Various masaail of Hajj & Umarah

Q: For Hajj tamatu, I will be wearing ihram of umrah from Karachi airport. When I reach the hotel room in Makkah, is it jaiz for me to take a nap before performing umrah?

Q: When going for umrah, is it better to go to Makkah first or should one go to Madinah Munawwarah first?

Q: In their thirst for mock Umrahs, travel operators in South Africa are defrauding the Saudi Government. They are advising prospective travellers to apply for a renewal of their passports earlier than required even though the traveller's current passport is valid and not due to renewal until after several years/months have lapsed. In other words, a traveller can have more than one valid passport and they use their latest passport to apply for UMRAH visa and they renew it again for future trips.

This means that the prospective traveller can travel for Umrah multiple times during a 24 month period without paying the additional repeat Umrah visa fee of SAR2000.

This is causing the SAUDI government a loss of revenue and is a false representation of the traveller's historical travel.

The contention from the prospective traveller is that the repeat Umrah visa fee is Zulm and therefore they are not liable for the Saudi Holiday Visa Fees. They also stated that the Ulema are doing it so why shouldn't they do it as well. Please advise if this current trend is permissible for an upright Muslim ?

Q: My mother in law has been asked by her brothers to go for Umrah with them (they will pay all the expenses) but she refuses saying that she will go for Umrah only with her sons (they dont have enough money at this point in their lives). She says that she doesn't want any favours.

The question is, is she allowed to refuse Umrah? Would it be a sin? Or can she wait for her sons to take her to Makkah.

Q: I live in Saudia Arabia. I have done already two times Umrah. I want to make Umrah for my parents. My parents stay in India. Is it possible to make Umrah for my parents while they are alive?

Q: I am going for Umrah on 1 April 2018 with my husband and son. My gynecologist has prescribed utrogesan capsules to delay my period. It contains gelatine. Am I allowed to use it or should I get alternate medication?

Q: Can we use virtual reality to learn about hajj and umrah? 

Q: I have been told that when visiting the holy places, Makkah Mukarramah and Madinah Tayyibah, one should not bring home the sand or rocks as momentos. Please elaborate.

Q: I have a question that I'm having difficulty in finding an answer for. Would appreciate some help! I have read and heard that if a female gets her period during Umrah/Hajj, she can perform every ritual except Tawaf. Now some scholars say she can enter haram and others say she can't. I'm confused, because to do the Sai (in periods) one would have to enter the Haram. Can I sit in haram with my periods just to do tasbih?

Q: From an Islamic point of view which city is better, Makkah Mukarramah or Madinah Tayyibah?