The Differences between Hajj and Umrah
Q: What are the differences between hajj and umrah?
Hajj & Umrah
Woman in haidh giving damm to come out of ihraam while in Makkah Mukarramah
Q: A girl goes for umrah and puts on ihraam in haiz then she's going to be in haiz till she leaves so she gives Damm and comes out of ihraam.
Few years later she makes another Umrah but doesn't make niyyah of qadha. Will her qadha umrah be counted?
If she's going for hajj this year can she make the umrah as the qadha umrah and put on a separate ihraam for hajj and make ifraad hajj?
If she makes ifraad hajj does she still have to make a Damm shukr?
If she doesn't have to make a Damm shukar but another damm is compulsory on her can she make niyyah for that damm instead?
Woman in haidh coming out of ihraam
Q: A lady goes for umrah puts on ihraam in haiz and will not be clean till her flight out of Makkah.
How will she come out of ihraam? What procedure should be followed?
Woman performing umrah thinking that her haidh ended
Q:
1. A lady in haidh had entered into ihram, entered Makkah, then thought that her haidh was over (no bleeding for two days) so she completed the rites of Umrah. She then started bleeding again and realised that her haidh was still continuing.
What should she do after her haidh has completed?
Will she need to go to tan'eem and renew her ihraam as well?
Was her coming out of ihraam valid such that using scented items etc. would not require any compensation?
2. She performed a nafl tawaaf during that time as well (wherein she was actually still in haidh), what should she do in this case?
Woman travelling without a mahram
Q: I have planned to go for Umrah in July 2025 along with my mother (age 62 years). We will go together and perform Umrah together. But after that, my mother will stay at the house of her own sister's daughter. She will stay there for 15 days. Meanwhile, I will return alone after performing Umrah. She will also return alone from Makkah to Delhi and I will pick her up from Delhi Airport. Whether, returning alone from Makkah to Delhi for my mother is permissible.
Duas are Accepted when Looking at the Ka’bah Shareef
Q: When we see the Ka’bah Shareef, are our duas accepted at that time?
Wearing a warm hat (beanie) in Ihraam due to sickness
Q: I frequently suffer from colds and flu. If I am near an air conditioner and my head becomes cold, I immediately become sick. On account of my condition, is it permissible for me to wear a warm hat (beanie) in the state of ihraam so that I do not become sick?
Wearing a mask in Ihraam
Q: Is it permissible for one who is not ill to wear a mask in the state of ihraam?
Trimming the hair out of the precincts of the Haram
Q: Three ladies came for umrah. They made three umrahs but never cut their hair at all. They are now in Madinah Shareef. They did not come with their husbands (i.e. they came with other mahrams). Should they give sadaqah or damm? If sadaqah, then how much?
Back or chest facing the Ka'bah during tawaaf due to construction barriers
Q: During tawaf on the first floor there are times where construction barriers are blocking off certain areas. It is such that we have to walk diagonally where our shoulder moves away from the Kaabah and it seems like our back is facing the Kaabah (but we can't be certain because we can't see the Kaabah from the first floor). It happens few times during tawaaf. What should we do in this situation?