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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Is it permissible for me to perform 'Umrah on behalf of my deceased father?

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Question:
Is it permissible for me to perform 'Umrah on behalf of my deceased father?

Answer:
Yes, there is nothing wrong with that, provided the son has first performed 'Umrah for himself. The condition for the proxy is that he must have first performed 'Umrah for himself or Hajj for himself; because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered the one he heard to perform Hajj on behalf of another,
He asked whether he had performed the pilgrimage on his own behalf, and when he replied that he had not, he said, “Perform the pilgrimage on your ownقال هل حججت عن نفسك؟ قال لا، قال حج عن نفسك، ثم حج عن
Mishkat al-Masabih 2529
So-and-so. Yes. May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يجوز أن أعتمر عن والدي المتوفى؟ الشيخ صالح بن فوزان الفوزان — youtube.com

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