Post by faizaneraza on Nov 23, 2008 20:19:30 GMT
Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem
Assalamu 'Alaykum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu
ASALATU WASALAMU ALAYKA YA RASULLALLAH Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallam
Q. Is it lawful or not for a woman to go for Hajj?
A. Hajj is equally compulsory for man and woman who is in possession of the requisite money, means and strength. The one who does not perform Hajj despite the facility is deserving of Hell-fire. However, a woman can not undertake journey for Hajj without her husband or "Mahram" (close relative to whom she can not be married). Undertaking journey for the purpose with a pious and God-fearing woman is not correct in Imaam-e-'Azam's view. If she leaves for Hajj without Mahram and performs it, her obligation will be deemed to have been fulfilled. But her Hajj will be Makrooh (odious) and she shall incur a sin on every step to [the gigantic distance of] holy Makkah and Madinah and back for travelling without Mahram. This rule is equally applicable to young and old woman.
Assalamu 'Alaykum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu
ASALATU WASALAMU ALAYKA YA RASULLALLAH Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallam
Q. Is it lawful or not for a woman to go for Hajj?
A. Hajj is equally compulsory for man and woman who is in possession of the requisite money, means and strength. The one who does not perform Hajj despite the facility is deserving of Hell-fire. However, a woman can not undertake journey for Hajj without her husband or "Mahram" (close relative to whom she can not be married). Undertaking journey for the purpose with a pious and God-fearing woman is not correct in Imaam-e-'Azam's view. If she leaves for Hajj without Mahram and performs it, her obligation will be deemed to have been fulfilled. But her Hajj will be Makrooh (odious) and she shall incur a sin on every step to [the gigantic distance of] holy Makkah and Madinah and back for travelling without Mahram. This rule is equally applicable to young and old woman.
