What is the manner in which one should cling onto the Ka'ba (between Al-Hajar Al-Aswad and the door)? A – Clinging onto the Ka'ba is by standing (between Al-Hajar Al-Aswad and the door) and placing the hands, arms and face (cheeks) upon the wall. — Sheikh Ibn Uthaymeen; Daleel Al-Akhta'a Yaqa'a Feehaa Al-Haaj Wal-Mu'tamir Wat-Tahdtheer Minhaa - page 44 Unable to depart after Wada' Q – A man performed the Haj and made the Tawaf Al-Wada' at night but was unable to leave Makkah after the Tawaf so remained in Makkah until the morning. Then he travelled. What is the ruling (in this situation)? A – The ruling is that the Tawaf Al-Wada' (for one having performed Haj) should be just before his departure from Makkah, as mentioned in the Hadith of Ibn Abbas: “The people have been commanded that their last act (before departure) should be (Tawaf) around the House (Ka'ba) except for the menstruating woman.” (Al-Bukhari and Muslim) So, as long as he made Tawaf with the intention to depart at night and was unable to do so until morning, then there is no blame upon him in (regard to) that, Insha Allah. And if he were to repeat the Tawaf (Al-Wada') before (actually) departing, then this is better. — The Permanent Committee for Islamic Research and Verdicts; Fatawa Al-Haj Wal-Umrah Waz-Ziyarah – page 84 Tawaf at the time of prayer Q – What should be done if the obligatory prayer begins, while one has not finished the Tawaf or Sa'ee? A – He should pray with the congregation, then continue his Tawaf or Sa'ee from where he had stopped (just before the prayer). So he starts from where he had stopped. — Sheikh Bin Baz, Fatawa Al-Haj Wal-Umrah Waz-Ziyaarah – page 80 Could not complete Haj Q – If someone passed the Meeqat, uttering the Talbiyyah for Haj and Umrah without condition and then he is detained due to illness, which stops him from completing his rituals. A – Such a person is treated as Muhsar (detained). If he did not make a condition and an accident took place later on which stopped him from proceeding with his rites, then he should put up with that and be patient if possible until the effects of the accident are over, then he should proceed with his rites. If he could not do this, he is treated as ‘detained' according to the correct opinion. Allah says about a detained person: “But if you are prevented from completing it, send an offering for sacrifice such as you may find,” (Qur'an, 2:196) According to the correct opinion, the case of being Muhsar (detained) occurs by the action of an enemy, and sometimes occurs as a result of an action or an accident caused by someone other than an enemy. So, he should sacrifice an animal, shave or cut some of his hair, then take off his Ihram. This is the verdict for Muhsar. He slaughters his sacrificial animal in the same place that he is detained, whether he is in the Haram (sacred) area or outside the Haram. If he does not find any poor people there, the meat should be carried to the poor inside the Haram area, or it should be transported to some other villages. After that, he shaves or has a haircut and takes off the Ihram. If he cannot sacrifice an animal, he has to fast for 10 days, then he shaves or has a haircut and takes off the Ihram. — Sheikh Bin Baz; Fatawa Muhimmah Tata'allaq Bil-Haj Wal-Umrah
