The ruling on performing Hajj on behalf of a deceased person who was unable to do so due to illness
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Question:
The questioner says: Shaykh, a man died without having performed Hajj because of his chronic illness. He has descendants, but he left no estate after his death. Is anything required of him?
Answer:
Yes, if he has an estate, Hajj is performed on his behalf from it. If he has no estate, then Hajj is not required of him, because he was not able to perform it. Allah, Mighty and Majestic, says:[Ali 'Imran 3:97] The ability to perform Hajj consists of provisions and a mount. Provisions are the expenses sufficient for his journey from departure to return, and also sufficient for those whose maintenance is his responsibility until he returns to them. Yes.
The questioner says: Shaykh, a man died without having performed Hajj because of his chronic illness. He has descendants, but he left no estate after his death. Is anything required of him?
Answer:
Yes, if he has an estate, Hajj is performed on his behalf from it. If he has no estate, then Hajj is not required of him, because he was not able to perform it. Allah, Mighty and Majestic, says:
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 «إذاعة القرآن الكريم»، نور على الدرب مع فضيلة الشيخ صالح الفوزان ح7479 — youtube.com (12:13)
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