Ihram and Miqat
324 questions
What is the ruling on someone who intended to perform Umrah, donned the Ihram garments, but was unable to go due to transportation issues, and is unsure whether he uttered the intention for Umrah? And what must he do to absolve himself?
Is it permissible to take a mirror found on the ground at the Miqat, when one needs it to adjust her hijab, knowing the prohibition for a pilgrim (Hajj or Umrah) to pick up lost property (Luqata)?
Is shaving the sideburns attached to the ear – which may be part of the beard – considered shaving before exiting the state of ihram in Umrah and Hajj, and does it necessitate a compensatory sacrifice (dam)? And what is the ruling on one who intentionally shaves part of it to exit ihram while being unsure whether it is part of the beard or part of the head?
Will I be rewarded after dedicating the reward of Umrah to a deceased woman, and is it permissible to dedicate the reward of Umrah to more than one deceased person?
What is the ruling on a corpulent man who is unable to move wearing his white jilbab (robe) as ihram garments during Umrah?
If I am unable to enter into a state of Ihram from the Miqat, and instead enter into Ihram from Makkah to perform the obligatory Hajj, is a sacrifice (Hady) incumbent upon me? And is one such sacrifice sufficient for more than one of the prohibitions of Ihram?
What is the ruling on giving the value of the ransom for shaving the hair during Ihram to six needy persons outside the Haram, and is that sufficient?
What is the ruling on Hajj if a woman is compelled to use perfumed soap on the Day of 'Arafah to clean her infant, and is a fidyah obligatory?
Are the mentioned procedures for performing Umrah correct and complete? Is the Farewell Tawaf (circumambulation) similar to the Arrival Tawaf? What is the ruling on the two rak'ahs of Ihram? How should a pilgrim in Ihram cover their body during prayer? When should the intention for Ihram be made? Is the greeting of the Sacred Mosque (Masjid al-Haram) performed by circumambulation or by praying two rak'ahs? Does the Prophet's Mosque (Masjid al-Nabawi) have a greeting?
What is the ruling on someone who entered into a state of ihram for Umrah but was unable to complete it due to an illness, so he exited his state of ihram, and this recurred with him in another Umrah?
Is it permissible to wear a watch during 'Umrah?
When and how does a pilgrim [Hajji] or an 'Umrah performer assume the state of ihram if traveling by plane?
Is our 'Umrah valid or not, if the circumambulation (Tawaf) did not start and end from the line due to the presence of a small girl who exhausted us, and amidst the crowdedness of Makkah on the 27th of Ramadan, and we did not repeat the Tawaf?
Does anything become incumbent upon one who intended 'Umrah, reached the Miqat, then went to Jeddah for some of his affairs before entering into a state of Ihram?
Is expiation (kaffarah) obligatory, or do they incur sin, for their car breaking down on the way to Umrah and being forced to return?
How can Umrah be performed with an elderly mother who is unable to walk, knowing that she will use a wheelchair, and is it permissible to enter into a state of Ihram from Jeddah Airport?
Is there a fidyah (expiation) incumbent upon one who enters into a state of ihram for Umrah from Jeddah, for not having entered into ihram from the miqat?
Is it permissible to apply gel or creams to the hair when in a state of Ihram for performing Umrah rituals? And is it permissible for a traveler by plane to enter into a state of Ihram from his home in the city of Khobar?
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Is the removal by a pilgrim of a painful fingernail, or dead skin surrounding it or on the sole of the foot, considered among the prohibitions of ihram that necessitate a fidyah (expiatory offering)?
What must someone who has passed the Miqat for Hajj, performing Tamattu‘, do if he does not possess the means for the sacrificial offering? And should he fast for 20 days, and how would that be done?
What must I do for my Umrah to be accepted, knowing that I performed the two rak'ahs of Tawaf after the Sa'i, and forgot to shave, then I exited ihram before doing so, then remembered and shaved, and did not commit any of the prohibitions of ihram after the first tahallul?
Is it permissible to perform the 'Umrah by entering into a state of Ihram from the Miqat designated for the people of Makkah, for those who are residents of Riyadh, due to the hardship of entering into Ihram on an airplane?
Is it permissible to perfume the ihram itself before the miqat, and is anything required if this was done repeatedly out of ignorance?