HAJJ AND UMRAH CONCEPT & RITUALS Compiled and Prepared by MOIDUR RAHMAN JAZAN, KSA

ARAKAN (PILLARS) OF ISLAM ISLAM IS BUILT UPON FIVE PILLARS (MUSLIM) TAUHID (MONOTHEISM) – TESTIMONY THAT THERE IN NO GOD BUT ALLAH AND MUHAMMAD IS MESSENGER OF ALLAH SALAH (PRAYER) – 5 TIMES A DAY ZAKAT (CHARITY) – ANNUALLY SAUM (FASTING) – DURING RAMADHAN HAJJ BAITULLAH – ONCE DURING LIFETIME

OBLIGATION OF HAJJ THREE KINDS OF IBADAH QAULI (VERBAL) LIKE ZIKER, RECITATION OF QURAAN BADANI (PHYSICAL) LIKE SALAH & SAUM MAALI (MATERIAL) LIKE ZAKAT HAJJ IS CULMINATION OF ALL THESE KINDS OF IBADAH BECAUSE IT INVOLVES ZIKER, SPENDING MONEY AND PHYSICAL ACTION. ISLAM IS COMPLETED UPON PERFORMING HAJJ Hajj is the fifth of the five “PILLARS” (Arkan) of Islam. It was made Fard on the 9th Hijra, after the revelation of the following Ayah;

Verse#97, Chapter#3, Surah Al-E-Imraan

OBJECTIVE OF HAJJ THE HAJJ MUST BE PERFORMED PURELY FOR ALLAH ALONE, AND NOT FOR SHOWING OFF OR GAINING A REPUTATION. ALLAH, THE EXALTED SAID IN A HADITH QUDSI “I AM THE MOST SELF-SUFFICIENT OF PARTNERS, NEEDING NO PARTNERSHIP. IF NY ONE DOES DEED FOR ME AND FOR ANOTHER SIMULTANEOUSLY, I ABANDON HIM AND HIS PARTNERSHIP” THE HAJJ SHOULD BE PERFORMED ACCORDING THE WAY TAUGHT BY ALLAH MESSENGER (PBUH). AS ALLAH MESSENGER(PBUH) WAS ANNOUNCED AT THE LAST HAJJ HE PERFORMED “TAKE FROM ME YOUR DEVOTIONAL RITES”

Verse#197, Chapter#2, Surah Al-Baqrah

MONTHS AND TIME OF HAJJ SHAWWAL (ONE CAN PERFORMED UMRAH WITH THE INTENTION OF HAJJ TAMATU DURING THE WHOLE MONTH) DHUL QA’DAH (ONE CAN PERFORMED UMRAH WITH THE INTENTION OF HAJJ TAMATU DURING THE WHOLE MONTH) FIRST 10 DAYS OF DHUL-HIJJAH (ONE CAN PERFORMED UMRAH WITH THE INTENTION OF HAJJ TAMATU OR QIRAN DURING THESE 10 DAYS)

KINDS OF HAJJ TAMATTU – PERFORMING HAJJ AND UMRAH WITH SEPARATE IHRAM WHICH REQUIRES THE SACRIFICE OF AN ANIMAL QIRAN – PERFORMING HAJJ AND UMRAH WITH ONE IHRAM WHICH REQUIRES THE SACRIFICE OF AN ANIMAL IFRAD – PERFORMING HAJJ ALONE WHICH DOES NOT REQUIRES THE SACRIFICE OF AN ANIMAL NOTE: AS PER THE INSTRUCTION FROM PROPHET(PBUH) TAMATTU IS PREFERABLE FOR THOSE PILGRIMS WHO DO NOT BRING SACRIFICIAL ANIMAL ALONG WITH THEM.

ARKAN (PILLARS) of HAJJ IHRAM ( THE INTENTION TO ENTER THE STATE OF CONSECRATION TO PERFORM HAJJ OR UMRAH ) TAWAF AL-IFADAH ( THE CIRCUMBATION OF KAABA 7 TIMES) SAI ( TO WALK BETWEEN SAFA AND MARWAH 7 TIMES) STAYING AT ARAFAT ( 9TH OF DHUL-HIJJAH) NOTE: IF ANY ONE IS NEGLECTED, THE HAJJ WILL BE INCOMPLETE

WAJIBAT (REQUIREMENTS) OF HAJJ ASSUMING IHRAM FROM THE MEEQAT STAYING IN ARAFAT UNTIL THE SUN SET STAYING IN MUZDALIFAH AT THE NIGHT (10TH DHUL-HIJJA) STAYING AT MINA ON THE NIGHTS PRECEDING DAYS OF TASHREEQ (11TH, 12TH, & 13TH OF DHUL-HIJJAH) STONING THE JAMARAH SACRIFICING THE ANIMAL (FOR TAMATTU AND QIRAN ONLY) SHAVING OR CUTTING THE HAIR THE FAREWELL TAWAF (AL-WEDA) NOTE: IF ANY ONE IS NEGLECTED, MUST BE COMPENSATED WITH SACRIFICE

SUNNAH OF HAJJ STAYING IN MINA ON THE DAY OF TARWIYAH (8TH OF DHUL-HIJJAH) TAWAF AL-QUDUM FOR IFRAD TAKING BATH BEFORE ASSUMING IHRAM PUTTING SCENT ON BODY BEFORE IHRAM PRAYING TWO RAK’AH UPON COMPLETION OF TAWAF STOP AT NIMRAH AT NOON BEFORE ENTERING INTO ARAFAT TO FACE QIBLAH WHEN SUPPLICATING TO STAND FOR A WHILE AFTER STONING SMALL AND MEDIUM JAMARAH AND FACE THE QIBLAH, RAISE THE HANDS AND SUPPLICATE

MEEQATS FOR IHRAM DHUL-HULAYFAH : MEEQAT FOR PEOPLE COMING FROM MEDINA & NORTH WESTERN SIDE. 450 KM FROM MAKKAH AL-JUHAFAH : MEEQAT FOR PEOPLE COMING FROM EGYPT, SYRIA & WESTERN SIDE. 183 KM FROM MAKKAH QARN AL-MANAZIL : MEEQAT FOR PEOPLE COMING FROM NAJD & EASTERN SIDE. 75 KM FROM MAKKAH YALAMLAM : MEEQAT FOR PEOPLE COMING FROM YEMEN AND SOUTHERN SIDE. 92 KM FROM MAKKAH DHATU IRQ : MEEQAT FOR PEOPLE COMING FROM IRAQ & NORTHEN SIDE. 94 KM FROM MAKKAH NOTE: IT IS OBLIGATORY FOR EVERY ONE TO ASSUME IHRAM BEYOND THESE POINTS

BEFORE IHRAM TRIM NAILS AND MUSTACHE, REMOVE UNDERARM AND PUBIC HAIR (BOTH MEN AND WOMEN) TAKE BATH IF IT IS EASY OTHERWISE ONLY ABLUTION IS ENOUGH (BOTH MEN AND WOMEN) MAN TO REMOVE ALL STITCHED CLOTHS AND PUT IHRAM GARMENT WOMAN CAN WEAR ANY LOOSELY FITTED GARMENT MEN CAN PERFUME HIS BODY NOT HIS IHRAM GARMENTS WOMAN CAN USE ONLY FAINT SCENT THAT IS NOT TO BE NOTICED CAN PRAY TWO RAK’AH OF TAHIYATUL-WADU

IHRAM IHRAM MEANS THE INTENTION(NIYYAH) TO ENTER IN THE STATE OF CONSECRATION FOR HAJJ OR UMRAH AT MEQAAT MAKE INTENTION OF HAJJ OR UMRAH BY SAYING (LABBAYK UMRAH OR HAJJ) TALBIYAH : LABBAYK-ALLAHHUMMA LABBAYK. LABBAYKA LA SHARIKA LAKA LABBAYK. INNAL-HAMDA WAN-NI MATA LAKA WAL-MULK. LA SHARIKA LAK. WHEN ANY ONE START RECITING TALBIYAH THAT MEANS HE ENTERS IN THE STATE OF IHRAM DURATION OF TALBIYAH – FROM THE MOMENT OF IHRAM UNTIL THE BEGINNING OF TAWAF DURING UMRAH AND UNTIL THE STONING OF JAMRAH ON 10TH OF DHUL-HIJJ. NOTE: THERE IS NO PARTICULAR PRAYER SPECIFIED IN SUNNAH FOR ASSUMING IHRAM

PROHIBITION DURING IHRAM REMOVING HAIR AND CUTTING THE NAILS USING PERFUME OR SCENT HUNTING OR CHASING ANIMALS CUTTING OR UPROOTING ANY TREE OR GREEN PLANTS PICKING UP ANYTHING DROPPED OR LOST IN MAKKAH MARRYING OR SENDING PROPOSAL OR ARRAIGNING A MARRIAGE FOR ONESELF AND OTHERS MARITAL INTERCOURSE AND ANYTHING THAT STIMULATES DESIRE (INVALIDATES HAJJ, SLAUGHTER CAMEL AND REPEATED THE HAJJ NEXT YEAR) FOR WOMAN WEARING GLOVES OR NIQAB FOR MAN COVERING HEAD OR WEAR GOWN, SHIRT, UNDERWEAR OR SHOE. BUT CAN WEAR LOOSE PANT AND SLIPPERS

TAWAF UPON REACHING MAKKAH TAKE BATH AND GO STRAIGHT TO MASJID AL-HARAM IT IS SUNNAH TO BARE THE RIGHT SHOULDER AND ARM (IDHTIBA) ENTER IN MASJID WITH RIGHT FOOT, SAYING DUAA OF ENTERING MOSQUE HEADS TOWARDS KA’BAH AND BEGIN TAWAF OF 7 CIRCLES STARTING AT HAJR ASWAD (BLACK STONE) IT IS SUNNAH TO KISS THE BLACK STONE FOR MEN IT IS SUNNAH TO WALK BRISKLY WITH SMALL STEPS IN FIRST 3 CIRCLES OF TAWAF (RAMAL)

COMMON MISTAKES DURING TAWAF WALKING INSIDE THE HIJR (HATEEM) DURING TAWAF (INVALIDATES TAWAF) TOUCHING AND WIPING THE HANDS OVER ALL THE CORNERS OF KA’BAH OR ITS WALLS, DOORS, COVER AND MUQAM IBRAHIM IS BID’AH KISSING AND WIPING THE HANDS OVER THE RUKUN AL-YAMANI (YEMENI CORNER) OF KA’BAH IS AGAINST THE SUNNAH PUSHING AND CROWDING AT BLACK STONE UPON COMPLETION OF TAWAF NOT COVERING RIGHT SHOULDER

SAI AFTER COMPLETION OF TAWAF COVER YOUR RIGHT SHOULDER AND PRAY 2 RAK’AH AT MAQAM IBRAHIM STAND ON MOUNT AS-SAFA FACING KA’BAH PRAISE AND GLORIFYING ALLAH AND SUPPLICATE HIM DESCEND FROM AS-SAFA AND GO TOWARDS AL-MARWAH MEN SHOULD RUN BETWEEN THE 2 GREEN LIGHTS UPON REACHING AL-MARWAH FACE THE KA’BAH AND SUPPLICATE IN THE SAFA WAY AS DID AT AS-SAFA GO TOWARDS AS-SAFA AND REPEAT THIS UNTIL SEVEN TRIP IS COMPLETED AT AL-MARWAH BY DOING THIS YOUR UMRAH IS COMPLETED YOU MUST SHAVE YOUR HEAD OR CUT THE HAIR

ORIENTATION CHART OF HAJJ

8TH OF DHUL-HIJJAH (TARWIYAH) TAMATTU AND IFRAD ASSUMES IHRAM FOR HAJJ TAWAF QUDUM ONLY FOR IFRAD REACHED MINA BEFORE NOON PRAY ZOHAR, ASAR, MAGRIB AND ISHA PRAYERS AT MINA WITH SHORTENED SPENDING THE NIGHT AT MINA PRAY FAJR PRAYER OF 9TH AND STAY UNTIL SUN RISES AFTER SUNRISE PROCEED FOR ARAFAT CALMLY AND QUIETLY

9TH OF DHUL-HIJJAH (ARAFAH) THE PROPHET (PBUH) SAID “THE HAJJ IS STAYING IN ARAFAH” ARAFAH IS THE MOST BLESSED DAY PRAY ZOHAR AND ASAR, PRAYERS JOINED AND SHORTENED WITH ONE AZAAN AND 2 IQAMAT DEDICATE TO SUPPLICATION WITH HUMILITY, EXERTING THE UTMOST EFFORT STAY AT ARAFAT UNTIL THE SUNSETS PROCEED FOR MUZDALIFAH AFTER SUNSETS UPON REACHING PRAY MAGHRIB AND ISHA, PRAYERS JOINED AND SHORTENED SPEND THE NIGHT AT MUZDALIFAH PRAY FAJR PRAYER AT MUZDALIFAH AND PICKS UP SEVEN PEBBLES AND PROCEED FOR MINA

COMMON MISTAKES DURING ARAFAH SITTING OUTSIDE THE BORDERS OF ARAFAH (INVALIDATES HAJJ) LEAVING ARAFAH BEFORE THE SUNSETS (SLAUGHTER ANIMAL) CROWDING AND PUSHING IN ORDER TO CLIMB THE MOUNT ARAFAH AND RUBBING HANDS ON IT (BID’AH) FACING THE MOUNT ARAFAH DURING SUPPLICATION

10TH DAY OF DHUL-HIJJAH (EID AL-ADHA) GOES TO THE LARGEST JAMARAH AT MINA STOP RECITING THE TALBIYAH STONE THE LARGEST JAMARAH SEVEN TIMES RECITE TAKBEER FOR EID SLAUGHTERS THE ANIMAL SHAVES THE HEAD OR CUTS HAIR HE/SHE IS FREED FROM ALL THE RESTRICTIONS OF IHRAM EXCEPT MARITAL INTERCOURSE CAN PROCEED TO MAKKAH FOR TAWAF AL-IFADAH

11TH, 12TH & 13TH OF DHUL-HIJJAH (AYYAM AT-TASHREEQ) CAN PERFORM TAWAF AL-IFADAH AT MAKKAH SHOULD SPEND 3 NIGHTS OR AT LEAST 2 NIGHTS AT MINA STONE THE 3 JAMARAH AFTER ZEWAL EVERY DAY MENTION AND PRAISE ALLAH OFTEN AND SUPPLICATE ABUNDANTLY REMAIN CALM AND SERENE AVOID PUSHING, QUARRELING AND DISPUTING CAN LEAVE MINA ON 12TH OR 13TH AND PROCEED TO MAKKAH FOR TAWAF AL-WEDA

THE FAREWELL TAWAF (ALWEDA) FAREWELL TAWAF IS THE LAST REQUIREMENT OF HAJJ SHOULD PERFORM TAWAF IMMEDIATELY BEFORE LEAVING MAKKAH ONLY MENSTRUATING AND POSTPARTUM WOMEN IS EXCUSED FROM TAWAF NOW THE HAJJ IS COMPLETED HAJJ MABROOR INSHA ALLAH ALLAH MAY ACCEPT ALL YOUR AND MINE GOOD DEEDS KINDLY REMEMBER US IN ALL YOUR SUPPLICATIONS

QUESTION & ANSWER REWARD FOR HAJJ MABROOR IS JANNAH HAJJ MABROOR, WASAIUM MASHKOOR, WATIJARATAN LANTABOOR WA BILLAHI TAUFIQ WA SALLALAHU ALAYHI BARIK WASALM