Ihram and Miqat
382 questions
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?
What does "manasik" mean?
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?
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 postpone the intention for Hajj until reaching Jeddah and performing the Ihram from there, in the event that one arrives in Jeddah for the purpose of escorting pilgrims to Egypt? And is it necessary to return to Rabigh to perform the Ihram from there, or is it sufficient to perform the Ihram from a hotel in Jeddah?
Is it permissible to perfume the ihram itself before the miqat, and is anything required if this was done repeatedly out of ignorance?
When does a woman in a state of ihram who is experiencing menstruation change her ihram, and what are her duties and prohibitions, and is she allowed to appoint someone to cast the jamarat on her behalf?
What is the expiation (fidyah) required from someone who had intercourse, cut their nails, and shaved their pubic hair while in a state of ihram, being ignorant of these prohibitions, and how and where is it to be performed?
What is the ruling, according to Imam Abu Hanifa, on one who enters Mecca without ihram and then assumes ihram from there for Hajj or Umrah?
When is the proper time for ihram for Hajj, given that travel is on Tuesday, December 2, 2008, and does sexual intercourse invalidate ihram?
Is it permissible for a pilgrim performing Hajj Ifrad to stay overnight in Mecca after the Tawaf Al-Qudum on the seventh day, then go to Mina on the morning or evening of the Day of Tarwiyah?
Will I be sinful for abandoning 'Umrah and telling my mother "I hate it" after an argument that occurred between us as a result of her going to perform 'Umrah alone and her cursing me?
What should a person do if they experience frequent wet dreams while performing the Hajj rituals, and they only have their soiled Ihram garments, and is it permissible for them to carry more than one set of Ihram?
Are two garments of Ihram required for Hajj, and are the Ihram garments changed after the Farewell Tawaf?
What is incumbent upon a pilot who cannot perform ihram from the miqat during his flight, and wishes to perform Umrah after arriving in Jeddah and staying at a hotel? Is it obligatory for him to go to the miqat for ihram, or can he perform ihram from his hotel in Jeddah?
Is it permissible to clip nails inadvertently after performing ghusl and donning the ihram garments but before passing the miqat? And is the 'umrah valid and accepted if a woman in ihram performs ghusl after menstruation, then performs ghusl for ihram, then discovers brown discharge and performs ghusl from it again before performing 'umrah?
Is it permissible to verbalize the intention (niyyah) for all acts of Hajj?
Is it permissible for a woman who came from Egypt to visit her daughter in Jeddah and wishes to perform Umrah to enter into a state of ihram from Jeddah, knowing that she did not enter into ihram from Egypt and has resided in Jeddah for three days?
What is the correct ruling regarding entering into a state of Ihram from Jeddah, especially for people from Sudan, and what is the opinion of Sheikh Muhammad Al-Hassan Ould Al-Diddew regarding this?
Is there anything upon a woman in her state of ihram if she wore the niqab after entering ihram from the miqat, then removed it in Mecca and tied the headscarf, while she was unaware of the ruling on tying it?
What is the ruling on a woman who entered into ihram from Makkah, and forgot two circuits or one circuit of Sa'y, and wishes to go for Umrah again?