Value Placed on the Black Stone
The respect shown to the Black Stone is nothing to do with idols. Idol worshipers used to consider their idols as mediators between Allah and themselves, and believed that they…
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Intention for Pilgrimage (Hajj and Umra)
A person who intends to perform Hajj al-Ifrad, that is Hajj only, says: “Glorified Allah, I intend to perform my duty of Hajj; please make it easy for me and…
Continue ReadingWaqfa of Arafat and Observing the Crescent
There are ongoing conflicts about the beginning of lunar months in the Muslim world (The reasons and the real principle to determine the lunar months is the subject of another…
Continue ReadingSacrifice for Pilgrimage (Hajj)
There is no such thing as Pilgrimage Sacrificial. All the sects agree upon the fact that there is not an obligatory sacrifice due to performing the Pilgrimage. The sacrifice performed…
Continue ReadingDelaying the Pilgrimage
Such reasons are unacceptable. Everyone has to spend for the education of their children, that is a duty for sure. However, the duty of Hajj is of first priority. A…
Continue ReadingHajj of People That Perform Umrah
Going to Umrah once in a lifetime is a practice (sunnat al-muakkad) of our Prophet (p.b.u.h.). Performing Umrah is wrong (makruh, nearly forbidden) on the eve of and during the four…
Continue ReadingInside The Ka’aba
“Inside of Ka’aba appears as a rectangular room. At the northern corner (Rukn Al-Iraqi) lies stairs to climb on the roof. In front of it is the door called ‘The…
Continue ReadingThe Logic Behind the Pilgrimage
First of all, the Pilgrimage is a command of Allah. We perform all the worships because He commands so. Second: The month of pilgrimage is the midst of the three…
Continue ReadingProhibition of Non-Muslims from Mecca
No, there is not any evidence that justify the prohibition of Non-Muslims to enter these cities. The problem arises from the misunderstanding of verse 9:28 in which Allah the Almighty…
Continue ReadingSins of those who cannot afford Hajj
Firstly, not us but the following hadith tells this information: “Whoever performs Hajj for pleasing Allah, and does not have sexual relations with his wife, and does not do any…
Continue ReadingGetting Credit for Pilgrimage
Credit is debt with interest. Interest is absolutely forbidden by Allah. It is not lawful to take a loan with interest, even for Hajj. Pilgrimage is not obligatory for you…
Continue ReadingStoning the Devil during Hajj
Stoning the Devil is an obligatory duty of pilgrimage. “Remember Allah during that specific days. Whoever hastens in two days, there is no sin upon him; and whoever delays, there…
Continue ReadingUsing perfume, deodorant during hajj or umrah
Allah the Almighty commands: “Those are the ones to whom We gave the Book, and judgment and prophethood. If these ones ignore it, We will delegate other people who will…
Continue ReadingCircumambulation of a woman during her period
There are some narrations on the prohibition of a woman’s circumambulation of the Kaaba during her period. Narrated from Aisha: “I came to Mecca while I was on my period….
Continue ReadingWomen Travelling Alone
Messenger Muhammad (p.b.u.h.) had forbidden women to travel alone in his time, but he also told that a time will come when there will be peace and security in the…
Continue ReadingRepresentative For Hajj
Many hadiths are narrated from our Prophet (p.b.u.h.) about the importance and performance of Hajj but there no saheeh ones relating that old or sick people, who can afford to…
Continue ReadingCan my wife go to Hajj without my permission?
A woman does not have to want permission from her husband to perform her obligatory duty of Hajj. Of course it would have been nice if she had asked. We…
Continue ReadingWaqfa of Muzdalifah
Waqfa of Muzdalifah is one of the wajib performances of Hajj. A person who could not reach there in time due to crowd on road or unavoidable reasons, is not…
Continue ReadingHajj or Charity
Muslims are not allowed to assign precedence to Allah’s orders. A Muslim person is responsible for both performing the duty of Hajj and other duties. We cannot ignore one duty…
Continue ReadingMarriage and Hajj
Hajj is an obligatory duty for the Muslims who meet the criterion stated in the Holy Qur’an, such as wealth and health. Marital state is irrelevant.
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