Is it acceptable to do ‘Umrah before Hajj?

Is it acceptable to do ‘Umrah before Hajj?  109330 EN Question Is it acceptable for a person to do ‘Umrah before doing the obligatory Hajj?. Answer Praise be to Allah. Yes, it is permissible for a person to do ‘Umrah before he does Hajj, because the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) […]

She wore the niqab and gloves during tawaaf al-ifaadah

She wore the niqab and gloves during tawaaf al-ifaadah 91979 Publication : 12-01-2007 Views : 20046 Question I have some questions to do with Hajj, and I hope that you can answer in detail. I did Hajj this year and I intended to do Qiraan. I have two questions about this Hajj of mine. When […]

Ruling on Repeating Salat ul Eid(Holiday Prayer) in the Same Place

Ruling on Repeating Salat ul Eid(Holiday Prayer) in the Same Place  1162 EN Question Some mosques in our city hold Salaat-ul ‘Eed more than once on ‘Eed day, i.e. hold one congregational Salaat say, at 8.00 AM, followed by another one at 9.00 AM and so on. This is due to the limitations of their […]

Rulings on one who goes to Jeddah for work or to visit, then does ‘Umrah

Rulings on one who goes to Jeddah for work or to visit, then does ‘Umrah 106771 Publication : 30-11-2007 Views : 57357 Question My father travelled from Jordan to Jeddah for a conference he had to attend there, and they were told that they were going to do ‘Umrah after spending one or two nights […]

Mistakes made by people in ihraam

Mistakes made by people in ihraam 33738 Publication : 17-10-2012 Views : 18330 Question We are coming to Jeddah by plane. Is it permissible for us to delay ihraam for Hajj until we reach Jeddah?. Answer Praise be to Allah. Shaykh Muhammad ibn ‘Uthaymeen (may Allaah have mercy on him) said: Some of the mistakes […]

Standing at the Black Stone and blocking tawaaf

Standing at the Black Stone and blocking tawaaf 33784 Publication : 30-10-2010 Views : 7171 Question Some pilgrims, when they reach the line that marks the place for starting tawaaf, stand there for a long time, blocking the way for other pilgrims and causing annoyance to them. What is the ruling on standing at this […]

Visiting Mount ‘Arafah

Visiting Mount ‘Arafah 32846 Publication : 13-01-2003 Views : 7118 Question Some of the pilgrims commit themselves to visiting this mountain before or after Hajj and praying at its summit. What is the ruling on visiting this mountain and on praying there?. Answer Praise be to Allah. This question was put to Shaykh Muhammad ibn […]