May I perform 'umrah for another and Hajj for myself, or the reverse?
Short answer
A Muslim may perform 'umrah for another and Hajj for himself, or the reverse, if he has first performed Hajj and 'umrah for himself.
Evidence and explanation
The Shaykh stipulated that the deputy must have performed Hajj and 'umrah for himself before performing them for another, then permitted combining them in one year in the manner mentioned.
Scholar referenced
This editorial summary is based on the original source linked below and is not presented as a verbatim quotation from the scholar.
From the text of the answer (Arabic, with an English translation)
Original answer — Shaykh ‘Abd al-‘Aziz ibn Baz
حكم من اعتمر عن غيره وحج نفسه والعكس — فتوى ٥٢٤٥- Question
«أيضاً يقول: هل يجوز لمن اعتمر عن غيره بالأجر أن يحج لنفسه؟»
English translation (unreviewed): He also says: Is it permissible for one who performed 'umrah for another for payment to perform Hajj for himself?
- From the text of the answer
«لا حرج، إذا اعتمر الإنسان عن غيره له أن يحج عن نفسه، أو اعتمر لنفسه له أن يحج عن غيره إذا كان قد حج عن نفسه، الحاصل أنه إذا كان قد اعتمر عن نفسه وحج عن نفسه لا بأس أن يحج عن غيره من الأموات أو العاجزين لكبر السن يحج عنهم من أقاربه وأمواته أو غيرهم لا بأس، المهم أنه لا يحج عن أحد إلا بعد أن يحج عن نفسه، ولا يعتمر عن أحد إلا بعد أن يعتمر عن نفسه، والحج مرة في العمر والعمرة مرة في العمر، وما زاد بعد هذا فهو سنة وتطوع، فإذا اعتمر الإنسان عن غيره عن أمه أو أبيه في أشهر الحج ثم حج عن نفسه فهو متمتع، أو اعتمر لنفسه ثم حج عن غيره فهو متمتع في عام واحد إذا كانت»
English translation (unreviewed): There is no harm. If a person performs 'umrah for another, he may perform Hajj for himself; or if he performed 'umrah for himself, he may perform Hajj for another if he has already performed Hajj for himself. In sum, if he has already performed 'umrah for himself and Hajj for himself, there is no harm in his performing Hajj for others, the dead or those unable due to old age, from his relatives, his dead or others; no harm. What matters is that he does not perform Hajj for anyone until he has performed Hajj for himself, and does not perform 'umrah for anyone until he has performed 'umrah for himself. Hajj is once in a lifetime and 'umrah once in a lifetime, and what exceeds this is sunnah and voluntary. If a person performs 'umrah for another, his mother or father, in the months of Hajj and then performs Hajj for himself, he is a mutamatti', or if he performed 'umrah for himself then Hajj for another he is a mutamatti' in one year if ...
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Source
Ruling on one who performed 'umrah for another and Hajj for himself, and the reverse
Title of the original page (Arabic): حكم من اعتمر عن غيره وحج نفسه والعكس
Shaykh ‘Abd al-‘Aziz ibn Baz, may Allah have mercy on him