Not performing Hajj due to illness

If a person has enough money for hajj to be compulsory on him but cannot perform hajj due to an illness, what should he do?

 بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

الجواب حامدا ومصليا ومسلما

In the aforementioned scenario, if one has hope that their illness is treatable and they will be able to perform hajj in the future, then they may delay their hajj until they are healthy and should write a will for hajj to be performed on their behalf in case they pass away before getting the opportunity to do so.

If the illness is permanent and there is no hope that they would be able to regain enough health to perform hajj, then they should appoint someone else to perform hajj on their behalf.

والله اعلم

Allah Knows best.

Approved by: Mufti Husain Ahmad Madani