There is someone who feels afraid of going to Hajj because he fears that he may fall down among the crowds and when throwing pebbles. Is it permissible for him to deputize somebody to perform Hajj on his behalf? Can the deputy perform Hajj on behalf of a number of people all at once?
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This year, Allaah helped us perform Hajj to His ancient House, all perfect praise be to Him for His favor. We intended to perform Qiran and told the journey coordinator about that. However, he took the money of hady (sacrificial animal) in Makkah from us, and not when we were in our country, which is Germany. Does this mean that our Hajj was incomplete.. More
A man left a will stating that if he died, a sacrifice should be offered on his behalf. Do the rulings of the Udh-hiyah (sacrificial animal) apply to this sacrifice with regard to the permissibility that his heirs should eat of it? Or is it subject to the rulings of a will in the sense that all of it should be given in charity? Please advise us, may.. More
I have performed ‘Umrah and, out of ignorance, during the fourth and fifth rounds of Tawaaf (circumambulation), I walked between Al-Hijr and the Ka‘bah. Is there anything due on me? After that, I did another ‘Umrah. What is the ruling on the two?
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In our country, 'Eid Al-Adh-ha starts earlier than it does in Saudi Arabia. This means that we slaughter our Udh-hiyah (sacrificial animal) before the pilgrims in Al-Bayt Al-Haram do so. Is our Udh-hiyah valid?
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My female neighbor set out for Hajj and neither clipped her nails nor cut her hair and, furthermore, spent a night in the Sanctuary. Is she liable for any expiation?
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You have previously given me a Fatwa indicating that a sheep is due on me to be slaughtered and distributed on the poor inhabitants of Makkah because my farewell Tawaaf (circumambulation) was invalid. Now, however, I am unable to do it because I have returned to my country outside Saudi Arabia. Is there any other possible expiation?
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Out of ignorance of the fact that the prayer interrupts the round of Tawaaf (circumambulation), whenever I interrupted it for prayer, I would resume it from wherever I ended. This happened with me many times, of which I remember that I interrupted Tawaaf Al-Ifadhah for the Maghrib prayer and interrupted a round of Sa‘y (going back and forth) between.. More
My friend donated his living Udh-hiyah (sacrificial animal) to a poor family which he favored to himself. Shall he get the reward of offering the Udh-hiyah?
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Is it permissible for one to not perform Hajj this year in order to look after somebody in the family who is very sick and has been in intensive care for about a month? The person was chosen by lots, which are organized by the state, to perform Hajj.
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What is the ruling on carrying a small bag on the shoulder or the back during Tawaaf (circumambulation) and Sa‘y (going back and forth between Mount Safa and Mount Marwah) to keep such belongings in it as sandals or a mat during the state of Ihram (ritual state of consecration) given that the bag’s hand is sewed with its body?
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A wife died while she was financially and spiritually preparing to perform the obligatory Hajj. The question is: shall her husband perform Hajj on behalf of her given that he has already performed Hajj for himself, or shall he give the money that she collected before her death in charity to the mosque? Shall he distribute it among the heirs? Who are.. More
I was performing Hajj on behalf of my father, and when I was in front of the Ka‘bah, I phoned my mother, who gave the phone to my wife to talk to me because there were problems between me and her. I spoke with her and asked her about her health and about the children. As I was speaking to her, I felt that some pre-ejaculatory fluid came out, I made.. More