Dhul Hijjah and Udhiyah
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Is it permissible for the woman offering a sacrifice (al-mudhahhiyah) to use a hair dryer, knowing that it causes some of her hair to fall out?
Is it obligatory for one who holds the view that the transitional takbirs are mandatory to repeat the takbir if he began it before descending for ruku' and completed it upon reaching the position?
What is the reward for the Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha prayers?
Is it permissible to cook the two sheep that have been vowed to feed those breaking their fast in the mosque, and is it true that a vow is exclusively for the poor and it is not permissible for family members to eat from it?
What is the ruling on spending the night outside Mina on the Day of Sacrifice due to lack of transportation and severe fatigue, and does this entail a دم (sacrificial offering)?
Is it permissible for the one offering the sacrifice to cut their hair and nails, and what are the prohibitions upon the sighting of the new moon of Dhu al-Hijjah?
Is it better for a capable son to donate the price of the sacrificial animal to his poor father so that the father may offer the sacrifice, or for the son himself to offer the sacrifice?
What are the Days of Tashreeq, and what are their virtues?
Is donating the price of the Udhiyah to the poor people of the country better than offering the Udhiyah?
Is anything required of me if I don't know whether I spent the nights of the Days of Tashreeq in Mina during the Hajj of 2012, due to my ignorance at the time of the obligation to spend the night there?
Is it permissible for the agent to slaughter the constituent's sacrificial animal on the day of Eid if Eid in the constituent's country is one day later due to the difference in moon sighting between their two countries?
If a man is the one offering the sacrifice (al-Udhiyah), are his wife and children prohibited from taking from their hair and nails upon the entry of Dhul-Hijjah?
1. Are there any specific supplications for barbers mentioned in the noble Prophetic Sunnah? 2. Did the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) encourage men to grow their hair until it reached their shoulders? 3. What is the Hadith in which the Prophet commanded the growing of beards and the trimming of mustaches? 4. What is the reference that mentions the story of Abu Bakr going to the barber and paying double the usual fee? 5. Are there any Ahadith that prohibit cutting hair on specific days?
If the head of the household refrains from offering the Uḍḥiya (sacrifice) without a valid reason, is it permissible for the wife to ask someone else to purchase and slaughter the Uḍḥiya on behalf of the family, and would this be sufficient?
Is it true that senior Companions, such as Abu Bakr and Umar, may Allah be pleased with them both, refrained from offering the Udhiyah (sacrifice)? If so, how can their abandonment of the Prophet’s confirmed Sunnah be understood?
Does the participation of a person with ill-gotten money in the Udhiyah affect its validity if the Udhiyah is shared among a group?
Is it permissible for a group of brothers to share in a single Udhiyah (sacrificial animal), and is it permissible to authorize the butcher to slaughter the Udhiyah and then pay its value?
What should a woman do who intended to perform Hajj Al-Tamattu' but menstruated and was unable to perform 'Umrah on the first and eighth days of Dhul-Hijjah? Can she perform Hajj Al-Tamattu' without 'Umrah at its beginning due to menstruation, and does she need to renew and change her intention?
Does the obligation of the Udhiyah (sacrifice) fall away from the mother due to her illness? Is it permissible to donate its value on her behalf? And does she receive the reward for her brother's Udhiyah offered on behalf of their deceased father?
Is it permissible to perform Umrah at any time of the year, or is it restricted to the months of Hajj?
What is the ruling on not saying "Bismillah" over the sacrificial animal, especially when the one slaughtering it does not pray?
Is it permissible to sacrifice a pregnant animal, and what is to be done with the fetus if sacrificing it is permissible?
Is the Udhiyah obligatory for a housewife who has an income?
Is it permissible to retract the intention of sacrifice on the third day of Hajj due to the difficulty of the sacrificer selecting the animal and directly slaughtering it, and the absence of a mahram to assist her in this?