Q: A family member who occasionally consumes alcohol had his last drink on the 3rd December 2018. He wants to reform, go back to salaah, Quraan and is planning an Umrah trip in January 2019. Please advise what ibaadah is accepted (salaah, dua, zikr, Quraan) if not when will his ibaadah start being accepted by Allah and when is the earliest he can perform umrah?
Q: Can we perform more than 1 Haj and Umrah. Do we get the same reward as the first one if we perform Haj and Umrah more than once?
Q: What if the wife is not happy when her husband is going for umrah himself. Will his umrah be accepted?
Q: Is there any penalty for holding the ghilaaf of the Ka'bah during tawaaf of umrah, or tawaaf in general? Also given the fact that it is perfumed, is there any penalty that one must pay for after holding the ghilaaf, because its itr came onto the person.
Q: Some people touch the wall of the Ka'bah and cry and ask Allah for forgiveness. Is it allowed? What is the ruling if one does this?
Q: What is the ruling regarding cutting of the hair (for males) after your umrah has been made? Is it permissible to just cut a little and not shave it off?
Q:
1. Can one pray two rakaats of wajibul Tawaf between Maghrib Azan and namaz?
2. Can these two rakaats after Tawaf be prayed outside the Haram Shareef? If it can be, is there any distance we can pray within?
Q: Can we touch the Kabatullah like the walls, door, etc. If not, please let me know which places we need to touch.
Q: With regards to the virtue of performing 40 salaah in Musjid-e-Nabawi, do the 40 salaah have to be performed consecutively, or will we still receive the virtue if we miss a few salaah in Musjid-e-Nabawi in between? Is this virtue restricted to the time of Haj or can it be received at other times as well?
Q: If one cannot get to the multazam to make dua due to the large crowds, is it okay to alternatively cling on to the Kabah from anywhere else around the Kabah and make dua?