A GUIDE TO HAJJ, AND UMRAHAND VISITINGT THE PROPHET'S MOSQUE
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A GUIDETO HAJJ, UMRAH
A GUIDE TO HAJJ, UMRAH
AT{D
AND
VISITING TI'IE PFOPHET'S
MOSOUE
VISITING THE PROPHET'S MOSQUE
3. ) CONTEHTS
CONTENTS (
Prelace
Preface 7
lmportantAdvice
Important Advice 9
Violationsoflslam
Violations of Islam 13
13
How perform Haij and'Umrah and to visit
How to perform Hajj and 'Umrah and to visit
the Prophet's Mosque
the Prophet's Mosque 19
19
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The Performance 'Umrah
The Performance of 'Umrah
ol ..... 21
21
ThePerformanceof Haii
The Performance of Hajj .......... 26
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26
Obligations During Ihram
Obligations Duringlhram ......... 33
33
Visitation the Prophet's
Visitation of the Prophet's Mosque ...............................
of Mosqus 36
36
Errors Often Committed by Pilgrims
ErrorsOftenCommined Pilgrims
by 41
...........41
Whatls Required the Pilgrim
What Is Required of the Pilgrim
of 53
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53
Some SupplicationsWhich May Be Becited at
Some Supplications Which May Be Recited at
'Arafat.
'Arafat, at the Sacred Sites and at other Places
at the Sacred Sites and at other Places
off Supplication o.n. . . . . . . . .
o Supplicati . . . . . . . . . . . . .63
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In lhe nameof Allah,the
In the name of Allah, the
Gompasalonale, Merclful
lhe
Compassionate, the Merciful
5. PREFACE
PREFACE
Dear pilgrim brothers and sislers,
Dear pilgrim brothers and sisters,
Assa/amu alaikum wa raimatullaht wa barakatuhu.
Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu.
Congratulationsand welcome on your arrlval at these
Congratulations and welcome on your arrival at these
sacred preclncts, on this blessed Journeyas guests
sacred precincts, on this blessed journey as guests of
Aflah,the Most Merciful.
Allah, the Most Merciful.
Thls brlel but comprehenslveGulde ls prosented
This brief but comprehensive Guide Is presented to
you to outllne the obligatory rites Haii and ,umrah
you to outline the obligatory rites of Hajj and 'umrah
wlth whlch you ought to be familiar. It begins with some
with which you ought be familiar.lt beginswith some
lmportant advlce. This advice is, first
Important advice. This advice is, first of all, for our-
all, our.
selves,and then oflered you accordance
selves, and then it is offered to you in accordance with
what Allah, the Most High, says concerningthose
what Allah, the Most High, says concerning those of His
His
servantswho receive salvationand success this world
servants who receive salvation and success in this world
and th€ Hereafter: "They counsel each other the truth
and the Hereafter: "They counseleach otherof the truth
and counsel each other
and counsel each other of patience." lt is f urther to put
patience. It further
Into practiceHis saying: "Cooperate
Into practice Hls saylng:"Gooperatewith each other in
each other
goodnessand fear of Allah,and do not cooperatein sln
goodness and fear Allah, and cooperate sin
and transgresslon."
and transgression."
6. We ask you to read thls booklet before you begln the
We ask you to read this booklet before you begin the
rltes ol HaJJ lnorder that you may acqualnt yourself wlth
rites of Hall In order that you may acquaint yourself with
what lg to be done.You wlll flnd In lt answersto many ol
what Is to be done. You will find In It answers to many of
your questlons.Wg hope that you wlll keep thls booklet
questions. W$ hope that you will keep this booklet
wlth you as a reference for thls year, and posslbly for
with reference for this year, and possibly for
later years as well lf lt ls Allah's wlll that you roturn
later years as If It Is will you return
agaln for hall .
again tor hajj
We ask you to sherethls bookletwlth other Musllms In
YOU share this booklet with other Muslims
order that they may also beneflt lrom readlng lts con'
order they benefit from reading Its con-
tents, We ask Allah accept from ug hail,
tents. We ask Allah to accept from all of us our hall, our
striving, and our good deeds.
strlvlng,and our good deecls.
Wassalamu'alalkum nhmatullahl wa barakatuhu'
Wassalamu 'alalkum wa rahmatullahl wa barakatuhu.
wa
'Abdul:'Azlz
'Abdul:'Azlz bin 'Abdullah bin Baz
bln'Abdullahbln Baz
President of Islamic Research,
Pregldentof lslamlc Research,
IFTA and Propagation
IFTA and ProPagatlon
RIYADH, KINGDOM SAUDIARABIA
RIYADH, KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA
OF
7. IMPORTANT ADVICE
ITUIPORTAHT
ADVICE
Dear pllgrhts, we pralse Allah for havlng gulded you
Dear pilgrims, praise having guided
to the hall of His House and to the vlslt of the Sacred
the hdlof Hls House and visit Sacred
Precincts. May He accept from all ol us our good deeds
Preclncts. May of deeds
and Increase His reward for us and for you.
and lncrease reward you.
The following advice Is being offered to you in the
The followlng advlce is being offered you
hope that Allah will accept from all of us our fiarland our
hope Allah wlll accept from hajj and
striving.
strlvlng.
1. Remember that you are on a blessed journey.This
1. Rememberthat you are blsssed journey. Thls
journey, which Is a migration toward Allah, is based on
Journey, whlch is migratlon toward Allah, based
belief in Hls Unity (tawheedJ, sinceritytoward Him,
belief In His Unity (tawheedJ, on sincerity toward Him,
on
on respondlng His call, and on obedience His
on responding to His call, and on obedience to His
commands.Therels no greaterrewardthan that haii
commands. There Is no greater reward than that of a hajj
whlch ls acceplable to Nlah Ta'alah-the reward
which Is acceptable to Allah Ta'alah-the reward of the
Garden of Paradise.
Garclen Paraclise.
2. Be on your guardagainst the mlschief of Satan,who
2. 8e on your guard against the mischief of Satan, who
intendsto causedissention amongyou. Loveeach other
intends to cause dissention among you. Love each other
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as brothers and avold disputes and disobedience to
as brothers and avoid disputes and disobedience to
Allah. Know that tho Messenger ol Allah (may peace
Allah. Know that the Messenger of Allah (may peace
and blesslngsof Altah be on him) sald, " Noneol you has
and blessings of Allah be on him) said, .. None of you has
truly bellevedunlesshe llkes for hls brotherwhat the likes
truly believed unless likes for his brother what the
for hlmself."
himself."
3. Wheneveryou havea questionconcerningreligious
3. Whenever YQu have question concerning religious
knowledgeable Mus'
matt€rs or concsrning thenall, ask knowledgeableMus·
matters concerning the hajj,
lims until.you receivea satisfactoryanswor.This is in
Iims until.you receive satisfactory answer. This
accordancewith what Allah has said: "lf ye realisethis not,
accordance with what Allah has said: "If realise this not,
ask those who possess The Message." also in
ask of those who possess The Message." it is also in
accordance with what the Prophet(peace be him) has
accordance with what the Prophet (peace be on him) has
Allah intends good for someone' He gives
said: "When Allah intends good for someone, He gives
said:
him understanding of the religion."
him understanding the religion."
of
4. Know that Allah has madecertainacts /ard (obliga'
4. Know that Allah has made certain acts fard (obliga·
sry(according
tory)and otheracts. - - - to the practiceof
tory) and other acts sunnah (according to the practice of
the Prophet, peace be on him). Allah does not accept a
the Prophet,peacebe on him).Allah do€s not accept
su!!S! which violates some lard' Some pilgrims lgnore
sunnah which violates some lard. Some pilgrims ignore
this fact when thay harm believingmen and women in
this fact when they harm believing men and women in
their zeal to kiss the B/acftSfone,to hastenin their cir'
their zeal to kiss the Black Stone, to hasten in their cir·
cuits around the K'abah,to make sa/ahbahind the Sta'
cuits around the K'abah, to make salah behind the Sta·
9. tion of lbraheem,to drink from Zamzam,.andslmllar
tion Ibraheem, drink from Zamzam,. and similar
practices. These practices are g!4trt!. To harm any
practices. These practices ere ~. harm
believer in doing them is haram (prohiblted).How is it
believer doing them haram (prohibited). Is
possibleto carry out a srn4at observancewhile doing a
possible carry ~ observance while doing
haram deed? Therefore,avoid hurting each other, and
haramdeed? Therefore, avoid hurting each other, and
Allah will grant you His mercy and will increaseyour
Allah will grant you His mercy and will increase your
reward.
reward.
We woulddalso like to emphasize eh e following: :
W e w o u l a l s o l i k e t o e m p h a s i z the f o l l o w i n g
t
(a) lt not fitting that Muslim man performshis Satgt
(a) It is not fitting that a Muslim man performs his Sa/at
behind woman in the SacredMosque
next to, or behind a woman in the Sacred Mosque or at
next lo,
any other place il it is at all possibleto avoid doing so.
any other place if it is at all possible to avoid doing so.
Womennshoulddprayybehinddmen. .
Wome shoul pra behin men
(b)Thedoorsand entrances the SacredMosque are
(b) The doors and entrances to the Sacred Mosque are
forr trafficcand shoulddnott be blocked db y people ep r a y i n g
f o t r a f f i a n d s h o u l n o b e b l o c k e by p e o p l praying
there eve thoug i i is to join the congregation
there, ,evenn thoughh iff itt is to join the congregational a l
prayer that may be in progress.
prayer that may be in progress.
(c) )Itt is nott permissible lto blockkthe freeeflow off people e
( c l i s n o p e r m i s s i b t o b l o c t h e f r e f l o wo p e o p l
e
aroundthe K'abahby sitting nearthe K'abah,by praying
around the K'abah by sitting near the K'abah, by praying
or al'Hijr or
near it, or by standing near the @!$,, Stone, or al.Hi}r or
near it, or by standingnear the Black
10. at tho Statlonof lbraheem, especially whenthe placela
the Station Ibraheem, especlally when the place Is
crowded, as thls ls a sourceof harmto othorpeople.
crowded, this Is source harm to other people.
(rt)While safeguarding th6 dignity Muslims lsa '.rd,
(d) Whllesafeguardlng dlgnltyof MusllmsIs a tar4
the
kissing the Black Stone Is !JBJ.!!!ll. A lard cannotbo
klsstngths Black Stonels a ry!. !!!S!. cannot be
~. Whenthe eroals crowded, ls
sacrificed for a 4!.
sacrlflced When the area Is crowded, lt Is
It
gufffclent polnt to tho BlackStone,saylng"M!!
sufficient to point the Black Stone, saying ..~
!l!!l!!:" andto contlnue movewlth tho flow of people
ahbar." and continue to move with the flow people
wlthoutcauslng breakIn the lines. Indeed, keaplng
keeping an
without causing a break In the llnes.Indeed, an
easy flow during cfrcults Is the most commendable
easy flow durlng circuits ls the most commendable
thing.
thlng.
(e) It is not a~ to kiss the Yamani@rner,but to
(e) lt is not a gry[ to kiss the Yamani corner, but to
touchit withthe righthand,if it is not overcrowded, and
touch it with the right hand, if it is not overcrowded, and
say:"8ism illahiwat4ahu ahbar." if it is difficult touch to
say: •• Bismillahi waJ./ahu akbar. ,. But if it is difficult to touch
But
it, thenmoveon, do not,point it withyourhand, say
to or
it, then move on, do not. point to it with your hand, or say
of lt
takbir. it is not reported ths Prophet' is mustahabb
takbir. For it is not reported of the Prophet. It is mustahabb
For
(g~)
Go{) to recitethe following supplication between
ln the
to recite the following supplication in between the
Yamanlcornorand the BlackStone:
Yamani corner and the Black Stone:
Ui)'^# i;.ii Jr 1# Fjlr . j 6 j rl'
F
{ ,r!!r
r-tlJC
11. " Rabband ~tln~ lld'donyl hasanatan wa fII-~khlrati
"Rabban~ ttlnl fld-dony~ hacanatan wa lll'ilkhlratl
hesenatenwa qina adhiban'fiar",
hasanatan wa qina adhAban-ttar".
Finally, the best advlce w€ can glve you Is thst you
Flnally, the best advice we can give you 19that you
loflow the Book of Allah end the sunnah Hls Mes'
follow the Book of ntlan and- the sunnah of His Mes·
sanger (peace him) in
senger (peace be on him) in all what you do.
do.
"ObBy Allah and the MessengerIn order that you may
"Obey Allah and the Messenger In order that you may
receive mercy."
recelvetngrcy."
VIOLATIONS ISLAM
VIOLATIONS OF ISLAM
OF
Brotherand slster Musllm, you must be aware that
Brother and sister Muslim, you must be aware that
thergars matt€rswhlch nulllfyyour lslam.We wlll men.
there are matters which nullity your Islam. We will men·
tlon here the ten most common vlolatlons.Pleasebe
tlon here the ten most common violations. Please be
mindful of them.
mlndfulof them.
The Flrst
The First
Associatingpartners with Allah (shirk). Allah, the Most
Associating partners with Allah (shirk). Allah, the Most
High, says, "Truly, if anyone associates partners with
High, says, "Truly, if anyone associates partners with
Allah,Allahwillforbidhim the Gardenand his abodewillbs
Allah, Allah will forbid him the Garden and his abode will be
the Fire; the wrongdoerswill have no help€rs."
the Fire; the wrongdoers will have no helpers."
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Galllng upon the dead, asklng thelr help' or offerlng
Calling upon the dead, asking their help, or offering
them gifts or sacrifices are all forms of !!:!.!.!1L.
them glfts or sacrlflces are all forms of sfiIrlr.
The Second
The Second
Setting intermediaries betweenoneself and Allah'
Settlng up intermediaries between oneself and Allah,
maklng suppllcatlonto them, asklng their lntercesslon
making supplication them, asking their Intercession
wlth Allah, and placlng one's trust In them ls unbellef
with Allah, and placing one's trust them Is unbelief
~.
lkulrl.
The Third
The Thlrd
Anyone who does not consider polytheists (!!!!!!!!!!..-
Anyone who does not consider polythelsts (mS!{-
concernlng
te_en) be unbelleverg, who has doubts
keen) to be unbelievers, or who has doubts concerning
to or
thelr unbellef,or consldersthelr way to be correct,ls
their unbelief, or considers their way to be correct, Is
(lraflr).
himself an unbeliever (kaflr).
hlmselfan unbellever
The Fourth
The Fourth
Anyone who bellevesany guldance other than the
Anyone who believes any guidance other than the
Prophet'sguldance to be more perfect,or a declslon
Prophet's guidance to be more perfect, or a decision
other than the Prophet'sdecislon to be better, ls an
other than the Prophet's decision to be better, is an
13. unbell€vor.This applles to those who proler the rule of
unbeliever. Thls applies to those whoprufer the rule of
Evil ( Iagnout) to the Prophet'srule. Some examplesof
Evll (Taghout) to the Prophet's rule. Some examples of
this are:
thls ar6:
(a) To belleve that systems and laws made by human
(a) believe
belngsare better than the ~ of lslam; for examPle,
beings better Eharl'ah Islam; example,
that the lslamlc system ls not sultable for the twen'
Islamic system Is suitable twen-
tieth century.
tleth century.
that Islam Is the caueo ol the backwardness Mus'
lslam ls the cause of the backwardness of Mus-
lims.
llms.
Or that Islam is a relationship between Allah and
that lslam r€lationship between Allah and
the Musllm. lt should not Int€rfereIn other aspects
the Muslim. It should not Interfere In other aspects of
life.
llfa.
(b) To eay that enforclng the punlshmentsprescrlbed
(b) To say that enforcing the punishments prescribed
by Allah, such as cuttlng off the hand of thlef or sto'
by Allah, such as cutting off the hand of a thief or sto-
ning an adulterer, is not suitable in this day and age.
ning an adulterer, is not suitable in this day and age.
(c)To bellevethat lt ls permlsslble glve a rule lrom
(c) To believe that It Is permissible to give a rule from
to
thet whlch Allah dld not revealln lslamlctransactlons
that which Allah did not reveal In Islamic transactions oror
matters of law, punlshments other affalrs' Although
matters of law, punishments or other affairs. Although
or
14. ono may not bellevo such rullngs to bo luPorlorto ths
one believe rulings be .uperlor to the
ShIT/'sh he In effect aff lrms such a stand by declarlnga
Sharl'ah affirms a stand declaring a
thlng whlch Allah hae totally prohlblted,such aa adul'
thing which has prohibited, a8 adul-
tery, drlnklng alcohol or usuryr to be permlsslble.
t€ry, drinking alcohol usury, permissible.
According the consensus Muslims, one
Accordlng to the congengus of Musllms, one who
declaressuch thlngs to be permlsslble an unbellever
declares such things be permissible ls
Is unbeliever
(*attL.
(kef/f).
The Filth
Tha Fllth
Anyonewho hates any part what the Messenger
Anyone who hates any part of what the Messenger of
Allah (may peace and blessings of Allah be on him) has
Allah (may p€ace and blessings Allah him)
declaredto be lawful has nullifiedhis lslam, even though
declared to be lawful has nullified his Islam, even though
he may act in accordancewith it. Allah the Most Hi9t1
he may act in accordance with it. Allah the Most High,
says: "Bscause they disliked what Allah has revealed,
says: "Because they disliked what Allah has revealed,
thsir deeds are brought to nothing."
their deeds are brought to nothing."
The Slxih
The Sixth
any espoctof the rellglon the
Anyone who ridicules any aspect of the religion of the
Anyonewho rldlcules
Messenger of Allah (peace be on hlm), or any of lts
Meseenger Allah
ol (peace be on him), or any of Its
rewardaor punlshments,becomss an unbellever. Allah,
rewards or punishments, becomes an unbelleve.r. Allah,
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the Most High,says: "Say: Do you ridiculeAllah, His
the Most High, says: "Say: Do you ridicule Allah' His
revelalionsand His Messenger?Make no sxcus€;yotl
revelations and His Messenger? Make no excuse; you
have disbelievedafter your (professionof) faith"'
have disbelieved after your· (profession of) faith."
The Seventh
The Seventh
Th e practice of magic includeduin e d i n thcausing a s i n g ari ft
The pr ac t ic eof m ag i c i n c | d this is i s i s c a u rift
between husband wifeby tuminghislovefor herinto
between a husband andwife
a and turning his love for her into
hatrsd,or tempUng p€rsonto do thingshe dislikesby
hatred, or tempting I person
a things he dislikes by
using blad<arts. One who engages such a thingor is
using black arts. One who engages in such a thing or is
pleased withit is outside pale of lslam.Allahthe lviost
pleased with is outside the pate Islam. Allah the Most
the
High,seys, "Th€ two (angels,Harutand Marut)did not
High, says, "The two (angels, Harut and Marut) did not
(magic) waming
without thom,'lndeed' we
teach anyone (magic) without warning them, 'Indeed, we
teachanyone
are a trial;lhen do not disbolieve."'
are a trial; then do not disbelieve...·
The Eighth
The Eighth
Supporting aidingpolyth€ists againsttho Muslims'
Supporting and aiding polytheists against the Muslims.
and
Allahthe MostHigh,says:"The onelromamong who yott
Allah the Most High, says: "The one from among you who
themb€longs them.Truly,Allahdoesnotguide
to
supports them belongs to them. Truly, Allah does not guide
supporls
the peoplewho do rvrong."
the people who do wrong."
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The Ninth
The Ninth
Anyone who believes that some people are permitted
Anyone who believes that some people are permitted
to deviate from the Shari'ah of Muhammad (peace be on
deviatelrom the Shari'ah Muhammad(peacebe
him) is an unbelieverby the word Allah, the Most High:
him) is an unbeliever by the word of Allah, the Most High:
"lf anyoneseeks religionother than al-lslam will not be
"If anyone seeks a religion other than al·lslam it will not be
acceptedfrom him, and in the Hereafterhe will
accepted from him, and in the Hereafter he will be among
among
the losers."
the losers."
Thp Tenth
Th.e Tenth
To tum completely away from the religion of Allah,
tum completely away from the religion Allah,
neither learning its precepts nor acting upon it. Allah the
neither learning its precepts acting upon it. Allah the
does greater wrong than the ons
Most High, says: "Who does greater wrong than the one
Most High, says:
who is reminded the revelationsol his Lord and turns
who is reminded of the revelations of his Lord and turns
away from them. Truly, We shall recompensethe guilty"'
away from them. Truly, We shall recompense the gUilty,"
those who disbelieveturn away
and He also says: "But those who disbelieve tum away
and He also says:
from that about which they are warned."
from that about which they are warned."
It makes no difference whether such violations are
It makes no difference whether such violations are
committedas joke, in seriousness out fear, except
committed as a joke, in seriousness or out of fear, except
when they are done under compulsion.
when they are done under compulsion.
We seek refuge ln Allah from such deedsas entall Hls
We seek refuge in Allah from such deeds as entail His
wrath and severspunlshment.
wrath and severe punishment.
17. How to perform Hajj and 'Umrah, and
How to perform Hall and 'Umrah, and
to vlslt the Prophet'sMosque
to visit the Prophet's Mosque
Brother and sister Muslims:
Brotherand slster Muslims:
There are thret ways of performingtne haii:
There are three ways of performing the hajj:
H ell al-tamatt'u ( lnterruPted
Hall ll'tafiltt'u (Interrupted)
)
Hall al-glran (comblned
HalI al'qlran (combined) )
al·lfrad (single)
Hall al'ltrad (slngle)
Hajj al-Tamatt't)
Haiia/·Tsmatt'u
'umrahduring
Thls means enterlngInto ifiramfor the '~ during
This meansentering Into ihram for the
tha months ol Hall, 1.8., tha months of Shawwal,
the months of Hajj, I.e., the months of Shawwal,
Dhul-Q'ldahaand the first t ten dayssoff Dhul-Hljjah;h ; takee
D h u l - Q ' l d a n d t h a f l r s t e n d a y o D h u l ' H l j j a to t a k
h to
'umrah;andthen to take
off Ihram after performing the 'umrah; and then to take
oll thramafter performlnglhe
ihram agaln tor the hdi lrom Makkahon the 8th day of
~ again for the hajj from Makkah on the 8th day of
Dhul-Hljjahaduring gthe samee year r in whichh the ''umrahh
Dhul-HUj durln the sam yea in whic lhe umra
h
was performed.
was performed.
Hajj al·Qiran
Haii aFQiran
Thls denotesenteringinto il,ram for both lhe'umrah
This denotes entering into ~ for both the 'umrah
and the hailal the same tlme, not taking oft tha lhram
and the hajj at the same time, not taking off the Ihram
18. until the Day of Sacrifice {tho lOth of Dhul-Hijjah).
until the Day of Sacrifice (the 10th of Dhul-Hijjah).
Aftemalively, mayfirstsnterinloihramfor the 'umrah,
Alternatively, one may first enter into ihram for the 'umrah,
one
and before beginning one's tawa' may mak~ t:,e intention
andbelorebeginning one'stawatmaymakc'rlre intention
of ihremlor the hal/ as well.
of ihrem for the hajj as well.
Hall al-ltrad
Hajj al-/frad
This signifies donning ~ for the hajj either from
Thfs slgnlflee donnlng lhram tor lhe hail elther from
the prescrlbedStatlon ol lhram(al-mlgat),
the prescribed Station of Ihram (al-m/qat), from Makkah
from Makkah
lf one resldesthere, from place In betweenal-mlqat
If one resides there, or from a place In between al-mlqat
and Makkah In the event that one has brought a sacrifi-
and Makkah In the event that one has brought sacrlfl-
cial animal with him, and to remain In /hram until the
claf anlmal wlth hlm, and remaln ln lhram untll the
Day of Sacrifice. If one has not brought an animal for
Day Sacrifice. lf one has not brought an animal for
sacrifice, he is required
sacrifice, he is required to come out of ihram after
come ihram aftar
performing 'umrah; that is, makes the (gqle! around
performing 'umrah; that is, he makes the (Sa'ye) around
lhe K'abah {t"*"n,, performs the (Sa'ye) the running
the K'abah (tawa!). performs the (Sa'ye) the running
betweenSafa and Marwah,cuts some his hair and then
between Safa and Marwah, cuts some of his hair and then
comes out of ihram, resuminghis usualclothingand state.
comes out of ihram, resuming his usual clothing and state.
This is what the Prophet(peace him) prescribedfor
This i~ what the Prophet (peace be on him) prescribed for
those people who had entered into rhram for the 0!i1
those people who had entered into ihram haii
without bringing sacrificialanimal; they then ra-entered
without bringing a sacrificial animal; they then re.entered
19. inloihrun on the 8th ol DhuFHiiiah. sameappliesto a
into ihram on the 8th of Dhul-Hijjah. The same applies to a
The
p€rsonwho is perlorming al'qiranin the eventthathe
person who is performing haii al-qiran in the event that he
hajj
has not broughtwith him an animal to sacrifice;it is
has not brought with him an animal to sacrifice; it is
'urnrafi,
requiredthat he comesout of ihramatterthe 'umrah, as
required that he comes out of ihram after the as
described above.
describ€dabove.
E PERFORMANCE OF'UilRA
ITHE PERFORMANCE 'UMRAHI
OF
1. When you reach the prescrlbedStatlon (al'mlqatl'
1. When you r€ach prescribed Station (a/-m/qat),
make ghus/ (a shower or full washlng ol the whole
make ghust (a shower washing of whole
body), use perfums lf avallable,and then put
body), use perfume If available, and then put on the
the
ece garment ol thram(lzar and rlda)
~-p~ garment of ~ (Izar and rlda),
two-pf whlch prete'
which prefe-
rably should be ol whlte cloth. Thls applles men only'
rably should be of white cloth. This applies to men only.
A woman also makes ghusl but she does not use make
A woman also makes ghusl but she does not use make
up, and she may w€ar any clothesshe has avallableas
up, and she may wear any clothes she has available as
eh€ should
long as they do not display her adornments; she should
long as they do not dlsplayher adornmonts;
be completely covered except tor her face and hands'
be completely covered except for her face and hands.
Then make your Intentlonto perform U.t"ft-bV saylng;
Then make your Intention to perform 'Umrah by saying;
'Umrah, as
Labbayka'llmrah, or: Labbayk Nlahumma
Labbayka 'Umrah, or: Labbayk AJlahumma 'Umrah, as
follows:
follows:
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~
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( ~ ~r '1 ;,llt, .lU i-,,JlJ J r^ll Jl
( JJJ glr/l Y ~IJ ~ 4-JI ~l ~I
#I Llfbbayk, AllafJumma.
"Ldbbayt, Allahumma.
Lsbbayk.
Labbayk.
Labbayk. La s/1sreeka laka.
Labbayk.La sliareeka laha.
Labbayk.
Labbayk.
Innal-hamda wan-n'/mata laka
lnnal-hamda wan-n'lmata laka
wal·mulk.
wal-mulk.
La shareeka lak'."
La siarealrt lak'."
(Here am at Your servlce.
(Here I am at Your service.
o Lord, here Ilam.
O Lord,here am.
Here am. No partner You
Here I am. No partner do You
have. Here I am,
have.Here am,
Truly,the praiseand the favor is
Truly, the praise and the favor is
Yours, and the dominion.
Yours,and the dominlon.
No partnerdo You have.
No partner do You have. )
Men shouldutter thls aloudwhitewomenshouldsay lt
Men should utter this aloud while women should say It
sf lently. Repeatlhls talbiyyahfrequently,and engage In
silently. Repeat this talbiyyah frequently, and engage in
the pralseof hllah, fn suppllcatlons forglveness,
for and
the praise of 'Allah, In supplications for forgiveness, and
21. in the enjoiningof what is good and forbiddingof what is
in the enjoining of what is good and forbidding of what is
evil.
evil.
2. When you reach Makkah, make sevsn clrcults
2. When you reach Makkah, make seven circuits
(Tsws') around the K'abah,beginning at the BlackStone
(Tawaflaroundthe K'abah, beginningat the Black Stone
wlth takDir(utterancosol "All"hu skbar") and ending
with tskbir (utterances of "AI/shu and ending
"k!"1')
each at the same place' While making your ( Iawaf) you
each at the same place. While making your ( Tawaf) you
may pralseAtlahand make supplicationsto Hlm in any
may praise Allah and make supplications to Him in any
words you please'lt is preferable end each with the
words you please. It preferable to end each the
words.
words.
.
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L;.1J J ~i t:C )
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ui)',# 6;Yl {tJ ir-;
t ,6' +r.1;
-i -1 t!J ~1.1s.
~
lil-akhiratl
.
"Rsbbana, aUna fld·dunya hasanatan wa fiI·akhiratl
"Rabbdna, atina fld'dunya
hasanatan wa qina adhaban·nar. "
hasanatan wa adhaban'nlt'"
(Our Lord,give us good in this world and good In the
(Our Lord, give us good in this world and good In the
Hereafter.eand n d s a v e u s f rthe punishmenthof the tFire.) e F i r e . )
H e r e a | t r ' a save us from o m t h e p u n | s m e n o f t h
After completingthe seventhciruclt, pray two rak'ats
After completing the seventh ciruclt, pray two rak'ats
behind thehStationi o nIbraheem e e m ( M a q a m l b r a hIt Ism | | f l t | s
b e h | n d t e s t a t of o f l b r a h (Maqam Ibraheem) If e d
possible,even though you may be a llttle lar from lt'
possible, even though you may be a little far from It.
Otherwisesat tanyyother rp l a c ew i t h l nt h eSacred d o s q u e '
M
O t h e n n i e a n o t h e place within the S a c r e Mosque.
a
22. 3. You then go to as-safaand climb on it. Faclng tha
3. You then as-safa It. Facing the
K'abah, praise Allah, ralslng your hands, say E!!,!!,
K'8bah, praise raising hands, ~
("AI/ahu akbar'1 three tlmes. Then malte suppllcationto
("Allahu ahbar')three times. Then make supplication
Allah, repeating your suppllcatlonthree tlmes as thls ls
Allah, repeatlngyour supplication three times this Is
the sunnah. Then say
sunaai. Then say
r J ~ .JJ ~I oJ 4.! ~.r- Y o-u;.11 Yl .JIY ))
g; #l r!; Clllr .l.J=Lf ~ 0..1>- J ~I ~1 . .11 ~
Y
( t,6'..,'" ~
(.I-"U '"~ Jr &
rjIlJ) o~ ~ J oJs. J y,ii 0...1>- J iut Yl dl Y
l; or* p) o&t i or*J ~I ~1 .J1 ~
o...l>-J ylr~l
oJ>; .rt;!t
wahdahu la sharika Ldh."
.. La lIaha I/Ia/-Lah, wahdahu la sharika Lah. "
" La llaha lttat-Lah,
wa lahul'hamd,wa huwa'ala kulli shayin
Lahul-mulk wa lahul-hamd, wa huwa 'ala kufli shayin
Lahul-mulh
qadeer".
qadeer".
La llaha lltal'lah, wahdahu, Aniaza wadahu Wanasara
" La I/aha lIIal·/ah, wahdahu, Anjaza wadahu Wanasara
II
abdahuwa hazama ahzab wahdahu."
abdahu we hazama al ahzab wahdahu. "
(There Is no deity except Allah, the One u/ithouta
(There ls no delty except Allah, th€ One without
pertn€r.
partner.
Hls ls the domlnlonand Hls ls the pralse,and He ls
His Is the dominion and His /5 the praise, and He Is
powerfull ovsr everylhlng.
powertull over everything.
23. r
Thsre ls no clelty except Allah, completed Hls pr+
There Is no deity except Allah, completed His pro-
mise, supported Hls Stave and defeated tho partles
mlse, supported His Slave and defeated the parties
Alone.
Alone.
|It iis p r e f e r a b | e t o u t t ethis isupplication tthreehtimes,i m e s . b u t
t s preferable to utter r t h s s u p p l i c a i o n t r e e t but
there is no harm in saying it less than three times'
there is no harm in saying it less than three times.
You then descendlrom as-Safaand do the sa'ye of the
You then descend from as-Safa and do the sa'ye of the
'ymra!. seven times. lncrease your paca b€twsen tho
'umrah seven times. Increase pace between the
gre€n posts, but walk at a normal pace before and after
green posts, but normal pace before after
them. When you climb on the Manvah,praiseAllahand do
them.When you climb Marwah, praise Allah and
• as you did at as-Safa, repeating your supplications, you
as you did as-Sa!a, repeatingyour supplications, it you
if
can conveniently do so, three times.
can convenientlydo so, three times.
There are no requiredformulasor supplications tawaf
for
There are no required formulas or supplications for tawat
and sa'ye. It is up to the worshipper to praise Allah or
and sa ye. lt is up to the worshipperto praise Allah or
supplicateHim in his own words,or he may reciteporlions
supplicate Him in his own words, or he may recite portions
ol the Qur'an, with due regard to the supplications which
of the Our'an, with due regard to the supplications which
the Prophet(peacebe on him) recitedduring
the Prophet (peace be on him) recited during the perform-
the perform-
ance of these rites.
ance of these rites.
'ttmrah shavingor shortenlng
by
4. After sa'y, end your 'umrah by shaving or shortening
4. After sa'y,end your
your hair. After this, the prohibitionspertainlngto the
your hair. After this, the prohibitions pertaining to the
24. state ifiram are and you may now resume your
state of ihram are lifted and you may now resume your
norma/life.
normal llfe.
lf you are doing haij alamatt'u the sacriflce
If you are doing hajj al-tamatt'u the sacrifice of a
sheep the seventh part
sheep or the seventh part of a camel or a cow becomes
cam€l cow becomes
obllgatory you on the Day
obligatory for you on the Day of Sacrifice (the 10th of
Sacrifice (the 10th
Dhul-HiJjah). you cannot afford this sacrifice, is
lf
Dhul·Hijjah). If you cannot afford this sacrifice, it is
you fast ten days, three them durlng
obligatory for you to fast ten days, three of them during
obligatory
thenell and seven after returning home.
the hajj and seven after returning home.
ff you are perlorminghail al-tamatt'u haii al-qiran,ll
If you are performing hajj al·tamatt'u or hajj al·qiran, it
ts preterable fasttnuE1nffiff
to uffio"v ot
is preferable to fast these three days before the Day of
'Arafat(the 9th
'Arafat (the 9th of Dhul·Hijjah).
Dhul-Hijjah),
I THE PERFORMANCECOF HAJJJ I
THE PERFORMAN OF HAJ
E
1. lf you are performinghajj al-ifrad haii al-qiran (i.e.,
1. If you are performing hajj al-ifrad or hajj al-qiran (Le.,
~ combined with 'umfthl, you enter into ihram the
'umrah), you enter into ihram at the
.fia{ combined
'station lhram (al-miqatlthrough which you pass on
'station of Ihram (al-miqat) through which you pass on
your way Makkah.
your way to Makkah.
lhram on
If you do not pass through any Station of Ihram on
ff you do not pass lhrough any Station
Makkah, you enter into ihram from your
your way to Makkah, you enter into ihram from your
your way
residence.
residence.
25. If you are performing hajj al·tamatt'u (the interrupted
ff you are performlng hdil at-tamdtl'u.(the interrupted
ham, you sntsr lnlo ihlgm tor W from your r€sidence in
you enter Into Ihram for hajj from your residence in
!!!!),
of Dhul·Hljjah. Perlorm ghusl (shower
Makkah on the 8th of Dhul-HUJah. Perform ghusl (shower
or washlng of the enlire body),perfume yourself lf pos'
washing entire body), perfume yourselt If pos-
sible, and put on the two garmentsof r'lrram.
slble, garments ihram. This applies
This applies
to men. Women likewise perform ghusl but are not to
men. Women likewise perform ghusl to
use pertume. They may wear any sultable clothes they
perfume. They suitable
have as long as they do not show their adornments and
adornments
cover every part of thearbodies ercepting the hands and
cover every part their bodiss excepting
face. For woman, if she is in the presence of other men
face. woman, presence
who are not her immediate relatives like her husband,
who are immediate relatives like husband,
father, brother or son then she should cover her face. After
lather, brother son then she should cover face'
putting on ihram make your ni)ry?h (intention) Saying:
putting on ihram make your niyyah (intention) by Saying:
Labbayka Hajjan, then recite talbiwah:
Llbbavka Haiian, then recite talbiwah:
.tu cIJ&;
~ ~ ~p Y .1=J r+ut+J
-4J
') ~ ~ ~ ~ )
( ~ .!..ltp ":J
( .:I gt .,3 Y ~I) .!..ll ~) ..l..:l .)
$tlt, glJ i-,*:.JtJ J-Il .lt
"Labbayk, Allahumma.
"Labbayk, Allahumma.
Labbayk.
Labbeyk.
Lsbbayk. La shareeka laka.
Labbayk. La sharaeka laka.
Labbayk.
LabbaYk.
26. lnnal-hamdawan-n'lmatalaka
Innal·hamda wan·n'lmata laka
wal-mulk.
wa{·mulk.
La siareeka lak'."
La shareeka lak'."
(Here am at Your servlce, Lord,here I am. No
(Here II am at Your service, 0 lord, here 13m. No
O
partner do You have. Here am. Truly, the pralse
partner do You have. Here I am. Truly, the praise
and the favor ls Yours, and the domlnlon. No
and the favor is Yours, and the dominion. No
partner do You have.)
partner do You have.)
2. You then go to Mlna,whereyou pray lhe Dhuhr,'Asr,
2. You then go to Mlna, where you pray the Dhuhr, 'Asr,
Maghrlb, 'lsha and Fajr prayers thelr propsr times,
MaghrJb, '/sha and Fajr prayers at their proper times,
shortening prayers of lour rak'as to two rak'as. Do not
shortening prayers of four rak'as to two rak'as. Do not
combine these prayers.
combine these prayers.
3.. Whenn the sun has risennon the 9th atf Dhul-HiJjah, h ,
3 Whe the sun has rise on the 9th o Dhul-Hijja
proceed toward 'Arafat in
proceed toward 'Arafat in a dignified manner and
dignified manner and
wlthoutharmingyourfellowpifgrlms. 'Arafat,pray the
without harming your fellow pilgrims. At 'Aratat, pray the
Dhuh,and Asr pray€rs,
Dhuhr and 'Asr prayers, shortened and combined during
shortened and combinedduring
the tlme ol Dhuhrwlth one adhanand two igamahs.
the time of Dhuhr with one adhan and two iqamahs.
Make sure that you are withln the boundaries 'Arafat.
Make sure that you are within the boundaries at 'Arafat.
of
Stay wlthin the boundarles 'Arafat,except the valley
of
Stay within the boundaries of 'Aratat, except the valley
(Oranah,recitingthe praise Allah the Most High, and
of (Oranah, reciting the praise of Allah the Most High, and
27. ofloring supplications facing qiblah with upraised hands,
offoring supplications facing with upraised hands,
as was the practice of Prophet Muhammad (may peace
as practice Prophet Muhammad (may peace
him). Remain 'Arafat until
and blessingsof Allah be on him)' Remain at 'Aratat until
and blessings Allah
after sunset.
aftsr sunset.
4. When lhe sun has set, procsed toward Muzdallfah
4. When the set, proceed toward Muzdallfah
In a peaceful and dlgnifled manner, recitlng talblyyah.
In peaceful and dignified manner, reciting tslblyyah.
Do not harm or cause any dlscomfort to your fellow
Do not harm cause any discomfort your fellow
Muslims. When you arrlve at Muzdallfah, pray the
Musllms. When you arrive Muzdallfah, pray the
Maghrlb and 'Ishs prayers combined, shortenlng '/s[a to
Maghrlband 'lsia prayerscomblned,shortening '/shs
two ralr'als.Stay Muzdalifahuntll you have prayed
two rsk's's. Stay at Muzdallfah until you have prayed the
Falr prayer.Then walt untll the brlghtnass the mor'
Fslr prayer. Then walt until the brightness of the mor·
nlng ls wlrte spread, supplicate faclng glbfaD with
nlng Is wide spread, supplicate facing qlblah wlth
upralsed hands, tollowlng tha practlce the eroinet
upraised hands, following the practice of the Prophet
(peace be on him).
(peacebe on hlm).
I For wom6n or weak Indlviduals, ls permisslble
• For women or weak Individuals, it Is permissible to
proceedto Mlna at any tlme aftar mldnlght'
proceed to Mlna at any time after midnight.
plck up only sevsnpebblesto throw at
In Muzdallfah, pick up only seven pebbles to throw at
In Muzdalllah,
'Aqabah.Other pebblescan be plclted
the Stone Pillar of 'Aqabah. Other pebbles can be picked
the Stone Plltarof
up at Mina. There is no harm even if the seven pebblesto
up at Mina. There is no harm even if the seven pebbles to
28. Stone Pillar of 'Aqabah are also picked up
be thrownat the Stone Pillarof 'Aqabah are also pickedup
thrown
at Mina.
Mina.
6. When you arrive at Mina,do tho followlng:
6. When you arrive Mina, the following:
(a)At the Stone Plllar of 'Aqabah(thls is the pillar nea'
(a) the Stone Pillar 'Aqabah (this pillar nea-
rest to Makkah) throw the seven pebbles one after the
rest Makkah) throw seven pebbles
other, saying "Allahu akbar" at each throw.
other, saying .. AI/shu akbar" each throw.
(b) If you are required to sacritice, slaughteryour
(b) lf you are required sacrifice, slaughter your
sacrificial animal. You are to eat some ol its meat and
sacrificialanimal. You are eat some of meat and
distribute the major part to the needy.
distribute the major part of it to the needy.
(c) Shaveyour head cut some halr from it. Shaving
(c) Shave your head or cut some hair from it. Shaving
is preferable men,while for womefithe length hair
is preferable for men, while for women the length of hair
for
to be cut is that of fingertiP.
to be cut is that of a fingertip.
order of doing things is pre'
• The above-mentioned order of doing things is pre·
O The above-mentioned
ferred, however,lf they are done in some other order,
ferred, however, if they are done in some other order,
there is no harm In it.
there is no harm In It.
After you have thrown the pebbles and shaved or
•O After you have thrown the pebbles and shaved or
cut some ol your hair, the prohibitions of ihram are
cut some ot your hair, the prohibitions of ihrBm are
lifted, excepting the prohibltionol sexual Intercourse
lifted, excepting the prohibition of sexual intercourse
29. with your spouse.This is the f irst tahallul,Le., returning
your spouse. This the first tahallul, i'e., returning
to one's normalstate. You are now to wear your usual
one's normal state. You are now wear your usual
clothes.
clothes.
7. Then you go to Makkah and perform the tawaf
Then you Makkah and perform the tawat
al-ifalah (lhe tawafwhich is an essentialpartof the Hajj). If
al·itadah (the tawaf which an essential part the Hajj).ll
you are doing haij al-tamatt'u,you also pedorm sa'ye. If
you are doing hajj al·tamatt'u, you also perform sa'ye. lf
you are performinghaii al-ifrador haii al-qiranand you did
you are performing hajj al-itrad hajj al-qiran and you did
not perform sa'ye with tawaf al-qudum (the Tawat of
not perform sa'ye with tawat al-gudum (the fawal of
you must do sa'ye now. After this, the prohrbition
Arrival), you must do sa'ye now. Afterthis, the prohibition
Arrival),
marital relations is also lifted and you return lo
of marital relations is also lifted and you return to a
completely normal life.
completelynormal lite.
• It is permissible l eo delayythe tawat tal-ifadah h n t i l the
I ft i s p e r m i s s i b to d e l a t h e t a w a a l - i t a d a until t h e
t u
dayss spent t att Mina are over,r ,goingg to Makkah hforr this
day spen a Mina are ove goin to Makka lo this
tawat !afterr alll thre"eePillars sh a v ebeennstoned. .
t a w a a ft e a l t h r e P i l l a r have b e e s t o n e d
8. Af ter performingyour tawafal-if adah on the Day of
8. After performing your tawat al·ifadah on the Day of
Sacrifice,e ,r e t u r n to Minaa and spend d there e the nightss
S a c r i f i c return t o M i n a n d s p e n t h e r t h e n i g h t
preceding g h e 11th, ,12thh and 13thhdayss off Dhul-Hijjah h
p r e c e d i n the 1 1 t h 1 z t a n d 1 3 t d a y o D h u l ' H i j j a
t
{theethreeedayssfollowing g h e Dayyoff Sacrifice whichharee
( t h t h r e d a y f o l l o w i n the D a o S a c r i ifc e w h i c a r
t
knownna s ayyamu-tashreeq. e qisl th o w e v e rpermissible l to
k n o w as a y y a m u - t a s h r e It i.s however, p e r m i s s i b eo
, t
spenddonlyytwo nightssin Minaainstead do f three. ,
s p e n o n l t w o n i g h t i n M i n i n s t e a of t h r e e
30. 9. At any time In the atternoon of sach ol the two or
9. At any tlme afternoon each of
three days of your $tay In Mlna, etono each of the three
three dayg your stay In Mlna, stone each three
whlch ls
pijlars, starting wlth the llrst Pillar (1.e., one which Is
Plllars,startlng with the first Plllar (I.e., the one
farthest from Makkah), followed by the mlddle Plllarand
farthest from Makkah),followed middle Pillar and
'Aqabah.Throw sev€npebbles,one
lastly the Pillar of 'Aqabah. Throw seven pebbles, one by
Plllar
lastly
one, at each of these Pillars, saying "AI/shu skbsr" al
one, at each these Plllars, saylng "Allahu ahbar" at
e~ch Jhrow.
each lhrow.
• If you stay in Mina for only two days, you must leave
O lf you stay in Mina only two days, you must leave
Mlna before the sun sets on the second day. If the sun
Mlna before the sun s€ts on the second day. lf sun
beforeyou ere able depart,remaln Mlna
should set before you are able to depart, remain In Mlna
should
the thlrd nlght and throw pebblesagaln the next day.
for the third night and throw pebbles again the next day.
In any case, lt ls preferable remaln In Mlna
In any case, It Is preferable to remain In Mlna for three
three
nights.
nlghts.
O lt ls permlsslble for the slck and the weak
• It Is permissible for the sick and the weak to
appolnt proxy throw thelr pebbles.The proxy first
appoint a proxy to throw their pebbles. The proxy llrst
throwe hls own pebbles,followed. the pebbles the
throws his own pebbles, followed. by the pebbles of the
by
perllonhe represents whlle the eama plllar.
person he represents while at the same pillar.
10. ll you declde return your country after com-
10. If you decide to return to your country after com·
pletlng the rltes ol hall,you performthe Farewell Tawal
pletlng the rites of hall, you perform the Farewell Tawsf
31. (tawst ai-wide) before leaving Makkah. No ono 13
(lawaf ar-wiOal before leavlng Makkah. one Is
excused from this except womsn who are menstruallng
excused trom thls except women are menstruating
or In the period of discharge lollowlng chlldblrth.
In the perlod dlscharge following childbirth.
IOBLIGATIONS DURINGG H R A M
O B L I G A T I O N D U R I N IHRAMI
S I
During the state of Ihram for hajj or 'Umrah, the follo.
Durf the state lhram tor W or'Umrah,the follo-
ng
wing are obligatory;
wlng are obllgatory;
1. To lalthfully observe that Allah has made obliga-
1. To faithfully observe all tt'lat Allah has made obllga-
ths dally prayers thelr proper times.
tory, such as the dally prayers at their proper tlmes.
tory, such
2. To avoid what Allah has prohibited,such as wrong-
2. To avoid what Allah has prohibited, such as wrong-
doing, quarreling and committing sins.
doing, quarreling and committing sins.
3. To guardagelnstInJurlng Musllmsby deed by
3. To guard against injuring the Muslims by deed or by
the
word.
word.
4. To abstaln from what ls prohlblteddurlng lhram,
4. To abstain from what is prohibited during Ihram,
namely:
namely:
(a) Do not cut your nalls or pull out hair. There ls no
(a) Do not cut your nails or pull out hair. There Is no
blame on you if these break or come by themselves
blame on you if these break or come off by themselves
32. wlthout your inlendingit.
without your intending it.
(b) Do not use scent, whetheron the clothesor on the
(b) Do not use scent, whether on the clothes the
body,or In food or drink. Thereis no harm if the effecl of
body, food drink. There harm the effect
scent applied before putting on ihram remains.
scent applied before putting on ihram remains.
(c) ) Do nott kill, , frightennor assist t in huntinggany land
(c Do no kill frighte or assis in huntin any land
game as long a$ you are in ihram.
game as long as you are in ihram.
(d) Within the precints
(d) Within the prednts of al·Haram, no one, in the
no
a-!-,Ha-tam., one, the
state ihram not, is allowed cut trees,pluck vege-
state of ihram or not, is allowed to cut trees, pluck vege-
tables collect lost propertyexcept for the sake
tables or collect a lost property except for the sake of
identifying for its owner.For the Messenger Atlah
ot
identifying it for its owner. For the Messenger of Allah
(peaceebe upon him))said so. .
( p e a c b e u p o nh i m s a i ds o
(e) Do not propose
(e) Do not propose to a woman or contract marriage
woman or contract marriage
either rfor yourselfl for on behalfl foff others. .Sexual linter- -
eithe lor yourse or on beha o others Sexua inter
courseeis prohibited do o ,so is touching gt h e apposite e e x
c o u r s i s p r o h i b i t e too, s o i s t o u c h i n the a p p o s i t sex
t s
with desire Al thes action are-prohibit durin the
with desire. .Alll theseeactionssare-prohibitededuringgthe
d
period ot ihrar!,
period of ihram.
Alll thesee prohibitions sapplyy equally y to men and
Al thes prohibition appl equall to men and
womennalike. .
wome alike
In particular
ln
33. r
A man may not put any coverlng on hls head.
•I A man may not put any covering on his head.
However,the shade of an umbrellaor the roof of a car le
However, the shade of an umbrella or the roof of a car Is
permlsslble. Therels no harm In carrylngsomethlngon
permissible. There Is no harm In carrying something on
the head.
the head.
A man may not wear a shlrt or anythingelse which
•e A man may not wear a shirt or anything else which
is gewn, such as a burnoose, turban, trousers, khult
is sewn, such as a burnoose, turban, trousers, khuff
(short, thln boot), on the whole or a part of his body.
(short, thin boot), on the whole or a part of his body.
However,lt an !4g (one of the two garments oI ihranl,
However, if an Izar (one of the two garments of ihram,
worn on the lower part of the body) is not avallable,
worn on the lower part of the body) is not available,
trousersmay be worn, and sandalsare not avallable
trousers may be worn, and if sandals are not available
Rhult may be worn.
khuff may be worn.
O lt is forbiddenfor woman to wear gloveson her
• It is forbidden for a woman to wear gloves on her
hands cover her face wlth face-veil (niqab)
hands or to cover her face with a face-veil(niqab) or
burq'u (drape)during the state oI ihram.HoFer,
burq'u (drape) during the state of ihram. However, if
male strangersare around her, she should conceal her
male strangers are around her, she should concealher
f a c e w i t h h e h e a d - c o v e r i o r something s
face with herr head-covering n g s o m e t h i n g i m i l a r T h e s e
or similar. ,
These
rules apply until she comes out
rules apply until she comes out of ihram.
ihram.
O lf a person wears a sewn garment or covers his
• If person wears sewn garment covers
head (for men), uses perfume,pulls out some hairs,or
head (for men), uses perfume, pulls some hairs,
c u t s h i s n a i l st h r o u g hforgetfulnessso r d u e tto iignorance,€ ,
cuts his nails through f o r g e t f u l n e or due o g n o r a n c
s
34. there is no ti$Etr- (sxpiation) for him. He should stop
there is no fidyah (expiation) for him. He should stop
doing such thlngs as soon as he remembers or ls
dolng such things as soon as he remembers or Is
reminded of then.
remindedol then.
O ft is permissibleto wear sandals,a ring, a pair of
• It is permissible to wear sandals, a ring, a pair of
glasses,a hearingaid, a wrist watch, and a belt or a
glasses, a hearing aid, a wrist watch, and a belt or a
girdlewhich protectsone's moneyor documents'
girdle which protects one's money or documents.
O lt ls permissibleto change one's clothes and to
• It Is permissible change one's clothes and
wash them, as well as to wash one's hair and body,and
wash them, wellas wash one's hair and body, and
it does not matter if some hair inadvertently falls out
it does not matter il some hair inadvertently falls out
during washing.
d u r i n gw a s h i n g .
VISITATION THE PROPHET'S MOSOUE
IVISITATION OF THE PROPHET'S MOSQUEI
OF
1. .Goinggto Madinah h t anyy time with the intention n f o
1 G o i n t o M a d i n a at a n t i m e w i t h t h e i n t e n t i o of
a
visiting gt h e Prophet's ' s o s q u ei s a sunnah, has
v i s i t i n the P r o p h e t Mosque is a s u n n a ,
M iSperf r
a s is perfor- 'o
ming sa/ah ln it. Accordingto a hadithof the Prophet (may
ming salah in it. According to a hadith of the Prophet (may
peaceand blessing Allahbe on him),a-9a/ah performed
peace and blessing of Allah be on him), ~ performed
of
Mosqueis betterthan a thousand sa/atsin
in the Prophet's Mosque is better than a thousand sa/ats in
in the Prophet's
any other place excepting the Sacred Mosque (Masls!
any other place excepting the Sacred Mosque (Masjid
a/-Haram) in Makkah.
al-Haram)in Makkah.
35. 2. There Is f.!!.!!!!!!. not talblydh for
2. There ls no Jhrdm nor talblyah lor the vlslt to the
visit to
Prophet's Mosque,and lt should be emphaslzedthat
Prophet's Mosque, and It should emphasized that
there ls no connectlon whatsoeverbetween thls vlslt
there Is connection whatsoever between this visit
and hajj.
and the haii.
3. When you enter the Prophet'sMosque, enter with
3. When you enter the Prophet's Mosque, enter with
your right foot first,sayingthe name ol Allahthe Most High,
your right foot first, saying the name of Allah the Most High,
and evoking blessings on His Prophet (may His peace and
and evokingblessings His Prophet(may His peace
blessings be on him), and ask Allah to open the gates of
blessings on him), and ask Allah to open the gates
be
His mercy for you. The recommended words for entering
His mercy for you. The recommended words for entering
any mosque, including the Prophet's Mosque, are:
any mosque, includingthe Prophet'sMosque, are:
i f (-oAAJl .4I,j.W.....) (-.,>J ~ J) r.1-J1 ~~ :, yi )
U F:'ji,l dtlai-J A,fft + )) eLJl nf{ ,J"i )
.. (
.. ( ~) yl.f.i J c?lt ~I e-)l oU".:tr
J:^r vl_,,i ,J g.l r*[t e*Jl 0~
"A'(tdhLtbillahll-adhesmwa walhl hll'kareem wa
"A 'udhu billahll-adheem wa wajhl hll-kareem wa
sultanlhtl-qadeem mlna' shaytanl'raleem. Allah'
sultanlhll-qadeem mlna . shaytanl-rajeem. Allah-
humma,lltah llaOwabarahmattk.
hum ma, Iftah 1/ abwaba rahmsttk.
( see refug tn Alla the At'mlght and ln Hls
(I l seekkrefuge eIn Allahh the AI-mighty,yand In His
,
nobleec o u n t e n a n cand In His eternal power,r from
n o b l countenance a n d I n H l s e t e r n a p o w e , r o m
e l f
Satanthe Relected. Allah,opento me the doors
Satan the Rejected. 0 Allah, open to me the doors
O
of Your mercy.)
of Your mercy.)
36. Perform rsk'ats tahlyyet sl-masjld !!!!.!!
4. Perform two ra,t'als of tshlyyat al-maslld (the 88/at
"greeting mosque") entering Mosque,
of "greetlng of the mosque") after enterlngthe Mosque,
preferabtyln the Rawdah or otherwlse anywhereelse In
preferably In Rawdah otherwise anywhere else
Mosque.
the Mosque.
5. Then go to the graveof the Prophet (may the pbace
5. Then the grave the Prophet(may pbace
and blesslngof Allah be on hlm), and standingIn front
and blessing Allah be him), and standing in front
of It and taclng lt, say In a respectfuland hushedvolca:
lt and facing It, say In respectful and hushed voice:
( i{ t t;$l i,*r1 d' Ui -:Jir g>t-JtI
ayyuhan'nablyya rahmetul'
we
"Assa/amu 'a/alka, ayyuhan-nablyya wa rahmatu/·
" Assalamu'alalka,
lahl wa barakatuhu. "
wa barakatuhu."
(Peacebe on you, O Prophet,and the mercy and
(Peace be on you, 0 Prophet, and the mercy and
blesslngs Allah),and call for the blesslngs
blessings of Allah), and call for the blessings of
Allah on hlm. Therels no harm if you acld:
Allah on him. There is no harm If you add:
~jJl .)~l ~W. ~IJ ~J ~} ~I ~)
grll r-rll ltitl rlrul; ilr.a,iJtr.lr"Jl cI -pr 1
' ( de;
• ( ~.lS- J
. (( ~.)--I ~i ~i Y' 0'Fi i ~I ))
,l+l J-aii oi f r .'aUI
"Allahumma, , atlhll-waseelatat a wal-fadeelatat a
"Allahumma atlhll-waseela wal-fadeela
wab-'aathuul - m a q am aI-mahhmouda 1·laddhee
w a b - ' t h I·maqa ma l - m a m o u d al - l a h e e
37. r
wa·adtahu.
wa€dtehu. Allahumma, aJzlh 'sn
Allahumma, aJzlh 'an ummatlhl
afdalal.Jaza'. If
afdalal-faza'."
(O Lord, glve hlm the rlght (of Interceeslon)
(0 lord, give him the right (of Intercession) and
pralseworthy ste.
the favor, and raise him to the praiseworthy sta·
favor, end ralee hlm lo
tlon whlch you promlsed hlm.
tlon which you promised to him.
o
O Allah, reward him on behalf of his urnmah
Allah, reward hlm behelf hls ummeh
(people) with the best of rewards.)
(people)wlth the best rewards.)
Then move a little to the right to stand before the
Then move llttle the rlght stand before the
grave Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleaeed wlth hlm).
grave of Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him).
Greet him and supplicate Allah to bestow His mercy and
Greet hlm and suppllcateAllah bestow Hls mercy and
forgiveness on him.
forglveness hlm.
on
Again move a little to the right to stand before the
Agaln rnoye llttle the rlght stand bsfore the
gravo of 'Umar (may Allah be pleased wlth hlm), and
grave of 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him), and
greet hlm and make suppllcatlonfor hlm.
greet him and make supplication for him.
6. ft fs sunnahtohave(Taharah),
6. It Is sunnah to have (Taharah), and visit the Mosque
and vlelt the Mosque
of Quba and offer ~ In It, as the Prophet (peace be on
Quba and offer sa/at In lt, the Prophet(peacs be on
hlm) prayed there and encouraged others
him) prayed there and encouraged others to do the the
98m6.
same.
38. 7. lt is sunnahto visit the graves of al'Baqe'e cametory'
7. It is sunnah to visit the graves of al·Baqe'e cemetery,
and the grave of Uthman (May Allah bo pleasedwith him)
and the grave of Uthman Allah be pleased with him)
0'
and the martyrs of 'Uhud, and the grave Hamzah (May
and the martyrsof 'Uhud. and the grave ol Hamzah (May
Allah be pleased with them.);to greet them and to pray for
Allah pleased them.); to greet them and pray
the mercy of Allah upon them. The Prophet (peace be
the mercy Allah upon them. Prophet (peace
upon him) used to visit all these graves and pray for the
upon him) used visit these graves and pray
souls of those who were buried there. He taught his
souls those were buried there. taught
companions when visiting graves to say:
companions when visiting graves say:
~I) ~ jll ~ J~..ul J-i ~ p)r-Jl)
01 U'lJ ;*ulr, d^rril ./ ;LrttJ^i 'SJ" i;;WI I
'rl Ul-r
. (~WI~) W 1»1 JL 0~'j ~ 1» ~~
1 +iUr 15j: UJ.iil J'f*, ,iti-! ,*(+ 6t ,tl
II
Assalsmu'alllhum, ahlal'dlyar mlnal'mu'mlneen
" Assalamu 'alalkum, ahlal-diyar mlnal·mu'mineen
wa lnna lnsha-Alla! blkum lahl'
wal-musllmeen, wa inns Insha-AJ/ah blkum lah!·
wal-muslimeen,
qoon.Nasata/-/ah lanawa ldkumul-'atlyah'
qoon. Nasalal-Iaha lana wa lakumul·'aflyah.
a
(Reported by Muslim)
(RePorted Musllm)
bY
(Peacebe on you, O dwellersof thls place from among
(Peace be on you, 0 dwellers of this place from among
the Befleversand the Musllms,and we wlll lnsha''Allah
the Believers and the Muslims, and we will Insha·'AJ/sh
of Hell)
Jolnyou.We ask Allah for securlty(from the Flre
join you. We ask Allah for security (from the Fire of Hell)
for ourselves and for you.)
for ourselves and for You.)
besldesthe mosquesand
According to the Sharl'ah besides the mosques and
Accordingto the Sh.arl'ah
places mentlonedabov€,there ars no other mos'
other places mentioned above, there are no other mos-
oth€r
39. Ques places In Madlnah which visited. The·
ques or placas ln Madlnsh whlch are to be vlslted. The.
refore, do not burden yourself by vlsltlng places for
refore, burden yourself visiting places for
which there Is reward which, there
whlch there ls no reward or for whlch, In fact, there
might be gome blame for dolng so. And Allah ls the
mlght be some blame doing so. Is
source guidance.
source of guidance.
ERRORS OFTEN COMMITTED
ERRORS OFTEN COMMITTED
BY PILGRIMS
BY PILGRIMS
First: Errors Related to Ihram
Fkst: Errors Relatad lhram
Some pllgrlms pypassthe deslgnatedStation l.hram
Some pilgrims pypass the designated Station of Ihram
on their route without either being In Ihram or entering
on thefr rout€ wlthout elther belng ln lhram enlerlng
lnlo lhrem there, proceedlnguntll they reach Jeddeh
Into!l!!!!E there, proceeding until they reach Jeddah or
some other placewlthln the precinctsof the Slatlons,
some other place within the precincts 0.1 the Stations, at
whfch they enter lnlo lhram. Thls ls agalnst the com-
which they enter into Ihrsm. This Is against the com-
mand of Allah's Messenger(psace be on hlm), whlch
mand of Allah's Messenger (peace be on him), which
etfpufatesthat every pllgrlm should enter Into lhram al
stipulates that every pilgrim should enter Into Ihram at
tho Statlon oI lhram whlch lles on hls route.
the Station of!l1!!!!1 which lies on his route.
lf thls happensto someone, must eithergo back to
h6
If this happens to someone, he must either- go back to
40. the Statfon of !l!.!!!!!!..lylng on hls route end thero €nter
Station ~f thram,lylng his route and there enter
Into j!1gg, or he must make explatlon by sacrlflclng a
tnto Ihram, make expiation sacrificing
sheep In Makkah and feedlng all Its
sheep Makkah feeding lts meat to the poor.
poor.
applies pilgrims regardless wh~ther
This applies to all pilgrims regardless of whelher one
passes the Station of lhram by air, by soa or by land.
passes Station Ihram sea
O lf one dld not pass through one of the flva desl'
• If one did pass through one five desi-
gnatedStatlons of Ihrsm, he should enter Into !!!!!!!1 at a
gnated Stations lhran!,he should enter lntolDram
polnt whlch Is nearest to the Statlon of Ihrsm on hls
point which ls nearest the Station lhram his
route.
route.
Second: ErrorsReldted Tawaf
Second: Errors Related to Tawa!
1. Starting the tawa! at some point other than the site of
1. Startingthe tawaf some point other than the site of
the Black Stone, while it obligatory begin tawat lrcm
the Black Stone. while it is obligatory to begin tawa! from
the Black Stone.
the Black Stone.
2. Doing one's ~f Inside the HIJr of Isma'II, which
2. Dolngone's !"ntl Inslde the HUr of lsma'll,whlch
moens golng around portlon the K'abah rather than
means going around a portion of the K'abah rather than
the whole of lt slnce the HUr of lsma'll ls part the
the whole of It since the Hljr of Isma'" Is a part of the
K'abah which would then be left out of tawat. Such a
K'abah whlch would then be left out ol tawaf.Such
tawa! is invalid.
tawal ls Invalld.
41. r
3. Dolng,g:!lt.e., taklngqulck short steps)durlngall
3. Doing ramal (I.e., taking quick short steps) during all
seven clrcults whlle !!!.!!!!lls to be done only durlng the
B€vencircuits while lsmdlls to be done only during the
flrst three of the Tawal ol Arrlval (t9""! al'qu|uml.
first three of the Tawaf of Arrival (tawaf a/-C].!!!:!!:!!!!).
4. Strugglingvehementlyto kiss the Black Stone in this
4. Struggling vehemently Black Stone this
proc€ss and hitting or pushing people' Such acts' which
process and hitting pushing people. Such acts, which
are injurious to Muslims,are not permissible'
are iniurious Muslims, are not permissible.
O t h o u | b n o t e that t t h tawat remains n s p e r f
• |It sshoulddbee noted d t h athe e t a w a f r e m a iperfectly e c t l y
valid d w i t h o u t . k i s s theg Black |Stone. t If n e . | fdoes d o eorn o t o r
v a | i without kissing i n t h e B a c k S o one o n e not s
to point
cannot kiss the Btack stone, it is sufticientsimply
cannot kiss the Black Stone, it is sufficient simply to point
one comesparallel it'
to it, saying "AI/ahu akbar" when one comes parallel to it,
to it, saying"Allahu akba/'when to
althoughone may be at distancelrom it'
although one may be at a distance from it.
5. . Wipinggone's shanddover rthe BlackkStone, ,s e e k i n g
5 W i p i n o n e ' h a n o v e t h e B l a c S t o n e seeking
"blossings" (Dt*lrt) thereby is an innovation(bid-'a
"blessings" (barakah) thereby is an innovation (bid'a)
with no basis in the Shari'ah lstam.The sunnahis to
with no basis in the Shari'ah of Islam. The ~ is to
o{
touchhitt orr kisssitt onlyywhennitt cann be doneeec:.sily.y '
touc i o kis i onl whe i ca be don easil
42. 6. Touching lour corners K'abah its walls,and
6. Touching the four corners ol ~ or its walls, and
the 01
wiping one's hands against them.The Prophet (p€aco
wipingono's handsagainstthem. The Prophet(peace be
on him)did not touchany partol ['abah exceptthe Black
on him) did not touch any part of ~ except the Black
Stone and the Yemeni hrner.
Stone and the YemeniCorner.
7. Sayingspecificformulas of supplicalionsreserved lor
7. Saying specific formulas supplications reserued for
The Prophet (peaca on him)did notspecify
each circuit. TheProphet
eachcircuit. (peace bs on him) did not specify
be
any suppfications except to say AI/shu skbs," when he
any supplications exceptto say "WIt when he
reached BlackStoneand,at the end of eachcircuit
reached the Black Stone and. at the end 01 each circuit
the
between Yamani Corner theBlack
and Stone, said:
he
between the Yamani Corner and the Black Stone. he said:
the
Llj z# ,.eit Ar;*# Sj*lr 8 ~' ).,
+ 6j 6j T
, .J F
,J. 8 ~Ili
{.;6' +tri-
"'. -d .
"Rabbana, atlna tld-dunya hasanatan wa lll'akhlratl
"Rabbana, at/na fld-dunya hasanatan wa fII·akhlrati
hasanawa qina adhaban'nar."
hasana wa qlna adhaban·nar."
(Our Lord, glve us good In thls world and good in the
(Our Lord, give us good In this world and good in the
Hereafterand save us from the punlshment the Fire.)
of
Hereafter and save us from the punishment of the Fire.:
8. Ralslng one's volce above the volces of oth€rs;
8. Raising one's Yolce above the Yolces of others;
whether in following or laading the lawaf as it causes
whether in following or leading the tawaf as it causes
confusion among the worshippers.
confu'sionamong the worshlppers.
43. L struggllng to Prayat ths Statlonof lbraheem'Thls lg
9. Struggling to pray at the Station of Ibraheem. This Is
c o n t r a r t o the !E.!!.!!.!!!, , b e s l d being Injurious to other
contraryyto t h e s u n n a , hbesides e s b e l n g l n l u r l o u s t o o t h e r
worshippers. It Is sufficient to pray the two!!!!:!!..! ot
worshlppers.lt ls sufftclent to Pray the two rM of
t"*3 after complatlngone's tawaf anywherewithin the
tawaf after completing one's tawaf anywhere wlthln the
Sacred Mosque.
Sacred Mosque.
Third: Enors Related to Ss'ye
Third: Errors Belated to Sa'Ye
1. When climblng upon Sata and Marwah, some pll'
1. When climbing Safa Marwah, pll.
grlms face the K'abah and geetlculatetoward lt wlth
grlms face K'abah gesticulate toward It with
thelr hand whlle saylng "-W'as akbar" as lf thoy wers
their hand while saying "A/lahu If they were
saying takbir lor sa/at This gesticulating is an aror
saying takbir for salat. This gesticulating error
him) raised his palms
because the Prophet (peace be on him) raised his palms
because the Prophet (peace be
only for supplication.Here you may glority and magnify
only for supplication. Here you may glorify and magnify
Allah the Most High, supplicatingHim in any words you
Allah the Most High, supplicating Him in any words you
wish while facing the diraction of the K'abah' lt is
wish while facing the direction of the K'abah. It is
preferable to recito the dhikr which the Prophet (peacs be
preferable to recite the dhikr which the Prophet (peace be
on him) recited at Safa and Marwah.
on him) recited at Safa and Manvah.
one's pace throughoutthe entlre dls'
2. Accelerating one's pace throughout the entire dis·
2. Accelerating
tance between the two hills. The ~is to accelerate
tance betweenthe two hllls.The sunna!.lsto sccelerate
one's pace only between the two green posts, whlle
one's pace only between the two green posts, while
walking at normal pace the remainder of tha way'
walking at normal pace the remainder of the way.
44. Fourth: Erro{sRelatedto'Aralat
Fourth: Errors Related to 'Aratat
1. Some pilgrims camp outside the boundarles
1. Some pilgrims camp outside the boundaries of
'Arafatand remain there until the sun has set; then they
'Aratat and remainthere until the sun has set; then they
'Arafat
depart for Muzdalilah without standlng at
depart tor Muzdalifah without standing at 'Arafat
properly. This is serlouserror whlch lnvalldates thelr
properly. This is a serIous error which invalidates their
hajj slnce standlng in Arafat the ess€nceol hajj, and lt
fial since standing in Aratat is the essence ot !g!, and It
and not outslde
is obligatory to be within its boundaries and not outside
is obligatory be within its boundarles
them, if is not easy do that, they may enter before
them, it it is not easy to do that, they may enter before
sunset and remain there until sunset. lt ls quite
sunset and remain there until sunset. It Is quite
acceptable to stand in Arafat during the nlght of
acceptable to stand in Aratat during the night ot
sacrifice i n particular.
sacrifice in particular.
2. Departlng rom 'Arafat beforethe sun has set ls not
2. Departing trom 'Aratat betore the sun has set is not
f
permissible,because messenger Allah (peacebe
permissible, because the messenger of Allah (peace be
the of
on him) stayed 'Arafat until the sun had set comple-
on him) stayed at 'Aratat until the sun had set comple-
tely. .
tely
3 S t r u g g l i n through c r o w d i n o r d e t o c l i m b M o u n
3.. Struggling gh r o u g hcrowdssIn order rto climb Mount t
t
'Arafatis not permissible,
'Aratat is not permissible, because it causes much harm
because causesmuch harm
'Arafatls place
and injuryto others.The entirePlainof
and injury to others. The entire Plain ot 'Aratat is a place
of standing, and neither climbing Mount 'Arafat nor
of standing, and neither climbing Mount 'Aratat nor
making salah there has been recommended.
making salah there has been recommended.
45. 4 . M a k i n gs u p p l i c a t l o nfs c i n gM o u n t ''Aratat tIs IIncor·'
4. Making supplications facing Mount A r a f a l s n c o r
a
rect becausethe sunnahis to face qlblahwhlle making
rect because the sunnah is to face qlblah while making
supplication.
supplication.
5. Maklngheapsol earthor pebbles:during the day of
5. Making heaps of earth or pebbles: during the day of
'Arafat, at particular places, by some people' has no
'Arafat, at particular places. by some people, has no
bases in the Shariah of Allah.
bases in the Shariah of Allah,
Fifth: Errors Related to Muzda/ifah
Fitth: Errors Related
Some pilgrims start collecting pebbles to throw at the
Some pilgrims start collecting pebbles throw
Stone Pillarsin Mina as soon as they arrivein Muzdalifah
stone Pillars Mina soon they arrive Muzdalifah
'tsha
prior to praying the Maghrib and 'Isha prayers'This is not
prior to praying the Maghriband prayers. This
correct.Nor is the practicethat all the pebblesmust be
correct. Nor is the practice that all the pebbles must be
collected at Muzdalifah.
collected at Muzdalifah.
The correctposition that the pebblescan be collected
The correct position is that the pebbles can be collected
is
anywherer e w i t h ithehboundariesrof s o | a l . H a (the territoryr r t t o r y
a n y w h e within n t e b o u n d a i e al-Haram r a m ( t h e t e
or precintsof Makkah).lt is knownthatthe Prophet(peace
or precints of Makkah). It is known that the Prophet (peace
be on him) did not ask that the pebbles for JaEISlg't
be on him) did not ask that the pebbles for Jamratul-
Aqabah be picked up for him from Muzdalifa'
Agabah be picked up for him from Muzdalifa. They were They were
picked d u p f ohim,m , i thehmorning.i n g , a fleavingaMuzdalifaz d a l i l a
p i c k e up for r h i in n t e m o r n after t e r l e v i n g M u
andd o n e n t e r i n g M i n a . Trest rof s t o |pebblesb b l e spicked p i c k e d
a n on entering Mina. The h e e the l h e p e were w e r e
up, for him, from Mina, Too.
up, for him. from Mina, Too.
46. Some pllgrlmswash the pebbles,but thls ls not
Some pilgrims wash the pebbles, but this Is not
recommended.
recommended.
ErrorReletedto Throwlngthe Pebbles.
Error Related to Throwing the Pebbles.
1 Somepilgrims underthe impression whonthoy
1.. Some pilgrims are under the impression that when they
are that
are throrvingpebbles the StonePillars,
at theyare actually
are throwing pebbles at the Stone Pillars, they are actually
themat shayateen (devils); hencsthey hurlthem
throwing them at shayateen (devils); hence they hurl them
throwing
with rageand force.However, throwing the pebbles
the of
with rage and force. However, the throwing of the pebbles
has been merelyprescribed as maansof remembering
has been merely prescribed as a means of remembering
Allahthe Most High.
Allah the Most High.
2. Some peoplethrow big stones,shoes or piecesof
2. Some people throw big stones, shoes or pieces of
wood. Thlsls an €xcess matters rellglon
in of whlchthe
wood. This Is an excess in matters of religion which the
Prophet(peacebe upon hlm) prohlblted,what ls allowed
Prophet (peace be upon hIm) prohibited, what Is allowed
throw pebbles the slze good beans.
Is to throw pebbles the size of good beans.
ls
3. Crowding and fighting with others at the Pillars
3. Growdlng and flghtlng wlth others the Plllars
whlle throwlngthe pebblesls not permlsslble.
while throwing the pebbles Is not permissible. What Is
What is
prescrlbedls be gentle and throw the pebbles
prescribed Is to be gentle and to throw the pebbles
wlthout hurtlnganyoneas much as possible.
without hurting anyone as much as posslble.
4. Throwlngall the pebbles one tlme ls an error.
4. Throwing all the pebbles at one time Is an error.
Scholarshave said that thls would be countedas only
Scholars have said that this would be counted as only
47. on€ throw. The St,q4"tt prescrlbesthrowlng the pebbles
one throw. The ~ prescribes throwing the pebbles
one by one, seylng "Allahu skbsr" et each s€parate
one by one, saying "Allshu akbar" at each separate
throw.
throw.
5. Appolntlnga proxyto throw the pebbles,
5. Appointing proxy throw pebbles, slmplydue
simply due
to fear of the crowds or of hardshlp,while one lg capable
crowds hardship, Is capable
of dolng lt himsslt.Only slck or weak Indlvldualsare
doing It himself. Only sick weak Individuals are
permitted to havs a proxy for thls act.
permltted have proxy this act.
Seventh: Errors Related to the Farewell Tawal (Tawal
Seventh: Errors Rdlated the Farewell Tawaf (Tawa'
.al-Wlda)
·BI-Wlda)
their departure,some pilgrims
1. On the day of their departure, some pilgrims go to
1. On the day
Makkahto perlormtheir FarewellTawafbeforethrowingthe
Makkah to perform their Farewell Tawaf before throwing the
pebbles at tho Pillars. Then they return to Mina to throw
pebbles at the Pillars. Then they return to Mina to throw
the pebbles, and depart from Mina for their respective
the pebbles, and depart from Mina for their respective
countries.Thus their final rite becomesthat of throwingthe
countries. Thus their final rite becomes that of throwing the
pebblesat the Pillars and not of the tawaf of @.This is
pebbles at the Pillars and not of the tawaf of K'abah. This is
an error as the Prophet(peacebe on him) said' "No one
an error as the Prophet (peace be on him) said. "No one
should depart without his last visit being to the House
should depart without his last visit being to the House
(K'abah).'·
g'abal}"
Accordingly,the Farewell Tayvatmust take place afler
Accordingly, the Farewell Tawaf must take place after
48. one has completedall the rites of haij @nd before starting
one has completed all the rites of hajj (and before starting
hisjourneyfor home).Afterthistawaf oneshouldnot stay in
his journey for home). After this tawat one should not stay in
Makkahexceptduringthe timeit takesto prepareto depart.
Makkah except during the time it takes to prepare to depart.
2. After finishing the Farewell Tawaf,some people
2. After finishing the Farewell Tawa!, some people
walk backwards, s , c i n gthe K'abah, as theyyexitt from the
fa
w a l k b a c k w a r d facing t h e K ' a b a ha s t h e e x i l r o m t h e
,
Sacred d Mosque, ,under r the impression nt h a t this is a
S a c r e M o s q u e u n d e t h e i m p r e s s i o that t h i s i s
veneration the K'abah. Thisact is an innbvation (bid'al
veneration of the K'abah. This act is an innovation (bid'a)
in the religion n n d is without tany basis. .
i n t h e r e l i g i o and i s w i t h o u a n y b a s i s
a
3.. Afterr finishing gthe Farewell l lTawaf, f somee pilgrims s
3 Afte flnishin the Farewe Tawa , om pilgrim s
halt tatt the doorroff the Sacred d o s q u e o makeesupplica- -
M
h a l a t h e d o o o t h e S a c r e Mosque to m a k s u p p l i c a
t
t l o n s T h i i s a l s o a n i n n o v a t i o with n o b a s i i n t h e
tions. .Thiss is also an innovation n i t h no basiss in the
w
Sharl'ah lslam.
of
Shari'ah of Islam.
Eighth:ErrorsRelatedto the vist the Prophet'sMos-
Eighth: Errors Related to the vist of the Prophet's Mos-
que
que
1.. Touching g n d wipinggone'sshandsson the wallss and
1 T o u c h i n and w i p i n o n e ' h a n d o n t h e w a l l a n d
a
i r o g r i l l e s , y i n t h r e a d to t h e g r a t i n g a n d o t h e a c t s
ironngrilles, tyinggthreads st o the gratings,sand otherracts
t ,
off this sortt whilee visiting gthe graveeoff the Prophet (mayy
o thissor whil visitin the grav o the Prophe(ma t
peace and blessings of Allah be on him) in order to
peace and blessings of Allah be on him) in order to
49. receive blessings lbarakahl innovation (bid'a).
receivs blessings (barakah) are an innovation !brd"l.
B l e s s i n g sc o m e f r o m ffollowingg w h a t A l l a h a n d H i s
Blessings come from o l l o w i n what Allah and His
Messenger (peace be on him) have prescribed,and not
Messenger (peace him) have prescribed.
from following innovations.
from following innovations.
2. Going the caves Mount Uhud the caves
2. Goingto the cavesof MountUhudor to the cavesof
Hira or Thaur near Makkahand hangingpiecesol cloth
Hira Thaur near Makkah and hanging pieces of cloth
or making supplications therehavenot beenprescribed
or makingsupplications there have not been prescribed
by Allah. .A l l theseea r e unnecessary r h a r d s h i p si,n n o v a -
b y A l l a h All t h e s are u n n e c e s s a hardships, innova-
y
tionss in the religion,n and are w i t h o u t a n y basiss i n t h e
t i o n i n t h e r e l i g i o , n d a r e without any b a s i in the
a
Shari'ah.
Shari'ah.
3.. Likewise,evisiting g e r t a i ns i t e sunder rthe impression n
3 L i k e w i s v i s i t i n certain sites u n d e t h e i m p r e s s i o
, c
thatt theseeconstitute e r e l i c s " off the Prophet (peace ebe
t h a t h e s c o n s t i t u t "relics" o t h e P r o p h e t p e a c b e
" (
on him),as lor examplethe placewherehis camelsat, the
on him), as for example the place where his camel sat, the
'Uthmanor the Well ot the Ring,and gathering soil
Well of 'Uthman or the Well of the Ring, and gathering soil
Well of
fromtheseplacesto obtain"blessings",are all innovations.
from these places to obtain "blessings", are all innovations.
4. . Calling guponnthe deaddwhileevisiting gthe graves sa t
4 C a l l i n u p o t h e d e a w h i l v i s i t i n t h e g r a v e at
the Baqi'i Cemetery rorr the graves s f the martyrs s f Uhud, ,
t h e B a q ' C e m e t e o t h e g r a v e of t h e m a r t y r of U h u d
y o o
anddthrowing g o i n sin order rto seekkthe blessings s f the
a n t h r o w i n coins i n o r d e t o s e e t h e b l e s s i n g of t h e
c o
50. place or of the people buried there, is a grievouserror.
place or of the people buried there, is a grievous error.
Indeed, it is shirk (ascribingpartnersto Allah the Most
Indeed, shirk (ascribing partners to Allah the Most
High), as has been pointedout by scholars,l! is clear lrom
High), pointed scholars. I! ~:, clear trom
the Book of Allah and the sunnah of His Messenger(peace
Book Allah sunna!-of Messenger (peace
be on him) that allforms ol worshipare for Allahalone. lt is
him) that all forms of worship are for Allah alone. It
not permissibleto call upon, or to otfer sacrifice,give vow,
permissible call upon, offer sacrifice, vow,
or any other form of ibadah (worship)except for Allah
any other form ibadah (worship) except for Allah
alone. Allah the Most High, says:
alone. Allah the Most High, saYs:
"and they wgre commandednothing except to
"and they were commanded nothing except
worshipp l l a h(only),)purifying g h e religion n o r Him
worshi AAllah ( o n l y p u r i f y i n the r e l i g i o for H i m
, t f
alone," "
alone,
and He also says,
and He al$o says,
"Verlly, the places ol worship are for Allah
"Verily, the places of worship are for Allah
(alone), do not call on anyoneelse apart from
so
(alone), so do not calion anyone else apart from
Allah.". "
Allah
We ask Allah,the Most High,to improvethe condition of
We ask Allah, the Most High, to improve the condition of
and to give them understanding the religion,
of
the Muslims and to give them understanding of the religion,
the Muslims
and to turn all of us away lrom errors and deviations.
and to turn all of us away from errors and deviations.
Indeed, He is the Hearing,the Responding.
Indeed, He is the Hearing, the Responding.
51. WHAT IS REQUIRED D F O
W H A T I S R E Q U I R E OF
THE PILGRIMS S
THEPILGRIM
1 T o r e p e n s i n c e r e of a l s i n s a n d t o s p e n o n t h e
1.. To repent tsincerelyl y f alll sins, ,and to spenddon the
o
'umtah
~
haji or out of his lawful earnings.
or 'umrah out of his lawful earnings.
2.. To guarddone'ss tongueefrom lying, ,backbiting g n d
2 T o g u a r o n e ' t o n g u f r o m l y i n g b a c k b i t i n and
a
slandering. g .
slanderin
3. To purify the intention to perform hajj or 'umrah
3. To purify the intention to perform !J.Ej1 or 'umrah
solely to seek the pleasureof Allah the Most High.
solely to seek the pleasure of Allah the Most High.
4. To learnwhat actionsare prescribed the Shari
4. To learn what actions are prescribed by the ~
by 'al,
or .haii and 'umrah,and in the event of any difficulty or
or .hajj and 'umrah, and in tha event of any difficulty or
problem ask those who know.
problem to ask those who know.
5 Whe the pilgrimarrive a al-miqa (statio o
5.. Whenn the pilgrim arrives satt al-migat t(stationn off
l[g!L) he f ree choose one the three types ol haii
Ihram) he is free to choose one of the three types of hajj
(ifrad, ,tamatt'u uorr qiran).) .Tamatt'u uIs preferablel e o r a
( i f r a d t a m a t t ' o q i r a n T a m a t t ' i s p r e f e r a b for
f
person nwho hass nott brought this sacrificialaanimal lwith
perso who ha no brough his sacrifici anima with l
him, ,whileeqlrannis preferablel eo r one who hasshis animal l
h i m w h i l q l r a i s p r e f e r a b for o n e w h o h a h i s a n l m a
f
with him. .
withhim
52. ,
6. If the person entering ihram is afraid he may not be
6. lf the personenteringihram is afraldhe may not be
able to complete all the rites because of si~kness or
able to complete all the rites becauseof sickness or
fear, he should make the condition: "I will return to the
fear, he should make the condition:"l wlll returnto the
normalstate in case II am obligedto'"
normal state in case am obliged to."
7. The ljjj ot children is valid' but lt does not fulfill
7. The hajj of children is valid, but It does not fUlfill
t h e i s l a m i obligation o f hajj.
theirr lIslamicco b l i g a t i o nof h a i i .
8. During the state ol ihram, one may take bath or wash
8. During state of ihram, take bath or wash
his head or scratch it it need be'
head scratch if need be.
9. woman may veil her face her headcovering if
9. A woman may veil her lace with her headcovering If
she fears that men are looking at her'
she fears that men are looking her.
10. Many women wear a headband under the veil to
10. Many women wear headbandunder the veil
keep it away from.theface.This action has no basis'
keep it away from the face. This action has no basis.
11. .Itt is permissible l eo washhthe Ihram garmentst s n d
1 1 l i s p e r m i s s i b to w a s t h e i h r a mg a r m e n and
t a
to wear them again, or to change into other ihram gar·
to wear them again, or to change into other !@ g^''
ments.
ments.
1 2 l f d u r i n t h s t a t o l i h r a m ,o n s h o u l w e a a
12. .If, , during gthee statee Of.!!!!.!!!!!.. onee shoulddwear r a
sewn garmsnt,cover his head,or use scent due to for'
sewn garment, cover his head, or use scent due to for·
getfulness or ignorance, no expiation (penalty or
getfulness or ignorance, no expiation (penalty or
redemptivevoffering)giss required d f him. .
r e d e m p t l e f f e r i n ) r e q u i r e of h l m
o l o