Clarification of who may be performed Hajj on behalf of, and what is obligatory upon the one who performs Hajj as a substitute
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The Shaykh : Therefore, we consider the matter that is coupled with knowledge, which is that of a parent who is unable to perform Hajj. Perhaps he is in a state of old age, or perhaps he was unable to perform Hajj in the first year and the second year, and then illness struck him, so he addressed the matter by instructing a relative to perform Hajj on his behalf.
So, this is the crux of this speech: the scope of performing Hajj as a substitute is very narrow. I hope that some of our brothers do not get entangled in this, where the allure of performing Hajj at the Sacred House of Allah and praying in the mosque of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) leads them to consider that an excuse to perform the substitute Hajj for any person whatsoever. This is not permissible. Rather, one should seek clarification. If the person for whom the Hajj is being performed falls into one of the two categories mentioned previously, then this is a bounty that Allah (Blessed and Exalted is He) has sent to him, so let him seize it. As for anyone else, it is not permissible to perform Hajj on their behalf, because no one performs Hajj on behalf of another except in cases indicated by evidence, and we have established that there are two types.
Then, he performs the Hajj on their behalf just as he would perform it for himself, without being lax. For example, he should not think, "This Hajj is for myself, so let me perform the Hajj for him with the minimum that makes the Hajj valid." What makes the Hajj valid? For example, performing Hajj Ifrad, meaning he does not perform 'Umrah for him, so he has fallen short in the obligatory and contradicted the previous hadith: "The 'Umrah is included in the Hajj until the Day of Resurrection." Furthermore, he has not fulfilled the right of the fee he received for the Hajj.
So, this is the crux of this speech: the scope of performing Hajj as a substitute is very narrow. I hope that some of our brothers do not get entangled in this, where the allure of performing Hajj at the Sacred House of Allah and praying in the mosque of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) leads them to consider that an excuse to perform the substitute Hajj for any person whatsoever. This is not permissible. Rather, one should seek clarification. If the person for whom the Hajj is being performed falls into one of the two categories mentioned previously, then this is a bounty that Allah (Blessed and Exalted is He) has sent to him, so let him seize it. As for anyone else, it is not permissible to perform Hajj on their behalf, because no one performs Hajj on behalf of another except in cases indicated by evidence, and we have established that there are two types.
Then, he performs the Hajj on their behalf just as he would perform it for himself, without being lax. For example, he should not think, "This Hajj is for myself, so let me perform the Hajj for him with the minimum that makes the Hajj valid." What makes the Hajj valid? For example, performing Hajj Ifrad, meaning he does not perform 'Umrah for him, so he has fallen short in the obligatory and contradicted the previous hadith: "The 'Umrah is included in the Hajj until the Day of Resurrection." Furthermore, he has not fulfilled the right of the fee he received for the Hajj.