The ruling on performing Hajj on behalf of a deceased woman who had abandoned prayer
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: My aunt passed away, but before her death she was afflicted with an illness that led to blindness. During this period of illness, she was almost completely cut off from prayer, knowing that before the illness she was fully committed to prayer. His question is: Is it permissible for me to perform Hajj on her behalf?
Answer:
If she did not abandon prayer intentionally while being ignorant, but rather abandoned it out of ignorance, then she is a Muslim who erred in that due to ignorance, so perform Hajj on her behalf. Praise be to Allah. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: My aunt passed away, but before her death she was afflicted with an illness that led to blindness. During this period of illness, she was almost completely cut off from prayer, knowing that before the illness she was fully committed to prayer. His question is: Is it permissible for me to perform Hajj on her behalf?
Answer:
If she did not abandon prayer intentionally while being ignorant, but rather abandoned it out of ignorance, then she is a Muslim who erred in that due to ignorance, so perform Hajj on her behalf. Praise be to Allah. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب الحجة في الصلاة بقراءة ابن مسعود وأُبَي — islamhouse.com (1:12:27)
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