Is it permissible for a woman to perform Hajj or 'Umrah without her husband's permission?

Question:
May Allah reward you. This is a message from someone who used a code name, "The Perplexed." She says: I am your sister, a married Muslim woman with grown-up children. I want to go to the Noble Makkah to perform 'Umrah, but unfortunately, every time I asked my husband to let me go, he refused, and every time my children asked him, he refused. I have not visited the Noble Makkah for more than twenty years. If I press my husband with this request, he gets angry with me. So, is it obligatory for me to go without consulting him, or should I give up visiting Makkah because of this? Please give us a ruling. May Allah reward you with good.

Answer:
It is not permissible for a woman to go out to travel for Hajj or for anything else except with her husband's permission. This applies to both travel for the obligatory Hajj and the obligatory 'Umrah. If she is able to find a mahram (a relative one may not marry) and she has not performed the obligatory act of Hajj or 'Umrah, she may go out even if her guardian does not give permission, because he has no right to prevent her from performing the obligation. However, if the 'Umrah or Hajj is voluntary, it is not permissible for her to go out except with her husband's permission. Yes.