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Hajj & Umrah fatwa
Questions about Hajj and Umrah: ihram and its restrictions, tawaf and sa‘i, the days of Hajj, penalties (dam), going for someone else, and travel arrangements for the journey.
1,692 fatawa from 10 South African Darul Iftas (topics are assigned from each Darul Ifta’s own categories and titles, so the count is approximate). Every fatwa links to the page where its Darul Ifta published it.
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Most-asked on this topic
- What is forbidden in ihraam?
- What are the rules of tawaaf?
- Can a woman go for hajj or umrah without a mahram?
- How is umrah performed?
- What is the ruling on visiting Madinah and the Rawdah?
- When does hajj become fardh, and can I go with debt?
- What should a woman do if her menses start during umrah or hajj?
- How much hair must be cut to leave ihraam?
- What is hajj badal (hajj on someone's behalf)?
- When is dam (a sacrifice penalty) due in hajj or umrah?
Hajj & Umrah fatawa from each Darul Ifta
- Mufti Online9 Sep 2026
Wealthy woman not finding a mahram to go with for Hajj
A lady wants to go for hajj. She has her own money to pay for hajj fees, but her husband does not want to go. Wife does not know the reason. Her…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - AskImam19 Aug 2025
What is the penalty for not praying the two Rakaat of Nafl Tawaf?
If after making nafl tawaf, a person does not perform the two rakats wajib of tawaf and he leaves the country, is there any type of penalty on him?
Hasan Ahmed Razzak - Ibn Masood8 Sep 2026
Entering Jeddah Without Ihraam
Is a person allowed to enter Jeddah without Ihraam if he intends to stay there for two days before continuing on to Makkah Mukarramah for Umrah?
Mufti Muhammad Isa Ali - Jamiat KZN3 Aug 2026
Conversing during Tawaaf
What is the ruling on engaging in conversation, replying to a greeting (Salaam), or answering a mobile phone call while performing Tawaaf?
Mufti Muhammed Hamza Farooqui - Azaadville1 Jan 2026
Combining Two Umrahs In One Ihraam
If one performs Umrah, did not make Halaq and thereafter without coming out of Ihraam he performs another Umrah, will there be a penalty?
- Camperdown5 Sep 2026
How Much Should a Woman Cut Her Hair After Umrah or Hajj? [Afro Hair or Hair Loss Due to Illness]
A quick question For women who has short afro hair after umrah and hajj how much they cut? How they should cut? Likewise a women who has cancer and…
Abdour-Rahmaan Lim Voon Heek - Amjadi19 Jan 2026
How Many Umrahs Did Nabi صلى الله عليه وسلمPerform?
(12): How many Umrahs did the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم perform, and is it established that the Holy Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلمperformed…
Mufti Mohammad Quaiser Ali Razvi Misbahi - MUBZ22 Oct 2025
Performing Ṭawāf al-Widāʿ after ʿUmrah
السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته I know that tawaafe wida for hajj is obligatory. What is the status of it for umrah? It is haraam or makrooh or just…
- MJC3 May 2026
Is an Umrah Ticket Competition Permissible?
1. Gambling (qimar) is where two or more parties wager money with the possibility of either gaining the entire amount or losing their stake. 2. The…
Mufti Abdurragmaan Khan - DU Newcastle10 Aug 2016
Hajj & Umrah Questions.
1. Can I be a Mahram for my mother in law for umrah? 2. Which is more virtuous, to perform multiple umrahs or doing more tawaaf? 3. Can I carry a…
Fahad Abdul Wahab - Mufti Online9 Sep 2026
Female travelling for umrah with one's male cousin
My khala and her 26 year old son are travelling for Umrah. My mom wants to go too. I am a 27 year old female. Can I accompany my mother? My brother…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - AskImam31 May 2025
Books and guides regarding the method of performing Hajj
May I request you to recommend the best book regarding fiqh and method of performing Hajj & Umrah (for layman, in English or Urdu) as I hope to…
Muftī Ebrahim Desai - Ibn Masood21 Apr 2026
Miscellaneous Queries On Hajj
Q1) Is it more virtuous to walk throughout Haj (e.g. From Mina to Arafah, Muzdalifah, etc.) or is it no different if one uses a bus/train for…
Mufti Ahmed Saeed - Jamiat KZN6 May 2026
Is it permissible to perform Haj or Umrah when one is in debt?
Is it permissible for someone to do Haj or Umrah when they are in debt? Should someone hold off on doing Umrah and Haj until they pay back the debt?
Mufti Muhammed Hamza Farooqui - Azaadville17 Jun 2025
Haidh During Hajj And Umrah
Please could you assist with a few questions with regard to Haydh and Umrah and also, more importantly with regards to Haydh and Hajj. What happens…
- Camperdown5 Sep 2026
A woman exiting Ihram, can her husband or son who is still in ihram cut her hair?
A woman exiting Ihram, can her husband or son who is still in ihram cut her hair?
Abdour-Rahmaan Lim Voon Heek - Amjadi28 Dec 2024
The Ruling Pertaining To Performing Umrah for Both the Deceased and the Living
AMJADI DARUL IFTA SPREADING SCHOLASTIC LIGHT THROUGH SAYYIDI ALA HAZRAT’S SIGHT 165 MOORTON DRIVE, CHATSWORTH Assalaamu Alaikum wa Rahmatullahi wa…
Mohammad Quaiser Ali Razvi Misbahi - MUBZ16 Jun 2024
Leaving Makkah Before Performing ʿUmrah Due to Ḥayḍ
Aslmww.. muftisaheb a sister from SA asked the following q.. So now in Ramadaan I went for umrah and performed it but then we decided to do a second…
- MJC21 Nov 2024
Hajj from Pension Funds
1. Funds received from a pension scheme may be divided into 3 distinct categories: A. the portion that was subtracted from the employee’s salary; B.…
Mufti Taha Karaan - DU Newcastle7 Aug 2016
Shaving and cutting/trimming the hair in Ihraam!
After completing Umrah and before coming out of the state of Ihraam, is it necessary for a male or female in the state of Ihraam to have their hair…
Mufti Ismaeel Bassa - Mufti Online30 Aug 2026
Woman selling her gold to go for Hajj
A women in her near 60's is diabetic, has blood pressure issues and foot corn such that if she walks much she get's pain in her legs. Now when she…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - AskImam30 Apr 2025
What is Hajj-e-Qiraan?
What is hajj e qiraan. My father wants to go for hajj. Can Mufti sb advise? Jazakallahukhayra.
M. Akhtar - Ibn Masood15 Apr 2026
Niyyah For Ihraam
A person read the Dua when making Niyyah for Ihraam but he was not en route for Umrah. Someone told him to read the Dua with the intention Allaah…
Mufti Abdul Kader Fazlani - Jamiat KZN13 Feb 2026
Will a penalty be due upon a woman who covered her face whilst in Ihraam?
If a woman covers her face wearing the Niqaab in the state of Ihraam during Hajj for 6 hours, then she removes it for one hour and wears it again…
Mufti Muhammed Hamza Farooqui - Azaadville7 Mar 2025
Tying The Ihraam In Jeddah
A person intends performing umrah. However he intends staying in Jeddah for one night before going to Makkah Mukarramah.Can he tie ihram in Jeddah?
- Camperdown19 May 2026
Wearing a Face Mask in the State of Ihram
Asalamu alaykm. Can we wear a face mask in the state of ihraam?
Abdour-Rahmaan Lim Voon Heek - Amjadi21 Dec 2024
IS PERFORMING UMRAH SUNNAH OR WAAJIB?
Is performing Umrah Sunnah or Waajib? Question posed by: Uthman Sheikh, Durban
Mohammad Quaiser Ali Razvi Misbahi - MUBZ15 Jun 2024
How Should a Woman with Short Hair Cut Her Hair After ʿUmrah
السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته I trust mufti is well If a lady in umrah has short hair due to a health condition, how will she cut her hair to get…
- MJC13 Jan 2026
The mīqāt for pilgrims traveling with Ethiopian Airlines to Jeddah
With regards to your query please be advised: The mīqāt for pilgrims traveling with Ethiopian Airlines to Jeddah is Yalamlam. The pilot usually…
Mufti Abdurragmaan Khan - DU Newcastle30 Sep 2015
Delaying Ones Hajj!
Will a person be sinful for delaying ones Hajj?
- Mufti Online5 Aug 2026
Haidh commencing while in Ihraam
I am currently in Makkah to perform Umrah. Entered Ihram state 2 days ago. I was supposed to do my Tawaf and Sa'i yesterday. Unfortunately, I got my…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - AskImam4 Apr 2025
Wearing anti-pollution mask whilst being in the state of Ihram
AsSalam Alaykum, Can I wear anti-pollution mask whilst being in the state of Ihram? I'd like to precise that I'm not suffering from asthma but the…
M. Mahmood Baig - Ibn Masood12 Apr 2026
Forgoing Umrah
Some pious Ulama desist from Umrah because of the Fitnah of women and intermingling taking place, etc. Does this mean that we should also refrain…
Mufti Abdul Kader Fazlani - Jamiat KZN6 Aug 2025
Penalty for an Incomplete Nafl Tawaaf
What is the ruling regarding a person who begins a Nafl Tawaaf but does not complete it? What should they do in such a case, and is there a penalty…
Mufti Muhammed Hamza Farooqui - Azaadville19 Nov 2024
Performing Tawaaf In An Electric Vehicle
Now-a-days, disabled persons perform Tawaaf in electric vehicles. If a disabled person is such that he cannot drive this vehicle by himself and a…
- Camperdown11 May 2026
Donning The Ihram at Jeddah Airport
I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF I CAN DON IHRAM AT JEDDAH AIRPORT AND NOT AT MY TRANSIT AIRPORT. OUR LAYOVER IS SHORT.
Abdour-Rahmaan Lim Voon Heek - Amjadi9 Jun 2023
THE RULING ABOUT GOING FOR HAJJ WITHOUT A MAHRAM
As salaam mu alaikum wa rah matul lahi wa barakatuhu, Our Honourable Mufti Saheb, Today we request you to bless us by advising us with what is the…
Mohammad Quaiser Ali Razvi Misbahi - MUBZ7 Oct 2024
Using deodorant or powder while in the state of Iḥrām
Question: اسلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته Hope mufti is well In’Sha’Allah Maaf to trouble mufti Someone has asked me a question regarding ihraam They…
- MJC20 Jun 2023
The Fast of ʿArafah
The unfortunate misrepresentation of fact—both in Sharīʿah and in history—that accompanied the recent attempt to resurrect debates of three decades…
Mufti Taha Karaan - Mufti Online15 Jul 2026
Woman in haidh entering into ihraam and delaying the umrah
I'm currently in Madinah and my period started last night (Friday). My period lasts for 10 ten days. That has always been my habit. We leave for…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - AskImam11 Mar 2025
Cutting the Hair in ‘Umrah
I LIVE IN MISSISSAUGA CANADA, MY BROTHER HAVE PERFORMED HAJJ IN 2014 AND DID 3 OR 4 UMRAH DURING HIS STAY OVER THERE, NOW AFTER 2 YEARS HE IS NOT…
Ahmad Jafari - Ibn Masood15 Feb 2026
Miscellaneous Queries On Ihraam
Q1. I mistakenly rubbed a little soap on my body while in Ihraam and then remembered and quickly rinsed it off immediately. What is the penalty? Q2.…
Mufti Abdul Kader Fazlani - Jamiat KZN6 Dec 2024
Can a person perform the two Rakaats of Tawaaf after Fajr and Asr?
Can a person perform the Tawaaf of Umrah after Fajr and Asr? If so, can a person perform the two Raka’ats of Tawaaf after Fajr and Asr? If not? Can…
Mufti Muhammed Hamza Farooqui - Azaadville17 Sep 2024
Wearing The Ihraam Solely To Enter The Mataaf
When in Makkah Shareef, one is only allowed to make Tawaaf on the Mataaf if performing Umrah and in the state of Ihraam. What many do, is wear the…
- Camperdown5 May 2026
Woman Experiencing Haidh Before Hajj
If you reached in makkah 2 days before you go to mina and woman is in period she can’t do umrah and she will go to mina on Monday after fajr or…
Baba Abu Bakr - Amjadi20 Jun 2022
PERFORMING HAJJ WITH HARAAM EARNINGS
According to Sharia how is to perform Hajj with Haraam earnings? Question posed by: Imtiaz Ali Johannesburg South Africa
Mohammad Quaiser Ali Razvi Misbahi - MUBZ15 Jun 2024
Husband Passed Away Whilst Wife Was on Ḥajj – ʿIddah
A woman went for Hajj and her husband passed away while she’s in Hajj. The husband is in South Africa. What should she do? Does she continue with…
- Mufti Online15 Jul 2026
Using unscented sunscreen in ihraam
1. Can a tinted lip balm be applied before going into ihraam? 2. What sunscreen can be used while in ihraam? 3. Is it permissible to take pills to…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - AskImam3 Jul 2024
Acceptance of Dua when in Hajj
Assalamalaikum, My question is what part of hajj is your dua Accepted? Is it during all the days of hajj, or only during the day of Arafat? If you…
Abdullah Syed Sajid - Ibn Masood11 Nov 2025
Using Savings For Hajj To Perform Umrah
A person is saving towards embarking on his Fardh Hajj. He does not possess the necessary amount yet, but he has enough to perform Umrah. Is it…
Mufti Abdur Rahman Abdur Razak - Jamiat KZN26 Nov 2024
Obligation of Hajj when one has not yet been accredited for Hajj
Does Hajj still remain obligatory on a person if they had the means to travel for Hajj but they were not accredited for Hajj?
Mufti Muhammed Hamza Farooqui - Azaadville27 Jan 2024
Wearing Buttoned Ihraams
Is the following Ihraam permissible to wear considering that the buttons are not sewn on?
- Camperdown18 Apr 2026
Footwear in Ihram [picture]
Is this ok to wear in ihram?
Abdour-Rahmaan Lim Voon Heek - Amjadi24 Apr 2022
PERFORMING UMRAH IN SHAWWAAL
As Salaamu Alaikum Wa Rahmatullahi Wa Barakaatuh. If a person does umrah In Shawwaal and he has wealth to look after his family and wealth to do…
Mohammad Quaiser Ali Razvi Misbahi - Mufti Online13 Jul 2026
Wife completing her hajj after her husband passes away while waiting for the days of hajj
A couple went for hajj and after completing the umrah, while waiting for the days of hajj, the husband passed away. What must the wife do? Can she…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - AskImam1 May 2024
Does a woman have to cover her face in hajj or not?
Salaam aleikum wa rahmatulah. Does a woman have to cover her face in hajj, with a niqab that doesn't touch her face, or should she just not wear it…
Mirza Mahmood Baig - Ibn Masood27 Sep 2025
Miscellaneous Queries On Rites Of Umrah
Q1. Does a person need to be in a state of Wudhu when making Sa’ee? Q2. What should a person do if his Wudhu breaks while making Sa’ee? Q3. Is Wudhu…
Mufti Muhammad Isa Ali - Jamiat KZN12 Jun 2024
Hajj Series: Menses during Hajj
What should a woman do if she experiences her Haidh (menses) during Hajj?
Mufti Moosa Salie - Azaadville9 Dec 2023
Wudhu Breaking During Tawaaf
When you perform Tawaf, and your wudhu breaks, do you have repeat the entire Tawaf? If not, can you complete the number rounds left?
- Camperdown18 Apr 2026
“Can I go for Umrah without a mahram if travelling with family?”
Im a mature girl yearning to go for umrah as My mother is going and her mahram will be her nephew (sister’s son). Will it be permissible for me to…
Baba Abu Bakr
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