The Ruling on a Woman Traveling for Hajj Without a Mahram

Question:
He says that his wife asked him to allow her to perform the obligatory Hajj, and that she will come, as he says, with a group of women in a transport vehicle, a bus as he called it. Is there any blame on me if she does not have a mahram (a relative one may not marry) with her? May Allah reward you with good. Know that she is sick with diabetes.

Answer:
This is a forbidden matter. It is not permissible for a woman to travel for Hajj or for anything else unless she has a mahram with her. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: . A group of women does not take the place of a mahram. This is only something said by some scholars, and there is no evidence for it. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not make an exception; rather, he said that it is not permissible for a woman who believes in Allah and the Last Day to travel unless she has a mahram with her. A mahram is a male adult who is permanently forbidden to her by lineage or by a permissible cause. If a woman does not find a mahram, Hajj is not obligatory upon her. The presence of a mahram is a condition for the obligation of Hajj on a woman. If she does not find a mahram, she waits until a mahram becomes available. If it becomes difficult for her to find one, she should appoint someone to perform Hajj on her behalf, and she does not perform Hajj without a mahram. Yes.