Some Rulings about Hajj

By Mufti Ebrahim Desai
Posted: 6 Jamad-ul-Awwal 1424, 6 July 2003



Q.) A lady wants to perform Hajj but her husband is reluctant to accompany her. She does not have any Mahram. Is there any way she can perform Hajj? Give examples from Qur'an and Sunnah for our knowledge. [Qamar Zia Zuberi]




A.) If the lady in reference is a Hanafi, she has to be accompanied by her Mahram to perform Hajj. Her husband should be advised to assist his wife in fulfilling her Hajj. It is recorded in Tirmidhi that one Sahaabi, Radi-Allahu anhu, enquired from Rasulullah about joining the Jihaad or serving as a Mahram for his wife for Hajj. Rasulullah advised him to leave Jihaad and given preference to joining his wife for Hajj. And Allah Ta'ala Knows Best
Source: http://www.albalagh.net/qa/hajj_without_mahram.shtml



By Moulana Imraan Vawda
Posted: 27 Zul-Hijjah 1423, 1 March 2003



Q.) I would like to send a pious friend of mine to hajj in the absence of my father ( Hajj Badal). This friend of mine got the information that since he has not done hajj before, he cannot do hajj badal. His concern is that I will be wasting my money on him and my father (who passed away) will not get the rewards. Please explain if this is true? [Roanaq Osman]




A.) If Hajj is Fardh upon your friend at this moment, i.e. he has all the means to go for Hajj, then it will be Makrooh Tahrimi for your friend to do Hajj-e-Badal. He will first have to perform his own Hajj.
However, if Hajj is not Fardh on him, i.e. he does not have the means to go for Hajj, then he can do Hajj-e-Badal even though he has not performed Hajj before. (Ahsanul Fataawa vol.4 pg.522)
And Allah Ta'ala Knows Best
source: http://www.albalagh.net/qa/hajj_badal.shtml