The Hajj of a Poor Woman with Her Children's Money
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Question:
A woman has no source of income and has children who work. Does she take from her children to perform Hajj, or is the obligation dropped from her?
Answer:
The obligation is not required of her because she is unable to afford it. Just as she is able to do so with her children's money, Hajj is not obligatory for her. However, if they give her the money and she performs Hajj, that is good and fine. Otherwise, it is not obligatory for her unless she is able to afford it with her own money, not with her children's money, nor with her husband's money, nor with her father's money. The ability to perform Hajj is with a person's own money. Therefore, a husband does not have to make his wife perform Hajj, and a father is not required to make his children perform Hajj, and so on. Every person is addressed individually. If one is able, it is not by means of another's wealth. So if a son is not able, Hajj is not obligatory for him, even if his father is rich. Likewise, Hajj is not obligatory for a wife, even if her husband is rich, unless Allah guides him and he makes her perform Hajj.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence the Shaykh!
A woman has no source of income and has children who work. Does she take from her children to perform Hajj, or is the obligation dropped from her?
Answer:
The obligation is not required of her because she is unable to afford it. Just as she is able to do so with her children's money, Hajj is not obligatory for her. However, if they give her the money and she performs Hajj, that is good and fine. Otherwise, it is not obligatory for her unless she is able to afford it with her own money, not with her children's money, nor with her husband's money, nor with her father's money. The ability to perform Hajj is with a person's own money. Therefore, a husband does not have to make his wife perform Hajj, and a father is not required to make his children perform Hajj, and so on. Every person is addressed individually. If one is able, it is not by means of another's wealth. So if a son is not able, Hajj is not obligatory for him, even if his father is rich. Likewise, Hajj is not obligatory for a wife, even if her husband is rich, unless Allah guides him and he makes her perform Hajj.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence the Shaykh!
Source
أحكام الحج — islamhouse.com (49:12)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.