If a father bequeaths Hajj on his behalf upon his death, and his son is young, and now he does not know whether his father performed the obligatory Hajj or not, how should he intend it?
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The questioner : O Shaykh, may Allah reward you: A man’s father passed away when he was young, and he does not know whether his father performed the obligatory Hajj or not. So, he asked one of his sons to perform Hajj on his behalf. This son has a son, so he delegated his son, making the grandson the one to perform it. The father asked one of his sons to perform Hajj on his behalf, meaning he did not know whether he had performed the obligatory Hajj or the voluntary one. This son tasked one of his children, an adult male of sound mind who has already performed the obligatory Hajj. Should he intend it as the obligatory Hajj, or should he intend it as a voluntary Hajj?
The Shaykh : That is, it is to carry out his father’s bequest, to carry out his father’s bequest. But know that if a person performs Hajj on behalf of someone else as a voluntary act, he intends it as voluntary. If the first person had not fulfilled the obligation, it becomes obligatory, even if he did not intend it. This is because one of the characteristics of Hajj is that if a person has not performed the obligatory Hajj, then whatever Hajj he performs is the obligatory one, even if you perform it on behalf of someone else and you have not performed your own obligatory Hajj, it becomes your obligatory Hajj. Yes.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : If Allah wills, there is no harm in it, as long as the person knows that his father’s intention was only for him to perform Hajj on his behalf. However, if he knows that his father intended him specifically, because he is a student of knowledge and understands the matter, then he should not delegate it to anyone else.
The Shaykh : That is, it is to carry out his father’s bequest, to carry out his father’s bequest. But know that if a person performs Hajj on behalf of someone else as a voluntary act, he intends it as voluntary. If the first person had not fulfilled the obligation, it becomes obligatory, even if he did not intend it. This is because one of the characteristics of Hajj is that if a person has not performed the obligatory Hajj, then whatever Hajj he performs is the obligatory one, even if you perform it on behalf of someone else and you have not performed your own obligatory Hajj, it becomes your obligatory Hajj. Yes.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : If Allah wills, there is no harm in it, as long as the person knows that his father’s intention was only for him to perform Hajj on his behalf. However, if he knows that his father intended him specifically, because he is a student of knowledge and understands the matter, then he should not delegate it to anyone else.