Is it valid to perform Hajj on behalf of a deceased person without regard to the degree of kinship?

The questioner : Hello. Yes. Honorable Shaykh Muhammad. Yes. If you please, I have two questions I would like to ask about. Please go ahead. Is it permissible for a person to perform the obligatory Hajj and the rituals of 'Umrah on behalf of any member of his family, without regard to the degree of kinship, especially if some of them are deceased?

The Shaykh : Is the person for whom he wants to perform Hajj or 'Umrah dead or alive? Dead. Dead? There is no harm in this.

The questioner : Without regard to the degree of kinship.

The Shaykh : You do not look at the degree of kinship, whether the person is a close relative or a distant one.