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BAYAN LI AL-HAJ SIRI KE-38: BADAL HAJI ATAU INFAQ UNTUK ARWAH DATUK DAN NENEK LEBIH UTAMA?
Is performing a proxy Hajj for deceased grandparents better than donating money in their name?
Short answer
Performing a proxy Hajj (badal haji) is more meritorious than giving infaq for deceased grandparents who never performed the obligatory Hajj.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Bayan Li al-Haj
- Topic
- Hajj & Umrah
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
Performing a proxy Hajj (badal haji) is more meritorious than giving infaq for deceased grandparents who never performed the obligatory Hajj. Hajj is regarded as a right of Allah that takes priority, based on the hadith of the Juhaynah woman and the hadith on performing Hajj for a deceased mother. Infaq still has its own merit, so if there are surplus funds, charity or endowment (waqf) may be given on behalf of the deceased after the proxy Hajj is arranged.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Berdasarkan persoalan di atas, melakukan badal haji adalah lebih afdhal berbanding melakukan infaq untuk kedua-dua arwah.
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How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Federal Territories Mufti Office. “BAYAN LI AL-HAJ SIRI KE-38: BADAL HAJI ATAU INFAQ UNTUK ARWAH DATUK DAN NENEK LEBIH UTAMA?”, 14 April 2019. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/bayan-li-al-haj/3300-bayan-li-al-haj-siri-ke-38-badal-haji-atau-infaq-untuk-arwah-datuk-dan-nenek-lebih-utama. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/proxy-hajj-or-charity-for-deceased-grandparents/