Question: If someone passed the meeqaat (specific station for putting on ihraam), uttering the talbiyyah for Hajj and ‘Umrah without condition and then he is detained on account of illness and the like, which stops him from completing his rites, what should he do? Response: Such a person is treated as muhsar (detained). If he […]
Women jogging between the two green lights during Sa’ee.
Question: Regarding the jogging between the two green (lights) in the sa’ee, with respect to women, in my limited readings through the books of fiqh in the chapters pertaining to hajj and ‘umrah, I have not found anything which prevents the women from the jogging. I once heard one of the scholars on television say that the woman […]
How was the Prophet Treating his Wives?
All of us wonder about the way the Messenger (PBUH) was with his wives. How he dealt with them? How he treated them equally? The Prophet accomplished the happiness to every one of them; that is because he knew how to deal with women. He penetrated deeply into her sensitive soul and he went on […]
Noble Civilized Values in the Prophet’s Polygyny.
One of the most common doubts regarding Prophet Muhammad (PBUH ) has been his polygyny. He married a number of women more than the al- lowed number in the Islamic shariah for the ordinary Muslim. The Prophet (PBUH ) has been accused of being lusty; this has been the only reason the accusers found to […]
Why People Accept Islam?
The topic ‘The Necessities of Da’wah in the Light of Current Conditions’ is extremely vast in its scope. People are accepting Islam in the West (USA, Canada, UK, France and Germany), in the Middle Eastern countries (Saudi Arabia, the Gulf States, Jordan), in Africa and the Far East (Malaysia, Philippines, Hong Kong, etc.). Each region […]
Woman on her menses wishes to sit in the mas’aa (Safaa and Marwah area).
Question: Is it permissible for a woman on her menses to sit in the mas’aa? Response: Yes, it is permissible for the woman on her menses to sit in the mas’aa, because the mas’aa is not considered (part of) al-Masjid al-Haraam. In that case, if the woman’s menses started after the tawaaf and before the sa’ee, then she (is […]
Waiting until she becomes pure.
Question: There is no doubt that the tawaaf known as al-ifaadhah is one of the pillars and essential acts of the Hajj. If the menstruating women did not perform it due to lack of time and the time was not such that she could wait for her menses to end, what is the ruling concerning that?
Ruling concerning one who entered the ihraam while she was menstruating.
Question: A woman asks: She was excused, that is menstruating, and her family wanted to go to make ‘Umrah and if she lagged behind, there would be no one to stay with her Therefore, she went with them to the ‘Umrah and performed all of the rites of the ‘Umrah, including the tawaaf and the sa’ee, as if
Ruling concerning the Hajj of a menstruating woman.
Question: What is the ruling concerning a woman who had her menses during the days of her Hajj? Is the Hajj she performed valid? Response: If a woman gets her menses during the days of Hajj, she performs all of the deeds of the Hajj except for the tawaaf of the Ka’bah and the going between the hills of […]
Taking pills to prevent menses during Hajj or ‘Umrah .
Question: Is it permissible for a woman to take (pills/medication) to prevent (the arrival of) her menses so she can perform the rites of the hajj or ‘umrah with ease? Response: I do not see any harm in (a woman) taking this medical treatment, with the condition that the doctor (in his/her professional opinion) does […]