Performing umrah and conveying the reward to a living person
Q: Can a person make umrah for a living person?
Umrah
Woman earning more reward for performing ibaadah in her hotel room when going for umrah
Q: With regards to women performing Umrah, I've been advised that it's preferred they make ibaadah individually. However, my question is if a woman has the correct intentions and adopts strict pardah and makes tawaaf and performs salaah in the Haram Shareef, is she rendered sinful in this regard?
How many umrahs is a person allowed to perform in one day?
Q: How many umrahs is a person allowed to perform in one day?
Old lady going for umrah during iddat
Q: My grandmother has an umrah trip planned for end of March. But her husband passed away a few days ago (Feb 11). I am aware that iddat is for 4 months ten days but my grandma is 75 years old and I wanted to know if she is able to go to umrah and complete the remainder of her iddat when she gets back or is it not permissible for her to go? I was not aware if age makes a difference.
Cancelling one's booking before entering the Rowdhatul Jannah and wearing ihraam to perform tawaaf on the mataaf
Q: In Musjid Nabawi صلي الله عليه وسلم, there is an app which allows a person to enter the Rowdhatul Jannah once a month by making a booking. What is common is to cancel the booking after the guards check, allowing one to book for a second time in the next week. Is it fine to do this, or will it be considered as deceiving the people of Madinah Munawwarah?
Furthermore, when in Makkah Shareef, one is only allowed to make Tawaaf on the Mataaf if in performing Umrah and in the state of Ihraam. What many do, is wear the Ihraam to Tawaaf on the Mataaf. Is this permissible?
Is it better to perform one umrah or multiple tawaafs?
Q: Is it better for one to perform one umrah or multiple tawaafs only and send as isaale thawaab for one's living parents (they have never been for umrah or hajj before) and asaatidha? And for oneself, what is more virtuous, multiple umrahs or multiple tawafs?
Using money that one saved up for umrah for other purposes
Q: If we save some money for umrah (as niyat). Can we use that money for other purposes?
Performing umrah on behalf of someone
Q: Is it permissible to perform umrah on behalf of someone who is living without their knowledge or consent? I wish to perform umrah for my mother who is still alive.
Does a person returning to Makkah from Jeddah have to make umrah?
Q: If a person on an umrah journey goes to Jeddah from Makkah to meet his relatives there, then on his arrival back to Makkah is it mandatory for him to do Umrah. If yes, kindly explain why?
Amount of hair that needs to be cut after Umrah for a male
Q: When removing the hair to come out of ihraam, is it sufficient to cut a little hair from each side of the head or do men have to cut at least one third of their hair?