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Hajj Glossary

Glossary of Hajj and Umrah terms

Abtah: A place formed after flood, which is usually level and containing no pebbles or stones. The term is given to every place that becomes leveled by a water stream. It is also Al-Abtah, Al-Bat-haa... More

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Reward of Talbiyah Sahl ibn Sa‘d, may Allaah be pleased with him, narrated that the Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, said: “No pilgrim says Talbiyah but whatever on his right and left of stones, trees or clay will say Talbiyah to the farthest extent on earth from here and t...... More

A Message from the Heart

My Muslim brother and sister, Allaah The Almighty Says (what means): · {O you, who have believed, fear Allaah and be with those who are true.}[Quran 9:119] · {And do not be like she who untwisted her spun thread after it was strong [by] taking your oaths as [means o...... More

Mistakes in shaving or shortening the hair

1. Some pilgrims think that it is an act of Sunnah (tradition) to face the Qiblah (the direction of the Ka‘bah) when shaving the hair. 2. Some pilgrims do not shave the whole head. Rather, they shave part of it and leave a part and this is forbidden under Sharee‘ah (Islamic...... More

Hajj and the Four Types of People - I

· {O you who have believed, fear Allaah as He should be feared and do not die except as Muslims [in submission to Him].} [Quran 3:102] · {O mankind, fear your Lord, Who created you from one soul and created from it its mate and dispersed from both of them many men an...... More

Hajj and The Four Types of People - IV

There are a set of Hadeeths which together are sufficient to support the argument in favor of the immediacy of performing Hajj. A mention may be made of the following: 1- It was narrated on the authority of (‘Abdullaah) Ibn ‘Abbaas from Al-Fadhl, may Allaah be pleased with them, or on t...... More

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Hasten to Hajj

The Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, said: "Hasten to perform Hajj (meaning the obligatory Hajj)- for verily you do not know what will happen to you." [Ahmad and others] In this Hadeeth (narration), the Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, urges his nation to hasten to perform Hajj out of fear of impediments and obstacles that might prevent them...More

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General Fataawa

Performing Hajj with money donated by western countries

Question I am studying in a western country at the expense of my home country and my family lives with me. The country where I study offers financial aid to us because we have children. Is it permissible for me and my w...More

Performing Hajj or In-Vitro fertilization first?

Question My husband and I have been married for four years but we do not have any children. We went to a doctor and she told us that we need to perform an In-Vitro Fertilization (IVF) procedure if we are to have a child...More

A Hajj funded by the contributions of Muslim and non-Muslim staff

Question What is the ruling of a Hajj where the expenses are funded by the company in which a person works? Please note that the expenses are collected by deducting shares from staff that includes Muslim and Christian m...More

Women related Fataawa

Attend to a disabled husband or perform Hajj?

Question I am a disabled person in a wheelchair. I can't dispense with my wife's attendance to me regardless of whether she goes to a near or far place. Does refraining from going to Hajj on account of my condition incu...More

The ruling on having sexual intercourse with one's wife before she shortens her hair

Question My wife forgot to shorten her hair after having performed ‘Umrah (lesser-Hajj) and we had sexual intercourse. Afterwards, she remembered that she had not shortened her hair. What is the ruling? Fatwa ...More

No harm if the Niqaab (face-cover) touches the skin during Ihraam

Question I wear the Niqaab, and all praise is due to Allaah for this. I want to perform ‘Umrah (lesser-pilgrimage). I know that there is a difference of opinion among scholars regarding women covering their face i...More

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Common Mistakes

Errors and Innovations in Hajj – II

… Continued · Supplicating after stoning the big Jamarah. · Some people think that they are actually stoning Satan and that he is there physically, and start giving Satanic names to each of the three Jamaraat. This is incorrect and is not permitted. · ...More