The Ruling on Delegating the Voluntary Pilgrimage
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it valid to delegate the voluntary Hajj?
Answer:
For the one who is unable, there is no harm. The one who is unable due to an illness that is not expected to end, or due to old age, there is no harm in having someone perform the voluntary Hajj on his behalf. As for the one who is able, he does not delegate the voluntary Hajj to someone else; the one who is able performs the Hajj himself. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it valid to delegate the voluntary Hajj?
Answer:
For the one who is unable, there is no harm. The one who is unable due to an illness that is not expected to end, or due to old age, there is no harm in having someone perform the voluntary Hajj on his behalf. As for the one who is able, he does not delegate the voluntary Hajj to someone else; the one who is able performs the Hajj himself. Yes.
Source
الفوزان -أشرطة- شرح زاد المستقنع مع الأسئلة - 039-باب الإحرام ومحظوراته - 2 - 1-11-22 هـ — archive.org (1:28:58)
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