My age is 44 yesrs & I have not done my Haj so far but,intended to do in the near future with wife.I want to do Haj-e-badal for my late grand father who died without doing his own Haj. I have been under debt,the loan has been taken from Individuals as well as Bank to fulfill various needs including house constuction.My wife is pregnent & she can’t go for Haj this year.Two daughters are very small-6 & 3 yrs old respectively. The expense of late grand father’s Haj-e-badal has to be born by my parents,who are also going for their Haj this year. Now my question is :- Taking into above facts & circumstances,Can I do the Haj-e-badal for my late grand father without doing my own Haj?
Answer
(Fatwa: 1746/1665=D/1429)
If Hajj is obligatory upon you, you should do Hajj first, for it is makrooh tahrimi (undesirable to an extent of haram) for a person to do Hajj Badal on behalf of other when Hajj is obligatory on himself. If Hajj is not obligatory because of not having money, it is makrooh (only) for you to go on Hajj Badal on behalf of your grandfather, it is better for those to go on Hajj Badal who have already performed their Hajj. In both the cases, whether Hajj is obligatory upon you or not, if you go on Hajj Badal from your grandfather, the Hajj will be valid but you will be sinful; more in first case and less in second case.
Allah (Subhana Wa Ta’ala) knows Best
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