Changing one's abaya for ihraam
Q: Should we change our Abaya (the abaya which we are wearing) when we tie ihram for Umrah or Hajj?
Conditions & Fundamentals of Hajj and Umrah
Woman travelling for hajj with her sister's husband
Q: A close relative of mine is planning to go for Hajj this year with her younger sister's husband as a Mahram. When I informed her that her sister's husband is NOT her Mahram, she responded by saying that she has already enquired from some Ulama and has been informed that he is her mahram. Please clarify this.
Travelling for umrah with a mahram
Q: We would like to send our mother (60 years old) to Hajj this year but would like to know if it's okey to send our mother (widow) with our Paternal uncle's son as he is planning to go for Hajj with his wife? Can he be considered as Mehram for my mother?
Women cutting their hair
Q: If one's hair goes very thin towards the end then when doing qasr where do they cut from and how much?
Also, can one cut it themselves?
Shaving one's own head to come out from Ihraam
Q: Is it permissible for a person to shave his own head to come out of Ihraam for Hajj or umrah?
Using toothpaste that contains fragrance in ihraam
Q: While in the state of Ihraam, is it permissible for one to use toothpaste that contains fragrance?
Going for umrah before performing Hajj
Q: If I really save my money I can probably go for hajj within 5 years in shaa Allah, but what if I can't wait that long as I'm really longing to go to Makkah. Can I just go for umrah? I went there a month ago and I am still craving to go there and I can't wait for 5 years to go there? I intend going within the next year or next 2 years, but my parents say that it is a waste to go for another umrah, it is better to go for hajj, but 5 years, my heart cannot wait that long.
Hajj for a woman without a mahram
Q:
1. In India, most of the ladies have a lot of gold with them, will it be fardh on them to do Hajj if their husbands or other mehrams don't have that much of money to go for hajj. In this case what needs to be done by a woman and her mehram?
2. Many people in India invest money in buying lands and buildings apart from living. So what is the ruling for them regarding Hajj. Since the land comes under exceptional category, what is the ruling make hajj obligatory on them?
Applying cream in the state of ihraam
Q: If a person in the state of ihraam is suffering with dry skin, is it permissible for him to apply cream to his skin?
Non-baaligh child wearing underwear in ihraam
Q: Please can you advise me, we intend going for umrah in April. My son who is 9 will be coming with us. The intention is to make him wear ihraam from madinah. Is it fine if he wears underwear?