HAJJ AND UMRAH
GUIDE
Compiled and
Prepared by Talal bin Ahmad al-Aqeel
Introduction by
Minister of Islamic Affairs, Waqf, Da’wah and Irshad
Salih bin
Abdul-Aziz bin Muhammad Aal ash-Shaikh
REFERENCES
At-Tahqeeq
wal-Eedhah by Shaykh Abdul-Aziz bin Abdullah bin Baz
Sifatul Hajj
wal-Umrah by Shaykh Muhammad bin Salih bin Uthaymeen
Ahkam Takhtass bil
Muaminat by Dr.Salih bin Fawzan al-Fawzan
Hisnul-Muslim by
Shaykh Sa’eed bin Wahf al-Qahtani
Fatawa al-Lijnah
ad-Da'imah from the Permanent Committee for Religious Research, Riyadh, S.A
RULINGS (FATAWA)
By Shaykh Abdul-Aziz
bin Baz, Shaykh Muhammad bin Uthaymeen and the Permanent Committe for Research
and Ifta
Question: A person
was performing tawaf around the Ka'bah and in the fifth circuit, for example, before
he completed it the iqamah for prayer was called. So he prayed and then stood
up to complete his tawaf. Does the fifth circuit count for him when he
continues from where he stopped, or is the circuit annulled so he must begin it
again from the black stone?
Answer: It is correct that in
such a case the circuit is not invalidated and he may begin from the place he
paused to pray with the imam.
Question: We live
in Australia, and every year a large group of Australian Muslims perform the
obligatory Hajj. We travel from Sydney, and the first landing point for us
could be anyone of three: Jeddah, Abu Dhabi or Bahrain. Where is our Meeqat? Do
we assume ihram from Sydney or from some other place?
Answer: Neither Sydney, Abu
Dhabi or Bahrain is a meeqat for Hajj or Umrah. Nor is Jeddah a meeqat for
those from outside like you; rather, it is a meeqat for its residents. You
should assume ihram at the first meeqat you pass over by air on your way to
Makkah. The Prophet ﷺ said upon designating the meeqats, “They
are for those who come from them and those who come from beyond who intend Hajj
or Umrah.”
(Al-Bukhari and Muslim)
You can ask one of the airline crew to inform you before
approaching it and if you make the intention to enter ihram for Hajj and Umrah
and recite the talbiyah before the meeqat for fear of crossing it without
ihram, it is alright. Preparation for ihram by removing hair, bathing and
wearing the ihram garments can be done in any place, even at home before
setting out.
Question: What is
the ruling about someone who entered ihram for qiran, i.e., both Umrah and Hajj, but did not slaughter a
sheep or feed the poor or fast? Then he left Makkah after the Hajj was over and
is now far from al-Masjid al-Haram and the sacred places.
Answer: He must slaughter a
sacrificial animal for his qiran Hajj in Makkah al-Mukarramah or else appoint a
trustworthy substitute to do it for him and distribute the meat to the poor
there. He may eat from it and give some to whomever he wishes. If he is unable
to offer the sacrifice he should fast ten days.
Question: A pilgrim
completed all the pillars and requirements of Hajj except tawaf al-ifadhah and
al-wada. If he did tawaf al-ifadhah on the last day of his hajj, which is the
second day of tashreeq, but did not do tawaf al-wada, saying that one tawaf is
sufficient, while he is not from the people of Makkah but from another city in
the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, what should he do?
Answer: If the case is a
described and tawaf al-ifadhah was performed immediately before his departure, it
is also suffices as tawaf al-wada, as long as he has finished stoning the
pillars.
Question: I
performed Hajj as ifrad and did tawaf and sa’i before the stay in Arafah.Must I
do sa`i again following tawaf al-ifadhah?
Answer: One who intended Hajj
as ifrad (without Umrah) or Qiran (Hajj and Umrah together) and then went to
Makkah, performed tawaf and sa’i and remained in ihram without cutting the hair
- that sa’i is sufficient and he does not have to do sa’i again.When he does
tawaf al-ifadhah the day of Eed or after, it is sufficient (without sai) as
long as he has not released himself from ihram until the day of sacrifice
(Eed). Or, when he has brought with him the sacrificial animal and does not
release himself from the ihram of Hajj and Umrah until the Eed day, then the first
sa’i is sufficient and there is no need for him to do the second one. The
second sa’i is only for tamattu, when the person had released himself from
ihram after Umrah and assumed it once again for Hajj. He must then do a sa’i
for Hajj as well as the sa’i for Umrah.
Question: What is the ruling
about someone who goes to Makkah without intending Hajj or Umrah?
Answer: Anyone going to Makkah
without that intent, such as a salesman, office worker, postal worker, driver
or others who have business there-such people are not required to assume ihram
unless they wish to. This is understood from the Prophet's statement about the
meeqats: “They are for those who come from them and those who come from beyond
them who intend Hajj or Umrah”. So one who crosses a Meeqat not intending Hajj
or Umrah does not need ihram, and is mercy and facilitation from Allah to His
servants.
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