QUESTION: My bro & his wife (UAE residents) coming on tourist visa & will be staying in Jeddah for 10 days.They are also planning to perform Umrah.Is it compulsory for them to make the niyyah & enter the state of Ihram from Dubai itself & go to perform Umrah as soon as they reach Jeddah airport Or can they wear the Ihram and make the niyyah for Umrah from my home in Jeddah after 2 – 3 days of their arrival?

Hajj and Umrah
11 Jan

ANSWER: They can’t wear the Ihram from Jeddah as they came from dubai with the intention to make umrah They must either perform Ihram on the plane or come and stay in Jeddah and whenever they want to go for umrah, them must go to Taif and make their Ihram from their designated meeqat. 

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QUESTION: If people return from Hajj/any journey, is it bidah, sunnah, mustahabb, mubaah etc to slaughter an animal (and what kind of animal)?

Hajj and Umrah, Innovations
09 Jan

ANSWER: This is an innovation. 

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QUESTION: I’ll travel to KSA and stay there for 8 days in shaa’ Allaah. I’ve learned that the reward of fasting is more in the Haraam area of Makkah. But, I am a traveller. So, should I fast the Mondays and Thursdays in Makkah?

Fasting, Hajj and Umrah
30 Nov

ANSWER: It is not true what you have heard.  Fasting is up to your own preference as long as there is no hardship on you. 

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QUESTION: Is the hadith of remembering Allah from fajr till sunrise, and then praying 2 rakat will reward as if we did an entire umrah and hajj authentic?

Hajj and Umrah, Supplications
30 Nov

ANSWER: Yes, in Shā Allah

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QUESTION: Is it permissable to change cloth being in the state of Ihram. We are planning to stay one night in a hotel in meccah and go to do umrah in the next day morning. Is it permissable to wear ihram cloth and make intention for to enter into ihram (intend to perform umrah) and then change cloths before sleep?

Hajj and Umrah
23 Nov

ANSWER: This is not permissible for men, they can change into a different set of ihram if they wish but its not permissible to wear normal clothes in the state of ihram. 

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QUESTION: Sheikh how is it to welcome hajis with flowers and cake cutting and decorating the house by writing hajj mubarak. Then the hajis host a grand function and then all other relatives call them over for a dinner. Doesn’t this all come under riya and it should be avoided?

Hajj and Umrah
06 Aug

ANSWER: This is not from the sunnah and it is not permissible to show off in such a fashion.

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QUESTION: Is it important to take husband’s permission to do umarah or hajj with my family. If he won’t allow me to go then what is the condition of that, should I obey him ?

Hajj and Umrah
23 Jun

ANSWER: If its your first hajj (obligatory) or umrah then you can go even if he doesn’t give permission (accompanied by your male mahram)

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QUESTION: Inshallah im planning to perform umrah. As usual people come and advise many things but im stucked at one thing that people over here says if your performing umrah it’s compulsory to visit madina And prophet said when ever you visit makkah pay visit to me as well (masj nabavi) Please explain. Is there is such hadith?

Hajj and Umrah
31 May

ANSWER: This is baseless. Going to madinah and visiting the prophet’s masjid is not part of the umrah. 

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QUESTION: I am Living in Tabuk and I want to go to Makkah for some personal reason. I will cross Meeqat from Yanbu. Is it mandatory to perform Umrah. I am actually not willing to do it. Or someone coming from any otherside of kingdom like Taif for personal reasons. Do he have to perform Umrah?

Hajj and Umrah
25 Jan

ANSWER: No, it’s not mandatory to make umrah when you cross the meeqat for any other purpose.

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QUESTION: Can we use scented soaps while in ehram (احرام) or can we use face creams while in ehram for umrah??

Hajj and Umrah
19 Jan

ANSWER: You can use normal everyday soaps. 

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