Wearing contact lenses while performing umrah
Q: While performing umrah, can ladies wear contact lenses?
Hajj & Umrah
Touching the Kabah or Hajr-e-Aswad while in ihraam
Q: As the Kabah Shareef has a scent/itr, is it permissible to touch the Kabah Shareef or Hajr-e-Aswad while in ihraam?
Wearing the cap niqaab in the state of ihraam
Q: When performing Umrah i find it difficult to wear the cap hijaab. Last umrah i performed with my husband, i removed the niqaab while in ihraam.
Can Mufti please advise whether I can remove the niqab or wear the normal niqaab and pay dum.
Performing the 2 rakaats waajibut tawaaf after Fajr and Asr
Q: Is it permissible to read the two rakaats after tawaaf after Fajr and Asr?
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.
Forgetting to perform saee on the 10th of Zul Hijjah in hajj
Q: If someone forgot to perform Saee on 10th Zul Hijjah, he performed all other Hajj Pillars and left Makkah. He came to know later about his mistake. Will his Hajj be invalid? What he should do now to amend his mistake and make his Hajj valid?
Taking one's step mother in law for hajj/umrah
Q: A girl has a step mother, can her husband take his step mother in law for Hajj/Umrah? Is he considered as a mahram?
Wearing a topi when making tawaaf with ihraam towels on
Q: Nowadays even the guards in the Haram Shareef are telling the people to wear towels if they want to access the mataaf, even though they aren't in the state of ihraam.
My question is, in this situation, will one wear the topi or not?
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?
Getting one's periods when going for umrah
Q: I am traveling from Qatar to perform umrah but I have got my periods and I can’t wait until my periods are over as we have our flights booked. What can I do?