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  • Feeding hungry Muslims is better than helping someone financially to perform Hajj

    Question: intend of giving Sadaka.Which is better sending a poor muslim broter to Hadj or feed hungry muslin children.If feeding hungry Children is more important what if i have already make niyat to send some one to hadj this year if i can afford it Fatwa: All perfect praise be to Allah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy.. More

  • Protective clothing to avoid cold weather during Ihraam

    Question: Assalamu Alaykum; Inshallah I will be performing Hajj this year and I have several questions regarding what is permissible vs. what is not. Hajj this year will be in the winter. I have some concerns about staying overnight in Muzdalifah. My first question is whether it is permissible to double the ihram cloth (for men) by sewing a second.. More

  • Performing 'Umrah does not make Hajj obligatory on a person

    Question: I have performed Umra twice in my life, first in 1988 and then in 2007. Some people say that if one performs Umra once in his life, then the Hajj becomes fardh (compulsory). What would be the case with me as I have performed another Umra after the first one without performing Hajj as I couldn't afford the Hajj and only afforded Umra this.. More

  • Wearing socks while in the state of Ihraam

    Question: Bukhari Volumn 001, Book 008, Hadith Number 362.Narated By Ibn 'Umar : A person asked Allah's Apostle, "What should a Muhrim wear?" He replied, "He should not wear shirts, trousers, a burnus (a hooded cloak), or clothes which are stained with saffron or Wars (a kind of perfume). Whoever does not find a sandal to wear can.. More

  • A pilgrim offering the sacrifice of ‘Eed Al-Adhha

    Question: Salam. i would be going for hajj for 20 days. during this period, i would be mussafir in makkah, medina. i know i would be slaughtering an animal for hajj , BUT Do i have to do slaughtering back home as well as i give zakat every year? JazakAllah Fatwa: All perfect praise be to Allah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is.. More

  • Going on Umrah with her brother in-law

    Question: My mother is going on Umrah with her sister and brother in-law. My mother is 50 years old. Is it right to go with her brother in-law? Fatwa:All perfect praise be to Allah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allah, and that Muhammad is His slave and Messenger. The woman's husband is not Mahram.. More

  • Tawaful Ifadah on 7th of Dhul Hajj

    Question: What is the Fatwa on doing Tawaful Ifadah on 7th of Dul Hajj? Fatwa: All perfect praise be to Allah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allah, and that Muhammad , is His slave and Messenger. There is a consensus of opinion among scholars of Islam that performing Tawaf al-Ifada on the 7th of Zul-Hijjah.. More

  • Celebrating return from Hajj

    Question: 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. Fatwa:All perfect praise be to Allah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify.. More

  • Not sure he completed stoning during Hajj

    Question: I made Hajj this year, may Allah accept the Hajj from all Hujjaj. In the third day of Eid, when I was making Rami at the Jamra al-Aqab Asughra, I wasn't sure I threw stones in the circle. There was too much of a crowd that I couldn't get close enough to make sure I made the seven stones. The other two Jamrat (Wusta and Kubra) were fine, I.. More

  • Going on Hajj while in debt

    Question: Is it proper for my friend whoborrowed a debt from me to perform Hajj? If he dies, must his immediate family members settle the debt? Is it necessary for me to make it Halal? Advise me on all these in details. Fatwa: All perfect praise be to Allah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allah, and.. More

  • Sex in Hajj and Umrah

    Question: Is the man allowed to make love with his wife during Umrah or Hajj? Fatwa: All perfect praise be to Allah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allah, and that Muhammad is His slave and Messenger. It is unlawful for the person performing Hajj or Umrah to have sexual intercourse or indulge in.. More

  • Performing Hajj-Tamatu

    Question: I am Indian and stay in Al-Khobar (Saudi Arabia). This year I am intending to perform Hajj-Tamattu’, Insha Allah. With this intention I performed Umrah last Thursday, i.e. 01-Jan-2004. On Friday after Fajr prayer I, along with my wife, performed Tawaf-e-Weda, since we were leaving after Jumu’a’ prayer from Mecca back to.. More

  • Obligation of Hajj and when it is due

    Question: I am struggling to purchase a separate house in good locality to impart good deeds and provide good education (Islamic as well as other education) to my children. Currently I am living with my parents in on area that has many bad influences upon my family and is a fear living area. I have saved some money to purchase a house but I lack sufficient.. More

  • Perfoming Hajj with someone else's money

    Question: I want to go to Hajj but I took some money from someone without his knowledge and I can't give it back to him. What shall I do to keep Haram money from me? Fatwa: Praise be to Allah, the Lord of the Worlds; and may His blessings and peace be upon our Prophet Muhammad and upon all his Family and Companions. If you have enough money that could.. More

  • Wants to perform Hajj but feels restrained by monetary claims

    Question: Thanks for the help on my previous Qs. I am intending and planning to go on The Hajj this year Insha Allah, but before that I have this debt to pay (I hate to call it debt because of its nature). This is what happened. I hit this car and it got scratched nothing else happened. But the lady insisted to have the whole bumper changed anyways... More