Tamattu‘ in Hajj Badal

Question

As it is in Mu‘allim al-Hujjaj: if he is alive and there is permission for tamattu‘ from him, then one may perform it; and also that Mu‘allim al-Hujjaj does not touch upon this issue — that issue concerns the case where a bequest has been made. Now may Hazrat Wala kindly write for further reassurance: Mawlana Sa‘id Khan has given this answer?

Answer

In Mu‘allim al-Hujjaj, under the issues of Hajj badal, there is no such explanation and detail that if he is alive the ruling is one thing and if he has died it is another; rather, tamattu‘ in Hajj badal is forbidden without qualification, even if there is permission from the one who commissions. Indeed, in the marginal notes (hashiya) to Mu‘allim al-Hujjaj, p.

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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