The ruling on appointing a proxy for Hajj for one who is unable to obtain a passport
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The questioner : Shaykh, may Allah preserve you, a person does not have a passport to perform Hajj with, and the possibility of obtaining a passport in the future is likely. Is it permissible for him to appoint a proxy?
The Shaykh : No, because this is like the sick person whose recovery is expected. And obtaining a passport is easy. Yes.
The questioner : Shaykh, we do not mean the one who is able. We have people who are not given a passport by the government, and they want to obtain a passport.
The Shaykh : It appears that this is one who is unable. So he may appoint a proxy.
The questioner : Or that he appoints.
The Shaykh : Yes. Then, if Hajj becomes easy for him later, it becomes voluntary.
The questioner : The second Hajj is voluntary, as for the first, may Allah preserve you.
The Shaykh : The second, the second. The second is the voluntary one.
The presenter : May Allah reward you, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : No, because this is like the sick person whose recovery is expected. And obtaining a passport is easy. Yes.
The questioner : Shaykh, we do not mean the one who is able. We have people who are not given a passport by the government, and they want to obtain a passport.
The Shaykh : It appears that this is one who is unable. So he may appoint a proxy.
The questioner : Or that he appoints.
The Shaykh : Yes. Then, if Hajj becomes easy for him later, it becomes voluntary.
The questioner : The second Hajj is voluntary, as for the first, may Allah preserve you.
The Shaykh : The second, the second. The second is the voluntary one.
The presenter : May Allah reward you, O Shaykh.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، [3621] حكم الإنابة في الحج لمن تعذر أن يخرج له جواز سفر - تعليقات على الكافي لابن عثيمين — youtube.com
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