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: Is it
allowable for a pilgrim to do the sa`i of Hajj before tawaf al-ifadhah?
Answer: If his ihram is for
ifrad or qiran, then he may do the sa’i before tawaf al-ifadhah when he does it
following tawaf al-qudum,as did the Prophet and his companions who brought with
them sacrificial animals.
As for tamattu’, it requires two sa`i twice:
First, when the pilgrims arrives in Makkah for Umrah
Second, for Hajj, preferably done after tawaf al-ifadhah
because sa`i normally follows tawaf. If one should do it before the tawaf it is
most probably alright, for when someone said to the Prophet ﷺ,
“I did sa`i before the tawaf”, he ﷺ said, “No problem.”
The pilgrim on the day of Eed performs five rites as ordered:
1. Stoning the large pillar
2. Sacrificing an animal
3. Shaving or shortening the hair
4. Tawaf al-ifadhah
5. Sa`i between as-safa and al-Marwah except if he had done sa’i
for the Hajj of ifrad or qiran after tawaf al-qudum. It is preferable this
order, but if one does some of the rites before others, especially in a case of
need, it is acceptable. This is mercy and facilitation from Allah.
Question: What is
the ruling about someone who performs Umrah for his father after he had made
Umrah for himself by going to the place of ihram in Makkah, at-Taneem? Is his
Umrah valid or must he assume ihram from the original meeqat?
Answer: When you have made
Umrah for yourself and are released from ihram, then you wish to do an Umrah
for your father if he is deceased or unable, you can go to a place outside the
borders of the haram, such as at-Taneem, and assume ihram there. It is not
necessary for you to travel to the meeqat.
Question: Should
one pronounce the intention (niyyah) aloud at the time of ihram?
Answer: A Muslim should not
pronounce what he intends except in the case of ihram,since this was done by
the Prophet ﷺ. However, for prayer and tawaf, he should
not pronounce the intention by saying, “Nawayt an usalli... (I intend to pray)
such and such prayer” or “I intend such and such tawaf”, for that is an
innovation in religion, and declaring it in a loud voice is worse. If
pronouncing the intention was lawful it would have been made clear by the
Prophet ﷺ to the Muslim ummah, either by word or deed, and the pious
predecessors would have put it into practice.
Because it has not come down to us from the Prophet ﷺ or from the Sahabah we know it is an innovation
(bidah), and the Prophet ﷺ said,
“The worst of affairs (in religion) are the newly invented
ones, and every bidah is misguidance.” (Narrated by Muslim)
He ﷺalso said,
“Whoever brings into this practice of ours something that is
not a part of it - it is rejected.” (Al-Bukhari and Muslim)
And in another version from Muslim:
“Whoever does a deed not according to our practice - it is
rejected.”
Question: Is it
permissible to perform tawaf al- wada with tawaf al- ifadhah when a person will
be leaving Makkah immediately and returning to his country?
Answer: There is no problem
in that. If a person delayed tawaf al- ifadhah and after stoning the pillars
and completing the other hajj rites he plans to leave, he may intend tawaf al-
wada with tawaf al - ifadhah. If he does each seperately he has earned
additional good, but when he does tawaf al-ifadhah intending also al- wada or
intends both together it is sufficient for him and he has fulfilled the
obligation.
Question: I am a
resident of Jeddah and have performed Hajj seven times. But I did not perform
tawaf al-wada because people said that there is no wada (farewell) for
residents of Jeddah. Is my Hajj valid or not? Inform me, and may Allah reward
you.
Answer: It is required of the
residents of Jeddah and others in the same situation, such as the people of
Taif, not to leave hajj except after tawaf al-wada. This is according to the
Prophet's saying when addressing the pilgrims: “Let none of you leave until his
last rite is at the House.” (Muslim)
And Ibn Abbas reported that the Prophet ﷺ ordered the people to make their last rite at the
House, but he made an allowance for the menstruating woman. (Al-Bukhari and
Muslim)
Anyone who neglects it must offer a sacrifice as ransom
(fidyah), which is a seventh share of a camel or cow, or one sheep or goat, to
be slaughtered in Makkah and distributed among its poor. He should also repent,
ask Allah's forgiveness and truthfully resolve not to do it again.
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