Performing Umrah on behalf of one's parents
Q: I live in Saudia Arabia. I have done already two times Umrah. I want to make Umrah for my parents. My parents stay in India. Is it possible to make Umrah for my parents while they are alive?
Hajj & Umrah
Hajj-e-badal
Q: I want to perform Hajj for the second time. Can I perform this Hajj as Hajj-e-badal for my father as he is not well since he has hypertensive, sugar and prostate problems. I have problem with a mahram. My 15 year old nephew will turn 16 soon. Can he go with me as a mahram?
Transferring one's debt to go for hajj
Q: One Haj pilgrim owes a debt around Rs. 1.5 lakh and mortgaged her gold for debt. Is it permissible to transfer the ownership of mortgaged gold and debt to another person and then go for Haj. Will the Haj be valid?
Taking gelatine capsules to delay one's periods
Q: I am going for Umrah on 1 April 2018 with my husband and son. My gynecologist has prescribed utrogesan capsules to delay my period. It contains gelatine. Am I allowed to use it or should I get alternate medication?
Drinking Zam Zam standing or sitting
Q: Should ZamZam be drunk standing or sitting?
Siblings pooling money to send someone for Hajj-e-badal on behalf of their deceased father
Q: I haven't performed Hajj yet. Can I and my siblings pool money and sponsor someone to perform Hajj-e-Badal on behalf of my deceased father?
Using virtual reality to learn about hajj and umrah
Q: Can we use virtual reality to learn about hajj and umrah?
Woman wearing mozas (leather socks) while in ihraam
Q: I wore mozas in Madina at 10 am. We travelled to Makkah from Madina and arrived at 5.30 pm in Makkah. We will be staying for more then 15 days in Makkah. We made saee at 1 pm. on the following day. I did not remove my mozas. I had trimmed my hair. Do I have to repeat saee and is there dam to pay.
Sending one's parents for Hajj
Q: An elderly man and woman have been accredited to go for Hajj. However, due to limited financial means, they are unable to go. Their young son has already performed Hajj and has been accredited for the second time to go for Hajj. Is it the son's responsibility to first send his parents for Hajj?
Delaying in performing Hajj
Q: A man who possesses the nisaab is not performing Hajj because if he does so, his parents will get hurt as they have not yet performed Hajj/Umrah. Should he perform Hajj or should he delay the Hajj so that his parents are not hurt?
Another person planned to go for Hajj, but his father said that he cannot go unless he pays him a huge amount. The son couldn't pay him the amount and so he didn't perform Hajj, as he thinks that by disobeying his father, he will not enter Jannah. What should he do? Listen to his father or perform Hajj?