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Fatwa #237222 February 2001United Kingdom

If my father doesn't want to take my mother to Hajj/Umara, can I, as her son go with her instead?

Question

My father has a condition where too much heat and crowdiness will make him feel sick therefore he doesnt want to go. JazakAllah

Answer

A son is a Waali for his mother. She may travel with him for Hajj.

and Allah Ta'ala Knows Best

Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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