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 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.