The fee of the proxy in Hajj
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, last year one of the brothers asked me to perform Hajj on his behalf. It is his custom to hire people to perform Hajj for others. He asked me for eight thousand five hundred riyals to perform Hajj on behalf of his deceased son. I gave him this amount. When I checked the matter, I found that the cost of the trip does not exceed five thousand five hundred riyals. Honorable Shaykh, is the excess amount valid for him?
Answer:
If the proxy in Hajj or 'Umrah intends money, then his Hajj and 'Umrah are not valid. However, if his intention is Hajj or 'Umrah, and he asks for a fee for himself and for the one on whose behalf he is performing it, he takes from the money what is given to him and paid to him without stipulation. If he takes only what he spends on the Hajj or 'Umrah, that is the best and most preferable for him. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, last year one of the brothers asked me to perform Hajj on his behalf. It is his custom to hire people to perform Hajj for others. He asked me for eight thousand five hundred riyals to perform Hajj on behalf of his deceased son. I gave him this amount. When I checked the matter, I found that the cost of the trip does not exceed five thousand five hundred riyals. Honorable Shaykh, is the excess amount valid for him?
Answer:
If the proxy in Hajj or 'Umrah intends money, then his Hajj and 'Umrah are not valid. However, if his intention is Hajj or 'Umrah, and he asks for a fee for himself and for the one on whose behalf he is performing it, he takes from the money what is given to him and paid to him without stipulation. If he takes only what he spends on the Hajj or 'Umrah, that is the best and most preferable for him. Yes.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/190 — archive.org (17:30)
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