The Ruling on Performing Voluntary Hajj on Behalf of a Living Person
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: If my father is an old man who is unable to go to Makkah, is it permissible for me to perform Hajj and 'Umrah on his behalf as a voluntary act, given that he has already performed the obligatory Hajj previously?
Answer:
To my knowledge, there is no evidence regarding performing voluntary Hajj on behalf of a living person, on behalf of a living person. As for voluntary Hajj on behalf of a deceased person, there is no harm in it; one performs the obligatory Hajj for him and performs voluntary Hajj for the deceased. As for a living person, one performs the obligatory Hajj for him if he is unable to perform it due to old age, frailty, or a chronic illness. As for voluntary Hajj, nothing has been reported regarding it. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: If my father is an old man who is unable to go to Makkah, is it permissible for me to perform Hajj and 'Umrah on his behalf as a voluntary act, given that he has already performed the obligatory Hajj previously?
Answer:
To my knowledge, there is no evidence regarding performing voluntary Hajj on behalf of a living person, on behalf of a living person. As for voluntary Hajj on behalf of a deceased person, there is no harm in it; one performs the obligatory Hajj for him and performs voluntary Hajj for the deceased. As for a living person, one performs the obligatory Hajj for him if he is unable to perform it due to old age, frailty, or a chronic illness. As for voluntary Hajj, nothing has been reported regarding it. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [2459] حكم النيابة عن الحي في حج النافلة - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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