The ruling on a father who prevents his daughters from performing 'Umrah (the lesser pilgrimage) when they are able to do so!!

Question : The questioner says: We are adult sisters who are able to perform 'Umrah, and all its conditions are met for us, but our father prevents us from performing 'Umrah and Hajj (the major pilgrimage) without any reason. We want to perform 'Umrah, and we have reached an advanced age, so what should we do with him now?

Answer : As for 'Umrah, if it is obligatory, then the father has no right, nor does anyone else, to be obeyed in leaving off an obligatory act, because the obligatory act is a duty imposed by Allah the Exalted upon His servants, and there is no obedience to a created being in disobedience to the Creator. However, if it is voluntary, then it is obligatory for the woman, if her father forbids her, to agree with him, because I think he will not prevent her from 'Umrah except out of fear of a harm that is greater than the reward obtained from 'Umrah. Therefore, I say to these daughters that agreeing with the father not to perform 'Umrah is a reward, but less than the reward of 'Umrah, as long as it is not obligatory. Yes.