Sifat al-Hajj wa’l-‘Umrah (Description of Hajj and ‘Umrah), Dought & clear, - * What should the one who wants to perform Hajj or ‘Umrah do at the miqaat?

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What should the one who wants to perform Hajj or ‘Umrah do at the miqaat?
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Praise be to Allah.
When he reaches the miqaat it is mustahabb for him to do ghusl and put on perfume, because it is reported that the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) changed out of tailored clothes when he entered ihram, and he did ghusl. And it is proven inas-Saheehaynthat ‘Aa’ishah (may Allah be pleased with her) said: I used to put perfume on the Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) for his ihram before he entered ihram, and when he exited ihram before he circumambulated the Ka‘bah (tawaaf al-ifaadah). And the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) instructed ‘Aa’ishah, when she got her menses after entering ihram for ‘umrah, to do ghusl and enter ihram for Hajj. He instructed Asma’ bint ‘Umays, when she gave birth in Dhu’l-Hulayfah, to do ghusl, wrap herself in a cloth, and enter ihram. This indicates that if a woman reaches the miqaat when she is menstruating or bleeding following childbirth, she should do ghusl and enter ihram with the people, and she should do everything that the pilgrims do apart from circumambulating the Ka‘bah, as the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) instructed ‘Aa’ishah and Asma’ to do.
It is mustahabb for the one who wants to enter ihram to trim his moustache, clip his nails, and deal with his pubes and armpit hair. So he should remove whatever needs to be removed, so that he will not need to remove that after entering ihram, when doing so will be prohibited for him. The Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) instructed the Muslims to take care of these things at all times, as it is proven inas-Saheehaynthat Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said: “Five things are part of the fitrah: circumcision, removing the pubic hair, trimming the moustache, trimming the nails, and plucking the armpit hairs.” InSaheeh Muslimit is narrated that Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) said: A time limit was set for others with regard to trimming the moustache, cutting the nails, plucking the armpit hair and shaving the pubes: we were not to leave that for more than forty days.
It was also narrated by an-Nasaa’i as follows: “The Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) set a time limit for us.” And the version narrated by an-Nasaa’i was also narrated by Ahmad, Abu Dawood and at-Tirmidhi. With regard to the head, it is not prescribed to remove any hair from the head when entering ihram, either for men or for women.
With regard to the beard, it is haraam to shave it or remove anything from it at all times. Rather it is obligatory to leave it alone and let it grow, because it is proven in as-Saheehayn that Ibn ‘Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said: “Be different from the mushrikeen: let your beards grow and trim your moustaches.” Muslim narrated in hisSaheehthat Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said: “Trim your moustaches and let your beards grow; be different from the Magians.”
There is a serious issue nowadays whereby many people go against this Sunnah and oppose the beard; they are content to resemble the disbelievers and women, especially those who claim to be knowledgeable or seekers of knowledge. Verily to Allah we belong and verily unto Him is our return. We ask Allah to guide us and all the Muslims to act in accordance with the Sunnah and to adhere to it and promote it, even if the majority turn away from it. Sufficient for us is Allah and He is the best disposer of affairs; there is no power and no strength except with Allah, the Most High, the Almighty.
Then the male pilgrim puts on the izaar (lower garment or waist wrapper) and rida’ (upper garment). It is mustahabb for them to be made of two pieces of clean white cloth. It is also mustahabb to enter ihram wearing sandals, because the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said: “Let one of you enter ihram in an izaar, rida’ and sandals.” Narrated by Imam Ahmad (may Allah have mercy on him).
As for the female pilgrim, it is permissible for her to enter ihram in whatever clothes she wants, black or green or otherwise, but she should beware of resembling men in their garments,. However she does not have the right to wear the niqab (face veil) or gloves when in ihram; rather she should cover her face and hands with something other than the niqab and gloves, because the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) forbade the woman in ihram to wear the niqab and gloves. As for what the common folk do, of singling out green or black for women to wear in ihram, and not other colours, there is no basis for that.
Then after finishing ghusl and cleaning oneself, and putting on the ihram garments, the pilgrim should form the intention in his heart to begin the rituals that he wants to perform, either Hajj or ‘umrah, because the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said: “Actions are but by intentions, and each person will have but that which he intended.”
It is prescribed for him to utter what he has intended. If his intention is to do ‘Umrah, he should say: “Labbayka ‘umratan(Here I am for ‘Umrah)” or “Allahumma labbayka ‘umratan(O Allah, here I am for ‘umrah).” If his intention is to do Hajj, he should say: “Labbayka Hajjan(Here I am for Hajj)” or “Allahumma labbayka Hajjan(O Allah, here I am for Hajj),” be cause the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) did that. If his intention is to do both of them together, he should say words to that effect: “Allahumma labbayka ‘umratan wa Hajjan(O Allah, here I am for ‘umrah and Hajj).” It is preferable for him to utter that after he gets up on his mount or into his vehicle and so on, because the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) only said the Talbiyah when he got on his mount and it set out with him from the miqaat to begin the journey. This is the most correct scholarly opinion.
It is not prescribed for him to utter his intention except in the case of ihram, because that was narrated from the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him). But in the case of prayer, tawaaf and so on, he should not utter any of the intention out loud. So he should not say “I intend to pray such and such” or “I intend to circumambulate the Ka‘bah”; rather uttering these intentions comes under the heading of innovations that have been introduced into Islam, and uttering them loudly is even worse and more sinful. If uttering the intention was prescribed, the Messenger (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) would have stated that and would have made it clear to his ummah by his deeds or words, and the righteous early generations would have hastened to do that.
No report to that effect has been narrated from the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) or from his Companions (may Allah be pleased with them), hence it is known that it is an innovation, and the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said: “The worst of matters are those which are newly invented, and every innovation is a going astray.” Narrated by Muslim in hisSaheeh. And the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said: “Whoever introduces anything into this matter of ours that is not part of it will have it rejected.” Saheeh – agreed upon. According to a version narrated by Muslim: “Whoever does an action that is not in accordance with this matter of ours will have it rejected.” End quote.
Shaykh ‘Abd al-‘Azeez ibn Baaz (may Allah have mercy on him).
Majmoo‘ Fataawa Ibn Baaz (16/37-42)

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Sifat al-Hajj wa’l-‘Umrah (Description of Hajj and ‘Umrah), Dought & clear, - * She did tawaaf in a state of minor impurity; does she have to do anything?

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If a person does tawaaf al-ifaadah or tawaaf al-qudoom during Hajj without wudoo’, and now wants to go back to do tawaaf again, how should he go about it?
Should he enter ihram from the miqaat with the intention of doing tawaaf al-ifaadah, or should he enter ihram and do ‘umrah, then exit ihram, then do tawaaf al-ifaadah without a new ihram? Or what should he do?
Does he have to offer a sacrifice? Especially since he did prohibited actions such as wearing perfume and cutting his hair. If he does have to offer a sacrifice, is it permissible for him to delay it until he has sufficient funds, or must he do it after tawaaf al-ifaadah and before leaving Makkah?
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Praise be to Allah.
See Hajj mabroor
In the answer to question no. 34695we mentioned the difference of scholarly opinion concerning the condition of being free of minor impurity in tawaaf. Some of the scholars – who are the majority – are of the view that being in a state of purity and free of minor impurity is a condition of tawaaf being valid. The other opinion is that being free of minor impurity is not a condition of tawaaf being valid, and that tawaaf of one who is in a state of minor impurity is valid.
As there is a difference of opinion concerning this matter, the one who is in Makkah should not do tawaaf without wudoo’, so as to avoid an area concerning which the scholars (may Allah have mercy on them) differed, and so as to be on the safe side.
As for the one who completed his Hajj and went back to his homeland, we hope that there will be no blame on him for that, and that his Hajj will be valid, in sha Allah, based on the view that being in a state of purity is not essential for tawaaf, as this is a strong view which has its share of evidence.
Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen (may Allah have mercy on him) said:
This is what gives peace of mind: that it is not essential in tawaaf to be free of minor impurity, but it is undoubtedly better and more perfect and more in line with the teaching of the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him), and no one should go against the view of the majority of scholars concerning this matter. But sometimes a person may be compelled to follow the view of Shaykh al-Islam [IbnTaymiyah], such as if he breaks his wudoo’ during tawaaf when it is extremely crowded. In that case the view that he must go and do wudoo’ and come back through these crowds, especially if he only has a few circuits left, causes a great deal of hardship, and in cases where there is a great deal of hardship and there is no clear text concerning the matter, we should not compel people to abide by it; rather we should follow the view that is more lenient, because obliging people to follow that which causes hardship, without clear evidence, is contrary to the words of Allah, may He be exalted (interpretation of the meaning):“Allah intends for you ease, and He does not want to make things difficult for you” [al-Baqarah 2:185].
End quote fromash-Sharh al-Mumti‘(7/263)
And Allah knows best.

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Engagment, Dought & clear, – * He wants to talk to a woman before he proposes marriage to her

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I have never spoken to her, and generally do not speak to women. We sometimes exchange salams.
How do I propose to her and approach her for marriage, since I am a practising muslim, and do not talk to sisters what is the best way?
Should I go and speak to her and get to know her first, without stepping beyond the boundaries of Allah? or shall I propose straight away?
I am afraid that because she does not really know me, and that we are from different cultural backgrounds I will be rejected instantly if I propose straight away without getting to know her first.
Whilst on the other hand I fear that I am doing something Un-islamic If I talk to her and get to know her.
I am in a difficult situation what is the best thing to do?
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Praise be to Allaah.
Note that it is permissible for a man to speak to a non-mahram woman, subject to important guidelines and conditions, the purpose of which is to prevent fitnah and sin. These conditions include :
1- That it is not possible to speak to her through one of her mahrams or through a woman who is his mahram.
2- That should be done without being alone with her (khulwah).
3- That should not go beyond permissible topics.
4- There should be no fitnah (temptation). If his desire is stirred by talking to her or if he starts to enjoy it, then it is haraam.
5- The woman should not speak in a soft manner,
6- The woman should be wearing full hijaab and be modest, or he should speak to her from behind a door. It is better if they speak on the phone, and even better if they communicate via letters or e-mail, for example.
7- That should not go beyond what is necessary.
If these conditions are met and there is no fear of fitnah, then it is o.k. And Allaah knows best.
Shaykh Saalih al-Fawzaan said, in his answer on the ruling about young men speaking to young women on the telephone: “It is not permissible for young men to speak to young women because of the fitnah involved, unless the girl is engaged to the man who is talking to her, and they talk only about matters pertaining to their engagement; but it is preferable and safer for him to speak to her guardian about that.” (al-Muntaqa min Fataawa al-Shaykh Saalih al-Fawzaan, 3/163, 164).
You have not proposed to this girl yet, so you have to be very careful and avoid exposing yourself to the causes of fitnah by taking all possible precautions to achieve your goal without approaching this girl.
The basis for this is two aayahs from the Book of Allaah:
1 – “O wives of the Prophet! You are not like any other women. If you keep your duty (to Allaah), then be not soft in speech, lest he in whose heart is a disease (of hypocrisy, or evil desire for adultery) should be moved with desire, but speak in an honourable manner”
[al-Ahzaab 33:32 – interpretation of the meaning]
2 – “And when you ask (his wives) for anything you want, ask them from behind a screen, that is purer for your hearts and for their hearts” [al-Ahzaab 33:53 – interpretation of the meaning]
Finally I would like to remind you that the Muslim’s standards when choosing a wife should be the standards encouraged by the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) when he said: “Choose the one who is religiously-committed, may your hands be rubbed with dust [i.e., may you prosper].” (Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 5090; Muslim, 1466).
And I warn you against everything that may lead you into doing haraam things or bring you close to that, such as being alone with her, going out with her, etc. I ask Allaah to make it easy for you to find a woman who will help you to obey Him.

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