Women going on Hajj without a Mahram

18/10/2009| IslamWeb

Question: I am a Muslim lady and I would like to go for Hajj. Do I need a Mahram to do it? I wanted to know if I could go with my mother and my cousin who is also my brother in-law? Some people say it is ok because I am going with a group? I also have a friend who is a Muslim but because she was born in this country (UK) never really practised her religion. She is trying her best to practise and she wanted to perform Hajj and come with us. She is not married and her family are not into religion. She really needs to do it as she is saying this as the first step in the right direction and a whole new beginning for her.
What we really want is to know the ruling since some scholars are saying that it is ok to go as we are going a group. If we did that is our Hajj going to be accepted or we are doing something wrong.

Fatwa: All perfect praise be to Allah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allah, and that Muhammad is His slave and Messenger.

There is no objection to travel with your mother, sister and your sister's husband for Hajj as long as your situation is as you mentioned and provided that your Hajj is obligatory or fulfilling a vow. Then, you have to wear the Islamic Hijab and be modest in the presence of alien men, and your sister's husband is one of them.

Furthermore, you can take this new Muslim woman along with you to perform Hajj so that such a deed may strengthen her belief in Islam and make her learn Islam in practice. And you have to teach her the obligations of Islam kindly, politely and with wisdom.

Allah Knows best.