Hajj and Umrah

QUESTION: Will umrah be accepted if instead of selling gold, i keep my gold in pawn broker shop and go to umrah using that money. This involves interest

Hajj and Umrah, Riba

06 Jul

ANSWER: This is one of the major sins in Islam and whoever does it is cursed by Allah. It is like a prostitute working the nights claiming she wants to feed the orphans as a good deed!

QUESTION: Sheikh what to do if impurity gets on my ihram or anykind of stain for example from food or some type of dye or substance from a wet dream ?

Hajj and Umrah, Purity

30 Jun

ANSWER: Dye or food stain is not impure hence has no affect. If there is impurity like mathi, urine etc then you must wash the affected areas or change the ihram and wear another ihram.

QUESTION: Can I make tawaf the day I arrive to Makkah and after that pray two rakahs behind Maqaam Ibrahim and if I feel tired go to my hotel rest and do the rest of the umrah the next day ?

Hajj and Umrah

18 Jun

ANSWER: This is permissible and the Umrah is valid.

QUESTION: Is it rewardable and prescribed for people who are not performing Hajj to say the dhikr of Arafah, ‘La ilaha illa Allah waḥdahu la sharīka lah…’ on the Day of Arafah ?

Hajj and Umrah

26 May

ANSWER: Yes, this is highly recommended

QUESTION: My uncle lives in canada with his one wife and 3 daughters. This year he and his wife came to hajj leaving their adult daughters alone without any gurdian. My question is is it ok for him to left their adult daughters(eligible for marriage) alone in canada without any guardian?

Hajj and Umrah

20 May

ANSWER: No problem in this if they are safe.

QUESTION: Sheikh does Kissing the black stone break your state of ihram because it has oud?

Hajj and Umrah

12 May

ANSWER: No, it does not, unless you are doing this intentionally to get perfume on you.

QUESTION: before the battle of camel Ayesha went to do the hajj i dont know the name of the mahram that went with her and what do u have to say abt ayesha returning after the battle if that was the case if u say that women are obliged to travel with a mahram

Hajj and Umrah

09 Feb

ANSWER: I did not say that women need a mahram to travel with! This was the prophet salla Allahu alaihi wa sallam who said this. Now, I don’t know who you want to follow; the prophet salla Allahu alaihi wa sallam or anyone else! I, as a Muslim, I only follow the teachings of the […]

QUESTION: Before performing Sa’i in Umrah, do we recite the full Ayah 158 in Surah Baqarah or just the beginning part?

Hajj and Umrah

06 Feb

ANSWER: It is an issue of dispute. Either one is fine.

QUESTION: I am planning for umrah Insha’Allah. I will be flying from Qatar. As soon as I reach, I will perform my first umrah. But I wish to perform a second one too. Is it allowed to perform more than one umrah for oneself per journey? Because I heard that the Prophet only performed one during one journey.

Hajj and Umrah

13 Dec

ANSWER: This is indeed not from the sunnah but it’s not prohibited, especially if someone is coming from another country and its not something that he can do often

QUESTION: Can I touch the Kaaba or hijr Ismael while in the state of ihram? Because they are constantly being scented, I heard that touching them would get scent on ourselves so we shouldn’t.

Hajj and Umrah

08 Dec

ANSWER: Touching them is not mandatory while avoiding perfume is while you are in the state of Ihram.

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