Mistakes and Compensation
103 questions
What is the ruling on a veiled woman covering her face during the state of ihram for Umrah, and is a fidyah (expiatory offering) required if the cover touches her face, given her awareness of the difference of opinion regarding the ruling on covering the face during ihram, and her fear of crowds and the presence of non-mahram men?
Should a woman wear the niqab and gloves after completing 'Umrah?
Is a ransom (fidyah) or expiation (kaffarah) obligatory for someone who walked beside the pigeons gathered near the Grand Mosque (Masjid al-Haram) to perform prayer, and the pigeons flew away as a result, knowing that he did not hunt or kill them?
What must a pilgrim in a state of ihram do if he wraps a blanket around himself while asleep, or covers part of his face like his lower jaw and neck, or covers his entire face and head while asleep and then removes the blanket upon waking?
Does thinking about one's wife, which led to ejaculation after the first stage of exiting the state of ihram (al-tahallul al-asghar) and before the Ifadah circumambulation, invalidate the Hajj, and what are the consequences?
Is it permissible to seek divorce from a sterile husband, knowing that he is a good man, due to an intense desire to have children and a feeling of incompleteness from not having them? And is it permissible for others to perform Istikhara prayer on my behalf?
What is required of a woman who performed Umrah while veiled, having forgotten the ruling, knowing that the niqab shaded her eyes?
Does dyeing hair light black or dark brown invalidate the Hajj rituals?
Is the repentance of one who has repeatedly committed a major sin, the ruling for which is execution, accepted, and does Hajj nullify this major sin?
Is it permissible for a pilgrim in Ihram during Hajj, if the weather is cold, to wear more than one layer of unstitched Ihram garments, such as two lower wraps (izar), and does that entail a compensatory sacrifice (dam), or if he covers himself with a stitched blanket, does that entail a compensatory sacrifice?
Is the testimony of two individuals from the group that they departed from Arafat after sunset on the 9th of Dhu al-Hijjah sufficient to waive the penalty (dam) for someone who doubts whether they departed before sunset?
Is it permissible to wear sandals or mules that show the toes and most of the top of the foot and wrap around the back of the foot, with the wrapped part placed under the heels, during 'Umrah or Hajj?
Is it permissible for a pilgrim to sleep in Mina or Muzdalifah inside sleeping bags, and is this considered wearing tailored clothing?
What is the ruling on interrupting the tawaf due to severe crowding and fear for young children, and what are the consequences of that?
What is the ruling regarding the emission of semen during tawaf due to overcrowding and extreme proximity to a woman, and what should one who did this do to feel at ease?
Is it permissible to wear a garment during Ihram to avoid the problem of delaying purification from urine?
Is it permissible to pay monetary compensation for breaking the fast on behalf of my fiancée who has diabetes, and what is its value in Egypt, and is it permissible for me to pay it on her behalf before the official engagement?
What is incumbent upon one who intended Umrah and exited his Ihram due to illness, then returned to his country without completing it, knowing that he did not stipulate a condition at the time of his intention? And is a fidyah for delay incumbent upon him despite his repeated attempts to pay?
Is it permissible to wear unstitched shorts under the ihram garments?
What is the ruling on a wife's hair falling out due to her daughter pulling it during sleep and breastfeeding, while performing the Hajj pilgrimage?
Is it permissible for two brothers to share one sacrifice (dhabīḥah), where one intends it to fulfill a vow to feed friends and relatives, and the other as a fidyah (expiatory ransom), or is it permissible for either of them to buy meat instead of offering a sacrifice?
What is the ruling on one who masturbates after throwing the pebbles, shaving their hair, and exiting the state of ihram, but before performing the circumambulation of Ifadah, and what are the consequences of their action?
What is the ruling on plucking a hair out of forgetfulness, or a wife kissing her husband with the intention of apologizing, or prostrating on an insect by mistake, while in the state of ihram for Umrah, and what are the consequences of that two weeks after returning from Umrah?
Who are the scholars, both ancient and contemporary, who issued a fatwa that whoever masturbates before completing the 'Umrah and exiting the state of ihram is obligated to offer a fidyah (expiatory sacrifice) for harm?