Who Must Perform Hajj
1,529 questions
What is the ruling on the Hajj of someone who took out an interest-bearing loan from the bank and has not repaid it, knowing that the loan was intended to support young people and that the state has not demanded its repayment?
Is the niqab an obligation or a Sunnah, and what is its evidence? Is the hadith about a woman in ihram removing the niqab and gloves evidence for this? How does a non-niqab-wearing woman enter into ihram? And does a niqab-wearing woman receive a great reward for her patience in intense heat?
What is the ruling concerning my Hajj, and what is incumbent upon me after I left the stay in Mina and did not stone the Jamarat myself for two days (with a proxy due to an excuse)? And is the fidyah that was sacrificed for leaving the stay sufficient, and when is its time for sacrifice? And is it sufficient to bring to mind the intention of Farewell with the Tawaf al-Ifadah instead of the Farewell Tawaf?
Is it permissible for a resident of Mecca or one who is staying in Mecca to assume the state of Ihram from Arafat?
Is merely thinking about a previous relationship—after repentance and Hajj—considered "rafath"?
Is the wife entitled to refrain from spending on her family to enable her husband to save money to perform the Hajj, especially since his salary is not enough to cover basic living expenses?
How do we perform 'Umrah from Jizan, but by plane?
Am I required to perform Hajj, knowing that my company's policy does not permit leave before completing one year, and I have only been working for three months?
Which is better: for the questioner to perform Hajj on behalf of his deceased parents, or to donate the cost of Hajj for the construction of a mosque and Islamic center in a Western city, knowing that the father did not fulfill the pillars of Islam and the mother was committed to prayer and fasting? And is it permissible to donate or perform Hajj on behalf of a father who did not pray or fast?
What is the ruling on someone who overshot the Miqat of the people of Yemen and entered into Ihram from As-Sail Al-Kabeer to perform Umrah then Hajj? And what is the amount of the Fidyah (expiatory offering) incurred by that?
Should vendors who sell during Hajj but do not perform Hajj shorten their prayers, whether they are residents of Mecca or from outside it?
Is it permissible to delay Tawaf Al-Ifadah along with Tawaf Al-Wada' and return to Madinah due to congestion, then come back to Makkah to perform the Tawaf, and what is incumbent upon one who masturbated before completing the Tawaf?
Is the mother's Hajj invalid if the husband brought her to perform the obligation while he was coerced?
Is working for a marketing research company that collects detailed information about companies' products, customers, and competitors considered unlawful or espionage, knowing that employees do not know the details of customers and competitors? Is it permissible for employees not to adhere to the company's strict instructions in counting products and obtaining monthly sales invoices, and instead substitute this with random estimates, knowing that the company may be aware of this and ignore it? What is the ruling on working for this company if a large part of its profits comes from a client working in the tobacco industry? Is the money earned from this work permissible (halal) and can one perform Hajj with it?
Are the Kaaba and the Black Stone considered idols because they neither move nor benefit, by analogy with Islam's destruction of idols in the pre-Islamic era (Jahiliyyah)?
Is preventing the father from traveling for Hajj due to a forged visa considered ihsar (hindrance), and is he obligated to offer a hady (sacrifice) even though he did not slaughter it at the place of ihsar, and does this absolve him of the obligation of Hajj?
How accurate is the statement that the disagreement regarding how to trim the mustache applies to the beard, such that only shaving it completely is forbidden, while its fundamental existence remains?
What is the ruling on changing the intention of a volunteer performing Hajj on his own behalf to performing Hajj on behalf of his deceased mother who was unable to perform Hajj?
Is it permissible for one of the sons to perform Hajj on behalf of their deceased father using his (the son’s) own money, given that their father possessed the means and health to perform the Hajj obligation but did not do so out of fear of poverty in his old age?
Does raising signs during Hajj—such as the Rabaa sign—in sympathy with those who were killed invalidate Hajj?
Is it permissible for a son to perform Hajj on behalf of his sick and incapacitated father if the father was not aware of it beforehand?
Is it permissible to describe what is stated in Hisham Al-Jakh's poetry, such as: "and they circumambulate and perform Hajj to my abode," and "I am the one who owns, who rules, who admits them to Paradise or sends them to Hell," and "it is enough for me to be your servant and enough for me your veneration," and likening the beloved to the Kaaba, and "your love is like prayers," and "O Gulf of the Arab nation, recite in the name of your Lord who created theaters, resorts, restaurants, and women," as a distortion of the Holy Quran? And what is the ruling on uttering or listening to this poetry?
Would I be sinful if I went for Umrah, which I won, without my mother, knowing that she has enough money for Hajj, and I do not have enough money for Umrah?
Is it permissible to perform Umrah every year despite the father's objection to it, on the pretext of saving money, knowing that it is in Ramadan and its reward is immense?