The financial cost of the obligatory Hajj for the wife
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it part of the husband's financial maintenance to take his wife to perform the obligatory Hajj?
The Shaykh:
No, no, he is not required to do that. If she has a mahram (a relative one may not marry), and he provides her with a mahram, then Hajj becomes obligatory for her. Otherwise, she waits until a mahram is available. If she grows old and no mahram is found, she appoints someone to perform Hajj on her behalf. It is not required of her husband that he perform Hajj with her. Yes.
The questioner:
Is the cost of the obligatory Hajj the responsibility of the husband? Is the cost of the obligatory Hajj for the woman the responsibility of the husband?
The Shaykh:
No, it is not the responsibility of the husband. If she is able to find the means from her own money, then Hajj becomes obligatory for her. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it part of the husband's financial maintenance to take his wife to perform the obligatory Hajj?
The Shaykh:
No, no, he is not required to do that. If she has a mahram (a relative one may not marry), and he provides her with a mahram, then Hajj becomes obligatory for her. Otherwise, she waits until a mahram is available. If she grows old and no mahram is found, she appoints someone to perform Hajj on her behalf. It is not required of her husband that he perform Hajj with her. Yes.
The questioner:
Is the cost of the obligatory Hajj the responsibility of the husband? Is the cost of the obligatory Hajj for the woman the responsibility of the husband?
The Shaykh:
No, it is not the responsibility of the husband. If she is able to find the means from her own money, then Hajj becomes obligatory for her. Yes.
Source
الفوزان -أشرطة- شرح زاد المستقنع مع الأسئلة - 086-كتاب النفقات - 10-10-25 هـ — archive.org (18:20)
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