The ruling on one who intends her Hajj on behalf of her mother while she is still alive, and if she appoints her husband to stone the pillars on her behalf, is it obligatory to inform him of the intention?
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Question:
May Allah bless you. This questioner says: I performed the obligatory Hajj for myself four years ago, praise be to Allah. Two years ago, I performed Hajj a second time, and it was on behalf of my mother. My mother was still alive, but she was suffering from several illnesses and could not travel from Egypt to Makkah because she becomes very tired from even short rides and ordinary transportation. So, I intended at the miqat that this Hajj of mine was for my mother, and I supplicated to Allah the Exalted, who knows her condition better than I do, to accept it from me for her and to benefit her with it. However, when it came to stoning the pillars, I went to the place of stoning, but due to the tightness of time and my illness with psychological distress, I was unable to stone or stand in the place because of the severe crowd. So, I appointed my husband to stone on my behalf, and I forgot to inform him that I had intended the Hajj on behalf of my mother. Is this Hajj of mine valid for my mother? Did it count for her or not? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
If this was the Hajj of Islam and your mother had not performed Hajj before, then she must have been unable to perform Hajj directly due to a continuous inability. However, if she was not unable, or if she had a temporary illness that was expected to end, then it is not permissible to perform Hajj on her behalf for the obligatory Hajj, because she has the hope of performing Hajj herself. The proxy is only for when there is inability. This is if the Hajj you performed on behalf of your mother was obligatory. Yes. As for if it was voluntary, the matter is broad in this regard, praise be to Allah. We hope it will benefit her, if Allah wills. As for your appointing someone to stone the pillar due to your inability and not informing him that this Hajj was on behalf of your mother, this is not required, because the criterion is your intention, not the intention of the proxy. As long as you entered the state of ihram on behalf of your mother, all the rituals are on behalf of your mother. Yes.
May Allah bless you. This questioner says: I performed the obligatory Hajj for myself four years ago, praise be to Allah. Two years ago, I performed Hajj a second time, and it was on behalf of my mother. My mother was still alive, but she was suffering from several illnesses and could not travel from Egypt to Makkah because she becomes very tired from even short rides and ordinary transportation. So, I intended at the miqat that this Hajj of mine was for my mother, and I supplicated to Allah the Exalted, who knows her condition better than I do, to accept it from me for her and to benefit her with it. However, when it came to stoning the pillars, I went to the place of stoning, but due to the tightness of time and my illness with psychological distress, I was unable to stone or stand in the place because of the severe crowd. So, I appointed my husband to stone on my behalf, and I forgot to inform him that I had intended the Hajj on behalf of my mother. Is this Hajj of mine valid for my mother? Did it count for her or not? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
If this was the Hajj of Islam and your mother had not performed Hajj before, then she must have been unable to perform Hajj directly due to a continuous inability. However, if she was not unable, or if she had a temporary illness that was expected to end, then it is not permissible to perform Hajj on her behalf for the obligatory Hajj, because she has the hope of performing Hajj herself. The proxy is only for when there is inability. This is if the Hajj you performed on behalf of your mother was obligatory. Yes. As for if it was voluntary, the matter is broad in this regard, praise be to Allah. We hope it will benefit her, if Allah wills. As for your appointing someone to stone the pillar due to your inability and not informing him that this Hajj was on behalf of your mother, this is not required, because the criterion is your intention, not the intention of the proxy. As long as you entered the state of ihram on behalf of your mother, all the rituals are on behalf of your mother. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، حكم من نوت بحجها عن أمها وهي حية، وإذا وكلت زوجها يرمي عنها هل يجب إخباره بالنية؟ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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