Hajj for a woman who has an elderly sister whom she cares for and no one else to care for her sister
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Your Eminence! There is an elderly woman, and she has a sister who is older than her. This woman cares for her older sister by washing her, dressing her, feeding her, and giving her drink. This sister has not performed Hajj yet. Is it permissible for her to go and perform Hajj, given that there is no one to care for her sister?
If the older sister is in a state of dire necessity, then Hajj is not obligatory upon her. But if it is merely that she is more kind to her than others and provides better care, and someone else can perform the duty, then if she is able to find the means, that is, she finds the financial means and a mahram, it is obligatory for her to perform Hajj.
The questioner: Is there no one to care for her?The Shaykh: Absolutely not?The questioner: Absolutely.
The Shaykh: Then she stays with her and does not go for Hajj.
If the older sister is in a state of dire necessity, then Hajj is not obligatory upon her. But if it is merely that she is more kind to her than others and provides better care, and someone else can perform the duty, then if she is able to find the means, that is, she finds the financial means and a mahram, it is obligatory for her to perform Hajj.
The questioner: Is there no one to care for her?The Shaykh: Absolutely not?The questioner: Absolutely.
The Shaykh: Then she stays with her and does not go for Hajj.