An elderly man who falls ill whenever he intends to perform Hajj: is he permitted to appoint a proxy to perform Hajj on his behalf?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A man has been in Makkah for several years and wants to perform Hajj, but whenever the time for Hajj arrives, he is struck by illness. Is he permitted to appoint a proxy, given that he is sixty-five years old? One does not appoint a proxy for the obligatory Hajj unless one has lost hope of performing it.
Answer:
If it becomes clear that the illness is chronic, with no hope of a cure, and he is unable to perform Hajj because of it, then he appoints someone to perform Hajj on his behalf. However, as long as there is hope for a cure and hope that the illness will end, he should wait. Praise be to Allah, the matter is broad in this regard. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A man has been in Makkah for several years and wants to perform Hajj, but whenever the time for Hajj arrives, he is struck by illness. Is he permitted to appoint a proxy, given that he is sixty-five years old? One does not appoint a proxy for the obligatory Hajj unless one has lost hope of performing it.
Answer:
If it becomes clear that the illness is chronic, with no hope of a cure, and he is unable to perform Hajj because of it, then he appoints someone to perform Hajj on his behalf. However, as long as there is hope for a cure and hope that the illness will end, he should wait. Praise be to Allah, the matter is broad in this regard. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [446 -521] رجل كبير في السن، يأتي المرض كلما أراد الحج، فهل له أن ينيب من يحج عنه؟ - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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