What is the ruling on taking money for performing Hajj on behalf of a deceased person?
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Question:
May Allah reward you with good. He says: I entrusted a person to perform Hajj on behalf of a deceased person, and I gave him the cost of Hajj in advance. After the time for performing the obligatory Hajj had passed, I suspected that this person did not perform the obligatory Hajj on behalf of the deceased. What is the ruling on the money he took from me? Is it lawful for him, or what? Please inform us, and may Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
If he did not perform Hajj, then the money he took is forbidden (haram), and you may demand it from him; you may take it back from him. If he did not perform Hajj, you may demand it and take the money back from him.
May Allah reward you with good. He says: I entrusted a person to perform Hajj on behalf of a deceased person, and I gave him the cost of Hajj in advance. After the time for performing the obligatory Hajj had passed, I suspected that this person did not perform the obligatory Hajj on behalf of the deceased. What is the ruling on the money he took from me? Is it lawful for him, or what? Please inform us, and may Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
If he did not perform Hajj, then the money he took is forbidden (haram), and you may demand it from him; you may take it back from him. If he did not perform Hajj, you may demand it and take the money back from him.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم أخذ المال عن أداء الحج بدلاً عن متوفى؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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