Is it permissible for a person to intend tawaf (circumambulation of the Ka'bah) on behalf of another?
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The questioner : He says: Is it permissible for a person to intend tawaf (circumambulation of the Ka'bah) on behalf of another?
The Shaykh : There is scholarly disagreement on this matter: some say that a person’s deed does not benefit another except for what the Sunnah has specifically established, because the default ruling is prohibition[An-Najm 53:39].
And some said: It is permissible.
But I say: I say it is permissible, except that leaving it is better. And what a person should do is make du'a' (supplication) for the deceased, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) guided us to in his saying:Riyad as-Salihin 949 He did not say “or a righteous son who prays for him, or gives charity, or fasts,” but rather he said “or a righteous son who makes du'a' (supplication) for him.”
The Shaykh : There is scholarly disagreement on this matter: some say that a person’s deed does not benefit another except for what the Sunnah has specifically established, because the default ruling is prohibition
And that there is not for man except that [good] for which he strives
وأن ليس للإنسان إلا ماسعىAnd some said: It is permissible.
But I say: I say it is permissible, except that leaving it is better. And what a person should do is make du'a' (supplication) for the deceased, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) guided us to in his saying: