The Hajj of a Non-Arabic-Speaking Woman Without Specifying the Type of Pilgrimage and Without a Mahram

The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: A non-Arabic-speaking woman entered the state of ihram with the pilgrims in a group, performed the arrival tawaf, and did the sa'y, but she did not exit the state of ihram; rather, she completed the Hajj with the people. She does not know about the tamattu', ifrad, or qiran types of Hajj; she only intended to perform Hajj. His question is: Does she owe anything for this Hajj? Is her Hajj valid?

The Shaykh:
As long as she did what the pilgrim does and she was in the state of ihram, her ruling is the ruling of Hajj; her Hajj is valid. Yes.

The questioner:
Then he says, may Allah preserve you: This non-Arabic-speaking woman performed Hajj without a mahram. Does this suffice for the Hajj of Islam?

The Shaykh:
It suffices for her, but she is sinful. She is sinful for leaving the mahram, and her Hajj suffices if she performed its rituals. Yes.