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Is paying the blood atonement (fidyat al-dam) for my mother through Al-Rajhi Bank sufficient and valid, or must it be paid to the poor and needy of the Grand Mosque (Haram al-Makki al-Sharif)?

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If the mother is unable to complete ' due to pain in her leg, she must perform the rituals while riding, and this is not considered an excuse for exiting the state of . The mother remains in the state of ihram, and she must complete her 'Umrah, for Allah Almighty says: (And complete the Hajj and 'Umrah for Allah). If she is unable to return due to illness, she is considered like one who is prevented [muhsar]. To know what results from committing prohibitions of ihram, one can refer to no. 46694. If a sacrificial animal (hady) is obligatory, it must be slaughtered and distributed to the poor of the , and if that is not possible, there is no objection to paying it to a company that undertakes its disbursement according to its Shar'i (Islamic legal) channels.

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