between Hajj and Umrah, for they both eliminate poverty and sins just as the bellows eliminate the dross of iron, gold, and silver. And there is no reward for an accepted Hajj (al-hajj al-mabrur) (40) except Paradise." Al-Tirmidhi (41) said: "This is a hasan sahih hadith." It is also reported from Abu Hurayrah, may Allah be pleased with him, that he said: The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: "Whoever comes to this House and does not behave obscenely (rafath) nor commit wickedness (fusuq), will return from his sins as on the day his mother bore him." It is agreed upon (42), and it is in al-Muwatta' (43).
539 - Issue: He said: (If he is a sick person from whom recovery is not expected, or an old man who cannot remain steady on the riding beast, he shall appoint someone to perform Hajj and Umrah on his behalf, and it shall suffice for him even if he is cured.)
The total of this is that whoever meets the conditions for the obligation of Hajj but is unable to perform it due to an obstacle from which there is no hope of removal—such as chronic disability (zamana), an illness from which no recovery is expected, or if he is of lean/frail constitution (1) and cannot remain steady on the riding beast except with unbearable hardship, or is a very old person, and others like him—whenever he finds someone to act as a substitute for him in Hajj and possesses the wealth to hire such a substitute, it becomes incumbent upon him. This is the opinion of Abu Hanifah and al-Shafi'i. Malik said: No Hajj is incumbent upon him unless he is able to perform it himself. Nor does...
(40) In MS M: "for the accepted Hajj (lil-hajj al-mabrur)." (41) In: Chapter on what has been said regarding the reward of Hajj and Umrah, from the Chapters on Hajj, 'Aridat al-Ahwadhi 4/26. It was also reported by al-Nasa'i, in: Chapter on the virtue of performing Hajj and Umrah successively, from the Book of Hajj, al-Mujtaba 5/87; and Imam Ahmad, in: al-Musnad 1/387. (42) Reported by al-Bukhari, in: Chapter on the virtue of an accepted Hajj, and Chapter on the saying of Allah the Almighty: {No obscenity, nor wickedness, nor wrangling during Hajj}, from the Book of Hajj, Sahih al-Bukhari 2/164, 3/14; and Muslim, in: Chapter on the virtue of Hajj and Umrah and the Day of Arafah, from the Book of Hajj, Sahih Muslim 2/983, 984. It was also reported by al-Tirmidhi, in: Chapter on what has been said regarding the reward of Hajj and Umrah, from the Chapters on Hajj, 'Aridat al-Ahwadhi 4/26; and al-Nasa'i, in: Chapter on the virtue of Hajj, from the Book of Hajj, al-Mujtaba 5/85; and Ibn Majah, in: Chapter on the virtue of Hajj and Umrah, from the Book of Rituals, Sunan Ibn Majah 2/965; and al-Darimi, in: Chapter on the virtue of Hajj and Umrah, from the Book of Rituals, Sunan al-Darimi 2/31; and Imam Ahmad, in: al-Musnad 2/229, 248, 410, 484, 494. (43) We did not find it in the copy at our disposal. (1) Al-nadw: The frail/emaciated person.
