Category: Fiqh of Hajj and Umrah

Pilgrimage with your heart

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

In the name of Allah the Most Beneficent, Most Merciful

Pilgrimage with your heart

Praise be to Allah, we thank Him and His aid we seek and ask Him for forgiveness. We seek protection by Allah from our evil souls and bad deeds. Whom ...

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Status of the righteous forefathers in Hajj

All praise is due to Allah, Who enjoined upon His servants pilgrimage to His ancient house, although He Almighty is Free of all needs. And prayers and peace of Allah be upon our prophet Muhammad, the perfect model imitated by performers of Hajj and 'Umra, and upon all his family and companions ...

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Common Mistakes in Hajj

Common Mistakes in Hajj

By Muhammad Alshareef


In Aqidah (the Muslim's Belief)
Many Pilgrims when they travel to Medina they pray to the graves. They make Du'a to the prophet of Allah (peace be upon him). This could not only ruin their Hajj, it could nullify their Islam.

Do not rub ...
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Hajj of the Prophet

Hajj of the Prophet (prayers and peace of Allah be upon him) As it is narrated by Jabir IbnAbdullah (may Allah be pleased with him and his father too)

In the name of Allah the Most Gracious the Most Merciful

All praise is due to Allah alone. And prayers and peace of Allah be upon the ...

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Towards an Accepted Hajj

Towards an Accepted Hajj

Faysal Al-Ba'dani

Allah has assigned a great reward for Hajj Mabrur, as evidenced by the saying of the Messenger (peace be upon him): «There is no reward for Hajj Mabrur except Paradise» (1)

The meaning of birr (from which the word "Mabrur" is derived) involves ...

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Types Of Hajj

Types Of Hajj

Ifrad
Making Hajj only in the prescribed months of Hajj


1. Starting Ihram and Reaching Miqat

Starting Ihram
SEQUENCE:

Step 1
If you are traveling by air or sea you have two options:
(a) put on Ihram before leaving
(b) put on Ihram on the flight/ship before passing over ...
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Important Advice for pilgrims

Important Advice for pilgrims

Dear pilgrims, we praise Allah for having guided you to the Hajj of His House. May He accept from all of us our good deeds, and increase His reward for us and for you. The following advice is being offered to you in the hope that Allah will accept from all of ...

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Virtues of the Day of Sacrifice


Are there any special features of the tenth day of Dhu'l-Hijjah?

Praise be to Allaah.

When the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) came to Madeenah, he found that they had two days on which they used to play. He said: «إن الله قد أبدلكم يومين خيراً ...
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Obligation of performing Hajj straightaway

Obligation of performing Hajj straightaway

Is it permissible for a person who is able to do Hajj to delay Hajj for a number of years?

 
Praise be to Allaah.

If a person is able to do Hajj and meets all the conditions of it being obligatory, then he must do Hajj straight away, and it is ...

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The excellence of the ten days of Dhul-Hijja

The excellence of the ten days of Dhul-Hijja and the good deeds that should be done in them:

Ibn 'Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him and his father too) narrated that the Prophet (prayers and peace of Allah be upon him) said: "No good deeds done on other days are liked by Allah than the ones ...

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A Woman's Guide To Hajj

A Woman's Guide To Hajj

By Muhammad Alshareef


Introduction
All praise is due to Allah. We praise Him, seek His help, and ask His forgiveness. We seek refuge in Allah from the evil of our souls, and the adverse consequences of our deeds. Whoever Allah guides, there is none that can ...
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The merit of the first ten days of Dhul-Hijja

Allah Almighty is most Merciful. He likes to provide to His servants opportunities for repentance, and He likes to see His servants seek nearness with Him by the acts of obedience. Therefore, Allah Almighty makes to us days of blessing, every year, in which He multiplies the reward to encourage ...

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