A woman may perform proxy حج on behalf of a man, and a man may perform proxy حج on behalf of a woman. Gender does not affect the validity of proxy حج جمہور علماء کے مطابق. This is based on the hadith where a woman from Khath'am asked about performing حج for her father, and نبی کریم permitted it without objecting to the cross-gender arrangement.
A woman may perform proxy حج on behalf of a man, and a man may perform proxy حج on behalf of a woman. There is no gender restriction on proxy حج 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 نبی کریم about performing حج for her elderly father, and نبی کریم 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 حج. A daughter may perform حج for her deceased father, a son may perform حج 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 واجب حج. The proxy performs the rites with the intention for the specific person, and the حج 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 حج 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 حج is valid.
A woman from Khath'am said: 'O Messenger of Allah, the obligation of حج has become due on my father, but he is an old man who cannot sit firmly on the riding animal. Shall I perform حج on his behalf?' He said: 'Yes.'
A woman from Khath'am said: 'O Messenger of Allah, the obligation of حج has become due on my father, but he is an old man who cannot sit firmly on the riding animal. Shall I perform حج on his behalf?' He said: 'Yes.'
A woman from Juhaynah came to نبی کریم and said: 'My mother vowed to perform حج but she died before performing it. Should I perform حج on her behalf?' He said: 'Yes, perform حج on her behalf.'
A woman from Juhaynah came to نبی کریم and said: 'My mother vowed to perform حج but she died before performing it. Should I perform حج on her behalf?' He said: 'Yes, perform حج on her behalf.'
Scholars from different schools of Islamic jurisprudence offer varying perspectives on this matter.
A woman may perform proxy حج for a man and vice versa. Gender does not affect the validity of proxy حج.
Al-Hidayah: there is no gender restriction on proxy حج.
Cross-gender proxy حج is permissible. The Maliki school does not restrict proxy حج by gender.
Maliki scholars follow the hadith evidence which shows no gender restriction.
A woman may perform حج 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 حج is valid regardless of gender.
Cross-gender proxy حج is valid by consensus. The hadith evidence explicitly shows a woman performing حج for her father.
Al-Mughni by Ibn Qudamah: there is no disagreement on the validity of cross-gender proxy حج.
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 حج has become due on my father, but he is an old man who cannot sit firmly on the riding animal. Shall I perform حج on his behalf?' He said: 'Yes.'
Sahih al-Bukhari #1513 (sahih)A woman from Juhaynah came to نبی کریم and said: 'My mother vowed to perform حج but she died before performing it. Should I perform حج on her behalf?' He said: 'Yes, perform حج on her behalf.'
Sahih al-Bukhari #1852 (sahih)