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Before Hajj 

• Delaying Hajj Because of Wife's Pregnancy

• Making Hajj With Haram Money

• Intending to Perform Hajj and Dying Before Performance

• Not Performing Hajj for Fear of Committing Sins

• Donating to Facilitate Hajj or to Help the Poor

• Performing Hajj while Having a Loan

• Fulfilling the Rights of Others Before Performing Hajj

• Performing Hajj with a Money Gift

• Going for Hajj against the Will of One's Friends

• What Comes First: Helping the Needy or Performing Voluntary Hajj?

• Hajj and Debts

• May a Person Collect Funds to Go for Hajj?

• Can I Offer Hajj while Having a Mortgage?

• Performing Hajj with Stock Profits: Permissible?

• Performing Hajj with Lottery Money

• Hajj from Ill-gotten Money: Acceptable?

• Should I Go for Hajj or Help My Son Get Married?

• Performing Hajj or `Umrah by Installments

• Borrowing Money to Make Hajj

• Should I Go for Hajj or Spend My Money on Jihad?

• Getting Married or Performing Hajj?

• Hajj Paid by Others

• Paying for Hajj by Credit Card

• Taking Money for Doing Hajj on Behalf of Another

• Giving Zakah to a Poor Person to Go for Hajj

Ihram

• Wearing Jewelry During Ihram
• Places Appointed for Entering Ihram
• Forgetting to Declare the Intention of Ihram at the Miqat
• Entering Ihram: When and How?
• Valid to Stay in Jeddah for 3 Days Then Enter Ihram?
• Carrying a Baby in a Sling During Ihram
• Changing the Intention of Ihram Before and After Passing the Miqat
• Doing Forbidden Things in Ihram due to Forgetfulness
• Wearing Underwear in a State of Ihram
• Wearing Socks in Ihram: Permissible?
• Wearing a Stitched Money Belt During Ihram
• What Is Permitted for a Pilgrim?
• Entering the State of Ihram Without Specifying Its Kind
• Wearing Perfume out of Forgetfulness during Hajj
• Can a Pilgrim Wear Colors other than White?
• Wearing Braces during Ihram
• Ihram: Things to Avoid
• Meaning & Significance of Talbiyah
• Passing the Miqat without being in a state of Ihram

Health & Hygiene

• Bird Flu & Putting Off Hajj
• Should a Person Infected With Bird Flu Go to Hajj?
• Can a Person with Bladder Problems Wear Diapers During Hajj?
• Suffering from a contagious Skin Disease: May I Go for Hajj?
• Can a Man Suffering from Dermatitis Cover His Shoulder While in Ihram?
• Suffering from Hemorrhoids: Can I Change the Ihram Attire during Hajj?
• Menstruation and Bladder Problem in Hajj
• Women Taking Pills to Stop Menses during Hajj
• Hajj of an Enuresis Patient
• Suffering from a contagious Skin Disease: May I Go for Hajj?
• Using Sunblock during Hajj and `Umrah

Proxy in Hajj

• Performing Hajj on Behalf of a Prisoner
• Performing Tawaf on Behalf of a Sick Person
• Hajj on Behalf of an Elderly Mother
• Making `Umrah on behalf of One's Parents and Oneself in a Single Visit
• Throwing the Pebbles on Behalf of an Ill Mother
• Not Mentioning the Name of the One on Whose Behalf Hajj Is Performed
• Throwing Pebbles on Behalf of Others without Authorization
• Performing Hajj on behalf of Captives
• Performing Hajj on behalf of Someone who Does not Pray
• Offering Sacrifice on behalf of the Dead
• Authorizing Someone to Perform Hajj on Behalf of Another
• Forgiveness and Reward for Supererogatory and Obligatory Hajj, and the Hajj on Behalf of the Deceased
• Performing Hajj on behalf of Deceased Relatives
• Died during Hajj: Necessary to Complete Hajj on his Behalf?
• Hajj on Behalf of Dead Non-Muslim Father
• Taking Money for Doing Hajj on Behalf of Another
• Compensating For Money Shortage When Performing Hajj For Others

Tawaf 

• How to Perform Tawaf
• After Farewell Tawaf, Should Pilgrims Walk Backwards to Face the Ka`bah?
• Performed Four Rounds of Tawaf: Valid?
• Should Optional Tawaf Be Followed by Sa`i?
• Conditions of Tawaf
• Wisdom Behind Jogging in Tawaf
• Reciting the Qur’an During Tawaf
• Supererogatory Acts during Tawaf
• Performing Tawaf while Riding
• Performing Sa`i Before Tawaf
• Du`a’ While Performing Tawaf
• Time for Tawaf Al-Ifadah
• Is Tawaf Al-Ifadah Part of Hajj?
• Combining Tawaf Al-Ifadah and Tawaf Al-Wada`
• Using Cell Phone during Tawaf
• Passing through the Hijr When Doing Tawaf
• Leaving Makkah then Returning to Perform Tawaf Al-Wada`
• Praying or Resting between Rounds of Tawaf
• Must People Living in Makkah Do the Farewell Tawaf?
• Mistakes Made during the Farewell Tawaf
• Significance of Performing Tawaf Seven Times
• Pointing at the Yemeni Corner and Touching It
• Starting Tawaf from the Door of the Ka`bah
• Circumambulating the Ka`bah Counterclockwise: Why?
• Missed Tawaf Al-Ifadah: Is Hajj Valid?
• Not completing Tawaf of `Umrah While Performing Hajj Tamattu`: Valid?
• Performing Tawaf or Sa`i during the Iqamah for Prayer
• Standing at the Black Stone and Blocking Tawaf

Sa`i 

• Is Sa`i Part of Hajj?
• Is Sa`i Only a Ritual of Hajj and `Umrah?
• Conditions of Sa`i
• Purification for Sa`i
• Sa`i: Historical Background
• Jogging Between the Two Green Markers during Sa`i
• Du`a’ on Safa and Marwah
• Riding during Sa`i
• Starting Sa`i from Marwah: Is My Hajj Valid?
• Continuous Sa`i between Safa and Marwah
• Can a Menstruating Woman Stay in the Place of Sa`i 

`Arafah 

• Time for Returning from `Arafah
• Mistakes Made at `Arafah
• What Should be Done on the Day of Sacrifice?
• Etiquette of Standing and Supplicating on the Day of `Arafah
• Fasting on the Day of `Arafah
• Excellence of the Day of `Arafah
• Is Climbing Mount `Arafah a Requirement of Hajj?
• Fasting in the Month of Dhul Hijjah
• Combining Zuhr and `Asr Prayers at `Arafah
• Fainted at `Arafah: Hajj Valid?
• Is Staying at `Arafah Essential in Hajj? 

Muzdalifah

• Spending the Night at Muzdalifah
• Should the Pilgrim Spend the Whole Night at Muzdalifah?
• Mistakes made on the way to and in Muzdalifah
• Combining Maghrib and `Isha’ Prayers at Muzdalifah

Sacrifice 

• The Concept of Animal Sacrifice in Islam
• Offering A Sacrificial Animal by a Muhsar
• Giving non-Muslims from the Sacrificial Animal
• Saying the Intention Aloud When Slaughtering the Sacrifice
• Intended to Offer a Sacrifice but Cut His Hair: Sacrifice Valid? 
• Slaughtering a Sacrificial Animal or Giving its Price in Charity?
• Donating the Money Allocated for Udhiyah
• Appointed to Slaughter a Sacrificial Animal: Can I Cut My Hair?
• Az-Zabih (the Sacrifice): Was it Isma`il or Is-haq?
• Sacrifice Without Slaughtering an Animal
• Defective Sacrificial Animal: Can It Be Accepted?
• For How Many People is the Sacrifice Sufficient?
• Rituals of the Day of Sacrifice
• How Should the Sacrifice Be Divided?
• What to Say When Slaughtering the Sacrificial Animal
• Offering Sacrifice: Any Restrictions on the Family? 
• Offering Sacrifice: Things to Avoid
• The Sacrificial Animal Was Injured Before Slaughtering
• Authorizing a Non-Muslim to Slaughter the Sacrificial Animal
• Slaughtering and the Mad Cow Disease
• Authorizing a Company to Distribute my Udhiyah: Permissible?
• Selling Furniture to Buy the Sacrificial Animal
• Can the Meat of Hadi Be Distributed Outside of Makkah?
• Women Slaughtering Animals: Permissible?
• Time of Slaughtering the Sacrificial Animal
• Choices in Fidyah
• Conditions of Udhiyah & What Should Be Done With the Sacrifice?

Shaving & Cutting the Hair

• Women and Shaving Their Hair During Hajj
• Can the Pilgrim Cover His Head?
• Do Women Need to Shave Their Hair During Hajj?
• Can Passing Scissors over Short Hair Substitute for Shaving in Hajj?
• The Wisdom behind Shaving Head during Hajj

Throwing the Pebbles 

• Different Options for Throwing the Pebbles
• Where to Pick the Pebbles From
• Size of the Pebbles to Be Thrown
• Missing Throwing the Pebbles Intentionally
• Time For Throwing the Pebbles
• Removing Ihram Attire before Throwing the Pebbles
• Failing to Throw the Pebbles in Order
• Throwing the Pebbles on Behalf of an Ill Mother
• Throwing Pebbles on Behalf of Others without Authorization
• Hastened to Leave Mina without Throwing the Pebbles: Valid?
• Forgot Takbir while Throwing the Pebbles: Is Hajj Valid?
• Wisdom behind Throwing the Pebbles
• Throwing Pebbles on the Day of Sacrifice
• How Big Should the Pebbles Be?
• The Number of Pebbles Thrown During Hajj
• Intentionally Missed Throwing the Pebbles: Is My Hajj Valid?
• Delaying Throwing the Pebbles Until After Dark
• Du`aa’ after Throwing the Pebbles

Fatwas on `Umrah

• Does `Umrah in Shawwal Obligate a Sacrifice?
• Offering `Umrah Every Year
• Performing `Umrah on Behalf of Living Able People
• Going to `Umrah but Wife Expects Menses
• Putting Off Menstruation to Perform `Umrah
• `Umrah in Rajab: Settling the Controversy
• Performing `Umrah on Behalf of Living Able People
• Hajj on Behalf of Someone Before `Umrah
• The Concept of `Umrah
• Performing `Umrah without Hajj
• Do Hajj and `Umrah Expiate Major Sins?
• Performing Multiple `Umrahs in One Visit
• Changing One's Thought after Intending to Perform Hajj or `Umrah
• Can Qur’an and Duha Prayer after Fajr Substitute for `Umrah?
• Making `Umrah on behalf of One's Parents and Oneself in a Single Visit
• Does Taking Off Hijab Nullify Hajj or `Umrah?
• Going to Perform `Umrah: Can I Put off Menstruation?

Fatwas on Women

• Menopausal Woman Traveling for Hajj Without Mahram
• Hajj When One Has More than One Wife
• Seeking Husband's Permission to Go to Hajj
• Can a Pregnant Woman Go for Hajj or `Umrah?
• Do Women Need to Shave Their Hair during Hajj?
• Menstruating Woman Reciting the Qur’an and Making Du`aa’ in `Arafah
• Women Repeating Hajj
• Menstruating Woman and Performing Tawaf Al-Ifadah
• Why Must a Woman Uncover Her Face in Ihram?
• Can a Menstruating Woman Enter the Masjid Al-Haram during Hajj?
• Women Getting Their Period during Hajj
• Woman Traveling to Hajj Without Mahram
• What a Woman Should Know before Going for Hajj
• Women Slaughtering Animals: Permissible?
• Can a Menstruating Woman Stay in the Place of Sa`i
• Women Taking Pills to Stop Menses during Hajj
• Must a Husband Pay for His Wife’s Hajj?
• Can a Widow Make Hajj during Her `Iddah?

Miscellaneous

• Breaking the Pilgrims Quota System to Perform Repeated Hajj
• Minimum Number of Days Required for Hajj
• Meaning of Hajj 
• Essentials of Hajj
• Hajj Tamattu`: Any Restrictions on Traveling?
• Failing to Do Some Obligatory Rites in Hajj
• Compensating for Money Shortage When Performing Hajj for Others
• Recovery After Hajj Was Performed on One’s Behalf
• Hajj in Fulfillment of a Vow Before Performing Obligatory Hajj
• Performing Voluntary Hajj or Helping Tsunami-Hit Children
• Making Up For Missed Obligatory Fasts during the Days of Tashreeq
• Etiquette of Drinking Zamzam Water
• Effect of Zamzam Water Outside of Al-Haram
• Performing Ablution with Zamzam Water
• Having Two Intentions While Performing Hajj
• Can I Engage in Business During Hajj?
• Miqat for Pilgrims Traveling by Air
• Performing Obligatory Hajj or Paying off Father’s Debt?
• Zakah on Money Saved for Hajj
• Difference Between Fidyah and Hadi in Hajj
• Hajj: Ethics and Significance
• Conditions for Performing Hajj
• Difference between Hajj Types
• Hajj Organizer Making Profit from Hajj Tours
• When was Hajj Made Obligatory?
• Intending to Perform Hajj while in Makkah
• Going to Hajj to Supervise the Charitable Society Pilgrims
• Can I Have Two Intentions While Performing Hajj?
• Pessimism About Entering the Ka`bah
• If Tamattu` Hajj Is Better, Why Did the Prophet Choose Qiran Hajj?
• Praying behind Maqam Ibrahim Amidst the Crowd
• What Is the Best Type of Hajj?
• Different Types of Hajj
• The Israeli Occupation Prevented Me from Hajj: What Should I Do?
• New Converts Having Problems with Tattoos and Willing to Perform Hajj
• Is Money Saved for Hajj Subject to Zakah?
• Hajj in Pre-Islamic Times
• Does Going for Hajj on Foot Entail Greater Reward?
• The Black Stone: History & Significance
• Significance of the Ka`bah
• Solutions to Avoid Accidents during Hajj
• Who Was the First to Build the Ka`bah?
• Death Wish after Performing Hajj
• Dying during Hajj: What Should be Done?
• Died during Hajj: Necessary to Complete Hajj on his Behalf?
• Types of Takbir on the Days of Dhul-Hijjah
• Is Visiting Madinah a Prerequisite for Hajj and `Umrah
• Hajj of the Prophet: Lessons to Learn
• How To Receive Hajis?
• Tips to Enhance Faith after Hajj
• Lessons to Learn from Hajj
• A New Life After Hajj & `Umrah
• After Performing Hajj: Still Insisting on Zina
• Hajj Paves Way to Paradise
• Hajj is Obligatory Once in a Lifetime
• Necessary to Offer Prayer inside the Ka`bah?
• Delaying Hajj to a More Convenient Time
• Laziness in Performing Hajj
• Is a Child’s Hajj Valid?
• Merits of the First Ten Days of Dhul-Hijjah
• The First Ten Days of Dhul-Hijjah: Ethics and Morals
• A Child Attaining Puberty During Hajj
• Permissible to Fast the Days of Tashreeq?
• Let Us Be the Real Children of Abraham
• Does the Burial in Madinah Pave Way to Paradise?
• Masturbation: Does It Invalidate the Hajj?
• Hajj: Meaning and Blessings
• The Months of Hajj
• Consequences of Making Love with One’s Wife During Hajj
• Where the Prophet Said Du`aa’ During Hajj?
• Spending the Night at Mina
• When to Return from Mina
• What Constitutes Ihsar
• Where Should the Muhsar Slaughter the Sacrificial Animal?
• Passing in front of a Praying Person in the Sacred Mosque
• Intending Hajj Tamattu` but Not Completing It