ANSWER: This is not mandatory. He can just trim his hair as well but it’s highly recommended to shave the head as Prophet salla Allahu Alaihi wa Sallam made dua thrice for the men who shaved the head after umrah and once for men who trimmed their hair.
Read moreANSWER: This is baseless. There’s no specific dua to be recited nor is there any special virtue when you look at Kaba for the first time.
Read moreANSWER: No problem in this if it’s just a halal gathering to see you off, without any innovations involved and if it’s not a mixed gathering of non mahrams.
Read moreANSWER: No problem in using normal soaps and shampoos. It is not permissible at all to apply body spays and perfumes or deodorants in the state of ihram.
Read moreANSWER: You can go and before assuming Ihram from the meeqat, make a condition by saying that it if I were stopped from completing my umrah, I can take off my Ihram. Your menses can’t exceed 15 days.
Read moreANSWER: This does not invalidate the tawaf as saying bismillah, Allahuakbar is not mandatory. However, after finishing the last round and passing the black stone, you don’t say this.
Read moreANSWER: No problem as the most authentic opinion is that the normal vaginal discharges are pure and do not effect the wudu. Being in the state of wudu is not mandatory to make tawaf or sa’ee.
Read moreANSWER: You should shorten your prayers in the hotel. In congregation, follow the Imam. You should not pray the Sunnah of dhuhr, Maghrib and isha as Prophet ﷺ used to skip these while traveling. Other than that, you can pray as many voluntary prayers as you want.
Read moreANSWER: Your friend must give expiation of slaughtering a sheep in Makkah and distributing the meat to the poor. As you were the one who gave her the wrong fatwa, you are the one who should give her the money to do that or slaughter on her behalf after she authorizes you.
Read moreANSWER: What you have heard is not true. The ruling is that you must not cut or pull out your hair on purpose. If they fall on their own while you comb or shower etc, there’s no problem in this. You MUST remove your headscarf or pull it up a little if in public to wipe […]
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