304. A number of conditions must be met in tawaaf: 1.  Tahaarah from faeces and urine, 2.  Tahaarah cleanliness of the body and clothing, ...

77. The prerequisites of Hajj by Proxy are: Islam, Iman, Mind, Adolescence – as a precaution, and for the agent to have no obligation to ...

      Bismillah al-Rahmaan al-Raheem Praise is to the Lord of the Worlds, and Blessings and Peace is upon Muhammad ...

PART 1 - The Categories of Hajj 1. The Hajj is either obligatory or mostahab (desirable, optional), and the obligatory Hajj is classified in ...

8. It is desirable for the underage child, who distinguishes [the good and the bad], to perform the Hajj, and the validity of the Hajj is conditional ...

16. The insane, even if the insanity was periodical – i.e. insanity appears on certain occasions – is not obliged to the Hajj, unless he ...

22. One of the conditions of the obligation of the Hajj, is the availability of the expenses to cover for the journey [to the Hajj], and back – ...

32. If one does not have the fund [to go to the Hajj], but can borrow [the amount], it is mostahab for him to perform the Hajj through borrowing. ...

41. If one performed the Hajj as a rambler, or with someone else’s money, his Hajj qualifies.  If he performed the Hajj with usurped money, ...

54. Just as one can meet the prerequisites for qualifying for the Hajj through his own possessions and wealth, those preconditions are also met by ...

70. The permission of the husband is not a condition [required] for the wife to go to the obligatory Hajj.  If the wife became mostatee’ ...

77. The prerequisites of Hajj by Proxy are: Islam, Iman, Mind, Adolescence – as a precaution, and for the agent to have no obligation to ...

Proxy in some of the rites 112. In such cases as illness or absence, it is permissible to perform tawaaf, and sa‘y by proxy, if it was not ...

120. The Tamattu‘ Hajj consists of Umrah and Hajj, and a brief outline of various stage of the Hajj is as follows: Umrah ·  The ...

·   The individual must declare and assume the state of ihraam in Makkah.  It is preferable, or even recommended as a ...

121. A number of conditions must be observed for the Tamattu‘ Hajj: a)  The niyyah or the intention when declaring and assuming ihraam at ...

122. The second type of Hajj is the Ifraad Hajj, and the procedure for it is as follows: ·   An adult declares and assumes ihraam ...

The third category of Hajj is the Qiraan Hajj, and the procedure for it is as follows: The procedure for the Qiraan Hajj is exactly the same as that ...

1. IHRAAM 131. The first of the rites of Umrah of Tamattu‘ is ihraam, and it is obligatory for the ihraam to take place in one of the ...

154. The mandatory steps of the ihraam are: Wearing the two garments of ihraam The intention, or niyyah. The talbiyah. 1.   ...

173. The muhrim, i.e. one who is in the state of ihraam, must refrain from 25 issues: 1.   Hunting land animals, 2.   Sexual ...

190. If he killed a lizard, he is liable to a handful of wheat, and if he unintentionally killed a wasp he is liable to some[21] wheat, but if he ...

213. If a muhrim conducted the marriage contract for a couple who were both muhrim, and the couple had sexual intercourse, if this was done knowingly ...

239. If a muhrim looked in a mirror for the purpose of dressing up, he is not liable to a kaffaarah, except istighfaar – seeking forgiveness ...

2. TAWAAF 296. The second rite of the Tamattu‘ Umrah is tawaaf, and the tawaaf is also compulsory in the Tamattu‘ Hajj, the Qiraan and ...

461. If one slaughtered an animal assuming that it is well-nourished, but then it turned out to be skinny, this is satisfactory and he is not obliged ...

01. Hunting: Remember that hunting within the sacred area around and in Makkah, known as the Haram, is always forbidden. It is not confined to ...

[1] Smile at another Muslim (not ghair mahrams) [2] Say Salaam to strangers (not ghair mahrams) [3] Shake someone's hand and ask about their ...

Be informed, O seeker of the Sacred House of All h, that All~h, the most Great and the most Exalted, has various houses: this obvious Kaba, the sacred ...

PART 3 - GlossaryBismillah al-Rahmaan al-Raheem   Aba The usually black cloak worn by women in Arab countries as the ...

537. The Mahsoor is the pilgrim who declares and assumes the ihraam for either Hajj or Umrah, and then falls ill such that he is not able to perform ...

529. The rites of the Mufradah Umrah are eight: ...

521. The Mufradah Umrah falls into two categories: obligatory, and mostahab.  The obligatory one is of two classifications: fundamental ...

13. Ram’y of the Jamaraat 505. The thirteenth rite of the Hajj is the Ram’y of the Jamaraat in the Days of Tashreeq.  It is ...

494. It is not permissible to voluntary perform Tawaaf al-Ziyaarah and its sa‘y prior to the two Woquf’s in Arafaat and Mash‘ar, and ...

9. Sa‘y between Safa and Marwah 485. The ninth rite of the Hajj is the sa‘y between Safa and Marwah, which is exactly like the ...

480. If one completed the three rites of Mina; the Ram’y of Jamarat-al-Aqabah, the Had’y slaughter, and the halq / taqseer, all ...

474. The obligations of the halq and taqseer are three: ...

5. Taqseer or Trimming 387.  The fifth rite of the Tamattu‘ Umrah, which is its final obligation, is the taqseer or Trimming.  The ...

322. The obligations of tawaaf are: to begin and end the tawaaf with the Hajar al-Aswad, the House should be on the left hand side [of the ...

3. Prayer of the tawaaf 351. The third rite of the Tamattu‘ Umrah is Salaat al-tawaaf or the tawaaf Prayer.  The prayer should be ...

357. If the monthly menstruation bleeding starts before performing the tawaaf prayer or during the tawaaf, if she had done completed four rounds or ...

4. Sa‘y 362. The fourth rite of the Tamattu‘ Umrah is the sa‘y, which is to walk seven laps between [the mounts of] Safa and ...

369. The following are mandatory in sa‘y niyyah starting the sa‘y from Safa, finishing the sa‘y at Marwah the number of ...

3. Woquf in the Mash‘ar al-Haraam  418. The third rite of the Hajj is the Woquf in the Mash‘ar al-Haraam. Mash‘ar al-Haraam ...

449. The obligations of the Had’y are: ...

4 - 6. Rites of Mina 4. Ram’y [stoning] of Jamarat-al-‘Aqabah 428. The fourth rite of Hajj is the Ram’y.  When the ...