What is the ruling regarding a Muslim woman going for Umrah with her son and family if her husband is an alcoholic and prevents her out of spite, and she is sick with cancer?
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If a woman has not performed the 'Umrat al-Islam (the obligatory '), she is permitted to travel to perform it without her husband's permission, and he is not allowed to prevent her. If she has a (unmarriageable kin) with her, there is no objection to her traveling. If she does not have a mahram with her, the more correct view is that she is permitted to travel with a trustworthy group. However, if she has already performed the 'Umrat al-Islam, she is not allowed to travel for a voluntary 'Umrah except with her husband's permission, even if he is a disobedient (fasiq) person, for he has the right of obedience from her.
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