If the proxy dies, is Hajj dropped from the one who appointed him?
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The questioner : If a person performs Hajj for himself as an obligation, then dies before the Day of 'Arafah... is this case analogous to the case where he appoints a proxy for another person as an obligation...?
The Shaykh : Did the one who appointed the proxy die while he was in his country, or did the proxy die?
The questioner : The proxy died in Makkah before his Hajj was completed.
The Shaykh : Before the Hajj?
The questioner : Yes, before the Hajj, before the Day of 'Arafah. Is it dropped from him?
The Shaykh : It is not dropped from him.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Because he is in the state of 'Umrah. Therefore, we say that if the proxy dies, another proxy must be appointed to complete it for him, so that his Hajj is valid for the one who appointed him.
The questioner : What if he dies on the Day of 'Arafah?
The Shaykh : On the Day of 'Arafah or before it. If no one is found, then the second person, the one who appointed the proxy, performs the obligation a second time and returns, if possible, what he gave to this man. If it is not possible, it is dropped from him.
The Shaykh : Did the one who appointed the proxy die while he was in his country, or did the proxy die?
The questioner : The proxy died in Makkah before his Hajj was completed.
The Shaykh : Before the Hajj?
The questioner : Yes, before the Hajj, before the Day of 'Arafah. Is it dropped from him?
The Shaykh : It is not dropped from him.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Because he is in the state of 'Umrah. Therefore, we say that if the proxy dies, another proxy must be appointed to complete it for him, so that his Hajj is valid for the one who appointed him.
The questioner : What if he dies on the Day of 'Arafah?
The Shaykh : On the Day of 'Arafah or before it. If no one is found, then the second person, the one who appointed the proxy, performs the obligation a second time and returns, if possible, what he gave to this man. If it is not possible, it is dropped from him.