I performed Hajj along with my mother twenty years ago. I was 15 years old at that time. It happened that my mother delegated me to throw the pebbles on her behalf on the 11th and 12th of Thul-Hijjah. As I was ignorant about the ruling, I did not do it due to crowdedness. I did not tell anyone about that. Was our Hajj valid? What should I do now? Does.. More
I am a married young man. I work and get a good wage. I live with my parents in their home. Should I offer an Udh-hiyah (sacrificial animal for the 'Eed) for myself and my wife? Is my father's Udh-hiyah enough for all of us, and could I thus give the price of mine in charity without slaughtering?
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I know that the one who intends to offer an Udh-hiyah (sacrificial animal) must not cut anything from his hair or nails from the time of sighting the moon of Thul-Hijjah till the time of slaughtering. What is the ruling concerning someone who forgetfully, ignorantly or deliberately does so? Does this action render his Udh-hiyah invalid? Is it obligatory.. More
When the Udh-hiyah (sacrificial animal for 'Eed) is sent outside the country where its provider lives, is it regarded as an Udh-hiyah or just as a kind of charity? Is it a must to slaughter it in the same country where we live?
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We have very little places for slaughtering here in Belgium. We can slaughter only at very late hours of the night. What is the Islamic ruling on this? What is the best advice in this regard?
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I am perplexed whether to help my mother perform Hajj or get myself married. I have an amount of money enough for only one of these two purposes. While I really wish to send my mother to Hajj, I also feel a dire need to marry? What should I do?
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Does passing wind during tawaf invalidate one's ‘Umrah? What if one is unable to renew his ablution due to intense crowdedness? What should one do in case he completed tawaf without renewing the ablution?
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I studied in the United States 8 years ago. During that period, I had usurious credit cards from several bodies amounting to US$ 10,000. I did not pay back the sum. Now I want to go to Hajj this year, but I do not know how to pay back that sum. What should I do?
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Is it permissible for a person in a state of ihram (ritual consecration) for Hajj to cover his feet while sleeping due to coldness? Please advise. May Allaah bless you!
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What is the ruling on applying perfume after putting on the ihram (ritual consecration) clothes for ‘Umrah? What is the ruling when a pregnant woman gets tired and fails to complete the rituals of ‘Umrah?
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