Pilgrimage and Umrah

A fatwa translated into English in which the Standing Committee for Scientific Research and Ifta, Dawah and Guidance answers the following question, "If I want to take my son, who has not yet reached adolescence, with me to Hajj, should I dress him in ihraam clothes and do all the rituals on his behalf, such as doing tawaaf on his behalf, etc., or should I dress him in regular clothes and not do anything on his behalf since he is little and does not have to do Hajj?"

A fatwa translated into English in which Sh. Muhammad Saleh Al-Munajjed answers the following question, "I am a man who is debt, and a brother in Islam has offered for me to go on Hajj with him, and he will take care of the expenses. Doe I have to do Hajj?"

A fatwa translated into English in which Sh. Muhammad ibn Saleh Al-Utheimin answers the following question, "What are the things that the muhrim must avoid?"

A fatwa translated into English in which Sh. Muhammad ibn Saleh Al-Utheimin answers the following question, "What is the ruling on a person who is in ihraam and suffers from incontinence putting something over his private parts – such as a bag – so that the najaasah (impurity) will not spread? Is this one of the things that are forbidden in ihraam?"

A fatwa translated into English in which the Standing Committee for Scientific Research and Ifta, Dawah and Guidance answers the following question, "Can one living here in Saudi Arabia do Umrah by the name of any person living in home country if: (1) The person is capable of coming here in the future, or (2) The person cannot come here for any reasons like economy or health?"

A fatwa translated into English in which Sh. Abdulkarim Al-Khudeir answers the following question, "My father died last year. He intended to go to Hajj this year. My question is: Can I send some other person to do Hajj on his behalf? Does that person need to be a relative? What about the sacrifice performed during Hajj? Would that need to be in my father's name or the other person's name?"

A fatwa translated into English in which Sh. Abdulkarim Al-Khudeir answers the following question, "Some days ago, I read Surat Aal-'Imran and found the words of Allah that men owe Hajj to Allah. This is my last semester of studying in the US and I have some money (around $2000). However, I am afraid that if I spend this money on hajj and my mother will know, she will get upset. She does not like that I am practicing Islam. On the one hand, I do not know if I have another chance to go for hajj in the future. The money for my studying is coming from the Kazakhstani government and this is my last semester in the US. In other words, after I finish, insha Allah!, I will have to go back to Kazakhstan to work for the government for 5 years and I do not know whether I will be rich enough in Kazakhstan to make Hajj. What do you think I should do? On the other hand, if Allah wills, and I save this money, I would go home and probably buy a car so that my mother, at last, will get richer. She brought me up by herself since I was 3 years old. My father died when I was 3 years old. I know how difficult it was for her to bring me up by herself without a husband and even good enough relatives. May Allah reward you for your work and let you and your family enter Paradise!"

A fatwa translated into English in which the Standing Committee for Scientific Research and Ifta, Dawah and Guidance answers the following question, "What constitutes being able to go for Hajj?"

Which takes priority, doing the obligatory (first) Hajj, or paying off one’s father’s debt?.

A fatwa translated into English in which Sh. Muhammad ibn Saleh Al-Utheimin answers the following question, "If a person intends to do Hajj on behalf of someone who is unable to do it because of sickness or who has passed away, how should he do the rituals? Should he choose Hajj Tamattu’ (where one does ihraam for ‘umrah then after ‘umrah comes out of ihraam and does a new ihraam for Hajj) or al-Ifraad (where one does Hajj only)?"

Pilgrimage to Makkah is the Fifth pillar of Islam, it is a worship which gathers different types of worship eg: physical, financial and hearty. It must be performed by the physically and financially capable person once in a lifetime.

A design in English provides the reader with some matters and points related to the pilgrimage that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) performed a few months before his death.

Election is one of Allah’s enactments in this universe. Allah elected some prophets, angels, months and days to be better than others. For example, Allah elected the first ten days of Dhul-Hijjah to be better than any other days. Let us know their virtues and the best righteous deeds we can do during them.

Some fatawa in English in which Sh. Ibn Baz answers some questions related to pilgrimage and Umrah.

This is very interesting video which we present to be a beacon for the pilgrims and who wants to perform Umrah to avoid mistakes during this trip. It shows the rites of hajj step by step. He also shows the results (i.e. expiation and ransom) of leaving a rite of these rites. It refers to the misconceptions and common mistakes made by pilgrims. It also mentions the required etiquette which should be taken into account while visiting the Mosque of the Prophet (peace be upon him).

A book in English relates the history of the Sacred Mosque and the Kaaba since it was built by Prophet (peace be upon him) till the modern era. The Sacred Mosque is the direction to which people turn in their prayer. The Kaaba is in the middle of this mosque which is located in Mecca city, KSA.

An interesting episode in English in which Sh. Muhammad Salah gives general useful guidelines for the pilgrims and answers to some questions e.g. making ihraam in Jeddah airport despite of crossing the meeqaat without making ihraam.

An interesting episode in English in which Sh. Muhammad Salah discusses the issue of staying the three days of at-tashreeq at Mina and making tawaaf al-wadaa’ (farewell tawaaf). Finally, he mentions the required etiquette while visiting the Mosque of the Prophet and the Companions’ graves as well as the common mistakes which should be avoided during that.

An interesting episode in English in which Sh. Muhammad Salah shows the rites of pilgrimage on the 10th of Dhulhijjah, i.e. throwing the stones of the Major Aqabah Pillar (which allows pilgrims to do the prohibited acts due to ihraam with the exception of having intercourse), slaughtering, shaving or trimming hair, making tawaaf al-ifaadah, and making sa’i between As-Safa and Al-Marwah (which allows pilgrims to do all the prohibited acts due to ihraam). Afterwards, the pilgrims come back to Mina to stay the three days of at-tashreeq, i.e. the 11st, 12nd and 13rd of Dhulhijjah to throw the stones of the three pillars (little, middle, and big).