My father died before he could perform Hajj last year. He never performed Hajj, and he paid all the Hajj fees. We authorized our paternal uncle to perform Hajj on behalf of our father, but we want to know the expenses that we are required to pay for Hajj to be valid – Allaah Willing. The fees of Hajj and Hady were paid from my father's money, but.. More
I performed Hajj this year and we hastened our departure in three days. On the last day, I carried out some acts that might have invalidated my Hajj. What I did was as follows:
I was very tired and sick during the Farewell Tawaaf, so I was obliged to take rest two times during Tawaaf: one time after the Maghrib Prayer which lasted for half an hour,.. More
Some Muslims who performed Hajj this year told us that the Committee of Senior Scholars issued a fatwa preventing bus drivers and guides from performing Hajj. They set up patrols after Meeqaat Thul-Hulayfah (Abyaar ‘Ali) and forced them to wear form-fitting clothes. Please, explain the wisdom behind this action, knowing that the drivers came from.. More
I performed Hajj on behalf of my father from my husband's money, and when I returned, my father offered me a sum of money in return for the money I spent on Hajj. The sum he offers is greater than the money spent. Am I allowed to accept that money? Will this affect my reward or his reward? Is my husband allowed to take anything of that money?.. More
I performed Hajj this year with the pilgrims coming from KSA. Our residence was in Al-‘Azeeziyyah region, Makkah. We could not spend the night in Mina during the Days of Tashreeq because we did not find an appropriate accommodation there. I was accompanied by my wife and my children, the oldest of whom was under the age of ten. What is the ruling.. More
I live in Ghana were I met a person who told me that a Shaykh said to him that once the Muslim slaughters an Udh-hiyah for the first time, it becomes obligatory for him to slaughter it every year. What is more funny is that the Shaykh told him that he had to slaughter an Udh-hiyah on behalf of his father for each year the father did not do it. The man’s.. More
I performed Hajj this year with my wife and on the Day of ‘Arafah, my wife started her menstrual period. After hurling Jamrat Al-‘Aqabah, I went to perform Tawaaf Al-Ifaadhah alone. My wife could not perform Tawaaf Al-Ifaadhah because of her menses. Once she got pure, I had intercourse with her before she made Tawaaf Al-Ifaadhah out of my ignorance... More
I am an employee and my mother receives the pension of my late father. My father left her a sum of money and one of my brothers took it on the pretext that he fears any of my brothers would misuse it. My mother is not pleased with that and wants to keep the money with me. Now, I collected a good amount of money from my father's pension and we want to.. More
What is the ruling on the pilgrim who masturbated after he threw the pebbles, shaved his hair and ended his Ihraam, but had not made Tawaaf? What sort of compensation does he incur in this case?.. More
What is meant by staying the night at Mina? Is it mere staying the night and sleeping at Mina? Is it not recommended to remember Allaah, read the Quran or pray Tahajjud? Are there specific rites to be observed at Mina? What is the guidance of the Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, as regards staying the night in Mina? Please advise and provide.. More
I performed Hajj this year with a Hajj campaign and threw the pebbles for the first Day of Tashreeq after the ‘Asr Prayer. Then we spent the rest of day in Mina until midnight. Some minutes shortly, we threw the pebbles for the next Day of Tashreeq considering that the second day of Tashreeq began. Is that permissible? Are we liable to anything? After.. More
I will not go for Hajj this year and I want to offer a sacrificial animal and the process will be supported via a charitable organization. There are two options: Udh-hiyah and Hady. What is the difference between the two?.. More
My question is related to Hajj. I have the intention to go for Hajj, Allaah Willing. If I go for Hajj and arrive on the Day of ‘Arafah and go directly to ‘Arafah without making Tawaaf Al-Qudoom and Sa‘y, and after throwing the pebbles I go to make Tawaaf Al-Ifaadhah and Sa‘y for Hajj, then am I required to make Tawaaf Al-Qudoom? Is it valid.. More
I am single, but my father does not provide for me because I work in another country. I want to offer a sacrifice (Udh-hiyah) on behalf of myself and my family (my father, mother, and sister) who live in my native country. Thus, my father will buy the sacrificial animal with my own money that he keeps with him. Is that permissible? Should my father.. More