Agency in Hajj and 'Umrah on behalf of the deceased and the incapable
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Question:
The questioner from al-Qaryatayn says: Honorable Shaykh, I present my question to you. If one intends to perform Hajj on behalf of a deceased person or one who is unable to perform Hajj, how does he enter into the rites? Does he start from his departure from the house, and how does he make du'a during the tawaf and sa'y for this deceased person, especially on the Day of 'Arafah and the remaining days of Hajj?
Answer:
First, agency is only permissible on behalf of a deceased person or a living person who is incapable in a permanent way, such that he is unable to perform Hajj and 'Umrah in the future. This applies to the obligatory act. As for the voluntary act, one does not act as an agent for Hajj; one does not act as an agent for the voluntary Hajj. This is only for the obligatory act, on the condition that the incapacity is permanent, and that the incapable person has not yet performed the obligatory Hajj or 'Umrah. As for how to enter the state of ihram on behalf of another, it is as you enter ihram for yourself: you enter ihram on behalf of the other person at the miqat, you avoid the prohibitions of ihram, and you perform all the rituals with the intention of doing them on behalf of the other person, whether the deceased or the living incapable person. Just as with the obligatory act, you intend the rituals of Hajj on his behalf. As for supplication, it is shared: you make du'a for yourself, for the Muslims, and for the person on whose behalf you are acting. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you and bless you.
The questioner from al-Qaryatayn says: Honorable Shaykh, I present my question to you. If one intends to perform Hajj on behalf of a deceased person or one who is unable to perform Hajj, how does he enter into the rites? Does he start from his departure from the house, and how does he make du'a during the tawaf and sa'y for this deceased person, especially on the Day of 'Arafah and the remaining days of Hajj?
Answer:
First, agency is only permissible on behalf of a deceased person or a living person who is incapable in a permanent way, such that he is unable to perform Hajj and 'Umrah in the future. This applies to the obligatory act. As for the voluntary act, one does not act as an agent for Hajj; one does not act as an agent for the voluntary Hajj. This is only for the obligatory act, on the condition that the incapacity is permanent, and that the incapable person has not yet performed the obligatory Hajj or 'Umrah. As for how to enter the state of ihram on behalf of another, it is as you enter ihram for yourself: you enter ihram on behalf of the other person at the miqat, you avoid the prohibitions of ihram, and you perform all the rituals with the intention of doing them on behalf of the other person, whether the deceased or the living incapable person. Just as with the obligatory act, you intend the rituals of Hajj on his behalf. As for supplication, it is shared: you make du'a for yourself, for the Muslims, and for the person on whose behalf you are acting. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you and bless you.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/167 — archive.org (18:28)
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