Haj-e-Badal

Last updated on May 7th, 2025 at 09:04 pm

1. If Haj was Fardh upon someone and the person delayed and did not go, thereafter this person became blind or so sick that he is unable to travel, he should then make wasiyyat (a bequest) for Haj-e-Badal to be performed on his behalf.
2. If this person passed away and left behind enough money for Haj-e-Badal to be made with a third of the leftover money after paying of all his debt, then it is waajib upon the heir/heirs to fulfil his wasiyyat and send someone to make the Haj-e-Badal.
3. If a third of the money left behind is not enough for Haj to be made on his behalf from the deceased’s city/town, then the Haj should be made from wherever a third suffices.
4. For example, if it is possible to make the Haj from Jeddah with a third of the estate’s funds, then someone from Jeddah should be appointed by the heir to make the Haj on behalf of the deceased.

(Behshti Zewar)