What are the qualifications of the one who acts on behalf of an incapacitated person to perform the rites, what is obligatory upon him, and does he perform tamattu'?
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The questioner : Shaykh, may Allah reward you: The one who acts on behalf of an incapacitated person due to illness or death in performing the rites, what is the nature of what this deputy does? And is he allowed to choose between tamattu' or ifrad, or are these conditions required of him? May Allah bless you.
The Shaykh : Yes, the deputy says: "Labbaik (I am here) on behalf of so-and-so." It is obligatory for the deputy to perform tamattu', because tamattu' is the best of the types of Hajj. And whoever is entrusted with something, it is obligatory for him to follow the best option, unless the principal chose otherwise, because the agent is a trustee and it is obligatory for him to do what is most beneficial.
The Shaykh : Yes, the deputy says: "Labbaik (I am here) on behalf of so-and-so." It is obligatory for the deputy to perform tamattu', because tamattu' is the best of the types of Hajj. And whoever is entrusted with something, it is obligatory for him to follow the best option, unless the principal chose otherwise, because the agent is a trustee and it is obligatory for him to do what is most beneficial.