Is it permissible for a woman to go out for Hajj during the waiting period of widowhood?

The questioner:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: A woman outside this country, in Bangladesh, lost her husband. She is seventy-six years old, and she had already made arrangements for Hajj and paid the money. The question is: Does she travel with her son for Hajj, knowing that her travel will be during her waiting period, and it will be difficult for her to get the Hajj money back after that?

The Shaykh:
Repeat the question.

The questioner:
He says, may Allah keep you safe: A woman lost her husband, she is seventy-six years old, and she had made arrangements for Hajj and paid the money?

The Shaykh:
She made arrangements here.

The questioner:
No, she made arrangements in their country.

The Shaykh:
She made arrangements for Hajj, meaning she requested it. Yes, that is correct.

The questioner:
And she had made arrangements for Hajj and paid the money. The question is: Does she travel with her son for Hajj, knowing that her travel will be during the waiting period, and it will be difficult to get the Hajj money back to her?

The Shaykh:
If she has no opportunity other than this, and it will be missed for her in the future, and it is not possible for her to be allowed to perform Hajj with her mahram due to an excuse, then there is no harm. However, if there is an opportunity for her to perform Hajj in the future and she can obtain a dispensation, then she should postpone the Hajj for the sake of the waiting period. Yes.