Can i perform Hajj with my late husbands wife?
Question
i would like to know if am i allowed to go for umrah with my late husband's wife and children.
Answer
In the name of Allāh, Most Gracious, Most Merciful
Assalāmu ῾alaykum wa Rahmatullāhi Wabarakātuh
It will be permissible for you to travel with your late husband’s wife and children on condition the male children are of a mature age (Baaligh). They will serve as a mahram for you as they are the children of your husband.
(Raddul Muhtaar, V.2, Pg.464, HM Saeed)[1]
(Bahishti Zewar, Pg.369, Zam Zam)
(Fataawa Raheemiyyah, V.3, Pg.189, Isha’at)
(Al Muheetul Burhaan, V.4, Pg.86, Ilmi)[2]
And Allāh Ta῾āla Knows Best
Wassalāmu ῾alaykum
Ml. Ebrahim Desai,
Student Dārul Iftā
Checked and Approved by:
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
Dārul Iftā
References (Arabic / Urdu sources)
( وَ ) مَعَ ( زَوْجٍ أَوْ مَحْرَمٍ ) وَلَوْ عَبْدًا أَوْ ذِمِّيًّا أَوْ بِرَضَاعٍ ( بَالِغٍ ) قَيَّدَ لَهُمَا كَمَا فِي النَّهْرِ بَحْثًا ( عَاقِلٍ وَالْمُرَاهِقُ كَبَالِغٍ ) [1]
قوله ( كما في النهر بحثا ) حيث قال وينبغي أن يشترط في الزوج ما يشترط في المحرم وقد اشترط في المحرم العقل والبلوغ اه
لكن كان على الشارح أن يؤخره عن قوله عاقل وهذا البحث نقله القهستاني عن شرح الطهاوي ح قوله ( والمراهق كبالغ )
[2] قال محمد رحمه الله في «الأصل»: إذا وطىء الرجل امرأة بنكاح أو ملك أو فجور حرمت عليه أمُّها وابنتها، وهو محرم لهما؛ لأنه لا يجوز له نكاحهما، وحرمت هي على آبائه وأبنائه
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- Ml. Ebrahim Desai
- Checked & approved by
- Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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