What is the ruling if the conditions for obligatory Hajj are not met when the wife intends to travel before entering Ihram?
Chapter on Ransom (Fidyah) and Penalty for Hunting
Al-Mughni
Book of Hajj
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If the conditions for obligatory Hajj are not met, he has the right to prevent her from setting out and commencing it because she would be forfeiting his right by engaging in something not obligatory upon her, giving him the right to prevent her, similar to preventing her from voluntary fasting.