Is it permissible for me to perform Hajj on behalf of another while I am an employee hired by a Hajj tour group, and they have given me permission to perform Hajj?
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The questioner : The second question asks: Is it permissible for me to perform Hajj on behalf of another while I am an employee hired by a Hajj tour group? They have given me permission to perform Hajj. It is known that I will not pay anything from the money for the proxy, and I may even receive money from that group. What is the ruling on that money that was given to me?
The Shaykh : If the one who gave the money and gave permission knows about it, there is no harm. But if he does not know, and you pay the money and this man performs Hajj for free, either because he is a worker in the group or for some other reason, the important thing is that he performed Hajj for free. What happens then? We say: You must seek his permission after the Hajj. You should say: Did you give me permission? If he says: No, I did not give you permission, you must return what you took to him. The Hajj belongs to the one who entrusted it.
An example of this is: Zayd gave 'Amr money to perform Hajj with it. So 'Amr performed Hajj using cars donated by their owners, or he became a worker in a group and did not hand over anything. Here we say: It is obligatory for you to inform the one who gave you the money. If he gives you permission and says: The money given to you is yours, and the Hajj—praise be to Allah—has been established for me, then he is free. If he says: No, you performed Hajj for free and performed it on my behalf, then it becomes a Hajj performed on behalf of the one who gave the money, and the money must be returned to its owner. Yes.
The Shaykh : If the one who gave the money and gave permission knows about it, there is no harm. But if he does not know, and you pay the money and this man performs Hajj for free, either because he is a worker in the group or for some other reason, the important thing is that he performed Hajj for free. What happens then? We say: You must seek his permission after the Hajj. You should say: Did you give me permission? If he says: No, I did not give you permission, you must return what you took to him. The Hajj belongs to the one who entrusted it.
An example of this is: Zayd gave 'Amr money to perform Hajj with it. So 'Amr performed Hajj using cars donated by their owners, or he became a worker in a group and did not hand over anything. Here we say: It is obligatory for you to inform the one who gave you the money. If he gives you permission and says: The money given to you is yours, and the Hajj—praise be to Allah—has been established for me, then he is free. If he says: No, you performed Hajj for free and performed it on my behalf, then it becomes a Hajj performed on behalf of the one who gave the money, and the money must be returned to its owner. Yes.