Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question Must I pay the expiatory charity (fidya) for not properly making the intention for Umra and not properly pronouncing the Talibiya supplication? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate. It is a prerequisite for a valid Umra to enter into the state of Ihram. This […]

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question Does falling my hair during ‘Umra necessitate expiation? What if when I perform wudu, my eyebrow hairs come out or my eyelash hairs fall out due to the scrubbing? Also, is expiation due on me if my nose hairs fall as a result of using a tissue or doing […]

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question While performing ‘umra from Uzbekistan, the plane flies directly through the Miqat Qarn al-Manazil and goes to Jeddah airport. Our intention will be first to go to Medina. After that, we will go to Medina first by bus. From Medina, we wear Ihram at Dhul Hulayfah and go to […]

Answered by Shaykh Irshaad Sedick Question  I performed Hajj and did the first ‘umra and removed all hair with a zero machine trimmer, and after a few days, I did a second one and removed hair with the same zero trimmer machine. Is this valid in Shafi’i Fiqh? Answer In the Name of Allah, the […]