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  • Questions about Hajj

    I have several important questions regarding Hajj issues. I hope you will answer them at your earliest convenience. 1) What should a pilgrim do with his/her Ihram after performing Hajj (keep it (for example for shroud in which this person will be wrapped up after death) or deal with it like with any other cloth etc.), i.e. what is the etiquette of.. More

  • Wearing coloured Ihram

    We are going to perform Hajj, as you know it is very cold these days, can I get woolen Ihram any color other than white?.. More

  • Cosmetics during ‘Umrah and Hajj

    I am going to Hajj this year and I have white patch on my face. I use cover cream to hide it for long time. It contain no smell, it is natural mineral oil, brown in colour. Is it okay to put it before harm and to do my Umrah and Hajj? .. More

  • When to take off Ihraam if one had paid money for his sacrifice

    Kindly answer me as early as possible as I am leaving for Hajj, Insha Allaah. My question is that in Saudi the banks are taking an amount of SR 350 for the slaughtering of an animal that is required in Hajj. Is it right to give them the authority to slaughter the animal on behalf of a Hajji? There is a condition that one can only take of his Ihram after.. More

  • Praying at the Prophet's Grave

    Is saying of "Ya Rasul-Allah" while offering Salaam at the grave of Prophet Muhammad (Sallallahu Alaihi wa Sallam) during the Hajj or any other moment allowed as per Sahih/Hasan Hadith? Also is facing toward the grave of the Prophet and praying with raised hands allowed? .. More

  • Offering Sacrifice on Behalf of a Deceased Person

    I want to know whether can I sacrifice an animal and offer its reward to my dead father or any dead relatives on the days of Eid ul-Adha? .. More

  • Tawaf-al-Ifadah for a woman in her menses

    I would very much appreciate if these two questions can be answered for me.1) I would like to have full explanation on Qasar [Shortening Salah] for someone performing Hajj. For how many days is he allowed to do this, and after how many days he is not allowed?2) Tawaf-al-Ifadah for a woman in her menses... More

  • Accepting Hajj Expenses as a Gift

    I am currently pursuing graduate studies in the USA. I have requested my brother in Qatar to make the necessary arrangement for my Hajj trip this year. It is my intention to pay him the trip cost prior to my Hajj. He refuses to take the money from me and wishes to pay for my Hajj as his gift to me. Will my Hajj be accepted? .. More

  • Celebrating Return from Hajj

    What is the position of Islam on a celebration being organized after one returns from Hajj. This takes the form of going to the Jummat mosque to announce one's safe return by thanking Allah. After the Jummat prayer people are provided with food and drink at the Hajj's home. .. More

  • Covering his head out of forgetfulness while in the state of Ihraam

    My husband and I went to Hajj and the day we were on Jabal Arafat my husband put a towel on his head unknowingly. Does he have to kill a goat as Kafara (expiation) for that? Please advise us... More

  • Forgot to cut his hair after Umrah

    I performed Umrah. I forgot to cut my hair after I finished. I put on my clothes and remembered the next day. What should I do? What if I slept with my wife?.. More

  • Making Hajj for Ailing Grandmother

    I have performed my Hajj and want to go to Hajj this coming year, Insha Allah, but my sick grandmother who can't do a thing on her own wants me to make Hajj on her behalf. She wants to know if she has to pay for all the expenses or part of it knowing that she can't do Hajj on her own because she can't walk by her self normally and she is diabetic and.. More

  • Touching the Kaaba and praying there

    What is the ruling on touching the Kaaba (or its door) and praying there while doing so? Is this Bidah (innovation)?.. More

  • Making Tawaf outside of Ihram

    Can I make Tawaf around the Kaaba without being a Muhrim (wearing Ihram and in the state of Ihram)?.. More

  • Visiting Prophet's Mosque

    What are the rules of visiting the mosque of Prophet Muhammad (Peace and blessing be upon him)? .. More