Fatwa ID: 07980

Answered by: Maulana Kawsar Ahmed

Question:

السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته،

I am a female in my 20s. I would like to go for Hajj this year and الحمدلله حمداً كثيراً، I have the means to do so.

I could also pay for one mahram to come with me.

My dad doesn’t want to come this year, as he has a project that he is in the middle of.

I don’t want to annoy him, but also I need to do my Hajj. I’ve not yet completed the obligation. Is it okay for me to try persuade him to accompany me, even if he finds me mentioning Hajj annoying?

Please guide me.

السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته

In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful

Answer:

One of the conditions of Hajj being necessary upon a woman is having a male family member who is a Mahram to go with her, as for if she cannot find a suitable candidate.[1]

As for if her male family member is not willing to go, then he will not be forced to, rather she would try and encourage him to the best of her ability.[2]

Only Allah knows best.

Written by Maulana Kawsar Ahmed

Checked and approved by Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah

Darul Ifta Birmingham

[1] الَّذِي يَخُصُّ النِّسَاءَ فَشَرْطَانِ: أَحَدُهُمَا أَنْ يَكُونَ مَعَهَا زَوْجُهَا أَوْ مَحْرَمٌ لَهَا فَإِنْ لَمْ يُوجَدْ أَحَدُهُمَا لَا يَجِبُ عَلَيْهَا الْحَجُّ.

ص123 – كتاب بدائع الصنائع في ترتيب الشرائع – فصل شرائط فرضية الحج – المكتبة الشاملة

[2] فَإِنْ امْتَنَعَ الزَّوْجُ أَوْ الْمَحْرَمُ عَنْ الْخُرُوجِ لَا يُجْبَرَانِ عَلَى الْخُرُوجِ

ص123 – كتاب بدائع الصنائع في ترتيب الشرائع – فصل شرائط فرضية الحج – المكتبة الشاملة