Is it permissible to perform the sa'y on behalf of someone who is unable to complete it?
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Question:
I performed the 'Umrah with my father, who was unable to complete the sa'y between al-Safa and al-Marwah due to severe pain in his knee. I completed three rounds on his behalf. Is that sufficient? Please note that he said at the miqat: "If I am prevented by a preventer, then my place of untying is where I am prevented." Please inform us, may Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
No, that is not permissible. He must perform the sa'y, even if he is carried. You do not act on his behalf. He must perform the sa'y, even if he is carried. If he did not do so, he must repeat the sa'y now with the intention of the previous 'Umrah. He must repeat the sa'y with the intention of the previous 'Umrah, and he must repeat the shortening of his hair or the shaving. If he had intercourse with his wife, he must offer a sheep for the 'Umrah. He must also repeat the 'Umrah. If he had intercourse with her, the 'Umrah is invalid, and he must complete it by performing the sa'y, even if he is carried. If he did not, praise be to Allah, he walks and repeats the shortening or shaving. Then he repeats the entire 'Umrah from the miqat from which he entered the state of ihram for the first 'Umrah. This is because if a person has intercourse in the 'Umrah before exiting the state of ihram, it is invalid before he completes the sa'y. He completes it by performing the sa'y, and repeats the shortening and shaving, and it is complete, praise be to Allah, and nothing is required of him, except if he had intercourse with his wife after this; then he must repeat the 'Umrah once more, along with a sheep to be slaughtered in Makkah for the poor on account of his intercourse with her before the completion of the 'Umrah.
As for you: the fact that you completed it on his behalf is not valid, because it was obligatory for him... even if he is carried, even if in a cart. Allah the Exalted and Majestic says: [Surat al-Baqarah: 196]. This is if he is unable to reach Makkah, unable to perform the tawaf, and unable to perform the sa'y; then Hajj is performed on his behalf. As for the one who came and arrived, and an incident occurred with his leg or knee; this person is carried.
I performed the 'Umrah with my father, who was unable to complete the sa'y between al-Safa and al-Marwah due to severe pain in his knee. I completed three rounds on his behalf. Is that sufficient? Please note that he said at the miqat: "If I am prevented by a preventer, then my place of untying is where I am prevented." Please inform us, may Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
No, that is not permissible. He must perform the sa'y, even if he is carried. You do not act on his behalf. He must perform the sa'y, even if he is carried. If he did not do so, he must repeat the sa'y now with the intention of the previous 'Umrah. He must repeat the sa'y with the intention of the previous 'Umrah, and he must repeat the shortening of his hair or the shaving. If he had intercourse with his wife, he must offer a sheep for the 'Umrah. He must also repeat the 'Umrah. If he had intercourse with her, the 'Umrah is invalid, and he must complete it by performing the sa'y, even if he is carried. If he did not, praise be to Allah, he walks and repeats the shortening or shaving. Then he repeats the entire 'Umrah from the miqat from which he entered the state of ihram for the first 'Umrah. This is because if a person has intercourse in the 'Umrah before exiting the state of ihram, it is invalid before he completes the sa'y. He completes it by performing the sa'y, and repeats the shortening and shaving, and it is complete, praise be to Allah, and nothing is required of him, except if he had intercourse with his wife after this; then he must repeat the 'Umrah once more, along with a sheep to be slaughtered in Makkah for the poor on account of his intercourse with her before the completion of the 'Umrah.
As for you: the fact that you completed it on his behalf is not valid, because it was obligatory for him... even if he is carried, even if in a cart. Allah the Exalted and Majestic says:
And complete the Hajj and 'umrah for Allah
وَأَتِمُّوا الْحَجَّ وَالْعُمْرَةَ لِلَّهِ
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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