Is it permissible for me to perform Hajj on behalf of my blind father and my elderly mother?
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The questioner : Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : Peace be upon you.
The questioner : Honorable Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Welcome.
The questioner : May Allah keep you. I have already performed the Hajj of Islam.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : And I want to perform Hajj on behalf of my father. My father is alive, but he is elderly and blind. Is it valid for me to perform Hajj on his behalf?
The Shaykh : He is unable to perform Hajj himself.
The questioner : He is unable to perform Hajj.
The Shaykh : Yes, there is no harm in performing Hajj on his behalf.
The questioner : What about my mother? She is also elderly. Is it valid for me to perform Hajj on her behalf?
The Shaykh : Who is your mother?
The questioner : My mother, yes.
The Shaykh : She is not in Barrah.
The questioner : She is not able to come.
The Shaykh : I mean, she is not able to come because she is advanced in age.
The questioner : She is not able to come for Hajj.
The Shaykh : She is advanced in age.
The questioner : Seventy years old, may you live long.
The Shaykh : There is no harm in performing Hajj for her first, and then for your father afterwards. Start with your mother this year, and your father afterwards.
The questioner : I will start with my mother, and my father afterwards.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with all good, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : May Allah bless you.
The questioner : Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace.
The Shaykh : Peace be upon you.
The questioner : Honorable Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Welcome.
The questioner : May Allah keep you. I have already performed the Hajj of Islam.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : And I want to perform Hajj on behalf of my father. My father is alive, but he is elderly and blind. Is it valid for me to perform Hajj on his behalf?
The Shaykh : He is unable to perform Hajj himself.
The questioner : He is unable to perform Hajj.
The Shaykh : Yes, there is no harm in performing Hajj on his behalf.
The questioner : What about my mother? She is also elderly. Is it valid for me to perform Hajj on her behalf?
The Shaykh : Who is your mother?
The questioner : My mother, yes.
The Shaykh : She is not in Barrah.
The questioner : She is not able to come.
The Shaykh : I mean, she is not able to come because she is advanced in age.
The questioner : She is not able to come for Hajj.
The Shaykh : She is advanced in age.
The questioner : Seventy years old, may you live long.
The Shaykh : There is no harm in performing Hajj for her first, and then for your father afterwards. Start with your mother this year, and your father afterwards.
The questioner : I will start with my mother, and my father afterwards.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with all good, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : May Allah bless you.
The questioner : Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 240- هل يجوز ان احج عن ابي الضرير وامي الكبيرة في السن 📍سؤال من حاج 🕋 📍 #ابن_عثيمين — youtube.com
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