Hajj

Question 1

What is Hajj?

Answer 1

It is the pilgrimage to the House of Allah, the ‘Kabbah’

Question 2

Is it compulsory for every muslim to do Hajj?

Answer 2

Yes

Question 3

What are some factors that affect if someone is to do Hajj or not?

Answer 3

1, has enough money, 2, is in good health, 3, journey to Makkah is safe

Question 4

What is Ihram?

Answer 4

the formal intention of praying Hajj

Question 5

What do men wear when going to Hajj?

Answer 5

2 pieces of unsewn clothes, does not cover head

Question 6

What do women wear to Hajj?

Answer 6

Clothing that covers everything but the hands and face

Question 7

What are the two hillocks of Sa’ee?

Answer 7

Safa and Marwah

Question 8

Where do you spend the night?

Answer 8

8th Dhul - Hijjah at Mina, and 9th Dhul Hijjah at Muzdalifah

Question 9

Which pillars do you stone in Mina?

Answer 9

11th, 12th, and 13th Dhul Hijjah (13 optional)

Question 10

What is the reward for Hajj with no immoral behaviour?

Answer 10

He/She will return as pure from sins as the day he was born

Question 11

What is mabroor?

Answer 11

one that is done with the intention of seeking Allah’s pleasure only and done in accordance with the Prophet’s Sunnah

Question 12

What is the reward for pilgrimage mabroor

Answer 12

Paradise

Question 13

What pillar is Hajj?

Answer 13

The fifth pillar of Islam