Q: I'm a married women who has worked and saved some money. I have two brothers and a sister. My parents are elderly now and they have never travelled anywhere. My father has some debt. Can I take them with my money for hajj?
Q: Are the following permissible in the state of Ihram:
1. Toothpaste
2. Scented/unscented oil, soap, shampoo, etc
3. Chewing gum (flavoured or unflavoured)
4. Food with a nice smell
5. Applying creams or lotion on the body.
Q: A close relative of mine is planning to go for Hajj this year with her younger sister's husband as a Mahram. When I informed her that her sister's husband is NOT her Mahram, she responded by saying that she has already enquired from some Ulama and has been informed that he is her mahram. Please clarify this.
Q: I intend to perform haj-e-badal for my late father from India. Can I perform Haj-e-Tamattu? Which form of Haj is required to be performed in this case? Please provide details of instructions in this matter.
Q: Is it permissible for a person to shave his own head to come out of Ihram for Haj? Please provide a reference as I am a student.
Q:
1. If a person has haram income (drugs money, interest money, money claimed through fraudulent activities, etc.) will Hajj and Zakat be Fardh on him based on that income?
2. If it is not Fardh and he still performs it, will the obligation be uplifted or not?
3. Will it be necessary for him to perform Hajj again with Halal income in the future?
Q: If I really save my money I can probably go for hajj within 5 years in shaa Allah, but what if I can't wait that long as I'm really longing to go to Makkah. Can I just go for umrah? I went there a month ago and I am still craving to go there and I can't wait for 5 years to go there? I intend going within the next year or next 2 years, but my parents say that it is a waste to go for another umrah, it is better to go for hajj, but 5 years, my heart cannot wait that long.
Q:
1. In India, most of the ladies have a lot of gold with them, will it be fardh on them to do Hajj if their husbands or other mehrams don't have that much of money to go for hajj. In this case what needs to be done by a woman and her mehram?
2. Many people in India invest money in buying lands and buildings apart from living. So what is the ruling for them regarding Hajj. Since the land comes under exceptional category, what is the ruling make hajj obligatory on them?
Q: Can I wear my contact lenses during the 5 days of hajj or even umrah for that matter? I do have weak eyesight but my contacts are coloured.
Q: I'm married for 28 years' my husband is going for HAJJ. Is it right for me to ask him to be truthful regarding if he had a sexually affair with the woman he had an affair with few years ago?