A Woman Selling Her Jewelry to Perform Hajj

Question:
Honorable Shaykh, a woman has resolved to perform Hajj, but she does not have enough money for the expenses. Is she required to sell some of her jewelry so that she can perform Hajj?

Answer:
No, what she needs does not require her to sell it, because jewelry is among a woman's needs; she needs it, so she is not required to sell any of it in order to perform Hajj. She only performs Hajj if she has money that is in excess of her basic needs, in excess of her basic needs, and jewelry is among her basic needs, because Allah has made the woman in need of jewelry to adorn herself with it. He, Glorified and Exalted is He, said: meaning that a woman must have jewelry, so it is among her basic needs. And Allah, Exalted and Majestic is He, says: So whoever is able to find the way, which is the provision and the mount, in excess of his own sufficiency and the sufficiency of those he supports, and in excess of his basic needs, then he performs Hajj.