Is it permissible to perform Hajj on behalf of a paralyzed son?
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The questioner : In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
May Allah forgive you. I have a paralyzed son, and I am thinking of performing Hajj now.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : I have a paralyzed son.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : And I am thinking of performing Hajj now. I do not know, O Shaykh, what is your opinion on this?
The Shaykh : Do you mean, should you perform Hajj on his behalf?
The questioner : I do not know.
The Shaykh : Are you asking whether you should perform Hajj on his behalf?
The questioner : I am just asking, in your opinion?
The Shaykh : Are you asking whether it is permissible for you to perform Hajj on his behalf, or not?
The questioner : Performing Hajj in these years does not benefit one with anything; it may even cause harm.
The Shaykh : If the son is, as you said, paralyzed, then it is permissible for you to perform the obligatory Hajj on his behalf, provided that you have already performed Hajj for yourself.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : Yes, exactly.
May Allah forgive you. I have a paralyzed son, and I am thinking of performing Hajj now.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : I have a paralyzed son.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : And I am thinking of performing Hajj now. I do not know, O Shaykh, what is your opinion on this?
The Shaykh : Do you mean, should you perform Hajj on his behalf?
The questioner : I do not know.
The Shaykh : Are you asking whether you should perform Hajj on his behalf?
The questioner : I am just asking, in your opinion?
The Shaykh : Are you asking whether it is permissible for you to perform Hajj on his behalf, or not?
The questioner : Performing Hajj in these years does not benefit one with anything; it may even cause harm.
The Shaykh : If the son is, as you said, paralyzed, then it is permissible for you to perform the obligatory Hajj on his behalf, provided that you have already performed Hajj for yourself.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : Yes, exactly.