Is the husband required to pay for his wife's Hajj?
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Question:
May Allah reward you. This questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, I recently got married. Is it obligatory for me to pay for my wife's Hajj, or is that a matter of dutifulness and excellence?
Answer:
It is not obligatory for you to perform Hajj for your wife; it is obligatory for her. If she has the money and finds a mahram, it is obligatory for her to perform the obligatory Hajj. However, if she does not have the money, she is not required to perform Hajj,[Ali 'Imran 3:97]. Or, if she has the money but does not find a mahram, she waits until she finds a mahram, then she performs Hajj with him. If you treat her well and take her for Hajj from your own money, you will receive reward for that, because this is assisting in obedience, and it is part of good conduct between spouses. Yes.
May Allah reward you. This questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, I recently got married. Is it obligatory for me to pay for my wife's Hajj, or is that a matter of dutifulness and excellence?
Answer:
It is not obligatory for you to perform Hajj for your wife; it is obligatory for her. If she has the money and finds a mahram, it is obligatory for her to perform the obligatory Hajj. However, if she does not have the money, she is not required to perform Hajj,
And [due] to Allah from the people is a pilgrimage to the House - for whoever is able to find thereto a way
وَلِلَّهِ عَلَى النَّاسِ حِجُّ الْبَيْتِ مَنِ اسْتَطَاعَ إِلَيْهِ سَبِيلًا
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 2287 - هل يلزم الزوج نفقة حج زوجته؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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