The Ruling on a Woman Performing Hajj Without a Mahram

Question:
This questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, I intend to perform the obligatory Hajj this year, if Allah wills, but there is no one for me to go with, as my children are studying outside the Kingdom and my husband is a sick man with diabetes and high blood pressure, and he is unable to take me with him to the rites. So, is the performance of the obligatory Hajj dropped from me, or do I go with a group who are mahrams to me?

Answer:
If you have not performed the obligatory Hajj and you do not have a mahram, and you are not expecting to obtain a mahram in the future, you should appoint someone to perform Hajj on your behalf. However, as long as you are hoping to obtain a mahram, wait until you obtain a mahram and then perform Hajj with him. As for a group of women, a group of pilgrims, they do not count as mahrams for a woman. A woman's mahram is one of the men with whom she is permanently forbidden to marry by lineage or by cause, a permissible cause, namely breastfeeding or in-law relationships. This is the mahram. Yes.