A woman resolved to perform the obligatory Hajj and paid for her plane ticket, then her husband died. Is it permissible for her to go to Hajj during her waiting period?
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The questioner : A woman resolved to perform the obligatory Hajj and paid for her plane ticket, then her husband died. Is it permissible for her to go to Hajj during her waiting period?
The Shaykh : It is not permissible for her to go to Hajj during her waiting period. Rather, it is obligatory for her to remain in the house where her husband died and she was residing, and then she should perform Hajj in the following year. However, if he died while she was on the journey, there is no blame on her to complete the trip and complete her Hajj, and then return to her country immediately after the end of Hajj to observe her waiting period in her house.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : It is not permissible for her to go to Hajj during her waiting period. Rather, it is obligatory for her to remain in the house where her husband died and she was residing, and then she should perform Hajj in the following year. However, if he died while she was on the journey, there is no blame on her to complete the trip and complete her Hajj, and then return to her country immediately after the end of Hajj to observe her waiting period in her house.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.