Who is obligated to perform Hajj on behalf of a father and mother if they are alive but unable to perform Hajj?
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The questioner : Who is obligated to perform Hajj on behalf of a father and mother if they are alive but unable to perform Hajj?
The Shaykh : The answer is that no one is obligated to perform it on their behalf, because acts of worship are obligatory only upon the one who is accountable, not upon others. If an act of worship were obligatory for one person on behalf of another, it would follow that the other would be sinful for neglecting it. And Allah the Exalted said:[Al-An'am 6:164].
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : If the parents are unable to perform Hajj, and they are unable to do so with their bodies despite having the money, then one of the children should perform Hajj on their behalf.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : If they are able to perform Hajj with their bodies, then it is not permissible for anyone to perform the obligatory Hajj of Islam on their behalf.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : As for anything other than the obligatory Hajj, there is no harm in doing so.
The questioner : This message is from al-Qasim, J.M.S. He says, "Thank you for responding to the religious and social inquiries of the listeners. I have a set of questions."
I see before me two questions from the listener's questions. He says:
The Shaykh : The answer is that no one is obligated to perform it on their behalf, because acts of worship are obligatory only upon the one who is accountable, not upon others. If an act of worship were obligatory for one person on behalf of another, it would follow that the other would be sinful for neglecting it. And Allah the Exalted said:
and no bearer of burdens will bear the burden of another
ولا تزر وازرة وزر أخرىThe questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : If the parents are unable to perform Hajj, and they are unable to do so with their bodies despite having the money, then one of the children should perform Hajj on their behalf.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : If they are able to perform Hajj with their bodies, then it is not permissible for anyone to perform the obligatory Hajj of Islam on their behalf.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : As for anything other than the obligatory Hajj, there is no harm in doing so.
The questioner : This message is from al-Qasim, J.M.S. He says, "Thank you for responding to the religious and social inquiries of the listeners. I have a set of questions."
I see before me two questions from the listener's questions. He says: