Proxy in Hajj on behalf of a deceased person or one who is unable
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Fatwa No. ( 18709 )
Praise be to Allah alone, and may peace and blessings be upon the one after whom there is no prophet. And after: The Permanent Committee for Scholarly Research and Ifta has reviewed what was sent to His Eminence the Grand Mufti from the questioner: the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Islamic Heritage Revival Society in Kuwait , and referred to the Committee by the General Secretariat of the Council of Senior Scholars, with number “5171” and date 29/10/1416 AH. The questioner asked questions, and after the Committee studied them, it answered as follows: Q1: Some benefactors approach us requesting a proxy to perform Hajj on behalf of their relatives as a transfer of Hajj, knowing that those for whom the Hajj is being performed are alive and able to perform Hajj. Is that permissible? And is a proxy permissible in Hajj on behalf of a deceased person for a voluntary Hajj, not an obligatory one?
A1 : The proxy in Hajj was only established for the right of a deceased person or a living person who is unable to perform Hajj due to a continuous inability. As for a living person who is able to perform Hajj, there is no evidence for a proxy on his behalf, even if the Hajj is voluntary.
Praise be to Allah alone, and may peace and blessings be upon the one after whom there is no prophet. And after: The Permanent Committee for Scholarly Research and Ifta has reviewed what was sent to His Eminence the Grand Mufti from the questioner: the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Islamic Heritage Revival Society in Kuwait , and referred to the Committee by the General Secretariat of the Council of Senior Scholars, with number “5171” and date 29/10/1416 AH. The questioner asked questions, and after the Committee studied them, it answered as follows: Q1: Some benefactors approach us requesting a proxy to perform Hajj on behalf of their relatives as a transfer of Hajj, knowing that those for whom the Hajj is being performed are alive and able to perform Hajj. Is that permissible? And is a proxy permissible in Hajj on behalf of a deceased person for a voluntary Hajj, not an obligatory one?
A1 : The proxy in Hajj was only established for the right of a deceased person or a living person who is unable to perform Hajj due to a continuous inability. As for a living person who is able to perform Hajj, there is no evidence for a proxy on his behalf, even if the Hajj is voluntary.
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