If a person intends to perform Hajj himself this year, and then his father tells him that he wants to perform Hajj and says to him: Make this Hajj for me.
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The questioner : The questioner says: O esteemed Shaykh, if a person intends to perform Hajj himself this year, and then his father tells him that he wants to perform Hajj and says to him: Make this Hajj for me. Is it permissible for me to change this intention while I am in my country, given that my father and I have already performed the obligatory Hajj?
The Shaykh : If the father who asked his son to make his Hajj for him—meaning for the father—is able to perform Hajj, then this does not benefit him, because the stronger position is that one who is able to perform Hajj must perform it himself, and appointing a proxy does not benefit him, even if it is a voluntary Hajj. We tell the person: If you are able, perform Hajj yourself. If you are not able, praise be to Allah, nothing is obligatory upon you, and you do not bequeath it to anyone. We tell him: If you have surplus wealth, use it to help a person perform the obligatory Hajj; you will be rewarded and given reward, and this is better than you going yourself to perform a voluntary Hajj, because you are helping with an obligation. So what about the one who says: "O my son, perform Hajj for me"? It is not valid. Performing Hajj on behalf of another is not established except for the obligatory Hajj.
Yes.
The Shaykh : If the father who asked his son to make his Hajj for him—meaning for the father—is able to perform Hajj, then this does not benefit him, because the stronger position is that one who is able to perform Hajj must perform it himself, and appointing a proxy does not benefit him, even if it is a voluntary Hajj. We tell the person: If you are able, perform Hajj yourself. If you are not able, praise be to Allah, nothing is obligatory upon you, and you do not bequeath it to anyone. We tell him: If you have surplus wealth, use it to help a person perform the obligatory Hajj; you will be rewarded and given reward, and this is better than you going yourself to perform a voluntary Hajj, because you are helping with an obligation. So what about the one who says: "O my son, perform Hajj for me"? It is not valid. Performing Hajj on behalf of another is not established except for the obligatory Hajj.
Yes.