Tying ihraam from Jeddah
Q: If a person coming from Australia on a tourist visa to Saudi Arabia, to his parents and performs umrah also, how may days he should stay in Jeddah to become a muqeem and make ihraam from Jeddah to perfom umrah?
Conditions & Fundamentals of Hajj and Umrah
Amount of hair to be trimmed after umrah
Q: How much hair should be trimmed after umrah before hajj? Can it be just trimmed in a few places from the head?
Wearing a trouser over a leg brace in ihraam
Q: I am 55 years old and I have a disability on my left leg due to which I have great difficulty in walking even a few steps. Now I use a leg brace due to which I can walk even 1 km. However, I have to wear a trouser first so that the brace does not damage my skin. What should I do in ihraam?
Going for hajj with one's son-in-law
Q: Can a woman go for hajj with her son in law? Would a son in law be considered as a mahram?
Woman travelling for hajj without a mahram
Q: The ministry of hajj released an announcement that women can book to perform hajj without a mahram through the ‘women’s league’. Is this acceptable? What is the ruling on women and travel?
Carrying one's shoes in a bag whilst making tawaaf
Q: Whilst making tawaaf, is it permissible to be carrying one’s sandals in a plastic or cloth bag in one hand or in a shoulder bag? Otherwise, there is always a risk that the sandals would, in all most probability, go astray as has been my experience in the past.
Wearing socks in ihraam
Q: When performing tawaaf in the state of ihraam, is it permissible to wear socks?
Hajj for a woman who is in her last stages of pregnancy
Q: If a woman is pregnant and has the means to perform hajj, will she be sinful if she is told that the airlines doesn't allow her to fly in her third trimester. What should she do in this case?
Going from Taif to Musjid ul Haraam without performing umrah
Q: I am living in Taif for work purposes. I frequently go for Umrah from Taif, however sometimes I go to Musjid ul Haraam to perform salaah such as the Jumuah salaah.
I have recently been told that it is not permissible to go to Musjid ul Haraam just to perform salaah as respect of the Haram demands that we wear ihraam and perform Umrah before entering to perform salaah. Can you please clarify if it is permissible for me to go to Musjid ul Haraam just to perform salaah without performing Umrah?
Performing fardh hajj or sending one's parents for umrah
Q: My husband and I wanted to do hajj in 2022. We have been waiting for this for three years.
When he was first time eligible for hajj, he sent his parents for hajj to get the reward and to give them a chance first. Due to the pandemic we were not able to go, now we want to go but his parents want him to send them for umrah.
What should we do now, give preference to his parents nafil umrah or to our mandatory hajj?