Is there a difference between one who volunteers on his own behalf and one who performs Hajj on behalf of another?
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The questioner : Is there a difference between one who volunteers on his own behalf and one who performs Hajj on behalf of another?
The Shaykh : As for the one who volunteers to perform 'Umrah or Hajj on behalf of another, the matter is up to him. As for the one who accepts to act as a proxy for another, what is known to us is that it is obligatory for the proxy to perform 'Umrah and Hajj, and the 'Umrah and Hajj belong to the one who gave him the money. Acting according to custom is obligatory when the matter is left unspecified, so one refers to custom in this regard. And the custom, as I told you, is that both the 'Umrah and the Hajj belong to the one who gave him the money. Based on this, it is not permissible for him to make the 'Umrah for himself; rather, the 'Umrah belongs to the one who gave him the money, and the Hajj belongs to the one who gave him the money. Yes.
The Shaykh : As for the one who volunteers to perform 'Umrah or Hajj on behalf of another, the matter is up to him. As for the one who accepts to act as a proxy for another, what is known to us is that it is obligatory for the proxy to perform 'Umrah and Hajj, and the 'Umrah and Hajj belong to the one who gave him the money. Acting according to custom is obligatory when the matter is left unspecified, so one refers to custom in this regard. And the custom, as I told you, is that both the 'Umrah and the Hajj belong to the one who gave him the money. Based on this, it is not permissible for him to make the 'Umrah for himself; rather, the 'Umrah belongs to the one who gave him the money, and the Hajj belongs to the one who gave him the money. Yes.