Holding the ghilaaf of the Kabah and making dua
Q: If one cannot get to the multazam to make dua due to the large crowds, is it okay to alternatively cling on to the Kabah from anywhere else around the Kabah and make dua?
Various masaail of Hajj & Umarah
Paying for umrah in installments
Q: I would like to ask about going on Umrah on a monthly installments basis. The amount is fixed and I have to to pay monthly installments for 30 months. The price is fixed and the monthly installments are also fixed. Is it allowed?
Embracing a Haaji
Q: I heard that embracing one another on the two Eid occasions by the ummahs usually not done at other days is not permissible in Islam. If so, could they not permit the embracing of haajis at their arrival.
Sister wishing to go for umrah while one is saving money for hajj
Q: I have been saving an amount for the purpose of Hajj (for me and my wife). Suddenly I have been asked by my elder sister to go for Umrah because she does not have any other mehram. Knowing Hajj is Farz while Umrah is Nafil, is it permissible for me to perform Umrah before Hajj with the amount I had saved. (My sister has already performed Hajj once with my father in the past but I have not).
Asking Hujjaaj to make dua for one
Q:
1. Hujjaj are returning. Can I ask a haji at the airport to pray for my job and my son's job? We are both are jobless and facing very tough times.
2. Can I do this practice daily or intermittently?
Asking people for forgiveness before leaving for hajj
Q: I am going for hajj. I had a fight with my cousin regarding some business. He cheated me in my bussiness. Do I have to meet my cousin before going for hajj.
Living in Madinah Munawwarah
Q: Is it makrooh to live in Madinah as I heard that it is makrooh to live in Makkah as the sins committed there is more punishing? Can anyone live in Madinah permanently from any other country?
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?
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?
Performing qasar salaah during Hajj
Q: I went to Makkah Muazzama for hajj on 12 August, and stayed there till 30 August. Before traveling from my home country, I already intended that I will stay in Makkah Muazzama for more than 15 days. On 19 August, I was in Mina. Was I supposed to perform qasar salah or should I have performed full salah?