A Woman Performing Hajj in the Company of Another Woman

Question

My respected wife, Dr. Amina Khatun, who is fifty years old and upon whom Hajj has already become fard, longs ardently to fulfil the obligation of Hajj; but because of a particular excuse (‘udhr) I am constrained and unable to travel with her, and there is no mahram available who could make the Hajj journey with her. By happy coincidence Nawab (a title of a Muslim ruling prince or nobleman) Basalat Jah Hyderabadi (madda zilluhu al-‘ali)

Answer

Answer (1) — Mawlana Habibullah Nadwi ﵀, mufti of Madrasa Haqqaniyya, Bangalore Let it be clear that, since the Hajj journey is a momentous and sacred journey, and in the noble hadith it is stated: [ar]عن ابن عباس قال: قال رسول الله ﷺ: لا يخلون رجل بامرأة، ولا تسافر امرأة إلا ومعها محرم[/ar] “It is narrated from Ibn ‘Abbas ﵁: the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: ‘A man must never be…

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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