Can Single women do Haj?.....thoughts/ advice/evidence please?....

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Re: Can Single women do Haj?..thoughts/ advice/evidence please?..

@psyah

Here are the requirements for the Visa in Saudi Arabia for Hajj - referring to women travelling:

**All women are required to travel for Hajj with a Mahram. Proof of kinship must be submitted with the application form. Women over the age of forty-five (45) may travel without a Mahram with an organized group, They must, however submits a no objection letter from her husband, son or brother authorizing her to travel for Hajj with the named group. This letter should be notarized. **

http://www.saudiembassy.net/services/hajj_requirements.aspx

Those women younger than 45 going in the group have to “lie” that one of the men in their group is their mahram. Hajj on a lie? It is being done all the time.

** Thanks Psyah and u raise some very provoking points:k:..however my friend is actually 42 and now what u state is quite contentious.. I feel it would be sacrilege if people are haing to “lie” to perform Haj but u state that this appears to happen all the time which totally defeats the objective of doing Haj in the first place. I really appreciate your research and may Allah swt grant us with taqwa and Deen Ameen…**** to answer my question, it seems like Haj for women single/ divorced is permissible alhamdolilah:k:**