# 1825 Have Your Say
Question
The only child of a deceased parent is a woman. Which is better?
a) Her husband should say Kaddish, assuming he gets permission from his living parents.
b) She should hire someone to say Kaddish.
c) She should say Kaddish herself, either silently together with a man, or by herself behind the mechitza (a practice I once saw in some
Answer
Horav Shlomo Miller’s Shlit’a opinion is that it is preferable that the husband should recite Kaddish, if he gets permission from his living parents. Otherwise, they should hire someone to say Kaddish.
Rabbi A. Bartfeld as revised by Horav Shlomo Miller Shlit’a
Answered by: Hagaon Rav Shlomo Miller Shlit'a
Published: August 24, 2018
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