Question #69934: Passing by the miqaat without entering ihram when intending to do ‘Umrah or Hajj

Question #69934: Passing by the miqaat without entering ihram when intending to do ‘Umrah or Hajj

Question :

I have been appointed to work as a doctor during the Hajj, and I cannot do ‘Umrah when I enter Makkah or wear the ihram garments. What should I do if I have two days left after my work has ended, in order to perform ‘Umrah before I leave for my city?.


Answer :

Praise be to Allaah.

Firstly:

If you have not resolved firmly to do ‘umrah during this trip, then you do not have to enter ihram from the miqaat, but if you decide to do it when you are in Makkah, then you should go out of the Haram, to al-Tan’eem or elsewhere, and enter ihram for ‘umrah. But if you have decided to do ‘umrah during this trip then you must enter ihram from the miqaat, because of the hadeeth of Ibn ‘Abbaas (may Allaah be pleased with him) who said: The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) defined the meeqaat of the people of Madeenah as Dhu’l-Hulayfah; that of the people of Shaam (Syria) as al-Juhfah; that of the people of Najd as Qarn al-Manaazil; and that of the people of Yemen as Yalamlam. And he said: “And these meeqaats are for the people at those very places, and besides them for those who come through those places with the intention of performing Hajj and 'Umrah; and whoever is living within these boundaries can enter ihraam from the place he sets out, and the people of Makkah can start from Makkah.”

Narrated by al-Bukhaari (1454) and Muslim (1181).

Whoever passes by one of these miqaats, intending to do Hajj or ‘umrah has to enter ihraam from that point. If he lives within the boundary of the miqaats, then he should enter ihraam from where he is. If he is already in Makkah then he should enter ihraam for Hajj from where he is and enter ihraam for ‘umrah from any point outside the Haram (sanctuary), such as al-Tan’eem or ‘Arafah, because of the hadeeth of ‘Aa’ishah (may Allaah be pleased with her): when she wanted to do ‘umrah after her Hajj, the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) told her brother to take her out of the Haram so that she could enter ihraam for ‘umrah from there. Agreed upon.

See also question no. 32845.

Secondly:

If the person who wants to do Hajj or ‘umrah passes by the miqaat without intending to enter ihraam from there, then he has to go back to the miqaat that he passed, and enter ihraam from that point. If he does not do that and he enters ihraam from the place where he is, then according to the majority of scholars he has to sacrifice a sheep in Makkah and distribute (the meat) to the poor of the sanctuary.

The scholars of the Standing Committee were asked about someone who travelled in order to work during the Hajj season, and they stayed outside Makkah and did not enter ihraam from the miqaat. From where should they enter ihraam?

They replied:

With regard to ihraam for ‘umrah or Hajj, so long as you went there for work and passed by the miqaat, if anyone wants to enter ihraam he may do so from wherever he is within the miqaat boundary, because he entered with the intention of working. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said, when mentioning the miqaats: “and whoever is living within these boundaries can enter ihraam from the place he sets out, and the people of Makkah can start from Makkah.” But if any of you had decided to do Hajj or ‘umrah when he passed the miqaat, then he has to go back to the miqaat and enter ihraam from there, because the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said, when he defined the miqaats: “And these meeqaats are for the people at those very places, and besides them for those who come thorough those places with the intention of performing Hajj and 'Umrah” End quote.

Fataawa al-Lajnah al-Daa’imah (11/140, 141)

Shaykh Muhammad ibn Saalih al-‘Uthaymeen (may Allaah have mercy on him) said:

If a person passes the miqaat without entering ihraam, one of two scenarios must apply.

Either he intends to do Hajj or ‘umrah, in which case he has to go back to the miqaat and enter ihraam from there for whichever ritual he wants to do, Hajj or ‘umrah; if he does not do that then he has omitted one of the obligatory duties of the pilgrimage and according to the scholars he must offer a ransom (fidyah), a sacrifice to be slaughtered in Makkah and the meat distributed to the poor there.

Or, if he passes it without intending to do Hajj or ‘umrah, then he does not have to do anything. End quote.

Majmoo’ Fataawa al-Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen (12/question no. 341).

And Allaah knows best.


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Question #47779: He refuses to teach music to the students, and he is asking about his salary

Question #47779: He refuses to teach music to the students, and he is asking about his salary

Question :

I do not know how I got a Batchelor’s degree in music education! Because I do not know anything about music, but based on my certificate I was appointed as a music teacher in a government school. After I found out about the ruling on music, I praise Allaah a great deal that I do not know how to teach it to the students. So I do not teach them anything else, but when they are in my class I make them do their homework or study anything else, or I answer their questions about religion, or I make some of them read Qur’aan and I encourage them by offering prizes to anyone who memorizes a few verses. Sometimes (very rarely) I leave them doing nothing.
I have another colleague who also, by Allaah’s grace, does not teach music to the students, and he does the same things with them as I do. We have tried with our superiors to change our job titles to some other permissible teaching specialty, or to an administrative title, but they refused. Are we sinning if we continue as we are? What is the ruling on our salary?.


Answer :

Praise be to Allaah.

It should be noted that music is haraam and it is haraam to work in this field, be paid for it or teach it.

It was narrated from Abu Maalik al-Ash’ari (may Allaah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “At the end of time there will be people among my ummah who regard adultery, silk, alcohol and musical instruments as permissible.” Narrated by al-Bukhaari.

This hadeeth clearly indicates that adultery, silk, alcohol and musical instruments are haraam, because the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “They will regard as permissible” and regarding as permissible can only come after something has been forbidden.

The fuqaha’ have stated in their chapters on buying and selling that it is haraam to sell musical instruments.

Music is haraam, and so is working in this field, learning it and teaching it. The money that is earned from that is haraam. May Allaah reward you for refusing to teach this haraam subject to the students and teaching them something that will benefit them, and leaving them to do things that will benefit them. Keep on trying to get your bosses to move you to an administrative post or to teaching something permissible. Do not give up, keep trying time after time, and ask Allaah to help you. Pray qiyaam and offer du’aa’ to Allaah, and ask Him to open the hearts of the bosses so that they will respond to your request.

With regard to the salary that you have earned:

The basic principle is that it is haraam because it is in return for haraam work, which is teaching music.

But seeing as you are not doing this haraam work, and you are trying to benefit the students, which is good for you and for them, we hope that there is no sin in your taking this salary, in sha Allaah. You can form a good intention if you stay in this place, because your being there is more beneficial for the students tham your not being there, because they may bring in teachers who do not fear Allaah and who would teach them music.

May Allaah help you to do that which He loves and which pleases Him.

And Allaah knows best.


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Question #20642: Does committing a sin openly put a person beyond the pale of Islam?

Question #20642: Does committing a sin openly put a person beyond the pale of Islam?

Question :

Is it kufr to commit a sin openly and discuss about sinful activities such as movies, songs etc? Does this rule apply to both major as well as minor sins? Please pay attention to this question, as a number of our brothers and sisters who have newly inclined towards Islam are facing this problem.


Answer :

Praise be to Allaah.

One of the things concerning which there can be no doubt is the fact that committing acts of disobedience and major sins openly is sin upon sin which may lead a person to kufr at the time of committing that sin openly, because he takes the prohibition on that lightly and is proud of what he is doing. There is no difference between major and minor sins with regard to this ruling.

It was narrated that Abu Hurayrah said: I heard the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) say: “All of my ummah may be forgiven except those who commit sin openly. It is a kind of committing sin openly if a man does something at night, then morning comes and Allaah has concealed his sin, but he says, ‘O So and so, I did such and such last night,’ when his Lord has concealed him (his action) all night but in the morning he reveals that which Allaah had concealed for him.”

Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 5721; Muslim, 2990

Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen (may Allaah have mercy on him) said:

… There is a third type of immoral, prmiscuous evildoer, who speaks of zina with pride (Allaah forbid), and speaks of how he traveled to such and such a land, and committed immoral actions and adultery with a number of women, and so on, and he boasts about that.

This person should be asked to repent; if he repents all well and good, otherwise he should be executed, because if a person boasts about committing zina, this implies that he regards zina as being permissible (Allaah forbid), and whoever regards zina as permissible is a kaafir.

Sharh Riyaadh al-Saaliheen, 1/116

Undoubtedly there are varying degrees of disobedience, and the level of sin varies according to the person’s state of mind whilst committing the sin and afterwards. The one who conceals his sin is not like one who commits sin openly. The one who regrets it afterwards is not like one who boasts about it.

Ibn al-Qayyim said:

In conclusion, evil actions vary according to their consequences. Those who have boyfriends or girlfriends commit a less serious sin than those who commit immoral actions with anyone; the one who commits sin in secret is doing something less serious than one who commits sin openly and broadcasts it. The one who keeps quiet about it commits a less serious sin than one who tells people about it. Such a one is far removed from the forgiveness of Allaah, as the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “All of my ummah may be forgiven except those who commit sin openly…”

Ighaathat al-Lahfaan, 2/147

The basic principle is that the Muslim should follow his sin with repentance and seeking forgiveness; he should regret what he has done and resolve never to go back to it. He should not follow it with boasting and speaking openly about it.

Ahmad (8792) and al-Tirmidhi (3334) narrated that Abu Hurayrah (may Allaah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “If the believer commits a sin, a black spot appears on his heart. If he repents, gives it up and seeks forgiveness, his heart is cleansed, but if he does more then (that spot) increases until it covers his heart. That is the raan (covering of sin) which Allaah mentioned in the Qur’aan:

“Nay! But on their hearts is the Raan (covering of sins and evil deeds) which they used to earn”

[al-Mutaffifeen 83:14]

Classed as hasan by al-Albaani in Saheeh al-Tirmidhi, 2654

There remains one issue that was mentioned in the question, which is the committing of sin openly by those who are new in Islam. Those people are still unaware of the rulings of Islam, so they are excused if they do not know the shar’i rulings, but they should be taught. So strive to teach them, and show them this answer.

May Allaah help us to do that which He loves and which pleases Him.

And Allaah knows best.


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