Do we have a brother who was involved in an accident and died afterward? Is it permissible for us to offer a sacrifice or perform Hajj on his behalf to the Sacred House of Allah?
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The questioner : He says that he has a brother who was involved in an accident and died afterward. Is it permissible for us to offer a sacrifice for him or perform Hajj on his behalf to the Sacred House of Allah? We ask for your guidance.
The Shaykh : The stronger opinion among the scholars is that it is permissible for a person to worship Allah the Exalted with an act of obedience, intending it for a deceased Muslim, whether that deceased person is a relative or not. This is the stronger opinion, whether in charity, Hajj, fasting, prayer, or otherwise. It is permissible for a person to voluntarily perform a righteous deed for a deceased Muslim. However, this is not among the required or excellent matters; rather, it is better to supplicate for him instead of giving charity on his behalf, offering a sacrifice on his behalf, or performing Hajj on his behalf. Supplication for him is what the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) directed to, as it is established from him that he said:Sahih Muslim 1631 He mentioned the righteous son who supplicates for him, and he did not say "or a righteous son who gives charity for him, or prays for him, or performs Hajj for him," or similar righteous deeds. Although the hadith is in the context of deeds, when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) turned away from mentioning deeds for the deceased in favor of that supplication, it became known that supplication is the preferred and better option. Therefore, I advise my Muslim brothers to strive to supplicate for their deceased instead of dedicating acts of worship to them, and to make the acts of worship for themselves, because the living person needs righteous deeds. Indeed, no one dies but that he regrets: if he was a doer of good, he regrets that he did not increase; and if he was a doer of evil, he regrets that he did not seek forgiveness. Allah the Exalted said: [Al-Mu'minun 23:99-100] And Allah the Exalted said: [Al-Munafiqun 63:10-11] So you, the living one, need righteous deeds. Make the deeds for yourself and supplicate for your deceased, including fathers, mothers, brothers, sisters, and other Muslims. This is what the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) indicates. However, if a person gives charity for a deceased person, or fasts for him, or prays, intending that the reward be for the deceased, there is no harm in that if he does it voluntarily. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah bless you. The brothers from Yemen: Abdullah Muhammad Haytham, Haytham Salem Haydarah, and Nasser Hussein. They have a set of questions. They begin this message with the first question. They say in the first question.
The Shaykh : The stronger opinion among the scholars is that it is permissible for a person to worship Allah the Exalted with an act of obedience, intending it for a deceased Muslim, whether that deceased person is a relative or not. This is the stronger opinion, whether in charity, Hajj, fasting, prayer, or otherwise. It is permissible for a person to voluntarily perform a righteous deed for a deceased Muslim. However, this is not among the required or excellent matters; rather, it is better to supplicate for him instead of giving charity on his behalf, offering a sacrifice on his behalf, or performing Hajj on his behalf. Supplication for him is what the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) directed to, as it is established from him that he said:
When a man dies, his acts come to an end, but three, recurring charity, or knowledge (by which people) benefit, or a pious child, who prays for him (for the deceased).
إذا مات الإنسان انقطع عمله إلا من ثلاثة: إلا من صدقة جارية، أو علم ينتفع به، أو ولد صالح يدعو لهuntil, when death comes to one of them, he says, "My Lord, send me back (100) That I might do righteousness in that which I left behind."
حَتَّى إِذَا جَاءَ أَحَدَهُمُ الْمَوْتُ قَالَ رَبِّ ارْجِعُونِ * لَعَلِّي أَعْمَلُ صَالِحًا فِيمَا تَرَكْتُ(10) And spend [in the way of Allah] from what We have provided you before death approaches one of you and he says, "My Lord, if only You would delay me for a brief term so I would give charity and be among the righteous." (11) But never will Allah delay a soul when its time has come. And Allah is Acquainted with what you do.
وَأَنْفِقُوا مِنْ مَا رَزَقْنَاكُمْ مِنْ قَبْلِ أَنْ يَأْتِيَ أَحَدَكُمُ الْمَوْتُ فَيَقُولَ رَبِّ لَوْلا أَخَّرْتَنِي إِلَى أَجَلٍ قَرِيبٍ فَأَصَّدَّقَ وَأَكُنْ مِنَ الصَّالِحِينَ * وَلَنْ يُؤَخِّرَ اللَّهُ نَفْسًا إِذَا جَاءَ أَجَلُهَا وَاللَّهُ خَبِيرٌ بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَThe questioner : May Allah bless you. The brothers from Yemen: Abdullah Muhammad Haytham, Haytham Salem Haydarah, and Nasser Hussein. They have a set of questions. They begin this message with the first question. They say in the first question.