Attaching safety pins to one's ihraam
Q: I just wanted to ask if it is makruh to attach safety pins to ones ihram in Hajj?
Hajj & Umrah
Performing two rakaats waajibut tawaaf in the hotel room
Q: A woman performed tawaaf after asr salaah. Does the 2 rakaats wajibut tawaaf have to be performed in the Haram at a later time or can she perform it in her hotel room after her maghrib salaah?
Carrying one's shoe in a shoe bag when going to the Haram
Q: While traveling for hajj I have to carry my Quran Majeed and some Islamic books in my handbag. My husband wants me to keep the slippers in the bag while entering the masjid so that they might not be lost. What could be the best possible way, as my bag will be carrying my Quran Majeed?
Performing tamaatu hajj if umrah was done in the months of hajj
Q: I have performed Umrah recently on 13 Zul Qadah. Reason was that I had to stay in Jeddah and leave for HAJJ on 7 zul hajj from Jeddah. I was told to perform umrah then go to jeddah as I was coming from taif. Now, can I perform niyyah of ifrad or tamattu?
If I perform Ifrad, must I do qurbaani? If so, will it be considered as wajib or sunnah?
I am staying in Jeddah for 3 weeks but my desire is to perform Ifrad hajj as in Ifrad it's sunnah and person of Ifrad is free to go for tawaf ziyaarah after rami and qasr. I prefer Ifrad but umrah in shawwal & zulqadah am I obliged for tamattu or niyyah counts?
Conveying the reward of one's fardh hajj to the Ummah
Q: I will perform my fard Hajj this year inshAllah. After having completed it, can I donate the reward of it to another person or to the Ummah?
If I can do this, will this decrease the reward that I get myself?
Where does damm-e-shukr have to be done?
Q: Does the qurbaani for hajj-e-tamattu (damm-e-shukr) have to be done in Makkah Mukarramah or can we ask someone to do it on our behalf in Pakistan?
Ihraam for Tawaaf-e-Ziyaarah in Hajj
Q: Is it compulsory for one to put on ihraam (i.e. to wear the ihraam towels) for Tawaaf-e-Ziyaarah in hajj, or can one make Tawaaf-e-Ziyaarah in one’s sewn clothes?
Performing qasar salaah during Hajj
Q: I went to Makkah Muazzama for hajj on 12 August, and stayed there till 30 August. Before traveling from my home country, I already intended that I will stay in Makkah Muazzama for more than 15 days. On 19 August, I was in Mina. Was I supposed to perform qasar salah or should I have performed full salah?
Lady performing umrah with a group of ladies
Q: A married lady wants to perform umrah without a mahram but with a group of ladies, is it permissible?
Treating piles while in ihraam
Q: What is the ruling regarding a person who suffers from haemorrhoids (piles) and intends going for hajj? Is it permissible for such a person to apply a plaster or tie a bandage in the state of ihraam?