The condition of a mahram for a woman’s travel for Hajj

Question:
And may Allah bless you. This sister, Umm Ahmad, says: Is it permissible for a Muslim woman to perform the obligatory Hajj with trustworthy women if it is difficult for her to accompany any of her family members? Especially since her father has passed away. So, is it permissible for her mother to accompany her to perform the obligation, or her maternal aunt, or her paternal aunt, or any person she chooses to be her mahram in her Hajj?

Answer:
It is not permissible for a Muslim woman to travel for Hajj or for anything else except with a mahram, one who is permanently forbidden to her by lineage or by a permissible cause such as breastfeeding. This is based on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) This includes Hajj and other travel. A group of women is not sufficient in place of a mahram, because women are like her and need mahrams, so a woman cannot be a mahram for another woman. The Companions in the time of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would perform Hajj, and they would be in groups, and women would be gathered together. Yet, when a man came to him wanting to go on a military expedition and informed him that his wife had gone out for Hajj, he told him, “Go back and perform Hajj with your wife.” He sent him back from the expedition to perform Hajj with his wife. This indicates that it is not suitable for a woman to perform Hajj without a mahram, even if she is with people or with women. It is known that this woman in the time of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) went out with the pilgrims, and there were women with her, and yet the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) obligated her husband to perform Hajj with her. Yes.

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