My father performed the obligatory Hajj and instructed me to perform Hajj on his behalf. Is it permissible for me to appoint someone to perform Hajj on his behalf?

The questioner : The question is that my father, may Allah protect him, has passed away. Yes. He had previously performed Hajj several times, for example, the Hajj of Islam, and how many other Hajjs and voluntary ones, and so on. Okay, please raise your voice a little. And then he instructed me before his death, saying, “I want you to perform Hajj for me as a voluntary one, because he had already performed the Hajj of Islam.” Okay, when I was able to do so, after he passed away, it was about four or five years later, because I am in work, and the work is military, of course. Ah. Whether I participate in the Hajj or stay here and am assigned work, I do not know if I can appoint someone to act on my behalf for this Hajj, or if I must perform it myself because he instructed me to. Well done, okay?

The Shaykh : One of the ways a son shows dutifulness to his parents after their death is to carry out their will, yes. And if your father instructed you to perform Hajj on his behalf, then perform Hajj on his behalf. It does not matter if the Hajj is delayed until the first, second, third, or fourth year. Whenever it becomes easy for you to perform Hajj on his behalf, do so. This is better than appointing someone else to perform Hajj on behalf of your father. Because your performing Hajj on behalf of your father is undoubtedly more effective and more fulfilling of the will. So wait until Allah makes it easy for you to perform Hajj yourself, and then perform Hajj on behalf of your father.