My question is the following: I heard that if a person dies while performing Hajj, he will be resurrected as performing the Hajj on the Day of Judgment and go to Paradise without questioning. What if that person was performing Hajj for a deceased one and dies, will the deceased also be resurrected as performing Hajj and go to Paradise?
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Assalaamu alaykum dear brothers and scholars. My wife has already performed her Hajj and wants to perform Hajj for her deceased father. However, she ignores whether her father had enough money at any stage of his life in order for Hajj to have been an obligation on him at that time. She does know that her father was well established and earned enough.. More
I am in great dilemma regarding the face veil of woman during Ihram at Hajj. I know that covering the face is not permissible during ihram but that one can use a cap or some thing else that helps veil the face of a woman in front of non-mahram (permanently unmarriageable) people at Hajj. My question is: Is it mandatory (fard) for the woman to use a.. More
Assalaamu alaykum dear scholars. What are the reasons or different references on the basis of which two opinions emerged for doing Hajj on behalf of the deceased. One opinion by the Hanafi madhab is that if a deceased did not make a will for doing Hajj on his behalf, then money from the inheritance cannot be utilized for performing Hajj on his behalf... More
I want to ask how a person can perform Hajj on behalf of another person, men on behalf of women and vice versa, especially as regards Idhtiba‘ (male pilgrims wearing the clothing in a particular manner: passing it from below the armpit and putting it over the left shoulder), walking with a fast gait in the first three circuits of tawaf (circumambulation),.. More
By the will of Allaah, I will perform the obligation of Hajj. I will leave my house in a state of ihram (ritual consecration) and perform ‘Umrah. Is it permissible for me to remain in the state of Ihram till I perform Hajj? Is it permissible to comb my hair and bathe?
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A low-income family gave me an amount of money to buy one sheep to be sacrificed on 'Eed Al-Adh-ha. When I went to the market, I found out that the amount that they gave me was not sufficient for purchasing an Udh-hiyah (sacrificial animal) that meets the sharia specifications. So I paid the remaining amount from my own money so that I could buy the.. More
What is the ruling on making congregational Talbiyah (phrase said in Hajj and ‘Umrah) and Takbeer (saying Allaahu Akbar [Allaah is the Greatest])?
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My father wants to offer an Udh-hiyah (sacrificial animal) on behalf of my married sister. As well known, the Udh-hiyah is to be divided into three parts. As regards the part that is for the family, to whom should it be given, to the family of my father or to the family of my sister?
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I am 41 years old. I have been affected with epilepsy for more than 17 years. I sought treatment in several countries, but in vain. I take medications at regular fixed times. I want to perform Hajj to the House of Allaah Almighty, but I undergo fits of epilepsy on an irregular basis. Sometimes, I suffer a fit of epilepsy once every week, and at other.. More
I performed Hajj in 1415 A.H., and I kept looking at some women until I experienced penile erection and ejaculated as I was still in Ihram. Then I completed my Hajj. I returned the following year to perform Hajj again. Is my first Hajj valid? What should I do?
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By the will of Allaah, I and my wife will perform ‘Umrah next week. My wife is in her first months of pregnancy. I read in your Fataawa that it is permissible to take a rest between circuits of Tawaf (circumambulation) and sa‘y (going back and forth between Mount Safa and Mount Marwah). My question is: What should I do? Should I wait with her during.. More