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Which is the priority: Performing Hajj or getting married?
Which is the priority: Performing Hajj or getting married?
If someone has enough money to do both, then he should do both. In such a case, he may perform hajj, return to his homeland and get married ...
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Is hajj outside of Dhul'Hijjah better than nothing?
Hajj(the greater Pilgrimage) can only be performed in the month of Dhul'Hijjah, specifically at the prescribed dates. A lesser pilgrimage, called Umrah, can be performed at any time of the year ... ...
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Is a Christian allowed to perform Hajj according to Sharia law?
Non-muslims are not allowed in the sanctuary of the Sacred Mosque in Mecca based on the following verse:
Quran 9:28 O you who have believed, indeed the polytheists are unclean, so let them not ...
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When umrah season will start/open after hajj 2017?
'Umrah/'Omrah العمرة has no special time in the year you can do it whenever you want to.
You even can perform or combine hajj and 'Omrah at the same time, however the period of hajj is limited and ...
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Is there an Alternative to hajj
First, if someone is financially incapable of performing hajj, it's not considered an obligation:
In it are clear signs [such as] the standing place of Abraham. And whoever enters it shall be safe. ...
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Is it obligatory to shave the head when doing Hajj?
Cutting hair on the head is an obligatory ritual of Hajj:
ولا تحلقوا رءوسكم حتى يبلغ الهدي محله
And do not shave your heads until the sacrificial animal has
reached its place of slaughter.
— Quran 2:...
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Do males wear under garments in Ihram?
All perfect praise be to Allah
I will try be as short as possible.
An-Nawawi may Allaah have mercy upon him said: 'If a person in a
state of Ihraam (either for Hajj or 'Umrah) needs to ...
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Do I need to do Hajj again if I performed it as a child?
In Islam children are neither asked nor ordered to perform hajj nor to perform any worship until they reache puberty as their actions won't be recorded as stated in the known hadith:
There are ...
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On which day of the week Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) performed his only Hajj?
The first day of Hajj was Thursday if we consider the narration from Umar ibn al-Khattab that the Day of Arafat was on Friday as recorded in Bukhari and Muslim.
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Why Quran use 'Months' for period of Hajj?
Well the Mufassirin say: That the Months of Hajj are: Shawwal, dhul-Qi'da and (at least) the first ten days of dhul-Hijja because if you put on ihram in one of those months you are considered to have ...
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What is the logic behind stoning satan?
Its a ritual. I'd rather not get into the discussion of why rituals are carried out ... The Hajj enacts actions of Prophet Abraham and his wife Hagar. Specifically the stoning ritual is about the ...
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What is the logic behind stoning satan?
First of all trying to find a logic or scientific explanation to religion is not always good. Science is a progressive information. New evidences can prove old theory or rule may not be correct.Still, ...
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Interior of Kaaba
Do the three pillars have any religious significance other than structural support for the roof?
Well to be honest my answer will be partly opinion based: As i could exclude a religious significance ...
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What do Sunni Muslims recite during Zil Hijjah Month after prayers
If you mean the takbir after the fard prayers then one can start with it after the fajr prayer of the day of 'arafah (9th dhil Hijja) end it ends with the sunset of the last day of tashreeq (13th dhil ...
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How do unmarried women with no mahram go on a pilgrimage to Mecca?
As stated in my comment there's a concept in fiqh of the so called trustworthy group in travels. I'll try to explain it based on the few information i could gather. Unfortunately about all of my ...
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How many Umras and Hajj were done by the Prophet (SAW)?
It has been recorded that the Messenger of Allah (saws) performed a total of four Umrahs and one Hajj pilgrimage.
Umrah 1: 6th Hijri, after the Treaty of Hudaibiya. Although he was not allowed to ...
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When umrah season will start/open after hajj 2017?
The very simple question has been complicatedly answered here, after Ramadan every year the Saudi government stop issuing Umra Visas until completion of the Hajj. And even after Hajj for reasons of a ...
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Hajj Sacrifice Sacrifice
Taking off Ihram is not related with slaughtering or sacrifice.
Once you've performed the throwing of stones of Jamrat al-'Aqabah and shortened (for men and women) or shaved (for men on only) your ...
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Iddat in hajj tour
Here we need some more information.
Basically and according to the information you have provided there are two major differences:
If you are coming from a location close to Mecca... in that case ...
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Is there an Alternative to hajj
As mentioned by others, there is no requirement for Hajj unless the capacity for it exists. If the capacity for that is not available, then there is no fifth pillar for you so there is nothing to make ...
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Is it impermissible for women to run/jog between safa and marwa (during hajj/umrah saee)?
It is not prescribed and is against the sunnah for women to run.
عن عائشة أنها سئلت: على النساء رمل؟ فقالت: أليس لكن بنا أسوة؟ ليس عليكن رمل بالبيت، ولا بين الصفا والمروة
Ayesha was asked: Should ...
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Sacrifice Related to injured animal
According to fatwa islamweb #7297: The majority of scholars say if you bought cattle with the intention of sacrifice and it was sane from any visible deficiency (that would be considered as a cause to ...
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Is there anything in the Quran or Hadith in that making supplications during Hajj or Umrah have a higher chance of getting accepted?
Asalaam Alaikum
it is a proven and established in islam to make dua in certian times and certian places if the person is able. there are reports about making dua between the adhan and iqamah, during ...
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is a teenager living in jeddah obliged to perform Hajj?
Bismillah Hir Rahmaan Nir Raheem
As Salaamu 3laykum,
I hope you are doing well. I am happy that you want to go to hajj. Keep up the good intentions and actions. May you do much more in this life and ...
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Day of Arafah based on country
The day of Arafah is the 9th day of the month of Dhu’l-Hijjah. The Islamic calendar is Lunar - months start with the sighting the crescent moon. That varies across the globe e.g. places like Saudia ...
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Is it permissible to use safety pins to hold ihram together while doing umrah?
Yes you can have a safety pin to hold your "Ahram" or "Ihram". But when i was going for Umrah, i bought a book. It was written that you cannot use stitched cloth to cover your body or on your body. ...
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Is it permissible to use safety pins to hold ihram together while doing umrah?
Is it just safety pins or belt you can use to keep your ihram izaar up? Some use nothing - pretty confident just in case.
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Is it permissible to use safety pins to hold ihram together while doing umrah?
When doing my haj the Malaysian authorities gave us big saftey pins to keep our top ihram from falling off. So yes you can use them.
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How do unmarried women with no mahram go on a pilgrimage to Mecca?
For now, there is no legal way to do it. Certain travel agents in certain parts of the world can make it possible (of course illegally). They attach you to a family. There is no requirement to stay ...
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Performing Hajj in behalf of someone who is old
I don't think there's a minimum age, it's rather related to capability : you can be a 60 years old healthy man or a 40 years old fragile person (who could suffer doing the Hadj)
So, it's more about ...
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