The ruling on performing Hajj on behalf of one who does not pray
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His Eminence the Shaykh: A bearded man performs Hajj on behalf of people but does not pray. What is the validity of the Hajj?
A man who never prays, neither in the mosque nor at home, is a disbeliever and an apostate. He must be called to pray, or else he must be killed as a disbeliever.Meaning: He is an apostate, and his Hajj is not valid. Even if he performs Hajj on behalf of someone else, it is not valid because he is a disbeliever.And Allah the Exalted said: [At-Tawbah: 54] Although the benefit of their expenditures extends to others, they are not accepted from them because of their disbelief. And whoever knows that this man is a disbeliever must compensate him for the money he gave him and perform Hajj in place of this Hajj if it was an individual obligation.And if it was voluntary, then nothing is required of him. That is to say: If he wishes, he may appoint someone to perform Hajj on his behalf, or he may perform it himself, or he may not perform it.
A man who never prays, neither in the mosque nor at home, is a disbeliever and an apostate. He must be called to pray, or else he must be killed as a disbeliever.Meaning: He is an apostate, and his Hajj is not valid. Even if he performs Hajj on behalf of someone else, it is not valid because he is a disbeliever.And Allah the Exalted said: