Conditions & Rulings

Validity conditions, the stages of exiting ihram, ihram prohibitions, and expiation (fidyah/dam) rules — reference material spanning every Hajj type and Umrah.

• Conditions for a valid Tawaf (Shurut sihhat al-Tawaf)شروط صحة الطوافIf a mechanical condition is missing — fewer than seven circuits, starting/ending other than at the line of the Black Stone, keeping the …›
• Conditions for a valid Sa'i (Shurut sihhat al-Sa'i)شروط صحة السعي بين الصفا والمروةIf a mechanical condition is missing — fewer than seven traverses, starting at Marwah instead of Safa, not covering the full distance bet…›
• First tahallul (the minor/lesser release from ihram)التحلل الأصغر (التحلل الأول)Not an act that is 'performed' or 'omitted' — it is an automatic legal consequence of completing the requisite rites. Practical import: u…›
• Second tahallul (the major/greater, complete release from ihram)التحلل الأكبر (التحلل الثاني)The second tahallul is not 'performed'; it is the automatic result of completing the last outstanding act — in practice Tawaf al-Ifadah. …›
• Tahallul of 'Umrah (the single, complete release from ihram)التحلل من العمرةNot an act that is performed or omitted — it is the automatic legal consequence of completing the 'Umrah's rites. Practical import: befor…›
• Prohibitions of Ihram (Mahzurat al-Ihram)محظورات الإحرامRead as the ruling if the prohibition is violated. Deliberate violation without excuse is sinful and, for most items, obligates expiation…›
• Sexual intercourse before the first tahallulالجماع قبل التحلل الأولRead as the ruling if the prohibition is violated. Deliberate sexual intercourse (jimāʿ) before the first taḥallul carries four consequen…›
• Fidyat al-adha (expiation for shaving/removing hair during ihram out of illness or harm)فدية الأذىThe Hajj/'Umrah remains valid — shaving out of harm is a permitted concession, not a rite that can be 'omitted' and not, by itself, sinfu…›
• Dam (compensatory sacrifice) for omitting a wajib act of Hajj or Umrah — dam jabr / dam al-jubranدم جبر (دم ترك واجب من واجبات الحج أو العمرة)This item is itself the consequence (the dam) of omitting a wajib. The Hajj remains valid — omitting a wajib is never Hajj-invalidating (…›
• Jaza' al-sayd (penalty / expiation for killing land game while in ihram)جزاء الصيدKilling land game does not invalidate the Hajj or 'Umrah, and the ihram remains intact. What is incurred is the jaza (kaffarah), which be…›
• Ashhur al-Hajj (the Months of Hajj)أشهر الحجThis is a time condition, not an act that is 'omitted.' Consequences of mistiming: (a) Assuming Hajj ihram outside the months — Shafi'i: …›
• Timing of 'Umrah (valid all year, and the virtue of 'Umrah in Ramadan)وقت العمرة وفضل عمرة رمضانNot an act that can be omitted — it is the rule fixing when 'Umrah may be performed. Practical consequence: because 'Umrah has no fixed s…›
• Declaring the type of pilgrimage (nusuk) in the Talbiyah at ihramتعيين النسك في التلبية (لبيك حجا / لبيك عمرة وحجا / لبيك عمرة)No penalty. Not voicing the type does not affect the validity of the Hajj or 'Umrah, because it is the intention (niyyah) that convenes t…›
• Ishtiraat (stipulating a condition of release when entering ihram)الاشتراط عند الإحرام (اللهم محلي حيث حبستني)No sin or penalty for not making it — it is optional. Its consequence is felt only if the pilgrim is then actually prevented: one who sti…›
• Miqat for 'Umrah for one already inside the Haram (al-Tan'im, al-Ji'ranah)ميقات العمرة لمن كان داخل الحرم (التنعيم، الجعرانة)Entering ihram for 'Umrah from inside the Haram (e.g. from one's hotel or from Masjid al-Haram itself) without going out to the Hill does…›
• Repeating 'Umrah, and the gap between two 'Umrahsتكرار العمرة والمدة بين عمرتينNot an act that can be omitted — it is the rule on how often 'Umrah may be repeated. Practical consequence: performing a second 'Umrah so…›
• The Imam's four khutbahs (sermons) of Hajjخطب الحج الأربعNo penalty. These are the imam's sunnah sermons, not a personal rite of the individual pilgrim; omitting them does not invalidate anyone'…›
• Visiting Madinah is not a rite of Hajj or Umrah (Ziyarah of the Prophet's (ﷺ) Mosque)زيارة المدينة المنورة والمسجد النبوي ليست من مناسك الحج والعمرةNo penalty whatsoever, and no sin. Skipping the Madinah visit carries zero consequence for the Hajj: it invalidates nothing, requires no …›
• The ruling and virtue of 'Umrah (obligatory duty or emphasised sunnah?)حكم العمرة وفضلهاOn the Shafi'i and Hanbali view, a capable Muslim who never performs 'Umrah has left an obligation, like leaving Hajj — it remains a debt…›