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Please let us know if Hajj is fardh on my wife given the conditions detailed below

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Please let us know if Hajj is fardh on my wife given the conditions detailed below

Request your kind help in getting answers to the following questions My wife would like to know if Hajj is fardh on her given the following situations. I have already performed my Fardh Hajj. We have two daughters the elder one will be 2 1/2 yrs old and the younger 1 year old at the time of this years hajj. My wife's personal wealth consists of the following 1. Jewellery worth about USD 7000 2. Cash in hand worth about USD 500 3. A amount of USD 1200 which she has given as loan to a friend It costs about USD to 1500 perform a Hajj from where we currently reside. Her monthly income is an allowance of USD 50 which I provide. Our questions are is Hajj is fardh on her. 1. Based on the monetary situation 2. Based on the family situation with two kids to take care of 3. Is it obligatory on me the husband to take her for Hajj if she does not have the capacity Wa Jazakum Allah Khair

Answer

Your wife has approximately U$D8000 (jewellery and cash at hand). Hajj has become Fardh on her as that amount is sufficient for her and her Mahram.

If there are no alternate arrangements to take care of the children, then that is a valid reason in Shari’ah to delay the performing of Hajj. However, in the case of death, she will have to make a Wasiyyat (bequest) of Hajj-e-Badal.

and Allah Ta'ala Knows Best

Mufti Ebrahim Desai

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