A woman may perform proxy হজ্জ on behalf of a man, and a man may perform proxy হজ্জ on behalf of a woman. Gender does not affect the validity of proxy হজ্জ জমহুর উলামাদের মতে. This is based on the hadith where a woman from Khath'am asked about performing হজ্জ for her father, and নবী করীম permitted it without objecting to the cross-gender arrangement.
A woman may perform proxy হজ্জ on behalf of a man, and a man may perform proxy হজ্জ on behalf of a woman. There is no gender restriction on proxy হজ্জ according to the consensus of the four schools. The evidence for this is the hadith of the woman from Khath'am, where a woman asked নবী করীম about performing হজ্জ for her elderly father, and নবী করীম permitted it without any objection to the fact that the proxy was female and the person was male.
Sheikh Ibn Baz explicitly stated that gender does not matter in proxy হজ্জ. A daughter may perform হজ্জ for her deceased father, a son may perform হজ্জ for his deceased mother, and so on. The conditions for a valid proxy are the same regardless of gender: the proxy must be Muslim, sane, mature, and must have completed their own ওয়াজিব হজ্জ. The proxy performs the rites with the intention for the specific person, and the হজ্জ is valid and accepted.
Sheikh Ibn Uthaymeen added that this is a well-established ruling with no significant disagreement among scholars. He noted that some people mistakenly believe that only a man can perform হজ্জ for a man and a woman for a woman, but this has no basis in the Sunnah or scholarly consensus. The hadith of the woman from Khath'am is explicit evidence that cross-gender proxy হজ্জ is valid.
A woman from Khath'am said: 'O Messenger of Allah, the obligation of হজ্জ has become due on my father, but he is an old man who cannot sit firmly on the riding animal. Shall I perform হজ্জ on his behalf?' He said: 'Yes.'
A woman from Khath'am said: 'O Messenger of Allah, the obligation of হজ্জ has become due on my father, but he is an old man who cannot sit firmly on the riding animal. Shall I perform হজ্জ on his behalf?' He said: 'Yes.'
A woman from Juhaynah came to নবী করীম and said: 'My mother vowed to perform হজ্জ but she died before performing it. Should I perform হজ্জ on her behalf?' He said: 'Yes, perform হজ্জ on her behalf.'
A woman from Juhaynah came to নবী করীম and said: 'My mother vowed to perform হজ্জ but she died before performing it. Should I perform হজ্জ on her behalf?' He said: 'Yes, perform হজ্জ on her behalf.'
Scholars from different schools of Islamic jurisprudence offer varying perspectives on this matter.
A woman may perform proxy হজ্জ for a man and vice versa. Gender does not affect the validity of proxy হজ্জ.
Al-Hidayah: there is no gender restriction on proxy হজ্জ.
Cross-gender proxy হজ্জ is permissible. The Maliki school does not restrict proxy হজ্জ by gender.
Maliki scholars follow the hadith evidence which shows no gender restriction.
A woman may perform হজ্জ on behalf of a man and a man on behalf of a woman. The hadith of Khath'am is explicit evidence for this.
Al-Majmu' by al-Nawawi: proxy হজ্জ is valid regardless of gender.
Cross-gender proxy হজ্জ is valid by consensus. The hadith evidence explicitly shows a woman performing হজ্জ for her father.
Al-Mughni by Ibn Qudamah: there is no disagreement on the validity of cross-gender proxy হজ্জ.
This is a scholarly summary, not a personal fatwa. Consult your scholar for personal rulings.
A woman from Khath'am said: 'O Messenger of Allah, the obligation of হজ্জ has become due on my father, but he is an old man who cannot sit firmly on the riding animal. Shall I perform হজ্জ on his behalf?' He said: 'Yes.'
Sahih al-Bukhari #1513 (sahih)A woman from Juhaynah came to নবী করীম and said: 'My mother vowed to perform হজ্জ but she died before performing it. Should I perform হজ্জ on her behalf?' He said: 'Yes, perform হজ্জ on her behalf.'
Sahih al-Bukhari #1852 (sahih)