The Ruling on Acting as a Proxy in Hajj and 'Umrah
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The questioner:
May Allah reward you with good and do you well. You ask: Do we have the right to perform 'Umrah on behalf of a father, brother, mother, husband, or any other relative? Do we have the right to perform 'Umrah in their place?
The Shaykh:
If the intention is that she acts as a proxy for the relative and performs 'Umrah with the intention that the reward is for him, and she acts on his behalf in that, is there any harm?
The presenter:
Praise be to Allah.
The Shaykh:
It is permissible for a Muslim to act as a proxy for his Muslim brother in performing Hajj or in performing 'Umrah, but on the condition that he has already performed 'Umrah for himself, the 'Umrah of Islam, or Hajj for himself, the Hajj of Islam. This is because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) heard a man saying, "Labbaik on behalf of Shubrumah." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Who is Shubrumah?" He said, "A brother of mine, or a relative of mine, who has died." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Did heMishkat al-Masabih 2529. Yes.
May Allah reward you with good and do you well. You ask: Do we have the right to perform 'Umrah on behalf of a father, brother, mother, husband, or any other relative? Do we have the right to perform 'Umrah in their place?
The Shaykh:
If the intention is that she acts as a proxy for the relative and performs 'Umrah with the intention that the reward is for him, and she acts on his behalf in that, is there any harm?
The presenter:
Praise be to Allah.
The Shaykh:
It is permissible for a Muslim to act as a proxy for his Muslim brother in performing Hajj or in performing 'Umrah, but on the condition that he has already performed 'Umrah for himself, the 'Umrah of Islam, or Hajj for himself, the Hajj of Islam. This is because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) heard a man saying, "Labbaik on behalf of Shubrumah." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Who is Shubrumah?" He said, "A brother of mine, or a relative of mine, who has died." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Did he
He asked whether he had performed the pilgrimage on his own behalf, and when he replied that he had not, he said, “Perform the pilgrimage on your own behalf, then perform it on behalf of Shubruma."
أَحَجَجْتَ عَنْ نَفْسِكَ قَالَ لَا قَالَ حُجَّ عَنْ نَفْسِكَ ثُمَّ حُجَّ عَنْ شُبْرُمَةَ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 4717- حكم النيابة في الحج والعمرة - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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