Is it lawful for a sixty year old widow to accompany me and my wife on our Hajj pilgrimage?

I am going perform hajj with my wife and my anty sixty years old wedow want to come with me, is it lawfull?

Answer:

(Fatwa: 744/744=J)

You are not Mahram for your aunt: واحل لکم ما وراء ذلکم (سورۃ النساء: 24)Therefore, it is not allowed for you to take her with you in Hajj:

قال صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم: لا یحل لامرأۃ تؤمن باللہ والیوم الآخر ان تسافر سفراً فیکون ثلاثۃ ایام فصاعداً الا ومعھا ابوھا او اخوھا او زوجھا او ابنھا او ذو محرم منھا (رواہ الترمذی: 1/220)

Allah (Subhana Wa Ta’ala) knows Best

Darul Ifta,
Darul Uloom Deoband

This answer was collected from the official ifta website of Darul Uloom Deoband in India.

Tags: Hajj, mahr, Wife

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