A woman in her `Iddah performing Hajj

Q 2: What is the ruling on a seventy-year-old widow who wants to perform Hajj during her `Iddah (woman's prescribed waiting period after divorce or widowhood)? Is it better for her to perform Hajj if she has not performed it before or to observe her `Iddah? Please bear in mind that she does not live in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia but very far away in India; and she fears she may die or fall ill and be unable to perform Hajj the following year.


A: Any widowed woman who is observing her `Iddah should complete the prescribed period and not set out for Hajj until her `Iddah is over. May Allah grant us success. May peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and Companions.

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