Proxy in Prayer and Fasting on Behalf of the Deceased
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: If someone dies without having performed Hajj, and he was able to do so, then Hajj is performed on his behalf. Is it said that if someone dies with a prayer or a fast upon him, then prayer and fasting are performed on his behalf?
The Shaykh:
No, this is not said. No one prays on behalf of another; prayer does not admit of proxy, and fasting is a physical act that does not admit of proxy. Yes.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it a condition for the proxy
The Shaykh:
regarding the obligatory fast, meaning, as for the fast of a vow or the voluntary fast, proxy is admitted. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: If someone dies without having performed Hajj, and he was able to do so, then Hajj is performed on his behalf. Is it said that if someone dies with a prayer or a fast upon him, then prayer and fasting are performed on his behalf?
The Shaykh:
No, this is not said. No one prays on behalf of another; prayer does not admit of proxy, and fasting is a physical act that does not admit of proxy. Yes.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it a condition for the proxy
The Shaykh:
regarding the obligatory fast, meaning, as for the fast of a vow or the voluntary fast, proxy is admitted. Yes.
Source
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