Q: I want to go on umrah with my mother. We don’t have a mahram, so what should we do?
Can we travel alone because as per new rule of Saudia, women can go. Please guide.
Q: I will be performing umrah with my 3 month old son. Can I carry him in a sling? It is just a long cloth and I will tie him on my belly with it.
Q: These are few things that I noticed during my hajj journey this year, which I would like clarity on and insha-Allah, it will help future hujjaaj.
Apparently, this occurs every year and is NOT brought up NOR is it taught during the hajj classes prior to hajj. There was alot of confusion amongst hujjaaj (male & female), with aalims on board not knowing answers to certain questions.
1. Musaafir or Muqeem
I entered Makkah Mukarramah on 24th June (24th Zul Qa’dah) 2022 at 11 pm at night. On the 27th of June, I went to Masjid Aaishah to read Sunnatul Ihraam for nafl umrah. I left for Aziziah on 30th June (1st Zul Hijjah), for 1 night, then returned to Makkah on 1st July. On the 1st of July, I went to Masjid Aaishah to read Sunnatul Ihraam for nafl umrah. I stayed in Makkah Mukarramah till the 3rd of July. On the 3rd of July, I left for Aziziah after Zuhr. On the 7th of July (8th Zul Hijjah), I left for Mina. On the 8th of July (9th Zul Hijjah), I left for Arafaat, and in the evening, I went to Muzdalifah.
1.1 Therefore, since I entered Makkah Mukarramah on 24th June and left for Mina on 7th July, I was told that I should count the nights, I spent in Makkah Mukarramah and Aziziah, which was 13. Mina, etc is separate, thus, it was less than 15 nights and I should be regarded as a musaafir. Was this correct?
1.2 Other hujjaaj had same dates as me, however they regarded themselves as Muqeems. Some, after consulting with ulama and others never thought about their stay (number of days) but just read salaah as muqeems. Please clarify.
1.3 Some hujjaaj went for ziyaarat, which included Mina, Muzdalifah and Arafaat during their stay in Makkah Mukarramah. Please clarify.
1.4 In Some packages, there were hujjaaj that were in Makkah Mukarramah from 19th June (19th Zul Qa’dah). So, most of them would be Muqeems? Some, would have went for ziyaarats in between as well. Please clarify.
2. Muzdalifah
2.1 In Muzdalifah, is there 1 azaan and 1 iqaamah, or 1 azaan and 2 iqaamahs or is there a difference of opinion amongst ulama? One Aalim said, 1 azaan and 1 iqaamah, while others said, 1 azaan with 2 iqaamahs.
2.2 In Muzalifah, if I was a muqeem, should I read 4 or 2 rakaats for Esha? And If I was a musaafir, should I read 4 or 2 rakaats for Esha?
NB: Some (ulama) who were musaafirs said that we should read 4 rakaats, while others who were also musaafirs, followed those who were muqeem and read full 4 rakaats.
3. Takbeer-e-Tashreeq
Should the normal Takbeer-e-Tashreeq be recited after every fardh salaah which we recite in South Africa (and other parts of the world) during the days of hajj? Some aalims said that it shouldn’t be recited as we on hajj and the Labbaik replaces the Takbeer-e-Tashreeq. Others said that the Takbeer-e-Tashreeq should be recited.
4. Arafah
4.1 What should a Muqeem and Musaafir do, if, arafah is on a Friday (this year)? Should a musaafir perform 2 rakaats for zuhr? And should a muqeem perform 4 rakaats for zuhr?
4.2 Some hujjaj were in the capetonian tent – the capetonians join the zuhr and asr salaahs. Some hanafi hujjaaj also joined the capetonians in the zuhr and asr salaahs. Is it okay for hanafis to jointhem in the zuhr and asr salaahs? What should they have done, if this was incorrect? Also, the capetonians were regarded as muqeems in Makkah Mukarramah and Aziziah due to their laws. However, in Arafaat they were musaafirs. Therefore, those hanafis who were musaafirs or muqeems, that joined the capetonians, will their zuhr salaah be okay?
4.3 Is it okay to join them for the zuhr salaah only?
5. Shaving
Is Shaving of the hair is waajib? I heard from one mufti that if you doing a 2nd or 3rd umrah not long after your 1st umrah, then it will be waajib to merely pass a blade over your head for the 2nd and 3rd umrah as your hair won’t be longer than a grain of rice.
5.1 Is this correct?
5.2 If it is correct, please can you explain to me the meaning of passing a blade, i.e. does the blade have to touch your head? Does any hair, if any, have to come out? Or is it the action of passing the blade above your head without touching the skin suffice?
6. Waajib ut tawaaf
e.g. Asr in haram was 15:45 (shafi time), Asr for hanafi sets in at 17:20 If Asr was not performed in the haram, My Asr was delayed. I went to the haram at 16:40 At 16:45 I started my tawaaf, completed at 17:10
6.1 Can I read waajibut tawaaf salaah before asr hanafi sets in? Therafter read ASR? At 16:45, I started my tawaaf, completed at 17:45 (20 min after asr hanafi sets in).
6.2 Can I read waajibut tawaaf salaah before reading my asr? Therafter read ASR? If Asr WAS PERFORMED in the haram with Jamaat at 15:45. If I started Tawaaf at 16:30 and completed tawaaf at 17:10
6.3 Can I read Waajib ut tawaaf before OR after hanafi time sets in at 17:20 (asr was read with jamaat in the shafi'ee time)?
7. Makrooh times for salaah
Please explain which salaahs can be performed: Between subah sadiq and fajr jamaat, between fajr jamaat and sunrise and between asr azaan upto sunset.
8. Performing Salaah
Is it permissible for a person (hafiz or non hafiz) to perform Salaah if:
8.1 He, doesn’t wear a Topi whilst performing salaah (during hajj journey or at other times)
8.2 He, doesn’t have a full length sunnah beard (during hajj journey or at other times)
8.3 He (the hafiz), wears formal clothes during normal days for salaah (jeans and short sleeve t shirt) and sometimes doesn’t wear topi, but on certain occasions, he wants to perform salaah in the musjid (whilst wearing topi and kurta). Sometimes beard is trimmed.
Q: If a person performed tawaf e ziyarat, and then he went back to his home country and he realized that his wudhu was broken because of blood/puss coming out from an old ear infection. Is it obligatory or not to repeat the tawaf-e-ziyarat?
If the person did not repeat tawaf e ziyarat with wudhu, and also did not pay damm/fadiya for this penalty, is this tawaf e ziyarat accepted for Hajj? Is the Hajj valid because there are three obligatory acts (فرض) in Hajj, Niyah/Niyat, Arafat and tawaf-e-ziyarat.
Q: In the days of hajj days, 8, 9, 10 Zul Hijjah, if there is impurity/najasat (urine drops and semen) on the ihraam but the body is clean with valid wudhu, and later while performing tawaf e ziyarat there is impurity/najasat (urine drops and semen) on the clothes, but the body is clean with valid wudhu, will the hajj be valid or not?
Q: On 10th Zul Hijjah, if the pebble hits the jamarat pillar but doesn’t land in the pot, will the throw count or not?
What if a person doesn't know where it landed, because a person threw from very far, but he believes that it hit the jamarat pillar. What is ruling in this situation?
Q: A person got a penalty and he went back to his home country. Later he realized that he has to pay damm/fidya for his mistakes, but what if the person die before giving the penalty? Because he will have to wait to go back to Makkah for damm/fidya.
Q: On 8 Zul Hijjah in the state of ihram, while chatting with my wife, I sent my wife a kissing emoji with good night message in a mobile, as I usually send to my wife when we chat. I sent it to her just in a normal chatting way, not by lust, she was also in the state of ihram, but she was in next tent to me.
My question is, is there is damm of a badana? Or my hajj is complete or invalid?
Q: What is the sunnah method of meeting family and friends that have returned from Hajj?
Q: I heard that taking a bath before going to Arafat from Mina is Sunnah. So I took a bath with soap in the state of ihram. Also, I used that same soap on my head. Before taking a shower, I smelt the soap and i didnt feel any scented/perfume. Also, it didn't see anything mentioned on the soap cover about it being scented/perfumed. So after I returned to my home country, I noticed that it was scented/perfumed soap.
So my question is, is my Hajj Mabroor/accepted or not? Should I give sadaqa or damm? Is it possible if I give someone money to do damm/sadaqa in Makkah for me?