Is it permissible for a person who has not performed Hajj due to a lack of money to ask someone else to perform Hajj on his behalf, with the condition that he will give him enough money to cover the cost of the Hajj?
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The questioner:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner asks: Is it permissible for a person who has not performed the Hajj of Islam due to his inability to perform it because of a lack of money, and a person asked him
The Shaykh:
What?
The questioner:
He says: May Allah reward you, due to his inability to perform it because of a lack of money.
The Shaykh:
The question from the beginning.
The questioner:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner asks: Is it permissible for a person who has not performed the Hajj of Islam due to his inability to perform it because of a lack of money, and a person asked him to perform Hajj on his behalf, and that he will give him enough to go for the Hajj?
The Shaykh:
This is not permissible until he performs Hajj for himself first. If he performs Hajj for himself, he may perform it for another. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sunan Abi Dawud 1811Sahih (Al-Albani), so it is not permissible for him to perform Hajj for another, whether with money or without money, until he performs Hajj for himself. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner asks: Is it permissible for a person who has not performed the Hajj of Islam due to his inability to perform it because of a lack of money, and a person asked him
The Shaykh:
What?
The questioner:
He says: May Allah reward you, due to his inability to perform it because of a lack of money.
The Shaykh:
The question from the beginning.
The questioner:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner asks: Is it permissible for a person who has not performed the Hajj of Islam due to his inability to perform it because of a lack of money, and a person asked him to perform Hajj on his behalf, and that he will give him enough to go for the Hajj?
The Shaykh:
This is not permissible until he performs Hajj for himself first. If he performs Hajj for himself, he may perform it for another. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
perform hajj on your own behalf, then perform it on behalf of Shubrumah.
حج عن نفسك ثم حج عن شبرمة
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يجوز فعل من لم يحج لعدم وجود المال، وطلبه منه شخص أن يحج عنه وأنه يعطيه ما يكفيه للحج؟ صالح الفوز — youtube.com
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