Q:
1. If one ties the ihram in Masjidul Aqsa but does not make intention for being in ihram, do they get the reward of the virtue given?
2. Also, if one is traveling from Masjidul Aqsa to Makkah Shareef but has to stop in Riyadh and then travel to Jeddah. What is their ruling on the ihram, can they wear the ihram but not make intention?
Q: Insha Allah I have intention for Hajj. So we leave on the 28th of April from JHB.
We'll be 10 days in Makkah
Then 12 days in Azzizia
Then 6 days of Hajj
Then another 6 days in Azzizia.
So what I want know is where am I musaafir in this whole trip and where am I muqeem? Do I regard Makkah and Azzizia as 1 or what?
Q: If a person has haraam wealth due to usurping the rights of people, or haraam wealth earned through ribaa (interest) from the banks or from any other source, can he use this wealth to go for hajj? If he goes to perform his fardh hajj with such wealth, will his hajj be valid?
Q: Nowadays even the guards in the Haram Shareef are telling the people to wear towels if they want to access the mataaf, even though they aren't in the state of ihraam.
My question is, in this situation, will one wear the topi or not?
Q: I heard many people say, including my husband, that when Allah pak will call you that's when you will perform Umrah but I wanted to know that if you don't have the intention of going, don't have your mind set, ain't done your preparation of going, how can you say your not ready because Allah did not call you, when I didn't even put any efforts myself.
If applying for the visa and then the visa gets rejected will be more like Allah pak does not what you to come yet. Is this right or wrong? Do you need to make the niyyat for anything before you can say that Allah did not want you to do this etc?
Q: When a women visits Makkah and Madina, would it be better for her 2 spend most of her time in the Haram and perform her salaahs behind the imaam OR should she only visit the Haram when she intends to make tawaaf and stay in her room majority of the time?
Q: Is there a duaa that I can read daily to go for umrah?
Q: I'd like to seek guidance on below matters in relation to Ihram and Hajj:
1. Is it permissible to use an umbrella and sunglasses during the state of Ihram?
2. Is it permissible to use fragrance free sunscreen cream and body wash during the state of Ihram?
3. Is it permissible to use earphones during state of Ihram to listen to something or foam earplugs in ears to reduce noise while sleeping?
4. Is it permissible to use slipper shoes/sliders for men during ihram that cover some part of the top of the foot, however it keeps the heels, ankles and toes exposed?
5. If one's hair, nail or skin falls off unintentionally during ihram, does his state of ihram continue or need to offer dam and redo ihram intention?
6. Does a person offering Hajj and doing animal sacrifice at Makkah in relation to his Hajj also needs to offer Eid-ul Adha qurbani that he do every year or whether that's not required?
7. If a person offering Hajj for 1st time is also helping move parent on wheelchair during obligatory Tawaf and Saee offering, would his own Tawaf and Saee rites be offered at the same time if he makes such intention for himself as well, or does he need to offer his own Tawaf and Saee separately to complete his Hajj?
Q:
1. If I am planning to go for hajj and trying to gather funds, can I use the investments I made for my kids towards my hajj? Do I have to repay it when I get back?
2. Can family members (wife/mother) give me money for hajj as an interest free loan to be repaid as I see fit when I return?
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?