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Hajj and Umrah
Hajj is performed from the 8th to the 13th of Dhul Hijjah; Umrah can be done at other times of the year. These are published answers on Ihram and its restrictions, Tawaf and Sa’ee, women travelling for Hajj, Hajj on behalf of someone else, and the penalties (Dam) for mistakes.
52 fatawa from 9 South African Darul Iftas, picked by title for each question below, newest first and no more than two per Darul Ifta in a section. Every fatwa links to the page where its Darul Ifta published it.
Ihram and its restrictions
- 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 - 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 - Mufti Online8 Jun 2026
Returning home for a janaazah after donning one's ihraam
What is the ruling for the following scenarios? 1. A man puts on his Ihrām and goes into Makkah. When he checks into his hotel, he receives news of…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - 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 - 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 - 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 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 - 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?
Tawaf and Sa’ee
- Ibn Masood31 Aug 2026
Making Tawaaf While Wearing Shoes
Is it permissible to wear one’s usual outdoor shoes when making Tawaaf of Baitullah?
Mufti Muhammad Bhayla - 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 - Ibn Masood22 Jun 2026
Using A Phone During Tawaaf
What is the ruling regarding taking pictures of the Ka’bah and using your phone during Tawaaf or Umrah?
Mufti Ahmed Saeed - Camperdown13 Feb 2026
Can a woman wear shoes during Saee?
Can a woman wear shoes during Saee for umrah?
Baba Abu Bakr - Camperdown3 Dec 2025
The Two Rakaats of Tawaaf
1. For the 2 Rakaat after the Tawaaf, with what intention should it be performed: is it Waajib or Nafl? 2. If the Tawaaf finishes in a time that is…
Azhar Mownah - Ask Imaam19 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 - 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 - Mufti Online14 Jul 2025
Woman discharging while making tawaaf
I had istihadha but not a mazoor. I placed cotton wool like a khursuf but only after completing my umrah and coming out of Ihraam I saw that it…
Mufti Zakaria Makada
Umrah
- 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 - Ibn Masood18 Aug 2026
Preventing Haidh Due to Umrah
Is it permissible to take a form of medication to stop Haidh if one is travelling for Umrah, due to the unpredictable nature of circumstances and…
Mufti Ahmed Saeed - Mufti Online10 May 2026
Going for umrah when one has outstanding qadha salaah
Alhamdulillah by the mercy of Allah, I have been consistent with my salaah with Jamaat for many years, and have no qadha from the age of 17 onwards.…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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
Women travelling for Hajj and Umrah
- 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 - 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 - Mufti Online23 Sep 2025
Woman performing salaah in the hotel while in umrah
1. If a female traveler reads salaah in the hotel in Makkah/Madinah, does she read qasr? 2. Does a female receive the same reward as men (100000) if…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - 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…
- Ask Imaam3 Apr 2025
Passing the Meeqaat without Ihraam due to Haidh - How do i do my Umrah?
I have come for umrah. Trip is like this, 6 days makkah, 6 days madinah, 7 days makkah. I did umrah when we went to makkah( first visit to makkah).…
Abdullah Noorgat - 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…
- Ask Imaam1 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 Masood18 Dec 2023
Returning from Umrah without a Mahram
A lady wishes to go for Umrah. Her brother will be her Mahram. However, he will not be returning to SA but will be going for a few days to another…
Mufti Mohammed Desai
Hajj on behalf of someone (Hajj Badal)
- Mufti Online25 Jun 2026
Doing Hajj-e-Badal for a person who has dementia
Hajj was fard on a person, but he delayed it until he became old and lost his senses due to severe dementia. Is it valid for his family to fulfill…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Camperdown24 May 2025
Performing Hajj on Behalf of Someone (Hajj-e-Badal)
Assalamualikum 1.What is hajj badal? 2. which haj should the son perform ifrad, qiraan or tamattu? [I have a case at hand where the father passed…
Azhar Mownah - Mufti Online26 Feb 2022
Hajj e badal on behalf of a person who did not make wasiyyat
I want to perform hajj e badal for my father who passed away with the intention of performing hajj. My sister wants to put her share in hajj e badal…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Jamiat KZN8 Jul 2017
Hajj Badal
My father, who is 80 years old and has not yet performed hajj, is willing to give me money to take my mother to perform hajj. My father shall not be…
- Jamiat KZN1 Sep 2016
Performing Hajj on behalf of a deceased
What is the ruling on performing Hajj on behalf of a deceased person?
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam14 Apr 2015
Hajj e Badal
My father, who is 80 years old and has not yet performed hajj, is willing to give me money to take my mother to perform hajj. My father shall not be…
Ismail Desai - Ask Imaam8 Mar 2012
Can I send my uncle for Hajj on behalf of my late parents?
I know that a woman can perform all the arkān of Fardh Hajj during her periods except Tawāf Al-Ziyārah. The Tawāf Al-Ziyārah can be performed from…
Mawlana Abdul Azeem bin Abdur Rahman
Dam and penalties
- Mufti Online15 Apr 2026
Difference between damm-e-shukr and qurbaani
My question is regarding Hajj. I would like to know what is the difference between dam e shukar and qurbani? Do I have to 2 different qurbanis? If I…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online11 May 2025
Woman in haidh giving damm to come out of ihraam while in Makkah Mukarramah
A girl goes for umrah and puts on ihraam in haiz then she's going to be in haiz till she leaves so she gives Damm and comes out of ihraam. Few years…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ask Imaam22 Apr 2025
Can Damm be given anytime throughout the year?
If someone needs to give Damm for umrah/hajj mistakes, can this damm be given any time within the year or it has to be at hajj time? Also is there a…
Abdullah Syed Sajid - Ibn Masood31 Oct 2023
Website offering to carry out Damm for Hujaaj
QUESTION: I have a question pertaining to Damm: There is a website called “Hajj Solutions” (https://hajjsolutions.com/) On this website, amongst…
Mufti Mohammed Desai - Ask Imaam2 Jul 2023
Is there penalty of damm if strands of hair fall while in Ihram?
My question is regarding Umrah. On Umrah visit I was in Ihraam and while having my lunch one hair from my beard accidently came into my mouth and…
Fahad Abdul Wahab - Jamiat KZN26 Jun 2019
Is Damm-e-Shukr and the slaughtering of a Qurbani animal necessary in a Qiraan, Tamattu’ and Ifraad Hajj,?
In a Qiraan, Tamattu’ and Ifraad Hajj, is both; Damm-e-Shukr and the slaughtering of a Qurbani animal necessary?
Mufti Ismaeel Bassa
Hajj: when it becomes Fardh
- Mufti Online29 May 2025
Will Hajj-e-Badl be compulsory if one delayed in performing Hajj and then passed away during the journey of Hajj?
Explain the ruling of a person who delayed in performing hajj after it became fardh upon him and only set out for hajj after one or a few years, and…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online29 May 2025
Appointing Someone who did not Perform his Fardh Hajj to do Hajj-e-Badl
Is it permissible to appoint someone who has not performed his fardh hajj to perform Hajj-e-Badl? If such a person performs the Hajj-e-Badl, will…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - 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 - Jamiat KZN7 Jun 2024
Wealth Requirement for Hajj to be Compulsory
How much wealth does a person need to have in order for Hajj to be compulsory?
Mufti Moosa Salie - Ibn Masood9 Jun 2023
Hajj savings part of deceased’s estate
My mother had saved up some money for Hajj, but she passed away before she could perform Hajj. Does the money form a part of her estate?
Mufti Mohammed Desai - Ask Imaam2 Jun 2022
Is Hajj compulsory or Fardh for a woman who has such an amount of gold that Zakaat becomes Fardh upon her and she can cover Hajj expenses?
Is Hajj compulsory or Fardh for a woman who has such an amount of gold that Zakaat becomes Fardh upon her and she can cover Hajj expenses?
Ismail Desai - Ask Imaam21 Mar 2020
Going for Hajj with Loans - Is this permissible?
Is it permissible for me to go for Haj before although I have some loans? My current situation, I have 3 different loans for approximately 20 years…
Akhyar Uddin
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