A person entrusted me with performing Hajj and gave me money, but an accident happened to me before the Hajj, so I did not perform it, and two years have passed. Now I will perform Hajj this year. Is it permissible for me to delegate?
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The questioner : His EminenceThe Shaykh : I am a man who was given a Hajj two years ago, and before I went to perform Hajj, I had an accident that resulted in a broken leg and a broken hand.
The Shaykh : What happened?
The questioner : An accident.
The Shaykh : Yes
The questioner : And it prevented me from performing Hajj, so the Hajj remained with me during these two years. The owner of the money knew about it and refused to take it back, so I abstained from performing it for all of these two years. This year, if Allah wills, I will go to Hajj, and I have the remainder of the money with me. Is it permissible for me to delegate the stoning of the pillars due to the heavy crowd? And is there zakah due on the money that remained with me for these two years, or not? May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : First, we ask: Did the owner of the money give you permission to perform Hajj with it now?
The questioner : Yes, yes, because when the accident happened, I told him: This is what happened, and these are your coins. He said: The coins are with their owner, so manage them however you wish. Do what Allah commands you to do according to your ability, and if you delegate, I was eager for him to delegate, but he refused to take it back. Did you find someone to take it?
The Shaykh : Well then, if Allah wills, you will perform Hajj this year.
The questioner : I have intended to, if Allah wills.
The Shaykh : The issue is with the stoning. The crowd is not continuous for twenty-four hours. The crowd is usually at the end of the day on the days of Tashriq: the eleventh, twelfth, and thirteenth if you delay. At night, it lightens, especially after midnight, the crowd lightens. It is not permissible for a person to delegate the stoning of the pillars if he is able to endure the crowd, or if he is unable but can throw at night. However, if you are unable to throw, neither at night nor during the day, due to illness or something similar, then there is no harm in delegating someone to throw on your behalf.
The questioner : Is there zakah due on this amount during the period it remained with me?
The Shaykh : In reality, the zakah is upon its owner. The zakah is upon its owner, because it is his property; if he wished, he could take it from you and dispose of it. So inform him to pay its zakah.
The Shaykh : What happened?
The questioner : An accident.
The Shaykh : Yes
The questioner : And it prevented me from performing Hajj, so the Hajj remained with me during these two years. The owner of the money knew about it and refused to take it back, so I abstained from performing it for all of these two years. This year, if Allah wills, I will go to Hajj, and I have the remainder of the money with me. Is it permissible for me to delegate the stoning of the pillars due to the heavy crowd? And is there zakah due on the money that remained with me for these two years, or not? May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : First, we ask: Did the owner of the money give you permission to perform Hajj with it now?
The questioner : Yes, yes, because when the accident happened, I told him: This is what happened, and these are your coins. He said: The coins are with their owner, so manage them however you wish. Do what Allah commands you to do according to your ability, and if you delegate, I was eager for him to delegate, but he refused to take it back. Did you find someone to take it?
The Shaykh : Well then, if Allah wills, you will perform Hajj this year.
The questioner : I have intended to, if Allah wills.
The Shaykh : The issue is with the stoning. The crowd is not continuous for twenty-four hours. The crowd is usually at the end of the day on the days of Tashriq: the eleventh, twelfth, and thirteenth if you delay. At night, it lightens, especially after midnight, the crowd lightens. It is not permissible for a person to delegate the stoning of the pillars if he is able to endure the crowd, or if he is unable but can throw at night. However, if you are unable to throw, neither at night nor during the day, due to illness or something similar, then there is no harm in delegating someone to throw on your behalf.
The questioner : Is there zakah due on this amount during the period it remained with me?
The Shaykh : In reality, the zakah is upon its owner. The zakah is upon its owner, because it is his property; if he wished, he could take it from you and dispose of it. So inform him to pay its zakah.