If a man dies without having performed the obligatory Hajj and leaves behind wealth, is it obligatory for the heirs to perform Hajj on his behalf?
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The questioner : O Shaykh, may Allah reward you. A man passed away, and he had, I mean,
The Shaykh : He passed away, may Allah have mercy on him.
The questioner : He passed away, yes, and he had about four hundred cows, and he had children, I mean, he passed away and his sons inherited from him, and they are far away.
The Shaykh : His sons and his wives.
The questioner : Yes
The Shaykh : And his mother and his father.
The questioner : And his mother and his father are not deceased.
The Shaykh : Very well.
The questioner : So, is it obligatory for these children to perform Hajj on behalf of their father
The Shaykh : to fulfill the obligatory Hajj?
The questioner : No.
The Shaykh : No, performing Hajj is a debt, a debt that takes precedence over the bequest and the inheritance.
The questioner : And they also, I mean, have not performed Hajj yet.
The Shaykh : Yes, they have not a single qirsh from the estate until the debt is paid.
The questioner : Until they perform Hajj for him.
The Shaykh : Yes, until the debt is paid.
The Shaykh : He passed away, may Allah have mercy on him.
The questioner : He passed away, yes, and he had about four hundred cows, and he had children, I mean, he passed away and his sons inherited from him, and they are far away.
The Shaykh : His sons and his wives.
The questioner : Yes
The Shaykh : And his mother and his father.
The questioner : And his mother and his father are not deceased.
The Shaykh : Very well.
The questioner : So, is it obligatory for these children to perform Hajj on behalf of their father
The Shaykh : to fulfill the obligatory Hajj?
The questioner : No.
The Shaykh : No, performing Hajj is a debt, a debt that takes precedence over the bequest and the inheritance.
The questioner : And they also, I mean, have not performed Hajj yet.
The Shaykh : Yes, they have not a single qirsh from the estate until the debt is paid.
The questioner : Until they perform Hajj for him.
The Shaykh : Yes, until the debt is paid.