Ihram
Ihram is the sacred state a pilgrim enters before performing hajj or umrah. It is marked by specific clothing for men, a set intention, and restrictions such as not cutting hair or nails. It begins at or before a fixed boundary point, the miqat.
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Is it permissible for a menstruating woman to pass the Miqat without consecrating herself in a state of Ihram if she intends to consecrate herself later from Jeddah, and should she consecrate herself from her place of residence in Jeddah or from the Miqat?
It is not permissible to enter into a state of ihram from beyond the miqat designated by the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him. The miqat for the people of Najd is Qarn al-Manazil (As-Sail al-Kabeer). If a woman…
Is it permissible for a father residing in Makkah to come on an Umrah visa without Ihram, with the intention of resting for a few days, and then entering into Ihram for Umrah from the Miqat of the people of Makkah?
If your father intended to perform 'Umrah and passed by the Miqat, he should have entered into ihram from there. It is not permissible for him to pass the Miqat without being in ihram. He must now return to the Miqat to…
What should someone do who is unable to enter into a state of ihram on an airplane due to shyness, and is it permissible for him to enter into ihram from another miqat, and is a fidyah obligatory upon him if he enters into ihram after landing?
Whoever boards a plane intending to perform the rituals of Hajj or Umrah must enter into the state of ihram when they are abreast of the miqat, and it is not permissible to delay the ihram until after the miqat. A…
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Is the Umrah, which he interrupted by first exiting the state of ihram and then re-entered ihram for a second time from the Mosque of Sayyidah Aishah, valid, and is another fidyah obligatory upon him?
Is the 'Umrah valid if the Miqat is passed without 'Ihram, and then one returns to it for 'Ihram and to complete the 'Umrah?
When do the prohibitions of ihram – such as hunting and cutting down trees – become effective for someone who assumes ihram for Hajj or Umrah many kilometers before the miqat? Is it from the moment of assuming ihram or upon reaching the miqat?