Proxy Hajj on behalf of a father who is unable to travel
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The questioner:
May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good. Our brother says, in another case: My father is old in age and cannot travel long distances. He is in Sudan. Is it permissible for me to perform Hajj on his behalf while he is still alive?
The Shaykh:
If he is unable to perform Hajj himself due to a chronic illness or old age, and he has despaired of performing Hajj himself, then he appoints you as his agent and you perform Hajj on his behalf. This is based on the story of the man who came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and told him that his father could not ride a mount, and that the obligation of Hajj had come upon him. He asked the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) if he could perform Hajj on his father’s behalf. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: and perform 'Umrah. However, if his father is able to perform Hajj himself because he is physically strong, then it is not permissible to perform Hajj on his behalf; because he is required to perform Hajj himself. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good. He says he cannot travel long distances, Shaykh Salih?
The Shaykh:
If he cannot travel because he lacks the financial means, or if he cannot travel due to physical weakness: if it is the former, then he does not perform Hajj on his behalf; rather, he waits until Allah makes Hajj easy for him and he performs it.
The presenter:
From the financial aspect.
The Shaykh:
From the financial aspect, based on the saying of Allah the Exalted:[Ali 'Imran 3:97]. As for the second possibility, which is that he is physically unable and his inability is continuous, then he appoints someone to perform Hajj on his behalf, as we mentioned earlier?
May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good. Our brother says, in another case: My father is old in age and cannot travel long distances. He is in Sudan. Is it permissible for me to perform Hajj on his behalf while he is still alive?
The Shaykh:
If he is unable to perform Hajj himself due to a chronic illness or old age, and he has despaired of performing Hajj himself, then he appoints you as his agent and you perform Hajj on his behalf. This is based on the story of the man who came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and told him that his father could not ride a mount, and that the obligation of Hajj had come upon him. He asked the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) if he could perform Hajj on his father’s behalf. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Yes, perform Hajj on behalf of your father
نعم، حج عن أبيكThe presenter:
May Allah reward you with good. He says he cannot travel long distances, Shaykh Salih?
The Shaykh:
If he cannot travel because he lacks the financial means, or if he cannot travel due to physical weakness: if it is the former, then he does not perform Hajj on his behalf; rather, he waits until Allah makes Hajj easy for him and he performs it.
The presenter:
From the financial aspect.
The Shaykh:
From the financial aspect, based on the saying of Allah the Exalted:
And [due] to Allah from the people is a pilgrimage to the House - for whoever is able to find thereto a way
وَلِلَّهِ عَلَى النَّاسِ حِجُّ الْبَيْتِ مَنِ اسْتَطَاعَ إِلَيْهِ سَبِيلًا
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 4308- النيابة في الحج عن أبيه العاجز عن السفر - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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