Husband to arrange for wife to make Hajj

18/10/2009| IslamWeb

Question:

Is it obligatory on the husband to make arrangements for his wife to perform Hajj?
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  sallallaahu  `alayhi  wa  sallam ( may  Allah exalt his mention ) is His slave and Messenger.
 
A husband is not obliged to bear the expenses of his wife’s Hajj even if he is rich.  If a husband bears the expenses of Hajj of his wife it is considered as a favor on her and a good act.
A woman is herself obliged to perform Hajj if she is able to do so; otherwise, Hajj is not compulsory upon her.
 
Allah Knows best.

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