The Ruling on a Woman Performing Hajj Without a Mahram

Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This man asks: Is it permissible to perform Hajj without a mahram?

Answer:
No, it is obligatory for a woman to perform Hajj without [a mahram], because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: It is not permissible for a woman who believes in Allah and the Last Day to travel except with a mahram . When a man came wanting to go out for jihad and to earn [rewards] with the expedition, wanting to go out with the expedition in the cause of Allah, and he informed the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that his wife had gone out for Hajj, he said: Go back and perform Hajj with your wife. He sent him back from the expedition to perform Hajj with his wife. It is not permissible for a woman, if she does not find a mahram, to wait. If a mahram becomes available for her, she performs Hajj. If it does not become available for her and she is deprived of one, she appoints someone to perform Hajj on her behalf; she delegates someone to perform Hajj on her behalf.