Hajj on behalf of parents who are unable to perform it
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Question:
The Shaykh asked: Is it better for me to perform Hajj, as he said, after I have brought this midday prayer, or should I inform him that I am doing it on his behalf? I am now asking for a ruling?
Answer:
Unable—do you mean financially unable or physically unable? There is a distinction here. If they are able to perform Hajj with money but not with their bodies, then Hajj should be performed on their behalf from their money. Perform Hajj on their behalf from their money. If they appoint you as their agent and you perform Hajj on their behalf, there is no harm in that. However, if they are unable both financially and physically, then Hajj is not obligatory upon them. Allah the Exalted said:[Ali 'Imran 3:97] So the one who is unable with his money or his body, Hajj is not obligatory upon him. Yes.
The Shaykh asked: Is it better for me to perform Hajj, as he said, after I have brought this midday prayer, or should I inform him that I am doing it on his behalf? I am now asking for a ruling?
Answer:
Unable—do you mean financially unable or physically unable? There is a distinction here. If they are able to perform Hajj with money but not with their bodies, then Hajj should be performed on their behalf from their money. Perform Hajj on their behalf from their money. If they appoint you as their agent and you perform Hajj on their behalf, there is no harm in that. However, if they are unable both financially and physically, then Hajj is not obligatory upon them. Allah the Exalted said:
And [due] to Allah from the people is a pilgrimage to the House - for whoever is able to find thereto a way
وَلِلَّهِ عَلَى النَّاسِ حِجُّ الْبَيْتِ مَنِ اسْتَطَاعَ إِلَيْهِ سَبِيلًا
Source
شرح قرة عيون الموحدين في تحقيق دعوة الأنبياء والمرسلين، باب ما جاء في الكهان ونحوهم — islamhouse.com (1:10:27)
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