My mother wants to perform Hajj for a fourth time, and this is a hardship for us and for her, so is it permissible for us to disobey her?
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Question:
My mother performs Hajj every year and asks me, my brothers, and my sisters to go with her to perform the obligatory Hajj. Even though we have already performed the obligatory Hajj three times, and we tell her that we are unable to go with her. Does our refusal to her count as disobedience to her, and does it detract from our dutifulness to her and our obedience to her? Please guide us, may Allah reward you, knowing that there is a hardship for us and for her.
Answer:
As long as she has performed her obligation, and in addition to that, she has performed Hajj more than once as a voluntary act, and as the questioner mentioned, there is a hardship for them in repeating the Hajj, then it is better for her not to burden them with the Hajj and repeating it every year. Given the crowding and danger in the Hajj in recent years, for men, let alone women, let alone the elderly, what we advise this mother and other Muslim women is that if they have performed the obligation, they should not repeat the Hajj out of fear of harm and to avoid severe hardship. And if you do not find it difficult or burdensome to repeat the Hajj with her every year, then you are not undutiful to her in that. Yes.
My mother performs Hajj every year and asks me, my brothers, and my sisters to go with her to perform the obligatory Hajj. Even though we have already performed the obligatory Hajj three times, and we tell her that we are unable to go with her. Does our refusal to her count as disobedience to her, and does it detract from our dutifulness to her and our obedience to her? Please guide us, may Allah reward you, knowing that there is a hardship for us and for her.
Answer:
As long as she has performed her obligation, and in addition to that, she has performed Hajj more than once as a voluntary act, and as the questioner mentioned, there is a hardship for them in repeating the Hajj, then it is better for her not to burden them with the Hajj and repeating it every year. Given the crowding and danger in the Hajj in recent years, for men, let alone women, let alone the elderly, what we advise this mother and other Muslim women is that if they have performed the obligation, they should not repeat the Hajj out of fear of harm and to avoid severe hardship. And if you do not find it difficult or burdensome to repeat the Hajj with her every year, then you are not undutiful to her in that. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، تريد أمي الحج مرة رابعة، وفي هذا مشقة علينا وعليها، فهل يجوز لنا عدم طاعتها؟ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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