Performing 'Umrah on behalf of a deceased mother and what is required upon entering ihram
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, a woman says: I performed 'Umrah and Hajj for myself, and I want to perform 'Umrah for my deceased mother. What is required of me when entering ihram and when performing the 'Umrah? I performed 'Umrah and Hajj for myself, and I want to perform 'Umrah for my deceased mother. What is required of me when entering ihram and when performing the 'Umrah?
Answer:
Praise be to Allah. Just as you performed 'Umrah for yourself and performed Hajj for yourself, perform them for your mother. Your Hajj on behalf of another is like your Hajj for yourself. The only difference is that the intention, instead of being for yourself, is for the person on whose behalf you are performing it. You intend when entering ihram that you are entering ihram for 'Umrah on behalf of your mother, or for Hajj on behalf of your mother. So you intend the act of worship for her; that is the difference. As for the rest of the acts of Hajj and the acts of 'Umrah, they are the same, whether for the person himself or for another. This is another question. He says: The Shaykh, perhaps she means that if she traveled for 'Umrah for herself and Hajj for herself, and she wants to perform 'Umrah after Hajj for her mother, there is no harm in that. If she is finished with Hajj, she goes out to the non-sacred area (hal) and enters ihram from the hal for 'Umrah. And it is better for her to delay it and perform it in another trip than for her to go out to the hal for it. But if she does this, it is permissible. However, the 'Umrah for which one travels and the Hajj for which one travels are better.
The presenter:
Yes
He says: Honorable Shaykh, a woman says: I performed 'Umrah and Hajj for myself, and I want to perform 'Umrah for my deceased mother. What is required of me when entering ihram and when performing the 'Umrah? I performed 'Umrah and Hajj for myself, and I want to perform 'Umrah for my deceased mother. What is required of me when entering ihram and when performing the 'Umrah?
Answer:
Praise be to Allah. Just as you performed 'Umrah for yourself and performed Hajj for yourself, perform them for your mother. Your Hajj on behalf of another is like your Hajj for yourself. The only difference is that the intention, instead of being for yourself, is for the person on whose behalf you are performing it. You intend when entering ihram that you are entering ihram for 'Umrah on behalf of your mother, or for Hajj on behalf of your mother. So you intend the act of worship for her; that is the difference. As for the rest of the acts of Hajj and the acts of 'Umrah, they are the same, whether for the person himself or for another. This is another question. He says: The Shaykh, perhaps she means that if she traveled for 'Umrah for herself and Hajj for herself, and she wants to perform 'Umrah after Hajj for her mother, there is no harm in that. If she is finished with Hajj, she goes out to the non-sacred area (hal) and enters ihram from the hal for 'Umrah. And it is better for her to delay it and perform it in another trip than for her to go out to the hal for it. But if she does this, it is permissible. However, the 'Umrah for which one travels and the Hajj for which one travels are better.
The presenter:
Yes
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، محاضرات في العقيدة والدعوة-021-التفقه في الدين سبيل المؤمنين|صالح الفوزان|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:10:52)
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