A man wishes to perform the voluntary Hajj but is unable to do so due to his advanced age. Is it better for him to appoint a proxy, or to give the value in charity? May Allah reward you with good.
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The questioner : He says: A man wishes to perform the voluntary Hajj but is unable to do so due to his advanced age. Is it better for him to appoint a proxy, or to give the value in charity? May Allah reward you with good?
The Shaykh : It is better for him to appoint someone to perform the obligatory Hajj with this money. He should not appoint someone to perform the Hajj on his behalf, because the appointment of a proxy in Hajj is only for the obligatory Hajj, not the voluntary one. If he does not find anyone who needs to perform the obligatory Hajj, let him spend this money either in building a mosque in which he participates, or in other righteous deeds, or give it in charity to a poor person or a relative. Yes.
The Shaykh : It is better for him to appoint someone to perform the obligatory Hajj with this money. He should not appoint someone to perform the Hajj on his behalf, because the appointment of a proxy in Hajj is only for the obligatory Hajj, not the voluntary one. If he does not find anyone who needs to perform the obligatory Hajj, let him spend this money either in building a mosque in which he participates, or in other righteous deeds, or give it in charity to a poor person or a relative. Yes.