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Woman earning more reward for performing ibaadah in her hotel room when going for umrah

· 9 Jumada II 1446 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

With regards to women performing Umrah, I've been advised that it's preferred they make ibaadah individually. However, my question is if a woman has the correct intentions and adopts strict pardah and makes tawaaf and performs salaah in the Haram Shareef, is she rendered sinful in this regard?

Answer

She should go to the haram for tawaaf. As far as salaah and other ibaadah is concerned, then it is better and more rewarding for her to do it in her hotel room.

And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

Answered by
Mufti Zakaria Makada
Checked & approved by
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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