A father is not obligated to help his children perform Hajj

7-9-2015 | IslamWeb

Question:

I have five daughters, the eldest of whom is 20 years old and the youngest is 14. All of them experience menstruation (they have attained puberty). My question is: Am I obligated to help them perform Hajj (by paying the expenses)? And if they perform Hajj this year, will they have fulfilled the obligation of Hajj? Kindly inform me what to do if a girl menstruates during Hajj.

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Answer:

Praise be to Allaah, and peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, and his household and Companions and those who follow him.

Menstruation is one of the signs of reaching puberty among women. Hence, if the mentioned girls perform Hajj this year, then they will have fulfilled the obligation of Hajj given the fact that they have attained puberty.

It is not obligatory on you to help them perform Hajj by paying the expenses. If you do this voluntarily, however, it shall be greatly rewarded.

If a woman menstruates during Hajj or before it, then she may perform all the rituals of Hajj or ‘Umrah, except for circumambulation of the Ka‘bah, for which purity is a requirement, according to the majority of scholars.

Allaah Knows best.