The ruling on one who performed 'Umrah on behalf of her deceased father and then forgot to shorten her hair
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Question:
Umm 'Abd al-Aziz, O Shaykh! In this question, she wrote it in her own style, saying: that she performed 'Umrah for her deceased father, and at the end of the 'Umrah, she forgot to shorten her hair. Is this the first point, O Shaykh?
Answer:
Performing Hajj on behalf of a deceased person and 'Umrah on behalf of a deceased person is permissible. There is no harm in performing Hajj for a deceased person or 'Umrah for a deceased person, and there is no blame in that, and praise be to Allah. Likewise, for an old man and an old woman who are unable to perform them, there is no harm in their children or others performing Hajj or 'Umrah for them, because they are like the deceased.
As for a living person who is able, one does not perform 'Umrah for him, nor does one perform tawaf for him. Tawaf for a living person who is able is not done; one does not perform tawaf for a living person. Rather, one performs Hajj for him or 'Umrah. The deceased is the same: one performs Hajj for him and 'Umrah. As for tawaf, it is like prayer: one does not pray for Zayd, nor does one perform tawaf for Zayd. We do not know of any evidence for this matter. However, a person performs tawaf for himself, and a woman performs tawaf for herself. As for her performing tawaf for her mother or her father, or praying for them, there is no evidence for this, and it is not prescribed.
As for if she forgot to shorten her hair, she should shorten it whenever she remembers, praise be to Allah, even if it is in her country, or even if it is on the way.
The presenter: What if a long time has passed, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh: Even if a long time has passed, whenever she remembers, she should shorten it with the intention of 'Umrah.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with the best reward for us and for the Muslims.
Umm 'Abd al-Aziz, O Shaykh! In this question, she wrote it in her own style, saying: that she performed 'Umrah for her deceased father, and at the end of the 'Umrah, she forgot to shorten her hair. Is this the first point, O Shaykh?
Answer:
Performing Hajj on behalf of a deceased person and 'Umrah on behalf of a deceased person is permissible. There is no harm in performing Hajj for a deceased person or 'Umrah for a deceased person, and there is no blame in that, and praise be to Allah. Likewise, for an old man and an old woman who are unable to perform them, there is no harm in their children or others performing Hajj or 'Umrah for them, because they are like the deceased.
As for a living person who is able, one does not perform 'Umrah for him, nor does one perform tawaf for him. Tawaf for a living person who is able is not done; one does not perform tawaf for a living person. Rather, one performs Hajj for him or 'Umrah. The deceased is the same: one performs Hajj for him and 'Umrah. As for tawaf, it is like prayer: one does not pray for Zayd, nor does one perform tawaf for Zayd. We do not know of any evidence for this matter. However, a person performs tawaf for himself, and a woman performs tawaf for herself. As for her performing tawaf for her mother or her father, or praying for them, there is no evidence for this, and it is not prescribed.
As for if she forgot to shorten her hair, she should shorten it whenever she remembers, praise be to Allah, even if it is in her country, or even if it is on the way.
The presenter: What if a long time has passed, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh: Even if a long time has passed, whenever she remembers, she should shorten it with the intention of 'Umrah.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with the best reward for us and for the Muslims.
Source
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