Can You Wear Makeup While On Ummrah

by Asma bint Shameem

Fault #1: Thinking that their iḥrām is the 'cap' they wear over their head

Some Muslimahs exercise not know what iḥrām ways and they think information technology's the cap that they put on over their hair, They don't take it off no matter what, thinking they will "pause their iḥrām". Iḥrām is a state that you enter into and putting on any particular of clothing when you enter into the land of iḥrām does non mean that you cannot have information technology off later. And taking it off does Not hateful that you ended your iḥrām. That'due south why the 'ulemā' say nosotros can alter our iḥrām (meaning our dress), and even wash information technology if it gets muddied.

"Information technology is permissible for the pilgrim in iḥrām for Hajj or 'Umrah to change his iḥrām clothes and put on some other prepare of iḥrām clothes, and that does non touch his iḥrām for Hajj or 'Umrah." (Standing Committee for Bookish Enquiry and Issuing Fatwas, Fataawa al-Lajnah, 11/185)

Mistake #2. Excessive fear of breaking their hair

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Some women have an excessive fright of breaking their hair. And then much so that they don't take off their scarf/dupatta/hijāb, fifty-fifty when they're by themselves or amid simply women. They are so worried about their pilus breaking, that they don't even take off their headpiece for making wuḍū'. This is a trick of the Shaytān. Remember nigh information technology. If you don't do wuḍū' properly, would your prayer be valid? Would your tawāf be valid? Do you really remember Allāh would hold you answerable if you did something that was not in your control? No of course not. He is The Nearly Merciful. He is the Nigh Forgiving. And then, why would He would nullify your iḥrām just considering a few hair fell out on their own, something that was out of your command! The prohibition is for the hair to be cut, plucked, shaved, etc. on purpose. Not involuntarily.

Mistake #3: Getting their hair cut Only by someone who has exited iḥrām

Many women think that But the one who isNOT in iḥrām tin can cutting their hair, one time they've finished with their rituals. And they reject to cut their own pilus to get out iḥrām nor practise they let another sister who has not yet exited iḥrām to cutting it for them, thinking that she is not allowed to practice that for them. This is a incorrect notion. Actually, if you remember about information technology, you are supposed to cutting your pilus when you finish with all the rituals.

The Prophet (ṣallallāhu 'alayhi wa sallam) commanded his companions, during the Farewell Pilgrimage:

"Let him cut his (meaning, his ain) hair then go out iḥrām." (al-Bukhāri, Muslim)

Fault #4: Non going to the Jamarāt or Muzdalifah

Some of us delegate another hajji to throw the pebbles on our behalf for no valid reason. We get scared of the crowd or sometimes, get plain old lazy, not understanding the importance of doing information technology themselves, even if they are able.

Māshā'Allāh, Allāh has blessed the states with wellness. Alḥamdulillāh, we are immature, energetic, confident, and capable. We are able to practice anything and everything when we are dorsum home and yet, when it comes to Hajj and the Jamarāt, all of a sudden we become "fragile, little weaklings who cannot get throw the pebbles".

Don't be lazy about the rituals of Hajj. Realize the significance of doing everything yourself if you take the ability. In that location's no need to exist scared at all. Yes, many years ago, we heard horror stories of stampedes, and people suffocating or pain themselves. But not anymore, Alḥamdulillāh the Saudi authorities has renovated the whole Jamarāt complex a few years ago and information technology is the easiest thing in the earth. I take seen sometime people in wheelchairs, people on crutches, and kids as lilliputian equally 3 and 4 years quondam, throwing the pebbles themselves.

If there is a lot of crowd or your safety is an issue, it can be delayed.

"Information technology is permissible to filibuster their (meaning women) stoning of the Jamarāt until the crowding is less or has stopped, and at that place is nothing wrong with them doing that." (Fatawa Shaykh Uthaymeen)

Although it is allowed for women to leave Muzdhalifah after half the nighttime has passed, if there is an alibi such as sickness, weakness, or just because we are women. BUT, it is better if you do stay the whole night post-obit the Sunnah of the Prophet (ṣallallāhu 'alayhi wa sallam). So don't chicken out.

Mistake #five: Crowding with the men

Beware of crowding with men in all the rituals of Hajj, especially during ṭawāf and at the Black Rock, during Sa'i and when stoning the Jamarat. Choose times when at that place is less crowding. Call up nigh it. Touching the Black Stone is a beautiful Sunnah, but information technology is a sunnah. And protecting yourself and your hayā' from coming in unnecessary contact with all non-mahram men is a FARDH.

The Mother of Believers, 'Ā'ishah used to practise ṭawāf in an area away from the men, and she did not touch the Black Stone or the Yemeni Corner if there was crowding.

Information technology was narrated that 'Ata' said:

'Ā'ishah used to do ṭawāf far abroad from the men, not mixing with them." A woman said: "O Mother of the Believers, allow united states of america go and touch the Blackness Stone!" She said: "Go yourself," and she refused to get.

In my opinion, the best place for usa women to do ṭawāf is upward on the roof of the Masjid. Now it may seem like a big distance from far, simply I promise you, all information technology takes is an hr and x minutes, to be precise, to complete a ṭawāf, walking at an average pace.

Now the Shayṭān may play with your heed and brand it seem like a lot. But then ask yourself this…don't you easily, easily, walk an hour ten minutes in the mall?

**Mistake # vi: Rushing through 'ibādah. Remember it'due south about quality, NOT quantity**

Remember that Allāh will await at the quality of your worship, Non your quantity. And that'south why our deeds volition exist weighed on the Mean solar day of Judgment and not counted. If you pray but 2 rakʿah with khushū', concentrating on what you are saying, beseeching Allāh with humility, wouldn't that be better and more acceptable to Allāh than even 50 or even a 100 rakʿah quickly pecking the ground, without knowing a word of what you are proverb?

Every fourth dimension yous do any 'ibādah, check to run across whether you have khushoo or not? Are y'all focused in what you are doing? Do you lot know the meaning of what you are saying or asking? Are you lot moving at a slow, measured stride or are you lot rushing through it?

Remember what the Prophet (ṣallallāhu 'alayhi wa sallam), said:

"The worst type of thief is the one who steals from his prayer!" The Companions asked, "Oh Messenger of Allah! How does one steal from his prayers?" The Prophet (ṣallallāhu 'alayhi wa sallam), responded,

"He does not consummate his bowing, nor his prostrations." Or he said "He does not straighten his courage while bowing and prostrating." (Ahmed, Al-Ṭabarani, others–authentic)

Fault #7: Misbehaving in the Masjid of the Prophet

1 of the worst mistakes that I see the sisters making is at the Prophet'south (ṣallallāhu 'alayhi wa sallam) Masjid. When the doors are opened, in the morning and evening, for the sisters so that they can visit the Raudah of the Prophet (ṣallallāhu 'alayhi wa sallam), they totally lose all sense of who they are, where they are and what they are doing. They run like wild fauna let loose, shouting and screaming in ignorance, pushing each other, trampling anyone and everyone that comes in their way.

SubḥānAllāh sisters! Is this what the Prophet (ṣallallāhu 'alayhi wa sallam), taught us?! Is this the mode you behave in a Masjid, allow lonely the Prophet (ṣallallāhu 'alayhi wa sallam)'due south Masjid?! Is this the respect he (ṣallallāhu 'alayhi wa sallam), deserves from you?

Remember when visiting the Prophet (ṣallallāhu 'alayhi wa sallam),'s Masjid, to bear with honor and dignity, with the hayaa' that Allāh has adorned you with, as a believing Muslim woman would. Recall to go on your vocalization soft and your walk paced. Don't shove, push, impairment or hurt your fellow Muslim sisters. Even if you didn't go a run a risk to pray in that area, if you let your sister pray in that location for the sake of Allāh merely because she is your Muslim sister, Allāh will reward you, and He knows best, mayhap even more than He would have, had you yourself had a run a risk to pray in that location.

Mistake #8: Wasting precious time in Mina

I see so many sisters wasting their time talking with each other, near nil specific, mingling and socializing with the other Hajjis, while they are staying in Mina and even on the day of Arafah, which is the near of import day of Hajj. They forget that these are the most blessed days in which ibādah is dear to Allāh. They forget that Mina is not a place to socialize; rather information technology is a place for ibādah and dhikr and istighfār and du'ā'. They forget that Solar day of Arafah is THE Twenty-four hours for Hajj. That'southward what this whole journey is all nearly. Instead of remembering Allāh, they decorated themselves with idle talk, laughing, joking, even gheebah and gossip.

At present, in that location's nothing wrong with talking for a fiddling chip and to enquire about each other'southward well being, etc. In fact, it becomes an act ibādahof if you talk with that niyyah of being kind and polite to your young man Muslim or for taking a trivial balance in between your ibādah to refresh yourself. But when this talking takes over one's time and this is what a person is doing the majority of the time in Mina, then information technology becomes an a serious result of wasting precious time. And in the end, no i loses merely you.

Mistake # nine: Being uncovered in Muzdalifah

Muzdalifah is an open ground and there are no tents, etc and the bathrooms are in an open field. When the sisters brand wuḍū' there, they forget that they are in an open expanse and at that place are men everywhere who tin can see them. Yet, they take off their ḥijābs and dupattas right in front of them to make wuḍū', thus exposing themselves. So how does ane make wuḍū' in such a state of affairs?

There is an easy solution to all of this. Whenever you need to make wuḍū', go with a few women equally a grouping and take turns making wuḍū' while the others can hold up a piece of fabric, ḥijāb, etc in such a manner equally to comprehend you and hide you completely. This way no one tin run into y'all, insha Allāh.

May Allāh enable us to perform Hajj according to the Sunnah of the Prophet (ṣallallāhu 'alayhi wa sallam), in a style that is most pleasing to Him. May Allāh accept this Hajj from all of united states of america and make it Mabroor. Ameen.