Can she go for Hajj during her ‘iddah following the death of her husband?

 

There is a woman whose husband died, and her name has been drawn in the lottery for Hajj, but she has not completed the ‘iddah. Is it permissible for her to travel for Hajj?.

Praise be to Allaah.

The imams
are agreed that it is not permissible for a woman whose husband has died to
travel for Hajj during the ‘iddah period (mourning). 

Shaykh
al-Islam Ibn Taymiyah (may Allaah have mercy on him) was asked about a woman
who resolved to go for Hajj with her husband, but her husband died in
Sha’baan – is it permissible for her to go for Hajj? 

He replied: 

She cannot
travel for Hajj during the ‘iddah following her husband’s death, according
to the view of the four Imams. End quote. 

Majmoo’
al-Fataawa (34/29). 

Shaykh
Muhammad ibn Ibraaheem (may Allaah have mercy on him) said: 

A woman who
is in mourning cannot travel for Hajj, as is the view of the four Imams.
With regard to what you say about only have leave during that time, this is
not a shar’i justification that makes it permissible to travel with a woman
who is still in the mourning period. End quote. 

Fataawa
al-Mar’ah al-Muslimah (2/899, 900). 

And Allaah knows
best.