Fatwas Archive

Question: Is it permissible to perform Hajj on behalf of a sinner, and to recite the portion of Qur’an he bequeathed for a fee?

Question: Is it valid for a man to perform the Hajj of Islam on behalf of a man from Yemen, starting from al-Madīnah, for example, or from Makkah?

Question: Is it valid for a man to perform Hajj or ʿUmrah on behalf of another, while the one on whose behalf it is performed is capable—but has already performed Hajj for himself—and this man only wishes to offer it...

Question: If Hajj is corrupted by intercourse—whether before standing at ʿArafah or on the day of ʿArafah—does it suffice to re-initiate iḥrām (performing ghusl and making talbiyah for Hajj) and then go to ʿArafah such that his Hajj is valid?

Question: A man performed Hajj or ʿUmrah, then went to al-Madīnah for a visit. After that he wished to return to his country, and he has no route except through Makkah because he is with companions in a car and...

Question: How should a man act who intends Hajj, but if he wears the two garments of iḥrām he will be turned back and prevented from entering Makkah; whereas if he is not wearing the two garments of iḥrām he...

Question: The scholars of the madhhab stated that one who intends Hajj or ʿUmrah and passes the miqāt without entering iḥrām, then returns to his family, must make up what he had intended—Hajj or ʿUmrah—and that it does not count...

Question: A man performed Hajj or ʿUmrah and, after releasing from iḥrām, went out to Jeddah for a need. Is he required to enter iḥrām for an ʿUmrah to enter Makkah?

Question: A man performed Hajj and then ʿUmrah after Hajj. He then went to Jeddah for a need and returned to Makkah where he resides, with no intention of ʿUmrah—only to take his belongings and return to his companions. Is...

Question: If a man has entered iḥrām for Hajj or ʿUmrah and then is prevented from entering Makkah, what should he do and what is required of him?