Hajj & Umrah

Q: Is it permissible to perform umrah on behalf of someone who is living without their knowledge or consent? I wish to perform umrah for my mother who is still alive.

Q: My husband and I wanted to do hajj in 2022. We have been waiting for this for three years.

When he was first time eligible for hajj, he sent his parents for hajj to get the reward and to give them a chance first. Due to the pandemic we were not able to go, now we want to go but his parents want him to send them for umrah.

What should we do now, give preference to his parents nafil umrah or to our mandatory hajj? 

Q: I have read a fatwa of Darul Uloom Deoband that Makkah and Mina are separate places till the day of judgement and also opinion of yours is same. So as there is another opinion which states now Mina is part of Makkah (only for prayer to be full or Qasar).

1. Does that mean that the fatwa which says stay in Makkah before Haj is calculated is intact and will not change?

2. I also came to know that these are differences in fiqhi masaail and it has been there since the Sahaaba, so one should follow anyone and shouldn't object to others.

3. Will a person be sinful if he follows anyone?

Q: Can you please tell me while doing sa'ee, why is wudhu not mandatory? Is it because safa and marwa are outside Masjid al Haram?

Q: I heard that a woman can't cover her hands and face during Umrah or Hajj. But I am planning on wearing a long khimar (hijab) during Umrah which will be covering my full hands, and this type of khimar is often used for prayer. Can I wear this long khimar for Umrah?

Q: We went for umrah and after completing sa'ee, I used my trimmer machine to remove my hair with the help of one guy as I was tired. Can we cut/shave our hair at safa/marwa as we see many people doing it?

If not, am I sinful. That was first and last time I did it. Every other time I used to go to the barber shop.

Q: I heard that people don't wear underwear in Hajj. Is that true?

Q: What is the hanafi fiqh stance on cutting hair of umrah?

If a person doesn't cut/shave required amount of hair for a first umrah and comes out of Ihram, thinking it is okay as per suggestions from few people. After few days he does second umrah and shaves of his head completely.

1. Did he need to offer dum? If yes,then one or more?

2. I have seen fatwas that cutting less than required amount and wearing Ihram again for next umrah is not permissible and needed to be compensated by a dum. Is it correct?

3. If in the second umrah, complete head is shaved. Is he out of ihram completely?

4. Are the first and second umrah's valid?

5. I also seen 2 fatwas, can you let me know correct one as per hanafi? (i)If one doesnt cut required amount in first umrah and shaves in second umrah, his shaving is counted for first umrah and second umrah is null (ii) If one doesnt cut required amount in first umrah and shaves in second umrah, he is out of first and second ihram's.

Q:

1. Please share your views on how one should spend his days in Makkah/Madina, which is the best ibaadat (tawaf or multiple umrahs or nafl prayers)?

2. Does a pilgrim get same reward of shaving hair if he does Umrah or Haj? Or as Haj is a bigger pilgrimage, shaving hair in Haj has more reward?

3. If a person does Haj-e-tamattu and has plans to perform more than one umrah before Haj, should he shave his head on all times?

4. What if a person has very few hairs as he has done many umrahs before Haj, and uses the razor on Haj, do we get same reward?

5. Also, is this saying true that for every single hair there are many blessings, the more hair you remove the more blessings?

Q: If a woman wants to go for hajj, and she is worried that she might get her haidh before or during hajj, what is the ruling for her in detail? Can hajj be done during those days? Should she go, not go? If it starts in the middle what should she do?