Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question My grandfather died intending to do Haj but was unable to do so. My mother now wants to perform Haj on his behalf but cannot do so because she has yet to perform her own Haj. My mother, on the other hand, is wealthy, and she is wondering whether […]

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question Is it true, like some say, that an ‘Umra is not rewardable if it is done more than once because that large amount of money could be used for Islamic schools, poor people, da‘wa, etc? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate. I pray you […]

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question On our journey to Mecca, I started my period. I waited till the bleeding stopped (within ten days but one day longer than last month). I prayed Maghrib and ‘isha at the hotel and checked for any signs of bleeding throughout and before I left to perform ’umra after […]

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question I went to ‘umra when I was 13 years old, one month before I was fourteen. I used to make the secret habit back then, but I didn’t know if I used to ejaculate sperm (mani) or pre-ejaculate (madhy). I only discovered a few years later that if one […]