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Hajj El-Baddal |
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If a person dies before performing obligatory Hajj or
if one vowed to perform Hajj but died before fulfilling
one’s vow, his heir must assign someone to perform Hajj on
behalf of the deceased. All the sequential expenses in this
regard must be paid out of the deceased’s property, as
indeed must be any debts left by him. Ibn Abbas narrates that a woman from the tribe of Johainah came to the Prophet (Peace Be Upon Him) (PBUH) and said: “My mother had vowed to perform Hajj but she died before fulfilling her vow, should I perform Hajj on her behalf? The Prophet (PBUH) said: Yes, perform Hajj on her behalf. Would you not pay off any debts your mother might have left behind upon her death? Pay off what you owe to Allah, for He is most deserving of settlement of His debt. Bukhari - This hadith underlines the obligation of performing Hajj on behalf of a deceased person. Whether or not he leaves a will to this effect (it is a kind of debt for the deceased). All debts left by the deceased must be settled, just as all other financial obligations such as Zakah, atonement or a vow transacted by the deceased has to be fulfilled. In case the wealth is insufficient to cover both the cost of Hajj (by the substitute) and settlement of the deceased’s debts, the expense of Hajj must be paid first, as the Prophet (PBUH) said: Allah is most deserving that His debt be paid back. Imam Malik says: “A person may perform Hajj on behalf of the deceased only if the deceased leaves a will to that effect. If the deceased leaves no such will, then a Hajj on his behalf may not be performed, for this worship involves, more than anything else, physical exertion and struggle and as such, no other person can replace or substitute another person. If a deceased makes a will regarding it, then Hajj may be performed, meeting all its cost from out of one third of the share of his heritage. |
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If someone has the ability to perform Hajj but afterwards
he is unable to perform it due sickness or old age, he
must arrange for someone else to perform on his behalf, for
he may never be able to do it himself. In this respect, such
a person is very much like the deceased, hence the
permission for him to choose his substitute in Hajj. This is based on a hadith reported by Al-Fadl Ibn Abbas, who says: “A women of Khatha’am said, ‘O Prophet of Allah! Allah has prescribed Hajj for His servants. (Now that) I am grown up, I find that my father is an old man, and he cannot ride on the camel (for long). Should I perform Hajj on his behalf? The Prophet (PBUH) said: ‘Yes’” This happened during the Farewell Hajj. Reported by the Group. Tirmidhi considers it a sound hadith with a sound chain. Some scholars like In Mubarak ans Ash-Shafi’I say that it is permissible for an old man, who is unable to perform Hajj on his own, to arrange for a substitute to do it on his behalf. The above hadith also lends support to the view that, both for a man or a woman, it is quite permissible to perform Hajj on behalf of another man or woman. There is nothing against this in the Qura’an or Hadith. |
| If a sick person recovers after someone has performed Hajj on his behalf, he will be considered as having performed his obligatory duty, and he will not be required to repeat it, for it would imply the obligation of performing two obligatory pilgrimages (rather than one). This is Imam Ahmed’s view. The majority of scholars are, however, of the view that such a substituted hajj will not suffice a man to absolve him of his obligation. His recovery shows that his case was not really hopeless (and he should therefore repeat it), for the decisive factor in this respect is cessation of illness and restoration of his health. |
| Before performing Hajj on behalf of someone else, a person must have performed his own Hajj. This is based on the hadith in which Ibn Abbas narrates that the Prophet (PBUH) heard a man saying: “O Allah! Here I am in response to Your call on behalf of Shabrumah.EThe Prophet (PBUH) asked him: Have you performed your own Hajj?EHe replied: “No whereupon the Prophet (PBUH) told him: You must perform Hajj on your own behalf first, and then for Shabrumah.EAbu Daw’ud and Ibn Majah. Al-Baihaqi says: “Its chain of authorities is sound, and in this regard it is the most genuine report. |
| In the light of
what have mentioned above and according to what Allah said: Help ye one another in righteousness and piety Al-Ma’aedah
2. We appreciate that for most people the Hajj is a
hard-earned trip made only once in a lifetime. We at
EasyHajj Society regard the pilgrims as honoured guests
rather than mere customers. For many people the Hajj means a
new beginning. Therefore we have endeavoured to provide a
Hajj package specially designed for Hajj El-Baddal to
encourage pilgrims to re-organise their lives according to
Islamic principles. EasyHajj Society has provided all the facilities needed to ensure that the person chosen to undertake Hajj El-Badal satisfy all the religious requirements and must discharge the obligation in such manner that would fulfil the Islamic requirements relevant to this undertaking. EasyHajj Society will issue a certificate stating the fact that the proxy has fulfilled his/her obligations. The certificate will be witnessed and signed by two trusted Muslims.
Cost of Hajj El-Baddal is
3500 Saudi Riyals
(£500) OR
equivalent to foreign currency and this includes: Hajj
Permission, Bank draft, Accommodation in Makkah, Mina, Arafat,
Muzdalifah, Transportation, Food and Hady
(Qurbani). |
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