I am also living in seperation from my husband who is unfortunately totally opposite to me.
Mu' meneen Brothers and Sisters,
As Salaam Aleikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh.
(May Allah's Peace, Mercy and Blessings be upon all of you)
One of our brothers/sisters has asked
this question:
Salamulaikum
brother,
I have
a question. I am fearing death each day and made TAUBA and read Astaghfar after
each prayer. I cover myself in Abaya and keep my head covered now
ALLHAMDULLILAH.
However
this reassurance is required that if my death arrives to me before I am able to
perform my Hajj, will my NIYAH of performing Hajj be beneficial to me? I am
able to afford Hajj financially but do not have a Mahram or SO MUCH EXTRA
finances as yet to request my late father,s brother to come along with me, as
and when I require as he has a large family and a lot of responsibilities.
I am
also living in seperation from my husband who is unfortunately totally opposite
to me and likes to spend his life in a way which is meaningless and full of
sins...may ALLAH give him hadaya amen.
In a
very short time I shall seek divorce from him although it is not liked or
encouraged but after having spent 10-11 years with him and trying my level best
to sustain a muslim marriage I have finally come to this decision that although
we have one daughter, this marriage is only a source of misery to all of us.
Please pray for me. JAZAKALLAH.
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Answer:
Woman cannot find
mehram to perform hajj
In the name of Allah, We praise Him, seek His
help and ask for His forgiveness. Whoever Allah guides none can misguide,
and whoever He allows to fall astray, none can guide them aright. We bear
witness that there is none worthy of worship but Allah Alone, and we bear
witness that Muhammad (saws) is His slave-servant and the seal of His
Messengers.
Allah Subhanah has made the pilgrimage of Hajj obligatory
on every sane, adult believer who has the financial and physical means to reach
the House at least once in their lifetime.
This pilgrimage of the Hajj is so sanctified that it is listed as one of
the five pillars upon which the deen of Islam is stands!
Allah says in the Holy Quran Chapter 3 Surah Ale
Imran verses 96-97:
Undoubtedly the first House of Worship ever to
be built for mankind is the one which is at Makkah. It was blessed, and made the center of
guidance for all the peoples. In it are
clear Signs; there is a spot where
Ibraheem used to worship; and it is the Sanctuary, and whoever enters it
becomes safe and secure. Allah
has, therefore, a right on the people
that the one, who can afford to reach
the House, should perform Hajj there. And the one who disobeys (this commandment
should know that) Allah is Self-Sufficient, and does not stand in need of
anyone.
The absolute majority of the scholars and jurists in Islam
are of the opinion that if a believing woman has the physical and financial
means to perform the Hajj pilgrimage, but is unable to find a mehram relative
to accompany her to the Hajj pilgrimage, she has a valid excuse, and she would
not be accountable for not fulfilling her obligation of Hajj in the Presence of
her Lord All-Knowing, Most Merciful.
Some scholars are of the opinion that it is permissible
for a believing woman to perform the Hajj pilgrimage without a male mehram
relative, provided she is accompanied by trustworthy and pious believers in the
group.
Fiqh-us-Sunnah Fiqh 5.10
Topic: Hajj of a Woman without a
mehram
Al-Hafiz says: "Among the Shafi'ite
scholars the most commonly accepted opinion in this regard is that a woman may
travel with her husband, or one of her mahram relatives, or a group of
trustworthy women, or even one such (trusted) woman companion. According to one
view, reported by Al-Karabisi and recorded as sound in Al-Muhadhib, a woman may
travel by herself provided the way to Hajj is secure and safe. This applies to
both Hajj and 'Umrah.
It is reported in Subul as-Salaam: "A
group of scholars hold that an old woman may travel without being accompanied
by any mahram relative."
This permission for a woman to travel without
a mahram in the company of trusted companions or when the journey to Hajj is
safe is supported by what is reported by Bukhari from 'Adi ibn Hatem, who says:
"I was with the Prophet (saws) when a man came to him and complained of
poverty. Another man complained about highway robbery. Thereupon the Prophet
(saws) said: 'O 'Adi! Have you seen the city of
This opinion is also supported by the fact
that Umar gave permission to the wives of the Prophet (saws) to perform Hajj
while accompanied by 'Uthman and Abdur-Rahman ibn 'Awf. Uthman would announce
them to people telling them to avoid looking at them or coming close to their
camels.
If, however, a woman fails to abide by this
provision and performs Hajj alone - without being accompanied by any mahram -
her Hajj would still be valid.
The author of Subul as-Salaam says that Ibn
Taimiyyah said: "Hajj of a woman without a mahram is valid.’
In brief, those for whom Hajj is not
compulsory due to sickness, poverty, fear of highway robbery, or in the case of
a woman because no mahram is available to accompany her, if these people
nonetheless perform Hajj, it will be credited to their account.
Whatever written of Truth and benefit is only
due to Allah’s Assistance and Guidance, and whatever of error is of me
alone. Allah Alone Knows Best and He is
the Only Source of Strength.
Your brother and
well wisher in Islam,
Burhan
Wister