Is it permissible for a woman to ask her husband to take her for 'Umrah every year

Question : If the husband is able, O Shaykh, is it permissible for a woman to ask him to take her for 'Umrah every year?

Answer : There is nothing wrong with a woman asking her husband to take her for 'Umrah every year, provided that it does not cause him embarrassment. If it does cause him embarrassment, she should not demand from him what is not obligatory for him. It is well known that a husband is not obligated to take his wife for 'Umrah every year, nor even once in a lifetime. In other words, if a woman has not performed 'Umrah, her husband is not required to take her, unless he stipulated in the marriage contract that he would take her for 'Umrah or Hajj.