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

2. 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

3. 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;

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

5. 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”

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

7. 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)

8. 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.

9. 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

10. 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

11. 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

12. 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

13. 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

14. 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

15. 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

16. 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)

17. 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

18. 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

19. ORIENTATION CHART OF HAJJ

20. 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

21. 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

22. 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

23. 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

24. 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

25. 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

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