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Ruling on Reciting Surah Ya-Sin Collectively at the Burial
The second question: reciting Surah Ya-Sin collectively at the burial?
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The second question: reciting Surah Ya-Sin collectively at the burial?
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Hajj and Umrah
May a disbeliever be given some of the sacrificial meat?
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A driver usually takes pilgrims to Hajj and performs Hajj with them. May he accept a Hajj performed on behalf of someone else?
Shaykh Muhammad ibn Salih al-Uthaymeen
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May a financially comfortable couple perform Hajj each year at their employer’s expense?
Shaykh Muhammad ibn Salih al-Uthaymeen
Hajj and Umrah
If a small part of the awrah becomes uncovered amid the crowd during tawaf, does this affect the tawaf?
Shaykh Abd al-Aziz ibn Abd Allah ibn Baz
Hajj and Umrah
What should a person do if he cannot touch the Black Stone?
Shaykh Abd al-Aziz ibn Abd Allah ibn Baz
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Has a person caught Hajj if he reaches Arafah after sunset?
Shaykh Muhammad ibn Salih al-Uthaymeen
Hajj and Umrah
What constitutes the first tahallul?
Shaykh Muhammad ibn Salih al-Uthaymeen
Hajj and Umrah
A person wants to perform a voluntary Hajj for himself, but his mother asks him to perform Hajj for his deceased grandmother. Which should he do?
Shaykh Abd al-Aziz ibn Abd Allah ibn Baz
Hajj and Umrah
Is providing for one’s family included in the pilgrim’s ability to perform Hajj?
Shaykh Abd al-Aziz ibn Abd Allah ibn Baz
Hajj and Umrah
May a person perform Hajj for his deceased mother after having performed Hajj for himself?
Shaykh Abd al-Aziz ibn Abd Allah ibn Baz