The ruling on appointing a resident of Makkah to perform Hajj on behalf of another

Question:
His third question, O Shaykh, he says: If I appoint a person from the people of Makkah to perform Hajj on my behalf, there are three points. First, is it valid for him to perform Hajj on my behalf as a mutamatti'? Second, am I required to offer a sacrificial animal (hady) if he performs Hajj on my behalf as a qarin or a mutamatti'?

Answer:
Yes, it is permissible for you to appoint one of the people of Makkah to perform Hajj on your behalf as a qarin, a mutamatti', or an ifrad. However, the scholars differ on whether the one appointed (the agent) is the one considered, in which case a fidyah is obligatory if he is a non-resident, or whether the one who appointed (the principal) is the one considered, in which case it is not obligatory because he is a resident of Makkah. There is a difference of opinion on this. Slaughtering the fidyah is undoubtedly the most cautious course of action and the best for clearing one's conscience. Yes.