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222 other expenses, the basic needs for the pilgrim’s family and house- hold expenses until the pilgrim returns, 6. A Muslim in a non-Muslim country should know that Hajj is Fardh. ESSENTIAL CONDITIONS FOR PERFORMING HAJJ 1. To be in reasonable health, 2. To have safe travel conditions, 3. A woman must be accompanied by her husband or mahram (her close male relatives like her son, brother, or father with whom marriage is forbidden according to Qur’ân), 4. A woman whose husband has died or who has been divorced must have finished her waiting period (iddah), 5. To be free from obstacles like imprisonment. CONDITIONS FOR THE SIHHAH (VALIDITY) OF HAJJ 1. Ihrâm (to put on Ihrâm with the intention of Hajj) 2. Time (Dhul-Hijjah) 3. Place (Ka’bah and Arafat) 4. Islâm (To be a Muslim) For more information, please consult our book "A Brief Guide to Hajj and Umrah”.