Various masaail of Hajj & Umarah

Q: Is there any authenticity in going to greet everyone before leaving for hajj?

Q: I made a niyyat of taking my parents for Umrah. But before going my father died. And I decided to do Umrah on behalf of my father along with my mother. And I performed Umrah on behalf of my father first and then, I went outside the boundary of Haram to perform Umrah for myself. Is this ok?

Q: Is it correct for a person to take a loan to go for his fardh hajj?

Q: Could you please answer the questions below from a female Hanafi's perspective:

1. What is the correct procedure for making salaam at the Rawdah from entry to exit? What is allowed and what is not?

2. What duas should one make at the Rawdah?

3. Should one ask Rasullullah (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) to intercede on ones behalf or ask Allah Ta'ala to grant one the intercession of Rasulullah (sallallahu alaihi wasallam)?

4. As a female Hanafi, is one allowed to follow the Imam? If one is in the Masjid, should one follow the Imam or read namaaz on ones own?

5. As a female Hanafi, is one allowed to make Jumuah and follow the Imam or should one read on ones own as per normal?

6. Should I follow the times for asr which is Shafi or should I read as a per normal and wait until the Hanafi time comes in? This will be how long exactly before maghrib?

7. Is it better for females to read at the hotel in Madina and Makkah or should one go to the Haram for salaah? 

Q: My sister and brother in law are going for Haj this year Alhamdulillah. Is it necessary for them to go to each and every relative and make maaf and say they are going for Haj. People have told them that they need to do that before they leave otherwise Allah will not accept their Haj.

Q: I came to Madinah to my sister who went through a big hardship. She is emotionally in need of me, she can look after herself now physically after recovering Alhumdillah. I did not come with the intention of performing umrah and wish to spend all available time to help my sister (I believe this is also ibaadat).

Will it be a sin on me if I do not perform umrah before leaving? I have never visited Makkah before. I am mentally extremely worried for my sister. I had always wished and prayed for visiting the Ka'aba but I don't want it to be a half-hearted visit.

Q: I would like to know if we can go to perform Umrah for seven days as someone told me it has to be certain number of days. Can you please advice me.

Q: I will be leaving for Umrah in a week. I will be landing in Jeddah, and I will have to be in the state of Ihram. I have a few questions regarding going into Ihraam. 

1. I will make the ghusul in South Africa that morning before I leave for Jeddah. Will it be valid if I go into Ihraam on the plane before landing in Jeddah?

If I go in to Ihraam on the plane must I make the the 2 rakaats of Sunnat Salaah on the plane.

2. As mentioned in question 1, if I go into Ihraam on the plane, must I proceed straight to perform Umrah or I may go to the Hotel?

3. As mentioned question 2, if I can go to the hotel and then perform Umrah, can I remove the Ihraam I was in and make ghusal and re-enter in to Ihraam?

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?