Hajj & Umra

What are the things which nullify hajj?

Is it obligatory to slaughter on the days of tashriq or is it permissible to slaughter after these days?

Is it permissible for pilgrims to depart from 'Arafat in stages to facilitate the departure of their increasingly great numbers?

Is the hajj of a person working under a contract in Saudi Arabia during the hajj season valid?

What is the ruling if I enter ihram at Medina for hajj tamattu' and fall ill and consequently remove my ihram garments before performing 'umrah?

My small son accompanied me on hajj. Is his hajj valid and does it fulfill the obligation?

Is it obligatory for a woman to obtain her husband’s permission to travel for hajj?

Is it forbidden to use perfumed soap when in a state of ihram?

Should I be veiled to perform hajj?

Is it permissible to throw the seven pebbles of Jamarat Al-'Aqaba simultaneously?

I borrowed money from my brother for hajj before he died. Is my hajj valid? As I did not visit Medina during hajj, I would like to know whether it is valid?

 What is the ruling for a pilgrim who absentmindedly wears stitched garments?

Is it permissible to combine the intention for performing tawaf al-ifada and tawaf al-wada'?

What is the ruling on women performing the pilgrimage without a mahram?

Can a woman drink Zamzam water during her period? Why do many people sit down when they drink Zamzam water?

Am I allowed to perform ‘umra on behalf of my mother when she is still alive?

Sacrificing an animal that was accidentally electrocuted, is this permissible?

I want to sacrifice a sheep for ‘Eid. Should I sacrifice it where I live or back home?

Are the rites of pilgrimage pagan?

Is it permissible to commission another to perform hajj on my behalf due to my illness?

Is it permissible for a pilgrim to wear a medical face mask?

Is it valid for pilgrims to perform sa’y (traversing between the Mounts of Safa and Marwa) in the new mas’a?

What is the ruling on teaching the rites of ‘umra by making a model of the Ka’ba and circumambulating it?

Is it permissible to enter the state of ihram and perform 'umrah with a bleeding wound on the bottom of a person's feet that does not heal due to diabetes and hemophilia?

I posses a sum of money that suffices for hajj but due to health issues, I cannot perform it myself. Is it permissible to commission another to perform hajj on my behalf?

Is it permissible for women, the ill and the weak to commission others to stone on their behalf?

My wife works and has an independent income. Her father is elderly and financially incapable of making hajj and 'umrah and his male children are unable to help him in this respect. My wife (and I agree with her) wants to give her father a sum from her own money that suffices for the expenses of hajj and 'umrah. Both my wife and I have performed our obligatory hajj. Is it legally permissible for my wife's father to perform hajj or 'umrah from his daughter's money?

Is it permissible to expand the portion of 'Arafat which is specified for pilgrims to stand on so as to accommodate their increasing numbers?

-What is the ruling for performing sa'y in the new mas'a [the area between as-Safa and al-Marwa] that was established by the Saudi government for the purpose of expanding the area between as-Safa and al-Marwa?

-What is the ruling regarding this expansion? Some people have maintained that the width of the mas'a is defined and known and therefore any expansion is impermissible and is considered a violation and modification of Islamic law?

Currently, some ministries, authorities, and companies assist employees by giving them part or all the expenses of hajj based on certain policies which may include:

- Grants, gifts, or contributions.
- Organized and supervised hajj trips.
- Tokens of appreciation and rewards for officially recorded discernible work achievements.
- Tokens of loyalty for long service.

Our company offers mediation, hotel, travel, and marketing services. The question is:

With the aim of assisting those residing in Arab countries who wish to have hajj performed on behalf of a relative or those who are ill, our company acts as mediators between them and those who will make hajj on their behalf (and who reside in Saudi Arabia).

In our opinion, hajj expenses are extremely exorbitant and can cost up to 30, 000; 40, 000; or 50, 000 LE. Since we are present in Saudi Arabia and can offer this service, we wish to act as mediators between those who wish to have hajj performed on behalf of members of their families and individuals residing in Saudi Arabia who wish to offer their services. This may be accomplished by drawing up a binding contract stipulating that the person offering his services perform hajj on behalf of the designated person. The service will cost less than 6, 000 LE. Our company commissions the agent to make hajj and, since he will go for hajj from inside the country, facilitate the rites for him by providing him with transportation and living expenses for the whole period. In this manner, our company offers mediation services through internal hajj travel. We would like to know the legal ruling for this.

Some people lie on the official documents that they are asked to submit and give false information for the sake of traveling for hajj. For instance, they may falsely claim that they have not previously performed hajj. Is lying in such a case permissible? And is it permissible for a driver, for instance, to falsely claim that he has previously performed hajj to be able to work as a driver during the hajj season? And is it permissible to stay behind in the Sacred land after the hajj season to work and worship God?

A sixty-year-old man has accumulated his wealth from working in tourism and hotel management. He has since turned to God in repentance and became a devout Muslim. He deposited his money in the bank, gives out charitable donations generously, and pays zakat on his money. He now wants to make hajj, but the money he has accumulated is of dubious origin. What is he to do?

Is it permissible to perform sa'y before circumambulating the Ka'bah?

What is the ruling for the weak, ill or women from among the pilgrims not spending the night at Mina?

Our company offers 'umrah packages which clients pay for in installments through the bank. The bank pays the company and the client pays the company in installments. The price that a client pays the company is slightly higher than that which the bank pays it. Is this permissible?

The travel route of the hajj mission is as follows: Cairo-Jeddah airport-Mecca-'Arafat-Muzdalifa-Mecca-Mina-Mecca such that pilgrims proceed to Mecca directly from Muzdalifa to perform tawaf al-ifada, sa'y for hajj and full release from ihram. They will then head to Mina to stone Jamarat al-'Aqaba al-Kubra. Is this route permissible for pilgrims on hajj tamattu' or must they depart from Muzdalifa and proceed to Mina to stone Jamarat al-'Aqaba al-Kubra before their full release from ihram?

Is it permissible for a man on hajj or 'umrah to wear a sutrah (an undergarment with an elastic running under its hem) under his izar (wraparound)? Since we manufacture and supply stores with them, your opinion will determine whether we continue our business.

Is it permissible for a pilgrim to proceed to 'Arafat on 8th Dhul-Hijjah instead of going to Mina?

What is the ruling if I enter ihram at Medina for hajj tamattu' and fall ill and consequently remove my ihram garments before performing 'umrah?

I performed hajj once for myself and another time on behalf of my deceased grandmother. Is it permissible for me to perform hajj on her behalf once more?

Is it permissible to stone after midnight and what is the manner of determining the time of midnight?

What is the legal ruling for a pilgrim with special needs and one with a mental or physical handicap performing the obligatory Hajj?

What does hajj ifrad, qiran, and tamattu' mean?

What are the things which nullify hajj?

What are the conditions for the obligatoriness of hajj?

A physically disabled man whose left leg is shorter than the right compensates for this shortage by wearing orthopedic shoes. Is it permissible for him to wear these shoes during the rites of hajj, such as tawaf and sa'y, which are performed inside the Sacred Mosque? Would this obligate him to make fidya? Are the shoelaces considered sewn garments?

Is it obligatory to slaughter on the days of Tashriq or is it permissible to slaughter after these days?

Is it legally permissible for pilgrims to depart from 'Arafat in stages to facilitate the departure of their increasingly great numbers? Is this considered changing the rites of hajj?

Is it permissible to stop at Muzdalia for a period equivalent to the time it takes a pilgrim to unload his luggage, and pray maghrib and 'isha at the time of 'isha? Does this suffice to meet the requirement of passing through Muzdalifa according to Imam Malik?

By the will of God, I intend to perform the obligatory hajj this year. Will it suffice to slaughter there or must my family, who will remain here, offer a sacrifice as well?

We are confused about the boundaries of as-Safa and al-Marwa. Some of us assumed that the end of the railing erected for the track for wheelchair patients and which runs the length of as-Safa and al-Marwa signifies the end of the boundary for sa'y. Therefore, when one of us would reach that point, he would turn around and start the next round thinking that he had completed the obligatory length of the round. Please take into account that the railing ends at the point of ascension of the hill before one reaches the boulders at the base of the hill. Is the ascending part that is paved with marble before the hill considered its beginning, such that if one reaches the end of the above mentioned railing in all the rounds, he would have spanned the distance between as-Safa and al-Marwa that is necessary for sa'y?

We would like a fatwa on the permissibility of the perennial 'umrah project which offers the possibility of performing 10 'umrah trips over a period of ten years for each participant.

The project aims to facilitate the trip for Muslims by offering the lowest prices possible for both hajj and 'umrah. Clients pay a monthly installment of 70 SR (or the equivalent of 100 LE) to perform 'umrah every year. The contract is effective from 2010 and clients pay monthly installments for each year until 2020. 'Umrah journeys start from the beginning of 2013 through to 2023.

A client may revoke the contract at any time, in which case he recovers all the money he has previously paid, even the expenses for his last 'umrah trip. The company deducts 20% as administrative fees.

Benefits of the program:

-The client is entitled to include any name in the program.
-The client is entitled to postpone one year's trip to the following year and bring someone with him on the next year's 'umrah.
- The client is entitled to postpone his 'umrah for any number of years and bring others with him (corresponding to the number of years postponed) on these trips.
 

Is the hajj of a person working under a contract in Saudi Arabia during the hajj season valid?

How can the woman perform hajj in her menstruation or postnatal bleeding?

Is it forbidden to use perfumed soap when in a state of ihram?

By the will of Allah, I intend to perform the obligatory hajj this year. Will it suffice to slaughter there or must my family, who will remain here, offer a sacrifice as well?

Is it permissible for a pilgrim—male or female—to cover themselves for warmth?

Is the husband’s permission necessary for his wife to travel in order to perform the Hajj?

My small son accompanied me on hajj. Is his hajj valid and does it fulfill the obligation?

I have a brother who promised his wife that they will perform their obligatory hajj together but passed away seven months before the hajj season. His wife went ahead with the plans and took her brother both as her mahram [unmarriageable male relative] and to perform hajj on behalf of my brother. She deducted the expenses of their hajj from my brother's estate, over which she had control, and before its division. Please note that my brother does not have any children but is survived by one full sister. Some Azhari scholars in our village explained to my brother's widow that her hajj expenses must be covered from her lawful share and not from the estate as a whole, but she refused. She likewise refused to commission one of our relatives living in Saudi Arabia to perform hajj on behalf of my brother. Please clarify the legal ruling for this.

We are confused about the boundaries of al-Safa and al-Marwa between which a person makes sa'y. Some of us assumed that the end of the wall erected for the track for wheelchair patients and which runs the length of al-Safa and al-Marwa signifies the end of the boundary for sa'y. Therefore, when one of us would reach that point, he would turn around and start the next round thinking that he had completed the obligatory length of the round. Please take into account that the wall ends at the point of ascension of the hill before one reaches the slope. Is the ascending part that is paved with marble before the hill considered its beginning, such that if one reaches the end of the above mentioned wall in all the rounds, he would have spanned the
distance between al-Safa and al-Marwa that is necessary for sa'y?

My small son accompanied me on hajj. Is his hajj valid and does it fulfill the obligation?

Is the hajj of a person working under a contract in Saudi Arabia during the hajj season valid?

- What is the ruling for women and the weak from among the pilgrims not spending the night at Mina?
- What is the ruling for commissioning others to stone on their behalf?

 

Is it obligatory for a pilgrim to slaughter his hady in al-Haram or is it permissible to slaughter it outside al-Haram? Is it permissible to slaughter it in Malaysia and distribute the meat among the poor and the impoverished both inside and outside Malaysia?

Is it permissible for a pilgrim on 'umrah or hajj to shave his hair for himself or have another pilgrim do it for him after finishing the rites?

I suffer from severe knee pain. On this year's hajj and during the second round of tawaf al-ifada which I was performing on the second floor, my knee started to hurt so I resorted to using a wheelchair pushed by a small boy. Due to the severity of pain, I am not certain whether I performed six or seven rounds. The boy is certain they are seven although I am doubtful. What is the legal ruling in this case?

What is the ruling for a widow going for 'Umra during her waiting period?

Can a woman go for hajj alone?

Can I Perform hajj on behalf of someone else?

I would like to know whether it is obligatory to offer a sacrifice every year during ‘Eid al-Adha?

Is it permissible to combine the intention for performing tawaf al-ifada and tawaf al-wada'?

-What is the ruling for performing sa'y in the new mas'a [the recently expanded area between al-Safa and al-Marwa] that was established by the Saudi government?
-What is the ruling regarding this expansion? Some people maintain that the width of the mas'a is defined and known and that any expansion is impermissible and a violation and modification of Islamic law?

What is the extent of the legitimacy of determining the day of 'Arafat and the day of 'Eid ul-Adha by sighting the crescent in our country? Or is it obligatory to follow Saudi Arabia in this matter?

Should I be veiled to perform hajj?