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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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A woman appointing someone to perform Hajj on her behalf if she has no mahram

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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. If a woman has no mahram and wants to perform Hajj, but she is unable to go with a mahram, is she permitted to appoint someone to perform Hajj on her behalf?

Answer:
If a woman has no hope of finding a mahram, the scholars stated that she should appoint someone to perform Hajj on her behalf. Yes.
Source شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، أول كتاب المناسك — islamhouse.com (54:59)

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