Can i perform Umrah behalf of my mother, as i'm working Saudi and my mother is in India. My mother is very old and also i can not afford to bring her.

8 Oct 2002 · 2 Shaʻban 1423 AH1 min readFatwa 6713English

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Can i perform Umrah behalf of my mother, as i'm working Saudi and my mother is in India. My mother is very old and also i can not afford to bring her.

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In principle, it is not permissible to carry out an action on behalf of another person if such an action require selfsacrifice coupled with monetary expenditure, like Hajj, etc.

However, we suggest you perform Umrah. Thereafter, convey the Thawaab (reward) to your elderly mother. (Shaami vol.2 pg.599; HM Saeed)

and Allah Ta'ala Knows Best

Mufti Ebrahim Desai

Answered by: Mufti Ebrahim Desai

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