Hajj & Umrah

Hajj is the pilgrimage to Makkah kept at a fixed time of year; umrah can be made at any time. Questions here usually come from people preparing to travel or already on the road. They ask about entering ihram, the state a pilgrim enters before the rites, and what to do after a step is missed. The pages below cover who must perform hajj, ihram and miqat, the rites of hajj, umrah, and mistakes and compensation. Every answer here is a sourced summary of a fatwa.