The Ruling on Delegating Hajj and Its Conditions
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Question:
May Allah reward you. This person is asking, Shaykh, about the ruling on delegating Hajj, and what are its conditions?
Answer:
Delegating the obligatory Hajj is not permissible except in cases of inability, based on the saying of Allah the Exalted:[Ali 'Imran 3:97]. Ability is achieved through the body or through wealth. So, if a person is able with both his body and his wealth, he must perform Hajj and 'Umrah himself. If he is able with his wealth but not with his body, he appoints someone to perform Hajj on his behalf. If he is not able with either his wealth or his body, then no Hajj or 'Umrah is required of him, and praise be to Allah. Yes.
May Allah reward you. This person is asking, Shaykh, about the ruling on delegating Hajj, and what are its conditions?
Answer:
Delegating the obligatory Hajj is not permissible except in cases of inability, based on the saying of Allah the Exalted:
And [due] to Allah from the people is a pilgrimage to the House - for whoever is able to find thereto a way. But
وَلِلَّهِ عَلَى النَّاسِ حِجُّ الْبَيْتِ مَنِ اسْتَطَاعَ إِلَيْهِ سَبِيلًا وَمَن
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 2816- حكم التوكيل في الحج وشروطه | الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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