umrah

Makkah and Hajj: Obligations and its Tremendous Virtues By Abu Khadeejah ʿAbdul-Wāhid. All praise is due to Allah, the Lord of all creation. May Allah extol the Messenger in the [read on…]

Al-Hafidh Ibn Hajr (rahimahullah) said: وَعَنْ عُثْمَانَ – رضي الله عنه – قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ – صلى الله عليه وسلم: «لَا يَنْكِحُ الْمُحْرِمُ, وَلَا يُنْكَحُ – رَوَاهُ مُسْلِمٌ. وَفِي [read on…]

Umrah is: Ihrām, Tawāf, Sa’ee, shaving or shortening the hair. As for Ihrām then it is the intention to enter into the ritual of umrah (or hajj) and to dress [read on…]

The Hajj is the pilgrimage to Makkah and it is the fifth pillar of Islam. The pilgrimage is a sacred physical and spiritual journey made by a Muslim to the [read on…]

1.11 The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) in Madinah In the year 6AH (628CE) the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) saw in a dream [read on…]

The Imaam, the Jurist, the Shaikh, Muhammad Ibn Saalih al-Uthaimeen (rahimahullaah) said: 903: “It is not permitted for a woman if she is menstruating or has post-natal bleeding to pray due [read on…]

In the Introduction of Saheeh Muslim there appears: بَاب بَيَانِ أَنَّ الْإِسْنَادَ مِنْ الدِّينِ وَأَنَّ الرِّوَايَةَ لَا تَكُونُ إِلَّا عَنْ الثِّقَاتِ وَأَنَّ جَرْحَ الرُّوَاةِ بِمَا هُوَ فِيهِمْ جَائِزٌ بَلْ وَاجِبٌ وَأَنَّهُ [read on…]

Indeed the Madīnah of Allaah’s Messenger is the most pleasant of places, it is Taybah, it is the returning place and sanctuary of Imān, it is the home of the Muhājirūn [read on…]

In the name of Allah, Most Merciful, Bestower of Mercy. Updated May 2024 (Dhul-Qaʿdah 1445 H) Important request: I have made this important book freely available to all seekers of knowledge ― so, [read on…]

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Hajj is a Pillar from the Pillars of Islaam, and a mighty obligation with tremendous benefits that must be performed at least once in the lifetime of each and every [read on…]

Allaah, the Mighty and Majestic, has said: لِّيَشْهَدُوا مَنَافِعَ لَهُمْ وَيَذْكُرُوا اسْمَ اللَّهِ فِي أَيَّامٍ مَّعْلُومَاتٍ “That they may witness benefits for themselves and mention the name of Allah on [read on…]

So when a muhrim (a person in Ihraam for Hajj or `Umrah) falls into a violation from the violations we have mentioned in the previous three articles, then such a person [read on…]

In this part, we have the violations of Ihraam that are specific to women. Women must, of course, read Part 1 of the violations, since they are common to both [read on…]

Then are some violations that are specific to men to the exclusion of women. They are two in number: 1. Covering the head. This is due to the saying of [read on…]

The violations of Ihraam are those matters that have been prohibited for the Muhrim (the one in Ihraam) who is about to perform Hajj or `Umrah. These are of three [read on…]