My mother is sixty-seven years old and wants to perform Hajj, but she does not have a mahram (a relative one may not marry). Is her Hajj valid if she travels with a group of women?
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Question:
He asks and says: My mother is advanced in age, reaching sixty-seven years, and she wants to perform the obligatory Hajj, but she does not have a mahram, as I work in an Arab country and was unable to travel with her. My mother is advanced in age, sixty-seven years old, and she wants to perform the obligatory Hajj, but she does not have a mahram, as I work in an Arab country and was unable to travel with her. Is her Hajj valid, knowing that she will go with a group of women?
Answer:
First, [this is] invalid among the rulings specific to the people of Makkah. Fine. Whoever among them performs tamattu' (combining 'Umrah and Hajj with a break between them) or qiran (combining 'Umrah and Hajj in one ihram) does not owe a fidyah (a ransom payment), because he is one who resides in the vicinity of the Sacred Mosque. As for this question, which is that your mother wants to perform Hajj and does not have a mahram, and you reside in another country, is it permissible for her to perform Hajj with a group of women? The answer is no, it is not permissible for her to perform Hajj except with this mahram. The saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him)Sahih al-Bukhari 1088 for two days, except with a mahram, and in a narration it is said: she does not travel, without mentioning the two days, except with a mahram. And a man wanted to go out with the military expedition in the time of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in the Maghrib. And he informed the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that his wife wanted to perform Hajj. So he said to him (peace and blessings be upon him): Go back and perform Hajj with your wife. As long as she has not found a mahram, it is not obligatory for her to perform Hajj directly, but rather she waits until a mahram is available for her. And if you are able to go and perform Hajj with her, that is from dutifulness to her, and from helping her in righteousness and piety. So you must try to go and perform Hajj with your mother, as this is from dutifulness to the mother, and from helping in the performance of the obligatory duty, and you are in great good in that, if Allah wills. Yes.
He asks and says: My mother is advanced in age, reaching sixty-seven years, and she wants to perform the obligatory Hajj, but she does not have a mahram, as I work in an Arab country and was unable to travel with her. My mother is advanced in age, sixty-seven years old, and she wants to perform the obligatory Hajj, but she does not have a mahram, as I work in an Arab country and was unable to travel with her. Is her Hajj valid, knowing that she will go with a group of women?
Answer:
First, [this is] invalid among the rulings specific to the people of Makkah. Fine. Whoever among them performs tamattu' (combining 'Umrah and Hajj with a break between them) or qiran (combining 'Umrah and Hajj in one ihram) does not owe a fidyah (a ransom payment), because he is one who resides in the vicinity of the Sacred Mosque. As for this question, which is that your mother wants to perform Hajj and does not have a mahram, and you reside in another country, is it permissible for her to perform Hajj with a group of women? The answer is no, it is not permissible for her to perform Hajj except with this mahram. The saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him)
It is not permissible for a woman who believes in Allah and the Last Day to travel for
لا يحل لامرأة تؤمن بالله واليوم الآخر أن تسافر مسيرة
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، أمي عمرها سبعة وستون عاما، وتريد الحج وليس معها محرم، هل تصح حجتها إذا سافرت مع مجموعة من النساء؟ — youtube.com
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