Killing a cockroach or spider in the state of ihraam
Q: Is it permissible to kill a cockroach or spider found in one's hotel room in Makkah when in the state of ihram?
Hajj & Umrah
Pelting the jamarah
Q: When we pelt the jamarat, is it necessary that the pebble touches the jamarah? What should one do if he threw the pebble, but the pebble didn't touch jamara?
Entering into ihraam from Zul Hulaifah if one is in Madinah
Q: My sister went for Hajj this year.. Alhamdulilah they are in Madina now but she got her monthly cycle. Before coming to Makkah she will be clean from her monthly cycle. Can u tell me, will she make niyat of umrah from zulhulaifa in Madina or will she come to Masjid Ayesha? What is the right way for my sister?
When should one perform tawaaful widaa?
Q: The three days of tashreeq are 11th, 12th and 13th where we have to stone jamarat right. My question is how early can we finish stoning and leave for tawaf al wida? Can we leave on the 11th or 12th? I have to finish as soon as it is allowed.
Attaching safety pins to one's ihraam
Q: I just wanted to ask if it is makruh to attach safety pins to ones ihram in Hajj?
Performing two rakaats waajibut tawaaf in the hotel room
Q: A woman performed tawaaf after asr salaah. Does the 2 rakaats wajibut tawaaf have to be performed in the Haram at a later time or can she perform it in her hotel room after her maghrib salaah?
Carrying one's shoe in a shoe bag when going to the Haram
Q: While traveling for hajj I have to carry my Quran Majeed and some Islamic books in my handbag. My husband wants me to keep the slippers in the bag while entering the masjid so that they might not be lost. What could be the best possible way, as my bag will be carrying my Quran Majeed?
Performing tamaatu hajj if umrah was done in the months of hajj
Q: I have performed Umrah recently on 13 Zul Qadah. Reason was that I had to stay in Jeddah and leave for HAJJ on 7 zul hajj from Jeddah. I was told to perform umrah then go to jeddah as I was coming from taif. Now, can I perform niyyah of ifrad or tamattu?
If I perform Ifrad, must I do qurbaani? If so, will it be considered as wajib or sunnah?
I am staying in Jeddah for 3 weeks but my desire is to perform Ifrad hajj as in Ifrad it's sunnah and person of Ifrad is free to go for tawaf ziyaarah after rami and qasr. I prefer Ifrad but umrah in shawwal & zulqadah am I obliged for tamattu or niyyah counts?
Conveying the reward of one's fardh hajj to the Ummah
Q: I will perform my fard Hajj this year inshAllah. After having completed it, can I donate the reward of it to another person or to the Ummah?
If I can do this, will this decrease the reward that I get myself?
Where does damm-e-shukr have to be done?
Q: Does the qurbaani for hajj-e-tamattu (damm-e-shukr) have to be done in Makkah Mukarramah or can we ask someone to do it on our behalf in Pakistan?