'Umrah on behalf of a living relative
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: If a person wants to perform 'Umrah on behalf of a living relative, is that permissible?
Answer:
No. One who is able to perform Hajj or 'Umrah must perform them himself, and no one may act on his behalf except in cases of inability, or if the person is deceased. Yes. As for a living person who is able, no one may act on his behalf. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: If a person wants to perform 'Umrah on behalf of a living relative, is that permissible?
Answer:
No. One who is able to perform Hajj or 'Umrah must perform them himself, and no one may act on his behalf except in cases of inability, or if the person is deceased. Yes. As for a living person who is able, no one may act on his behalf. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب الطهارة والسترة للطواف — islamhouse.com (53:11)
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