Hajj & Umra

Hajj & Umra

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Returning to Makkah after missing one's flight...

Question: If someone leaves Makkah after completing Umrah for Jeddah and misses the flight and comes back to Makkah to his hotel and wait for next flight for another few days, what will be his status in Makkah? Can he perform another Umrah or can he pray in Masjid Al Haram at all. Please explain. Fatwa: All perfect praise be to Allah, The Lord.. More

147840 18/10/2009
Proper way to recite during prayer, and shaving the head during Hajj and Umrah

Question: 1. I pray Isha Salah at home. In the first 2 Rak'ah of the fard prayer I recite Surah mulk, half in 1st rakah and half in 2nd. Then in the last 2 Rak'ah I only recite Fatihah. Is this ok? Are there any restrictions to the number of A'yats recited in the fard prayer, and does the same apply for the other 4 prayers or are there recommended.. More

147841 18/10/2009
When to enter Ihraam for 'Umrah

Question: I have planned to go 'Umrah. I am living in Riyadh. I m not going direct to Makkah. First I visit my relatives in Jeddah and after that from there I will go to 'Umrah. I want travel by bus (Public transportation from Riyadh to Jeddah). So, my question is about wearing the Ihraam. Can I wear the Ihraam from Jeddah? Its not possible for me.. More

147842 18/10/2009
Earning a reward equal to Hajj and 'Umrah

Question: I want to know is this an authentic Hadeeth: The Prophet, sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam, says: “Whoever reads Fajr (for men, specifically in Jama'ah, for women at home, in Jama'ah, or wherever) and remembers Allah until sunrise (that is, reads Qur'aan, memorizes chapters, etc.), then prays two Raka'h (units) of Shurooq (sunrise) he.. More

147843 18/10/2009
Shaving the head of the pilgrim

Question: After Tawaaf-ul-ifaadhah, a pilgrim's head was shaved completely but by an inexperienced shaver so that there was some unevenness in the shaving. The pilgrim left the shaved head that way. Is that appropriate? Fatwa: All perfect praise be to Allah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allah, and.. More

147844 18/10/2009
Becoming angry while performing Hajj

Question: I would like to know is it gone effect your Hajj if you get angry while you are at Mina. Like angry if you are talking to a person and you get angry at him and speak angry but no cursing no bad name, no bad things, only you get angry form inside without action. Please answer this question because I think there is something wit my Hajj because.. More

147845 18/10/2009
A pilgrim wants to optionally fast on Monday and Thursday

Question: Can a pilgrim fast on Mondays and Thursdays if he has the habit of doing so? I do feel that I have committed a lot of sins always and I do askfor forgiveness but that state is always with me. What can I do? Please give me some ways in which sins are forgiven apart from Tawbah and Wudu. Fatwa: All perfect praise be to Allah, The Lord.. More

147846 18/10/2009
Wants to join his mother-in-law in Makkah to perform Hajj with her

Question: I work in Qatar with my family and my parents live in India. This year we are intending to do Hajj Inshaa Allah. My parents will arrive from India and we will join them from Qatar. I have my mother-in-law who wants to do hajj also. But I being the only Mahram, I want her to do the hajj with me and accompany my mother and father from India... More

147847 18/10/2009
Throwing the pebbles before Fajr on the 12th Thul-Hijjah

Question: I performed Hajj Tamattu this year (January 2006), on 12 Dhul Hijjah, we left Mina for Makkah at approx10am. We did our stoning before Fajr on 12 Dhul Hijjah then returned to Mina and left Mina before Zawwal. Please can you advise if this is allowed or if a sacrifice needs to be offered? Fatwa: All perfect praise be to Allah, The Lord.. More

147848 18/10/2009
Farewell Tawaaf for Jeddah residents

Question: Please tell me if at the end of Hajj, Tawaaf-al-Widaa' is necessary for those who are residents of Jeddah? I did not perform my Tawaaf-al-Widaa' when I went to Hajj (my Hajj was Hajj al-Ifraad) because people accompanying me insisted that it is not for Jeddah residents as they are with in the Meeqaat, but later on I sacrificed a goat with.. More

147849 18/10/2009
Government offering employees low prices to perform Hajj

Question: my faher is working in a government office,and every government employe can do the hajj in low cost from the government compare to others. is this is correct or they have do the hajj by paying complete rupees.can it called be a hajj or not. please give the answer as soon as possible. Fatwa: All perfect praise be to Allah, The Lord of.. More

147850 18/10/2009
Menstruating woman passing the Meeqaat without assuming Ihraam

Question: AS-SALAMU-ALAIKUM, MY SISTER ALONG WITH MY PARENTS CAME FROM INDIA TO MADINA DIRECTLY FOR HAJJ. THEY STAYED IN MADINA FOR ONE WEEK AND PROCEEDED TO MAKKAH, DUE TO MENSES {M.C} MY SISTER DID NOT INTEND TO PERFORM UMRA EVEN THOUGH THEY STOPED IN DHUL-HULAIFA {MADINA MEQAT} ALSO MY MOTHER DECIDED TO PERFORM UMRA WITH MY SISTER, ONLY MY FATHER.. More

147851 18/10/2009
A pilgrim not spending the night in Mina due to tiredness

Question: I with my Family missed the first night(10th Zil'haj) to be spend in MINA during Aayam-tashreeq due to extreme tiredness,and we reached our tent, which was in Azizia at around 1:00a.m in night after performing tawaf e Idafa and Sayee. I had given some amount in poor,as it was informed to me by our guide." Was that sufficient or what.. More

147852 18/10/2009
His father assumed Ihraam from Jeddah

Question: my parents performed hajj long time back,but he put ihram in jeddah,as he was not aware,now whether he has to give expiation for that ?what is the ruling on expiation,only we have to offer sacrifice and feed poor in haram area,is there any othere option for expiation,as now very difficult to offer sacrifice in makkah,as they are now in.. More

147853 18/10/2009
Helping someone financially to perform Hajj

Question: If I give someone money for the sake of Allah to perform hajj will I be rewarded for performing hajj? Fatwa: All perfect praise be to Allah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allah, and that Muhammad, sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam, is His slave and Messenger. If a Muslim helps another Muslim.. More

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Hajj virtues

The Accepted Hajj

It was narrated on the authority of Abu Hurayrah, may Allaah be pleased with him, that the Prophet, sallallaahu...
School of Faith in Ten Days of Thul-Hijjah

The believing human self needs strong provocations in order to awaken whenever it is enveloped by laziness in...
The Status of Hajj in Islam

Hajj is the fifth pillar of Islam; Allah, The Exalted, ordained it in the ninth year after Hijrah (the Prophet's,...