Is it permissible for a father to perform Umrah on behalf of a fetus that has not yet been born, and is the insufflation of the soul a condition for its permissibility?
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It is not permissible to perform ' on behalf of a fetus, neither before nor after the ensoulment. This is because it is an innovated matter for which there is no legal proof, and because the fetus, before ensoulment, is considered as non-existent. After ensoulment, it is considered among the living, for whom permission is a prerequisite for performing 'Umrah on their behalf, and such permission cannot be obtained from a fetus.
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