QUESTION: Shaikh I have heard from someone that during the 1st Umra, we can only touch and kiss the walls of the Ka’aba if we are going for another one, so we are sinful if we kiss and touch the Ka’aba. I think it’s not true, but I can’t confirm this concept.

Hajj and Umrah
09 Jan

ANSWER: This is totally baseless and an innovation. You can only touch the Yemeni corner and the black stone, whether this is your 1st or last umrah. 

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QUESTION: Ya sheikh If a person has enough wealth to perform hajj but since the price is to high nowadays ..and that person delays the hajj and he dies ..Will he be sinful

Hajj and Umrah
13 Dec

ANSWER: Yes.

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QUESTION: Is performing Umrah once in life fard?

Hajj and Umrah
15 Oct

ANSWER: The most authentic opinion is that Umrah is mandatory once in a life time. 

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QUESTION: can we remove our abaya after being in state of ihram…our inner cloth are ahram or abaya too is part of ihram and cant be removed if required.

Hajj and Umrah
18 Sep

ANSWER :No problem whatsoever in removing the abaya or even changing the inner clothes, you can even shower and change into fresh clothes during the state of ihram. 

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QUESTION: Sheikh when people from Pakistan coming for Umra, All their relatives asking them to perform 2 Rakat Nafal for them and make dua.All the relatives ask means 50 Person so its difficult for them to do it.Is the Ajar of Nafal will be awarded for other person or ONLY dua is sufficient?Please guide with explanation. Thank

Hajj and Umrah
16 Sep

ANSWER: This is totally wrong! Nobody can pray salah on behalf of anyone, whether dead or alive. You can make as much dua as you want and for whoever you want, there’s no restriction in that.

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QUESTION: My male couzin has recently died his mom who is my aunt is asking me for performing Umrah on his behalf but he was non mehram to me. I dont want to perform on his behalf but she is requesting me so can I perform Umrah on his behalf otherwise I will request my husband to perform on his behalf

Hajj and Umrah
15 Sep

ANSWER: No problem at all in performing umrah on a non mahram’s behalf as long as you had done your own umrah before, at least once in your lifetime.

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QUESTION:If a person goes for hajj from India to makkah and in makkah he had 20-22 days stay. Will he offer qasr prayer ( shortening prayers) there

Hajj and Umrah, Prayer and Duaa
10 Sep

ANSWER: He can pray qasr until he is settled down and he must pray in full when praying in the masjid in congregation.

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Wearing the Ihram vs. Entering the State of Ihram. Ihram from Plane or Hotel- Sheikh Assim Al Hakeem

Hajj and Umrah
21 Mar

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Can i give my zakat to my aunty (father’s sister) so she can do umrah. she is not married she does not has father and brother… We live together and share the expenses. It means can i give money in order to assist her to do umrah not giving all money but as mush as my zakat?

Hajj and Umrah, Zakat
08 May

ANSWER: Zakat must be given to a poor or needy Muslim in the form of cash. If she is not classified as poor or needy, giving her from your zakat is not permissible. Going to Umrah is not mandatory for a poor person nor it is recommended if he can’t afford it 

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When a muslim couple are jobless and are under socialwelfare, will the money which social welfare gives to the couple considered as an islamic dept? (2 years has already became over 100,000 dollars and welfare only wants this money back if one of the couple gets inheritance or became a millionaire). What if the couple lived and ate less to save money from socialwelfare for hajj, will this be an accepted hajj?

Hajj and Umrah
29 Feb

No problem.

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