Muslims During Hajj Will A Married Couple Be Together At All Times

In Muslim countries, do workers get time off for going to hajj?

Like taking time off for anything, it depends a lot more on the company you work for than the country you live in.This is like asking: do workers in the US get time off to go on their honeymoon? Well, it’s entirely dependent on the worker’s job and their company.Some people have great vacation benefits and receive paid time off. Those people, of course, can take time off for their pilgrimage.Some people can take time off, but they aren’t paid for it, so it depends on whether or not they can go that long without any income.Some people risk losing their position if they leave their job for any extended period.This is the case for Muslim and Non-Muslim countries. The only big difference is that their boss will be more understanding as to why they are leaving on the Hajj in a Muslim majority country.However, even in the US, many employers understand why their employee would want to take a couple weeks off for their honeymoon, but that doesn’t mean they’re going to get it.

If a Muslim marries a non Muslim is Performing the Hajj prohibited for such a person?

What prompts her to perform the Haj after she has been living in a relationship with a non Muslim? As long as her partner retains his non Muslim name, he won't be given a visa for Haj; and she won't be allowed alone either. But if the man fakes as a Muslim, both of them can go to the Holy cities as visitors. Allah knows well what is in their hearts.That is the couple specific answer. Let me say something general but very interesting thing about the Haj. Most of the people just miss this aspect. All other commands of Islam are for Muslims, understandably. Islam doesn't tell non Muslims to Pray or Fast unless they affirm Faith to become Muslims. Exceptionally however the Quran says that Haj for Allah is obligatory for “People” who have the wherewithal (chapter 3, verse 97). What does this connote.Islam is Guidance and Religion. Religion is about regulation of worldly affairs amongst the people, both Muslims inter-se and between Muslims and non Muslims. That is public aspect of Islam. Guidance, on the contrary, is the very personal aspect of it. A father may be guided but his child may not be, or vice versa. Islam maintains that Allah created everyone on Originality of Islam — like preloaded software. But then it gets corrupted and a person goes astray. After that if he accepts the guidance, he returns to the path of Originality by affirming Faith, Praying five times a day, Fasting during the month of Ramdhan, and paying the Zakah (taxes). Now he is permitted to enter the Holy city of Mecca for Haj which literally means pilgrimage or tour or visit. In other words, it is the story of a person ‘born human’, dehumanised due to circumstances in which he grows up, and then rehumanised after which he goes for Haj as a human being reborn so to say.Now if we apply this formula to the couple at hand, we can see that both of them are in their ‘duhumanised’ stage only; therefore Haj hasn't become due for them as yet. It may be their or her dream but they or she must wake up first to fulfill the dream. As of now, she is still asleep.

Do Muslims during the Hajj visit both cities?

No.Hajj is a pilgrimage to only Mecca, not Medina. It falls under the 5 pillars of Islam (Shahadah, Zakat, Salat and Sawm) and it is expected from any adult Muslim who is financially and health-wise capable of performing the hajj at least once in his lifetime.However, many Muslims who do perform the hajj to Mecca can afterwards go to Medina.

What is the ruling for women on periods during hajj?

Women on periods cannot perform Tawaaf, but can perform all the other actions of Hajj. There are two obligatory Tawaafs in Hajj: Tawaf uzZiyarah and Tawaf ulWida. Tawaf ulWida is not obligatory on a woman who is menstruating. Tawaf uzZiyarah is, but a menstruating woman must delay doing this Tawaf until her period is over.Hormonal medication is used by many women to suppress menstruation during Hajj. This is for two reasons. One is that most Hajjis have a very tight itinerary during the pilgrimage, especially if they are travelling with a Hajj group, or have return tickets right after Hajj. If a woman begins menstruating near the end of Hajj and is on her period during the days of Tawaaf uzZiyarah, then she needs to remain in Makkah, (or return to Makkah) when, or until her period is over and she can perform Tawaaf. Her Hajj is incomplete without it. This might mean splitting from their Hajj group, or delaying the return flight, and messes up everybody's travel plans.The second reason is that for most people, Hajj is a once in a lifetime event. During menstruation, a woman should not enter Masjid ulHaraam, and hence cannot  perform many of the extra-credit rituals associated with Hajj. Women don't want to miss out on any of the extra-credit, and so take medicines to delay menstruation.Taking these medicines is allowed, but not required for Hajj.I know about this issue, because I had a period during Hajj that grounded me.

Can my Muslim wife go to hajj if I'm a Christian?

First of all as a Muslim woman myself, I congratulate you and your wife on your marriage! :) really happy to see interfaith couples :)Your wife as a Muslim woman, CAN marry you and she already has which is awesome. The Quran does not hint at ALL that Muslim women are forbidden from marrying Christian and Jewish men.This interpretation of Muslim women not being able to marry non Muslim men, in my opinion, comes from Muslim ARAB men that are afraid of losing ‘their’ women to Christian and Jewish guys.When it comes to your question about Hajj:I'm not sure. A man may need to go with her, and I dont know if the Saudis will be too pleased to find out that you, a Christian man, are married to her. Check the laws.Whether you can go with her or not, its better to go with a tour guide or a group to Hajj. Make sure not to go without a guide, ESPECIALLY if none of you can speak Arabic.Good luck. :)

Many rich Muslims perform the Haj many times in their life time. Will it please Allah more if they pay for their poor fellow Muslims to go instead?

Infact they do. A LOT!Islam is not like the western society where you do good/help others and everybody is aware of that. Its Haram to do good/help others and go around telling the world. In Islam, when you do help others, you dont tell. Leave it between yourself and Allah. Many rich Muslims around the globe sponsors the poor to Hajj but you never know because they dont talk about it.And I mean A LOT of rich Muslims sponsors those without the finances, to go to Hajj. In my Country, in my own knowings alone, I know quite few people who have sponsored not just one person but a 100 every year to Hajj. A 100. You only know such acts when people are describing the doer of his genorisity and kindness.

Can Muslim women go alone on hajj without a male companion?

The male companion is meant to serve and protect the woman in that context. Men are not there to limit women’s freedom or because women are incapable of taking care of themselves.Have you ever seen a royalty traveling alone without security and service providers?I've travelled to do Omrah a couple of times, some of them with a male companion and some without.Believe me it's more comfortable to have not to warry about anything, like your baggage, transportation arrangements, necessary shoping, water bottles.. etc.Men are not bad or evil, and they can help, well at least sometimes:).Doing Haj or Omrah, means you're a foreigner in a country for a time varies from a week to a month, and evolves moving from place to another a lot especially in Haj.All the places are crowded above imagination.At the religious seasons, no vehicles can even reach the religious places.Even if you are well educated about what to do and were to go, you could easily miss things, or get lost.Everyone around you is a foriegner too, most of them don't speak your language, nor your second language.Cell phones die, no signal, or the person on other end can't hear the ring.It's a real physical effort, and the wheather is a challenge in itself, especially if you're coming from a cold one.You can get easily dehydrated or get a sun stroke.And this is today at the age if technology and with all the facilities sometimes even loxurious ones, that make you feel a little guilty wondering where am I from first Muslims who did this on foot, with nothing but a little water and dates.People used to travel from everywhere on camels or horses or even walking.They could die of thirst, or face wolves, snakes or thiefs, or get lost in the desert.So, because Muslim women are royalties they are not suppose to go alone through that.And this is a man's first priority and duty to see that his princess is comfortable and well served.And it's a man's obligation to a acompany her whenever she wishes especially if it's her first time, and not to make excuses. There is hadith in that.And let's be honest about this, men tend to be a bit selfish and lazy, no offense guys, they wouldn't do it easily if there weren't any instructinos about it.Well in case you don't have a man available at the moment and you can't wait.Choose a company of good women and men of faith to go with.Some scholars say you shouldn't be less than 40 or 45.God knows best.