Who Must Perform Hajj
1,145 questions
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?
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?
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 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 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?
Has anyone ruled a living person who possesses the means for Hajj but does not perform it as a disbeliever, based on the premise that he does not deny its obligation, or is the disagreement limited to the issue of declaring him a disbeliever upon death?
What is to be followed in the event of a conflict between a madhhab (school of thought) and the Hadith and Sunnah? Is it the madhhab or the Sunnah? And what is the ruling on switching between madhhabs to free oneself from the restrictions of a particular madhhab?
Is hunting permissible in Islam, what are its conditions, and is it permissible to hunt secretly if it is prohibited by the state?
Where did Adam (peace be upon him) live on Earth?
What is the ruling on correcting an error made by the Imam in the Friday sermon, whether it be in a Quranic verse, such as "وعلى كلِّ ضامرٍ يأتين من كلِّ فجٍّ عميق" (And [proclaim] to the people the Hajj [pilgrimage]; they will come to you on foot and on every lean camel; they will come from every distant pass) where he pronounced "ضامر" (lean camel) with a "dal" instead of a "dad," or in a piece of information, such as his statement: "Repeating the Hajj only benefits its performer with the reward of the first Hajj"? And does the prayer become invalid thereby?
What is the ruling on Hajj as a prize or reward, or through واسطة (with or without money), or through bribery?
Is it considered disobedience for children to refuse marriage in order to complete higher education, then insist on performing Hajj with their own money after their father's death, knowing that the father had refused Hajj with the children's money and prioritized marriage?
Is the command to remember Allah during the appointed days in Surat Al-Baqarah for obligation or recommendation, and what is the obligatory or prescribed remembrance that absolves one's duty, and when does it become obligatory to begin and end it if it is indeed an obligation?
Why was the حد (prescribed punishment) of stoning not mentioned in the Holy Quran despite its enormity, and what is the origin of this حد, given that Allah mentions flogging in the Quran as a حد for adultery? And is the Mahdi a reality despite not being mentioned in the Quran, and does one become an infidel if they do not believe in him?
Is giving charity to relatives and saving money for Hajj counted the same as giving charity to others?
Is it permissible for a friend to perform Hajj on behalf of the deceased, and how should the intention for that be made?
Does the reward for the deceased's Hajj reach him as if he himself performed it, and does it expiate his sins and transgressions, making him "as his mother bore him," despite his death?
Is a wife required to obtain her husband's permission to dedicate the reward of an 'Umrah or Hajj to a deceased relative?
Will she bear a sin if she goes to Hajj while her husband has a large debt and he refuses to accompany her?
Is the deceased man, who bequeathed the Hajj but whose will was not executed, absolved, and is there a sin for not executing it?
What is the ruling on a wife refusing to perform the obligatory Hajj due to her children not being taken along, and is she sinful for that?
Is it true that the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "He who can perform Hajj and does not, let him choose to die a Jew or a Christian"?
Is it obligatory to perform the Hajj on behalf of the deceased if he did not perform it despite being able to, and does that affect the distribution of inheritance among the heirs, who are: a wife, four daughters, a full brother, four full sisters, three sons of a deceased full brother, and four daughters of a deceased full brother?
How can one deal with a harsh, domineering mother, and what is the effect of this on performing the Hajj pilgrimage, especially with the children's efforts to honor her and their endurance of her hurtful actions?