Is assisting a needy Muslim better than nafl hajj or umrah?
Q: After one has performed fardh hajj, which is better, performing umrah/nafil hajj or helping a poor and needy person?
Hajj & Umrah
Raising one’s hands in dua when seeing the Ka’bah Shareef
Q: When one sees the Ka’bah Shareef for the first time (whether it is the first time in one’s life or the first time in one’s journey to Makkah Mukarramah), should one raise his hands in dua or not?
Conveying Salaam to Hazrat Nabi (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) while sitting at the Raudhah Mubarak
Q: Is it permissible for one to sit while conveying salaam to Hazrat Nabi (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) at the Raudhah Mubaarak?
Visiting Makkah without the intention of umrah
Q: I want to go to Makkah for ziyarat but not with niyyat of umrah. Is it allowed to go to Makkah without ihraam? I live in Dammam and as per my visa I am not allowed to do umrah. So I can’t do umrah. Also I haven’t done umrah before so can I visit Makkah?
Performing umrah with a work visa
Q: I am on a work visa and I want to do umrah. I recently saw my visa and it is written that no hajj and umrah allowed. Is it permissible to do umrah by going against the law or will it be wrong and should I avoid it?
Delaying in shaving the head after umrah
Q: My friend came out of ihram without shaving his head. He was willing to shave his head but someone misled him that it's not necessary if umrah was done once before. He completed his sa'ee and asked someone to shave his head but he didn't understand or whatever that person said. He came to the hotel room around 2 am and in the morning I asked him why he didn't shave his head so he told me that I asked the guard in Makkah where to cut my hair and they said no need.
Anyhow in the morning I told him that its necessary to cut/shave the hairs of your head and around 10 am or 11 am he shaved his head. He was out of ihram for about 9 hours. What is the penalty, dam or something else?
Writing one's name on the Ka'bah Shareef
Q: Is there any significance of writing ones name on the Ka'bah Shareef?
Going for umrah from Dammam via Jeddah
Q: I am going to travel to Dammam, Saudi Arabia. I have niyyat for Umrah and will be travelling to Jeddah to my relatives house and will be going to Makkah the next day. Do I need to wear ihram from Dammam or should I wear ihram in Jeddah at my relatives house before leaving for Umrah the next day.
Which portion of a females hair should be cut when coming out of ihraam?
Q: I want to know how to cut a females hair to come out of ihram. The front of her hair grows shorter than the back. Do I need to cut the back and front separately? (If so, must I do anything to recompense for the times when we just cut the back?)
Wearing a scented ihraam
Q: If one wishes to wear a clean ihram while in the state of ihram, is the new ihram permitted to have a scent like a normal soap scent? Can one prepare ones second ihram with perfume?