Authorizing a resident to perform Hajj on behalf of one who does not have the funds for Hajj
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A man from outside this country who does not have the money for Hajj asked one of the brothers residing here to perform Hajj on his behalf, because the costs of Hajj within the country are lower. Is this authorization valid?
Answer:
He does not have an obligation to perform Hajj. The one who cannot afford to perform Hajj with his own money, who has no money, is not obligated to perform Hajj. How can he authorize someone when he is not obligated to perform Hajj? Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A man from outside this country who does not have the money for Hajj asked one of the brothers residing here to perform Hajj on his behalf, because the costs of Hajj within the country are lower. Is this authorization valid?
Answer:
He does not have an obligation to perform Hajj. The one who cannot afford to perform Hajj with his own money, who has no money, is not obligated to perform Hajj. How can he authorize someone when he is not obligated to perform Hajj? Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، أول كتاب المناسك — islamhouse.com (57:55)
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