Hajj & Umrah

Q: What is the penalty for pulling out hair by mistake in ihraam?

Q:

1.When going for Umrah, in light of it being makrooh for women to go to the Masjid, should a woman rather remain in her room for salaah (in Madinah Shareef as well)?

2. Usually men go to the Haram for salaah, tawaaaf, Rawdha, etc. and the women go by themselves in their own time. Is this OK or should the mahram accompany them?

Q: I have been for hajj in 1989 when I was 29 years old and wish to go again now that I am 63. In principle, is this encouraged or am I seen to be depriving someone else who has not been for hajj the opportunity of going for hajj?

Q: I want to go on umrah with my mother. We don’t have a mahram, so what should we do?

Can we travel alone because as per new rule of Saudia, women can go. Please guide.

Q: I will be performing umrah with my 3 month old son. Can I carry him in a sling? It is just a long cloth and I will tie him on my belly with it.

Q: These are a few mas’alahs that I encountered during my hajj journey this year regarding which I would like some clarity, and insha Allah the answers will help future hujjaaj as well.

Apparently, these mas’alahs are encountered every year, yet they are not brought up nor are they taught during the hajj classes prior to hajj. There was a lot of confusion among hujjaaj (male & female) with Aalims on board not knowing answers to certain questions.

1. Musaafir or Muqeem

I entered Makkah Mukarramah on 24th June (24th Zul Qa’dah) 2022 at 11 pm at night. On the 27th of June, I went to Musjid Aaishah to read Sunnatul Ihraam for nafl umrah. I left for Aziziah on 30th June (1st Zul Hijjah), for 1 night, then returned to Makkah on 1st July. On the 1st of July, I went to Musjid Aaishah to read Sunnatul Ihraam for nafl umrah. I stayed in Makkah Mukarramah till the 3rd of July. On the 3rd of July, I left for Aziziah after Zuhr. On the 7th of July (8th Zul Hijjah), I left for Mina. On the 8th of July (9th Zul Hijjah), I left for Arafah, and in the evening, I went to Muzdalifah.

1.1 Therefore, since I entered Makkah Mukarramah on 24th June and left for Mina on 7th July, I was told that I should count the nights I spent in Makkah Mukarramah and Aziziah, which amounted to 13. Mina, etc is separate, thus it was less than 15 nights and I should be regarded as a musaafir. Was this correct?

1.2 Other hujjaaj had similar dates as me, however they regarded themselves as muqeems. Some, after consulting with Ulama and others never thought about their stay (number of days) but just read salaah as muqeems. Please clarify.

1.3 Some hujjaaj went for ziyaarat which included Mina, Muzdalifah and Arafah during their stay in Makkah Mukarramah. Please clarify.

1.4 In some packages, there were hujjaaj that were in Makkah Mukarramah from 19th June (19th Zul Qa’dah). Accordingly, would most of them have been Muqeems? Some would have went for ziyaarats in between as well. Please clarify.

2. Muzdalifah

2.1 In Muzdalifah, is there 1 azaan and 1 iqaamah, or 1 azaan and 2 iqaamahs, or is there a difference of opinion amongst Ulama? One Aalim said 1 azaan and 1 iqaamah, while others said 1 azaan with 2 iqaamahs.

2.2 In Muzdalifah, if I was a muqeem, should I read 4 or 2 rakaats for Esha, and if I was a musaafir, should I read 4 or 2 rakaats for Esha?

NB: Some (Ulama) who were musaafirs said that we should read 4 rakaats, while others who were also musaafirs followed those who were muqeem and read full 4 rakaats.

3. Takbeer-e-Tashreeq

Should the normal Takbeer-e-Tashreeq be recited after every fardh salaah which we recite in South Africa (and other parts of the world) during the days of hajj? Some aalims said that it shouldn’t be recited as we are on hajj and the Labbaik replaces the Takbeer-e-Tashreeq. Others said that the Takbeer-e-Tashreeq should be recited.

4. Arafah

4.1 What should a muqeem and musaafir do if the day of Arafah falls on a Friday (as was the case this year)? Should a musaafir perform 2 rakaats of zuhr, and should a muqeem perform 4 rakaats for zuhr, or should they perform jumuah salaah as it is a Friday?

4.2 Some hujjaaj were in the capetonian tent. The capetonians join the zuhr and asr salaahs. Some hanafi hujjaaj also joined the capetonians in combining the zuhr and asr salaahs. Is it okay for hanafis to join them in the zuhr and asr salaahs? What should they have done if this was incorrect? Also, the capetonians were regarded as muqeems in Makkah Mukarramah and Aziziah due to their laws (as Shaafi’ees). However, in Arafah, they were musaafirs. Therefore, those hanafis who were musaafirs or muqeems and joined the capetonians - will their zuhr salaah be okay?

4.3 Is it okay to join them for the zuhr salaah only?

5. Shaving

Is shaving of the hair is waajib? I heard from one mufti that if you are doing a 2nd or 3rd umrah not long after your 1st umrah, then it will be waajib to merely pass a blade over your head for the 2nd and 3rd umrah as your hair won’t be longer than a grain of rice.

5.1 Is this correct?

5.2 If it is correct, please can you explain to me the meaning of passing a blade i.e. does the blade have to touch your head? Does any hair, if any, have to come out? Or is it the action of passing the blade above your head without touching the skin suffice?

6. Waajib-ut-tawaaf

For example, asr in the Haram was at 15:45 (Shafi’ee time), and asr for hanafis set in at 17:20. If I did not perform my asr in the Haram, as I got delayed and then I went to the Haram at 16:40, I started my tawaf and completed it at 17:10. 

6.1 Can I read waajib-ut-tawaaf salaah before asr hanafi time sets in and thereafter read asr? 

6.2 If asr was performed in the Haram with Jamaat at 15:45, then in this case, if I started tawaaf at 16:30 and completed tawaaf at 17:10, can I read waajib-ut-tawaaf salaah before the Hanafi asr time sets in? (the Hanafi time sets in at 17:20)

7. Makrooh times for salaah

Please explain which salaahs can be performed: Between subah sadiq and fajr jamaat, between fajr jamaat and sunrise and between asr azaan upto sunset.

8. Performing Salaah

Is it permissible for a person (hafiz or non hafiz) to perform salaah if:

8.1 He doesn’t wear a topi whilst performing salaah (during hajj journey or at other times)

8.2 He doesn’t have a full length sunnah beard (during hajj journey or at other times)

8.3 He (the hafiz) wears formal clothes during normal days for salaah (jeans and short sleeve t-shirt) and sometimes doesn’t wear topi, but on certain occasions, he wants to perform salaah in the musjid (whilst wearing topi and kurta). Sometimes his beard is trimmed as well.

Q: If a person performed tawaf e ziyarat, and then he went back to his home country and he realized that his wudhu was broken because of blood/puss coming out from an old ear infection. Is it obligatory or not to repeat the tawaf-e-ziyarat?

If the person did not repeat tawaf e ziyarat with wudhu, and also did not pay damm/fadiya for this penalty, is this tawaf e ziyarat accepted for Hajj? Is the Hajj valid because there are three obligatory acts (فرض) in Hajj, Niyah/Niyat, Arafat and tawaf-e-ziyarat. 

Q: In the days of hajj days, 8, 9, 10 Zul Hijjah, if there is impurity/najasat (urine drops and semen) on the ihraam but the body is clean with valid wudhu, and later while performing tawaf e ziyarat there is impurity/najasat (urine drops and semen) on the clothes, but the body is clean with valid wudhu, will the hajj be valid or not?

Q: On 10th Zul Hijjah, if the pebble hits the jamarat pillar but doesn’t land in the pot, will the throw count or not?

What if a person doesn't know where it landed, because a person threw from very far, but he believes that it hit the jamarat pillar. What is ruling in this situation?

Q: A person got a penalty and he went back to his home country. Later he realized that he has to pay damm/fidya for his mistakes, but what if the person die before giving the penalty? Because he will have to wait to go back to Makkah for damm/fidya.