so, whether in the present or in the future. This is the case in which Hajj is performed on his behalf. Yes.
He says, may Allah reward you, in continuation of his question: Is it a condition that the person for whom Hajj is performed must be dead?
Answer:
It is a condition that the person be dead, or alive but having not performed the Hajj of Islam and being unable to do so, whether in the present or in the future. This is the case in which Hajj is performed on his behalf. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [1236] هل يصح الحج عن الغير إذا كان حياً؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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