Merits of Hajj
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The Aim: Hajj Mabrur
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Preparation for Hajj
• 1.Sincerity
• 2.Repentance from all the sins
• 3.Settling all disputes and asking forgiveness from
relatives
• 4.Writing the will
• 5.Giving the due payment
• 6.Choosing the good fellowship
• 7.The Expense for Hajj should be lawful
• 8.Learning about Hajj and ‘Umrah
• 9.Memorizing supplications from Qur’an and
Sunnah
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What can you take with you?
Belt
Two Sheets of
Ihraam
Lots of Patience
• 1.Especially in the last days because of tiredness.
• 2.Invoke Allah to give you patience.
• 3.Do not be angry.
• 4.Let your greatest concern be: “Is Allah going to accept
it from me or not?”
• 5.Seek help (Isti’aanah) from Allah all the time.
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Kinds of Hajj
1. Tamattu’:
• To perform ‘Umrah in the months of Hajj, Hajj Umrah
then perform Hajj
• One has to offer a sacrifice (Hadiy)
2. Qiraan:
Enter the state of Ihraam with the intention
of performing ‘Umrah and Hajj
Hajj ‘Umrah
Madinah
Al-Juhfaا
Jeddah
Qarn Al-Manazil
Makkah
Yalamlam
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Arriving in Jeddah
• 1. If you are going to Jeddah
by airplane, then you have
to put on your Ihraam in the
plane.
• 2. When you arrive at the
Jeddah airport, your
patience could be tested. It’s
possible you could be
waiting for 2-12 hours or
more in the airport.
• 3. Practice good patience
and well treatment with
customs officials because
they work long hours to
serve the Pilgrims.
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‘Umrah Step by Step…
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‘Umrah in Brief
• Ihraam (Pillar)
• Circumambulation- Tawaaf (Pillar)
• Sa’iy (Pillar)
• Shaving or shortening hair (Obligatory)
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Ihraam for ‘Umrah
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Talbiyah
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Forbidden things in Ihraam
1. To wear any seamed garment for men:
• - Like a shirt, a turban, trousers, a hooded
garment, leather socks, gloves.
• - It is Sunnah for the garment to be white for
men, and the woman can choose any color
she likes as long as it does not have
temptation or attraction for men.
• - It is forbidden for women to wear Niqaab
(face veil) or hand gloves. But in the
presence of men she can lower her head-
scarf on her face and cover her hands with
some cloth. 18
Forbidden things in Ihraam (for men)
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Forbidden things in Ihraam
3. Applying perfume for men and women:
-It is Sunnah to put on perfume before Ihraam.
If some scent remains, there is no harm.
It is not allowed to smell perfume deliberately.
It is not allowed to mix coffee with saffron or
rose water or any similar thing that you can
feel, smell or taste.
It is not allowed to use perfumed soap.
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Forbidden things in Ihraam
4. Shaving or cutting hair from the head
or body
5. Cutting nails of hands or toes
• If one’s nail is broken and it is harming
him, then it is allowable to cut it.
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Forbidden things in Ihraam
6. To Marry:
• The Prophet (Salla-Allahu ‘alaihi wa sallam) said:
“A Muhrim should neither get married himself,
nor should he have marriage performed on his
behalf, nor should he propose.” (Muslim)
• If a marriage contract is done in the state of
Ihraam, then it is considered to be incorrect.
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Forbidden things in Ihraam
7. Hunting:
Allah said:
َ ص ْي ُد البَ ِّر َما د ُْمت ْم ُح ُرما ً َواتقوا
هللا ال ِّذي إل ْي ِّه َ عليْك ْم
َ َو ُح ِّر َم
. َتحش َُرونْ
It is forbidden to hunt animals or to help in
hunting through gesture or weapons or to
drive the animals for hunting in the Sacred
area.
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Forbidden things in Ihraam
8. Sexual Intercourse and all matters related to it like talking
about it, or kissing.
It is one of the greatest things that affects the Hajj.
If it happens before the first Tahallul, one should:
1. repent because he is a sinner.
2. offer a she-camel as a sacrifice and distribute it to the poor
persons in the Haram.
3. One’s Hajj is nullified.
4. He should continue it.
5. He should perform (another) Hajj the following year to make up
for it.
If it happens after the first Tahallul, then one should:
1. offer a sheep as a sacrificial animal and distribute it to the poor.
2. go back to the ‘Hill and renew the Ihraam and make Tawaaf Al-
Ifadha.
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Mistakes concerning Ihraam
Passing by the Miqaat without Ihraam
Considering the wearing of the two sheets in
Ihraam
Thinking that praying two Rak’at before
Ihraam is obligatory or a condition
Thinking that taking a bath for Ihraam is a
condition; taking a bath is Sunnah and Ihraam
is correct without it.
Idtibaa (uncovering the right shoulder) all the
time. It is Sunnah only upon arrival for Tawaaf.
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Mistakes concerning Ihraam
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المسجد الحرام
Rukn Yamani
Door of Ka’bah
Rukn Shaami
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Do You Remember
?
Rukn Iraqi
?
Maqam Ibrahim
?
Hijr Ismaeel
?
Rukn Shaami
? Yamaani
Rukn
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Ka’bah from the Inside
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Entering the Sacred Mosque
• One should step in with
the right foot and recite
the following invocation:
اللهم صل على محمد وسلم ،اللهم –
افتح لي أبواب رحمتك.
أو :أعوذ باهلل العظيم وبوجهه –
الكريم وسلطانه القديم من الشيطان
الرجيم.
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Entering the Sacred Mosque
• With the Name of Allah and
peace and blessings be upon
Allah’s Messenger. I seek
refuge with Allah, the All-
Mighty, by His Noble Face
and His ancient Rulership
and Authority, against the
accursed Satan. O Allah!
Open the gates of Your
Mercy for me.
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Tawaaf
• It is a condition for Tawaaf
to:
• cover one’s Awrah – Purity
of body and clothes- (purity
from major and minor
Hadath).
• You intend Tawaaf for
‘Umrah
• You have to make seven
rounds, with the Ka’bah on
your left side, beginning
from the Black Stone and
ending with it.
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Tawaaf
Hijr Ismaeel
Ka’bah
Door of Ka’bah
To Zamzam
To Safaa
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Idtibaa and Raml
• It is a Sunnah in
‘Umrah Tawaaf (and
every arrival Tawaaf)
to make :
• Idtibaa: Uncover the
right shoulder
• Raml: To walk at a
brisk pace in the first
three rounds
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Tawaaf
• You should first face the Black Stone, touch it
with your right hand, and if possible kiss it,
saying:
• In the Name of Allah. Allah is Most Great.
• O Allah! I do so with faith in You, believing in
Your Book, honoring the promise to You and
following the Sunnah of Your Messenger
Muhammad (Salla-Allahu ‘alaihi wa sallam).
• If it is difficult to touch it, you should make a
gesture to the Black Stone.
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Supplication for Tawaaf
• There is no particular supplication for Tawaaf.
• There is no basis in Shari’ah for who invented
a particular supplication for each round of
Tawaaf.
• It is desirable to recite the following
supplication while walking between Rukn
Yamani and the Black Stone:
• ربنا آتنا في الدنيا حسنة و في اآلخرة حسنة و قنا عذابا النار
• O Our Lord! Grant us the good in this life and
in the next life and save us from the torment
of Hell-fire.
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Sequence in Tawaaf
If the prayer is held while you are making
Tawaaf, or you want to drink water, you can do
so and continue after that.
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Maqaam Ibrahim
• It is Sunnah to offer two
Rak’at at Ibrahim Station
after finishing Tawaaf. If
this is not possible due
to a crowd, one should
perform it in any part of
the mosque.
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Zamzam
• It is preferable to
drink Zamzam water
after offering the
two Rak’at.
• It is preferable to
drink as much as
you can, and supp-
licate.
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زمزم
Zamzam
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Sa’y
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Sa’y
– There is no true God but Allah and Allah is
Most Great. There is no true God but Allah.
He is One, having no partner. And to Him
belongs the kingdom, and all praises. He
causes life and death. He has authority over
everything. There is no true God but Allah
Alone. He fulfilled His promise, gave victory
to His slave and He Alone defeated the
Ahzaab. You should raise your hands while
supplicating. Invoke Allah after this
supplication for anything you want. These
supplications can be recited thrice. 46
Sa’y
• After descending
one should move
towards mount Al-
Marwah
• On reaching the first
green-light sign, the
males should walk
at a brisk pace until
they reach the other
green sign.
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Sa’y
• Then one should climb
mount Al-Marwah and
recite the same
supplication said at As-
Safaa.
• It should be done
seven times.
• To walk towards one
side is reckoned as one
Sa’y trip and to return
is another.
• It is permissible to
perform Sa’y in a state
of impurity. 48
Shaving or shortening the hair
• After completing Sa’y,
one should shave or
shorten his hair.
• It is not permissible to
cut or shave only part
of the head hair.
• Women should cut the
length of a fingertip
from their hair.
• Having performed
these rites one
completes ‘Umrah.
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Mistakes Performed in Sa’y
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Staying in Makkah
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Crowded streets around Masjid al-Haraam 53
Hajj Step by Step
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Hajj, step by step-Summary
• Ihraam on the 8th of Dhul-Hijjah
• 8th of Dhul-Hijjah: Stay/sleep in Mina
• 9th of Dhul Hijjah (during the day):Stand at
Arafaat
• 9th of Dhul Hijjah (night): Spend the night at Al-
Muzdalifah
• 10th of Dhul-Hijjah:
– Throwing the pebbles
– Slaughtering
– Shaving or shortening the hair
– Tawaaf al-Ifaadah
– Sa’y
• 11th, 12th, & 13th of Dhul-Hijjah:
. Throwing the pebbles, spending the night at
Mina
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صورة بالقمر الصناعي
Jamarat
– المشاعر
Mina
Muzdalifa
Al-Rahma Mountain
Khaif Mosque
Al-Masjid Al-Haraam
Namerah Mosque
Al-Mashaar
Al-Haram Mosque
Arafaat
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Ihraam for Hajj
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Ihraam for Hajj
• It is Sunnah to go to
Mina before midnoon.
Offer the prayers of
Dhuhr, Asr, Maghrib,
Isha and Fajr at Mina.
Each prayer should be
performed at its
appointed time in Qasr
(shortened form). They
should not be
combined.
• It is Sunnah to spend
the night at Mina.
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Al-Khaif mosqueالخيف
in Mina.مسجد
70 Prophets prayed in it.
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Going from Mina to Arafaat- after sunrise
on the 9th of Dhul Hijjah
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Arafaat
Reach Arfaat before midnoon if possible
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Arafaat
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Merits of the Day of Arafah
• Aisha (Radia-Allahu
‘anha) narrated that the
Prophet (Salla-Allahu
‘alaihi wa sallam) said:
“Allah does not release
more of His slaves from
Hell than on the Day of
Arafah. He becomes
closer to them and
speaks proudly of them
to His angels. He says:
‘What do these slaves of
Mine seek?’”
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Arafaat
• While supplicating, one
should raise both hands.
• The Prophet said: “The
best supplication is on
the day of Arafah and the
best (supplication) that I
and the Messengers
preceding me have said
is: “La ilaaha illa Allah
wahdahu laa shareeka
lahu lahul-mulku wa
lahul-hamdu, Yuhyee wa
yumeetu, wa Huwa ala
kulli shay’in Qadeer.”
(Tirmidhi)
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Leaving Arafaat
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Mistakes Committed at Arafah
Fasting the day of Arafah. The Sunnah is not
to fast if you are a pilgrim, in order to be
stronger for invocation.
Leaving Arafah before sunset. You should
stay in Arafah until sunset.
Climbing Ar-Rahma Mountain to make
invocation. The Sunnah is to face the Qiblah
any place in Arafaat and make invocation.
Wasting time in talking or wandering or
eating or sleeping.
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At Muzdalifah
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At Muzdalifah
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At Muzdalifah
• It is permissible to send
women and children to
Mina after midnight.
• Narrated Aisha (Radia-
Allahu Anha): Saudah
(Radia-Allahu Anha) asked
permission from Allah’s
Messenger (Salla-Allahu
‘alayhi wa saalam) to go on
(to Mina) before him on
the night of Al-Muzdalifah.
She was slow, heavy, so he
gave her permission.”
(Agreed upon)
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At Muzdalifah
• After Fajr prayer, you
should stand facing the
Qiblah and remember
Allah, and offer
supplications. Glorify Allah
as much as possible till it
becomes bright in the
morning.
• Then you move towards
Mina before sunrise, saying
the Talbiyah.
• You should hurry while
traversing the valley of
Muhassar, a place of
torment in the past.
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Mistakes Committed at Muzdalifah
Delaying Maghrib and Isha prayers till after
midnight. One should pray before midnight
even if he didn’t reach Muzdalifah.
Collecting pebbles from Muzdalifah. One can
collect them from any place.
Moving from Muzdalifah before Fajr. The
Prophet (Salla-Allah ‘alaihi wa sallam) did not
give permission except to the weak and
women.
Staying in Muzdalifah till sunrise. The Sunnah
is to move before sunrise.
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At Mina
• You reach Mina on the
10th of Dhul-Hijjah;
moving, after sunrise,
you should:
- Throw the pebbles.
- Slaughter the
sacrificial animal.
- Shave or shorten the
hair.
- Perform Tawaaf al-
Ifaadah and Sa’y
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Casting the Pebbles at Mina
• You should stone
size of
pebbles
Jamrat Al-Aqabah
with seven pebbles,
one after another.
Saying (Allahu
Akbar) each time
you cast.
Do not cast before
sunrise; you can cast
at noon or night.
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Slaughtering at Mina
• You should slaughter the
sacrificial animal any place in
Mina or Makkah.
• The Sunnah is to sacrifice
with your hands if possible
saying: (Bismillah, Allahu
akbar, Haadha minka wa
laka) i.e. In the Name of
Allah. Allah is Most Great. O
Allah! This is from You and
for You.
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Mina – shaving the hair
-The pilgrim should shave his
hair or shorten it. Shaving is
preferable, for the Prophet
(Salla-Allahu ‘alayhi wa
sallam) prayed thrice for the
mercy for the shaving and
once for the shortening.
- It is not enough to get only
part of the hair cut, rather
the hair of the whole head
should be cut .
- Women should cut the length
of a fingertip from their hair.
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Mina-the first phase of lifting the restrictions
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Makkah-Sa’y
• You should perform
Sa’y between Safaa and
Marwah
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Mina- Sleeping on the 11th, 12th, 13th of
Dhul-Hijjah
• In these days, pilgrims
should stay in Mina
three days and three
nights. It is obligatory
to spend the first and
second nights at Mina.
If the pilgrim intends to
leave Mina soon after
casting the pebbles the
first two days, he
should leave before
sunset of the second
day.
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Mina- Casting Pebbles
• On each day, the pilgrim should
cast pebbles at the Jamarat
after mid day or at night to
avoid crowds.
• It should start with the first
Jamarah which is situated near
Khaif mosque. Seven pebbles
should be hurled at it, one after
another. After stoning, one
should move forward a bit and
make the Jamarah on the right
side while facing the Qiblah and
one should raise both hands
and make as many supplications
as possible. Like wise the
second, then the third.
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Mina -Casting the Pebbles
• Similarly, on the second
day, one should cast the
pebbles at the three
Jamarat, in the same
manner as done on the
first day, in order.
• Staying two days in Mina is
permissible but extending
them for the third is
better.
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Mistakes in Casting Pebbles
Casting the pebbles before noon. It should
begin after noon. If it is crowded, you can cast
at night.
Hurling the pebbles all together. It should be
one after another.
Washing the pebbles. They should be cast
unwashed.
Casting with more than seven.
Putting the pebbles without casting. One should
raise his hand each time when casting the
pebbles.
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Mistakes Committed at Mina
Spending the days of Tashreeq outside
Mina, and this is a disruption of the
obligatory matter.
Performing farewell Tawaaf before
casting pebbles. You should end with the
farewell Tawaaf.
Leaving before the 12th of Dhul-Hijjah
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Jamarat
Or your Hajj
will
You should
be Destroyed
fulfill the pillars
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Obligatory Acts of Hajj
Disruption of the obligatory
acts requires offering.