What is the ruling on one who performs Hajj on behalf of another but restricts his supplication to himself?
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The questioner : Shaykh, may Allah reward you: A person performed Hajj on behalf of another, but he continued to make supplication for himself during the Hajj.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : and not for the other person.
The Shaykh : Yes, there is no blame on him. That is to say, if a person performs Hajj on behalf of another, but at the miqat he says "Labbaik" on behalf of so-and-so and intends that this act of worship is for so-and-so, and during his tawaf, sa'y, and standing at 'Arafah he makes supplication for himself, his Hajj is valid. This is because supplication is not a condition for the validity of Hajj. However, we see that it is better for him to make supplication for himself and for his brother, because his brother is the one who bore the cost of the Hajj, so he should not deprive him of supplication. As for the act of worship, it was completed without supplication.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : and not for the other person.
The Shaykh : Yes, there is no blame on him. That is to say, if a person performs Hajj on behalf of another, but at the miqat he says "Labbaik" on behalf of so-and-so and intends that this act of worship is for so-and-so, and during his tawaf, sa'y, and standing at 'Arafah he makes supplication for himself, his Hajj is valid. This is because supplication is not a condition for the validity of Hajj. However, we see that it is better for him to make supplication for himself and for his brother, because his brother is the one who bore the cost of the Hajj, so he should not deprive him of supplication. As for the act of worship, it was completed without supplication.