Hajj & Umrah
Hajj is the pilgrimage to Makkah kept at a fixed time of year; umrah can be made at any time. Questions here usually come from people preparing to travel or already on the road. They ask about entering ihram, the state a pilgrim enters before the rites, and what to do after a step is missed. The pages below cover who must perform hajj, the rites of hajj, umrah, women on hajj, and mistakes and compensation. Every answer here is a sourced summary of a fatwa published on Ftawy, with the full ruling one tap away.
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Does 'Umrah in Ramadan atone for major sins and make the pilgrim return as pure as the day his mother bore him, by analogy with Hajj?
What is the view of Islam on "the Abyssinians," what is our stance toward them, and what are their doctrinal errors?
Is it necessary to inform a new suitor that the fiancée's Fatiha (marriage proposal/engagement) was previously read for another young man before him? And would we incur sin if we do not inform him of that?
Is the Sa'i of Hajj on the Day of Tarwiyah valid without the Tawaf al-Qudum, knowing that there was impurity on the ihram garment during the Tawaf while caring for an elderly father, and knowing that I performed Hajj Ifrad and completed the rituals of Hajj, then got married and performed Umrah thereafter?
What is the ruling on an 'Umrah performed on behalf of a deceased father, given that the performer had previously performed Hajj but never 'Umrah?
Is it obligatory for me to perform Hajj from Makkah with my mother after I intended to perform Umrah from the Miqat of As-Sail, but was unable to do so due to the closure of Makkah's entry points?
How is mixing (of sexes) forbidden, when the female Companions used to treat the wounded in wars, and a Muslim woman went to the market of the Jews, which was the cause of a war between the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, and the Jews of Medina?
What is incumbent upon one who omitted the ritual of throwing the pebbles (ramy al-jamarāt) and the farewell circumambulation (ṭawāf al-wadāʿ) in a previous Hajj, and is her Hajj valid so that she may perform Hajj on behalf of her deceased husband?
What is the ruling on laughing in front of non-mahram men while the face and hands are uncovered, given the current inability to wear the niqab?
What should be done in the event of being prevented from performing Umrah before reaching the Miqat due to the unavailability of alternative flights to return to Egypt, followed by a later return to Dammam with the intention of performing Umrah again?
Is it permissible to pay the cost of a lottery Hajj in Egypt on behalf of the wife's father, by a husband who will perform Hajj on his behalf, in exchange for the husband undertaking to commission someone to perform Hajj on behalf of his paternal grandfather or grandmother, and is it permissible for the husband to take this money provided that he donates whatever remains of it afterwards on behalf of the wife's father, and what is the ruling on this Hajj?
What is your advice to men who allow their women to appear before and intermix with non-mahram men under the pretext of custom, or purity of heart, or ignorance of the Sharia ruling?
Is it permissible to perform a free 'Umrah offered by charitable organizations for someone who is financially capable? And will the one who performs 'Umrah on behalf of a relative be fully rewarded for the 'Umrah, or is the reward limited to the one on whose behalf the 'Umrah was performed?
Is it permissible for an 18-year-old girl to chat with people of different nationalities online in a gaming room if the conversation is within the bounds of respect and the game only?
Are the 'Umrahs in which I was far from the Ka'bah invalid, and is a sacrifice (dam) incumbent upon me for committing prohibitions after I thought the 'Umrah rituals were complete?
What is the ruling on a husband performing Hajj at his wife's expense, and vice versa? Is either of them obligated to enable the other to perform Hajj? What is the ruling on a child performing Hajj at his father's expense, and vice versa? Is either of them obligated to enable the other to perform Hajj? What is the ruling on someone who loses their money, or has it stolen, or becomes impoverished in the lands of Hajj, and what is required of them? What is the ruling on someone who was able to perform Hajj but then became impoverished before embarking on it?
Is it permissible for a woman to wear a white wedding dress on her wedding night, or is that considered forbidden because it is from the dress of the unbelievers?
Is it obligatory to repeat the ‘Umrah for a woman who completed its rituals while she was menstruating, knowing that she stipulated this condition upon entering into Iḥrām, and it is difficult for her to return to Makkah?
Is it permissible for a girl to marry before she menstruates, while she has not yet reached the age of religious accountability?
Which is better in the sight of Allah, to perform Hajj mufrad (singly) or mutamatti' (in conjunction with Umrah) for someone performing Hajj for the first time?
Is it necessary to have an explicit text indicating that an action of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, is a clarification of a general ruling, or is his performing it in a certain way sufficient for it to be considered a clarification of that ruling and to take its legal status?
Is it obligatory for a resident of Mecca who performed Hajj last year to circumambulate the Farewell Tawaf when traveling to Egypt, or is it permissible for him to perform a voluntary Tawaf at the time of Maghrib and travel just before the dawn of the following day?
Is a blood sacrifice due from someone who came for Umrah from Egypt and intended to perform Ihram from Jeddah, knowing that the original reason for the visit was Umrah, and is a blood sacrifice due for every Umrah or only for the first Umrah?
Is the 'Umrah valid for one who uncovered her hair during Tawaf on the pretext of adjusting her hijab and being ignorant of the ruling?