Fatawa Tataallaq bi Ahkam al-Hajj wal-Umra wal-Ziyara
- Author died
- 1420 AH
- Editions
- Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Endowments, Da‘wah and Guidance - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Fatawa Tataallaq bi Ahkam al-Hajj wal-Umra wal-Ziyara (Fatwas Pertaining to the Rulings of Hajj, Umrah, and Visitation) is a legal treatise compiled from the responsa of the Saudi jurist Ibn Baz (d. 1420 AH / 1999 CE) and the Permanent Committee for Scholarly Research and Ifta, addressing practical questions on pilgrimage rites .
Origin and Compilation
The work was arranged by the General Secretariat of Islamic Awareness in Hajj, which selected answers to recurring queries concerning the rites of pilgrimage and visitation . The text draws upon answers issued either by Ibn Baz in his capacity as the head of the General Presidency of the Administrations of Scientific Research, Ifta, Da'wa, and Guidance, or by the Permanent Committee for Scholarly Research and Ifta under his presidency . In one biographical record, it is documented as a set of forty-five questions on Hajj and Umrah dictated by Ibn Baz in the governorate of Ta'if in 1407 AH, which was repeatedly printed under the alternative title Fatawa Muhimma Tataallaq bi Ahkam al-Hajj wal-Umra .
Structure and Content
The collection is formatted in a question-and-answer arrangement . To distinguish authorship, each ruling ends with a designated abbreviation:
- The letter Sīn (س) signifies personal answers issued by Ibn Baz .
- The letter Jīm (ج) denotes collective fatwas issued by the Permanent Committee, accompanied by the official fatwa reference number and issuance date .
The inquiries focus on detailed issues encountered by pilgrims, including:
- The boundary (miqat) for Mecca residents performing Umrah, designated as the hill outside the sacred precinct (haram), drawing on the hadith of A'isha and the Prophet's instruction for her to assume ihram from al-Tan'im .
- Circumstances affecting female pilgrims, including the permissibility of reciting Quran and books containing supplications on Arafat without touching the physical copy of the Mus-haf, entering the state of ihram without the two voluntary rak'ahs if menstruating, and postponing the major circumambulation (tawaf al-ifadah) and sa'i until postnatal bleeding or menstruation ceases .
- Inadvertent infractions of ihram, such as hairs falling out unintentionally during ablution or washing, which do not incur a penalty .
Publication
The book was published by the General Presidency of the Administrations of Scientific Research, Ifta, Da'wa, and Guidance in Riyadh . Its contents were also incorporated into Ibn Baz's multi-volume corpus, Majmu' Fatawa wa Maqalat Mutanawwi'a .
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