Can a Muslimah make hajj on behalf of her deceased father?

Question

Provided that she is with mahram.

Answer 1

yes but her hajj should be completed first  

Answer 2

Yes they can and do.  Whether Allah will accept it or not  only Allah knows.  If father was so poor that he couldn't afford to go for Haj, may be Allah will accept his daughter's Haj on behalf of her deceased father.  But if father was wealthy but never went for Haj because he was too busy in making money,  then  I  don't know if Allah will accept Haj by others on his behalf.

The Book of our Record  is closed on our death  and most scholars say that nothing can be written in it after death..  Sunnis read lot of Quran and make a Dua to Allah to transfer their reward of  reading Quran to deceased.  When I am asked,  I go and read Quran as much as I can.  I don't mind if my reward can be transferred into the book of the deceased.   I seriously doubt that reward of our reading Quran can be transferred to a dead person, who himself never read Quran all his life and wasn't a good person either. If the deceased was pious man,   he did read Quran, performed Salats and did righteous deeds in his life, may be Allah will make an exception for  him  and accept our Duas and reading Quran on his behalf.  

Answer 3

yes.  he will get the ajr,  

Answer 4

as long as she has done her fardh first, meaning her own hajj, then yes she can do hajj on behalf of her deceased father.  And Allah swt knows best.

Answer 5

yes,but she should make hajj for herself first :)

Answer 6

yes she can

Answer 7

Question: What are the things which benefit the deceased by way of the living? And is there a difference between physical and non-physical acts of worship? We hope you will clarify these issues for us, and outline a rule which we could refer to whenever we come across issues such as these; (Please) provide us with a fatwa, and may Allaah grant you blessings (in your affairs)?

Response: The deceased benefits from the action(s) of the living by way of that which (authentic) evidence indicates (permissibility) - from supplication (for the deceased), and the seeking of forgiveness for him (the deceased) and giving in charity on his (the deceased's) behalf and (performing) the Hajj and the 'Umrah on his behalf and paying off his debts and executing his Islaamic will; All of these have been legislated for. And some of the scholars have attached to this all acts of worship which a Muslim does deeming their reward for a(nother) Muslim who is alive or dead. However, that which is correct is to limit (oneself) to that which (authentic) evidence indicates (permissibility) as this will be in accordance with His (Subhaanahu wa Ta'aala) saying:

{And that man can have nothing but what he does (good or bad)}, [Soorah an-Najm, Aayah 39]

...and Allaah is the most knowledgeable (of all affairs).

Shaykh Saailh ibn Fowzaan

al-Muntaqaa min Fataawa Shaykh Saalih al-Fowzaan - Volume 2, Page 161, Fatwa No.139

Question: I made the intention to perform the 'Umrah for my eldest brother since he has passed away, so I want to know, is this act from the religious acts which (whose reward) will reach the deceased?

Response: Yes, because this is something good, (that being) you performing the 'Umrah on behalf of your deceased brother whether it be the obligatory ('Umrah) or the recommended (voluntary) ('Umrah) - so this is a great act; However, (the permissibility of this is) based upon the condition that you have already performed the obligatory 'Umrah for yourself first, and Allaah is the Most Knowledgeable.

Shaykh Saailh ibn Fowzaan

al-Muntaqaa min Fataawa Shaykh Saalih al-Fowzaan - Volume 5, Page 160, Fatwa No.240