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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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A wife of a sick man who performs Hajj every year, and she is afraid for him; is it permissible for her to prevent him?

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Question : She is the wife of a man who performs Hajj every year despite being sick, and she is afraid for him. Is it permissible for her to prevent him or insist that he not perform Hajj? Knowing that whenever she tells him not to perform Hajj and that the obligatory pilgrimage is sufficient, he says, "I have great sins, and I want Allah to purify me from them." May Allah reward you with good.

Answer : I say: May Allah reward this questioner with good, for she is concerned for her husband and wants what is good for him.
If this man is one for whom there is fear if he performs Hajj, and she advises him not to perform Hajj, may Allah reward her with good. And we say to the man: If it is difficult for you and you have already performed the obligatory pilgrimage, do not burden yourself. And if he says, "I love for Allah to forgive me," we say: Yes, praise be to Allah, that is good. But if you perform wudu' as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) performed wudu', and then you pray two rak'ahs without letting your mind wander in them, Allah will forgive you what has passed of your sins. Likewise, if you say "Subhan Allah wa bihamdihi" (Glory be to Allah and His is the praise) one hundred times, your sins will be removed, even if they are like the foam of the sea.
Is there hardship in saying "Subhan Allah wa bihamdihi"? There is no hardship, and the doors of good are many, praise be to Allah. Yes.
Source قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 179 - 190 زوجة لرجل مريض ويحج كل سنة وهي خائفة عليه فهل يجوز لها أن تمنعه؟ - ابن عثيمين — youtube.com

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