Prayer: Can someone else pray on my behalf if I’m unable — and does it matter if they’re paid or not?

Practical Laws of Islam as per the teachings of Imam Khamenei

Prayer: Can someone else pray on my behalf if I’m unable— and does it matter if they’re paid or not?

English:

Question #705:

I am unable to perform prayer. May someone else pray on my behalf? Is there any difference between taking a representative for a wage and without it?

Answer #705:

According to Islamic law, it is obligatory for every living mukallaf themselves to perform their obligatory prayers in any possible way. And an agent’s prayers, whether it is for a wage or without it, do not relieve them of this obligation.

-Imam Khamenei, Practical Laws of Islam, Importance and Conditions of Prayer