Validity of Farḍ Ḥajj Al-Badal (Delegated Pilgrimage)

By Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt It is the consensus of Islamic jurists that one can delegate another person to render a farḍ (mandatory) Ḥajj on one’s behalf in a situation where one is unable to proceed for pilgrimage themselves due to a disability or is deceased and has left instructions to heirs to fulfill the obligation.…