Is it permissible for a person to perform Umrah on behalf of their living relatives, whether they are healthy or ill?
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The rulings for performing on behalf of another can be summarized in two cases:
1. Obligatory Umrah: It is not permissible to perform it on behalf of another unless the person is afflicted with a chronic illness from which recovery is not expected. It is also a condition that the proxy has already performed Umrah for himself, based on the narrated by Abu Dawud, Al-Nasa'i, and Al-Tirmidhi from Abu Razin.
2. Non-obligatory Umrah (Voluntary): Scholars differed regarding the permissibility of performing it on behalf of another, with the majority holding that it is not permissible.
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