AlBaseerah.org Hajj 2010 - Rites of Hajj

The Rites of Hajj Ihraam `Arafah Tawaaf Sa`ee OBLIGATORY ACTS OF HAJJ Ihraam Wuqoof on `Arafah until sunset Stay one night at Muzdalifah Stay in Mina during the days and nights of Tashreeq Stone the Jamaraat Shave/trim hair on the head Farewel Tawaaf 8th Dhul Hijjah – Day of Tarwiyyah – Assume Ihraam – Start reciting Talbiyyah – Spend day & night in Mina 9th Dhul Hijjah –Day of `Arafah – Leave after sunrise for `Arafah – Stand and supplicate after Dhuhr – Leave after maghrib for Muzdalifah 10th Dhul Hijjah - Day of Nahr – – – – – – Return to Mina and collect pebbles Stone Big Jamarah Slaughter hady Partially exit ihraam Tawaaf al-Ifaadah and Sa‟ee Completely exit Ihraam 11th – 13th Dhul Hijjah – Days of Tashreeq – – – – Spend nights in Mina Stone Jamaraat each day after midday Leave Mina before sunset on 12th or 13th Perform Tawaaf al-Wida (Farewell Tawaaf) before leaving Makkah Days Fajr Dhuhr ‘Asr Maghrib ‘Ishaa 8th Mina shortened Mina shortened Mina shortened Mina shortened 9th Mina 10th Muzdalifah Mina shortened Mina shortened Mina shortened Mina shortened 11th – 13th Mina Mina shortened Mina shortened Mina shortened Mina – shortened `Arafah – shortened and combined Muzdalifah – shortened and combined Hujjaj not required to perform these salaah in Mina – they could be in Haram or somewhere in Makkah  For Hajj at-Tamattu‟ assume ihraam from residence on 8th Dhul-Hijjah  Before assuming ihraam clip nails, shorten mustache, pluck pubic and armpit hair, perform ghusl and apply perfume to body (not ihraam clothing)  Men: Garments - ridaa (upper body wrap) and izaar (lower body wrap) They should be clean and white May wear sandals Should avoid sewn garments  Women: no specific dress for ihraam but not cover face and hands (May cover face with cloth in presence of non-mahram men.)  Prohibitions include:  Remove skin, hair, or nails  Intentionally using perfume  Relations with one‟s spouse or that which leads to it  Men intentionally covering their head or wearing sewn clothing  Proposing or getting married  Killing/hunting land animals Labbayk Allaahumma bi Hajj Here I am (O Allaah), at Your service, making Hajj If one fears that he may be prevented from completing the legislated rites of Hajj he may stipulate a condition by saying, Allaahumma mahillee haythu habastanee If I am prevented by an obstacle then my place is where You prevent me Then, if an obstacle strikes him he leaves the state of ihraam and no expiation is due from him "Labbayk, Allaahumma Labbayk Labbayk Laa shareeka laka Labbayk Innal-hamda wan-n'imatah laka wal-mulk Laa shareeka lak." Here I am at Your service, O Lord, here I am No partner You have Here I am Truly, the praise and the favor is Yours, and the dominion No partner You have  Proceed to Mina on the 8th of Dhul Hijjah  Pray the Dhuhr, 'Asr, Maghrib, 'Ishaa and Fajr salaah at their proper times, shortening salaah of four (4) raka„aat to two (2) raka„aat Do not combine these salaah  Spend the day in `ibaadaat, invoking Allaah  Pilgrims must spend the nights in Mina during the Hajj, except on the 9th  After stoning on 12th you may leave but staying is preferable If leaving it must be before Maghrib 10  9th Dhul-Hijjah – Leave Mina after Fajr for `Arafah  Continue making Talbiyyah  Spend the day making du‟aa, seeking forgiveness, and making dhikr  Pray Dhuhr and „Asr combined and shortened, with one adhaan and two iqaamahs  The wuqoof (standing) starts after the sun passes its zenith and after performing the Dhuhr and `Asr salaah 11  It is reported that the Prophet r used to say the following supplication: Laa ilaaha illallaahu wahdah, Laa shareeka lah Lahul-mulk wa lahul-hamd, wa huwa 'ala kulli shayin qadeer None is truly worthy of worship except Allaah alone, without partner The Dominion and the Praise are His and He has power over everything  Depart for Muzdalifah after sunset 12  At Muzdalifah, perform Maghrib and „Ishaa combined and shortened, with one adhaan and two iqaamahs  Sleep until Fajr  Pray Fajr salaah in Muzdalifah; remember Allaah much and supplicate to Him  Collect seven (7) pebbles the size of chickpeas while in Muzdalifah, on the way to Mina, or in Mina 13  On the 10th stone the Jamaraat al „Aqabah with pebbles – one pebble at a time  Say “Allaahu Akbar” with each throw  On the 11th – 13th, collect 21 pebbles to stone all three Jamaraat  On 10th – stone Big Jamrah between sunrise and sunset The original size of the Jamarah  On 11th-13th stone Jamaraat after dhuhr  While stoning, stand with Makkah to your left and Mina to your right  Be careful when stoning There is no need to collect large stones and throw with extra force 14 The current size of the Jamarah  10th Dhul-Hijjah is called Yawmul-Nahr (The Day of the Sacrifice)  A sheep or one-seventh of a camel or cow must be slaughtered  If one cannot afford the sacrifice, they must fast ten (10) days - three (3) days during the Hajj and seven (7) after returning home It is preferable to fast these three days before the Day of `Arafah (9th of Dhul-Hijjah) After throwing the pebbles and performing the sacrifice, shave/cut the hair to partially exit the state of ihraam Sexual intercourse with your spouse is still prohibited This is the first tahallul, i.e., returning to one„s normal state Normal clothes and perfume may be used 15  Go to Makkah and perform tawaaf the same as for `Umrah except that the men not ramal (jog) or idtibaa‟ (expose right shoulder)  Recap of Tawaaf: Yemeni Corner  Begin in a state of ritual purity  Start in line with the Black Stone Point to it and say “Allaahu Akbar”, begin walking with Kab‟ah to your left  Recite any du‟aa, Qur‟aan, or adhkaar  Between Yemeni Corner and Black Stone say: Rabbanaa aatinaa fid-dunyaa hasanah, wa fil-Aakhirati hasanah, wa qinaa adhaab an-naar Our Lord give us good in this world, and good in the Hereafter, and save us from the torment of the Fire  Reaching the Black Stone completes a circuit Repeat more times for a total of circuits 16  After completing circuits, approach the Maqam Ibraaheem and say, Wat-takhidhoo mim-maqaami Ibraaheema musallaa And take you (people) the Maqaam (place) of Ibraaheem as a place of prayer [Al-Baqarah 2:125]  Then pray rak‟ah behind it reciting soorah AlKaafiroon in the first rak‟ah and soorah Al-Ikhlaas in the second  You may drink zamzam water, then go to the Sa‟ee area Point to the Black Stone as you leave, and say “Allaahu Akbar” before reaching Sa‟ee 17  Proceed to As-Safa and climb it if possible Face the Ka‟bah, raise hands in supplication, and say: Innas-Safaa wal-Marwata sha`aairllaahi fa man hajjal-bayta aw-`itamara fa laa junaaha `alayhi an yat-tawwafa bi himaa wa man tatawwa`a khayran fa inna-llaaha shaakirun `aleem {Verily! as-Safaa and al-Marwah are of the Symbols of Allaah So it is not a sin on him who performs Hajj or 'Umrah of the House to perform the Tawaaf between them And whoever does good voluntarily, then verily, Allaah is All-Recogniser, All-Knower.} [Al-Baqarah 2:158]  Then still facing the Ka‟bah on As-Safaa, say: Abda’u bi maa bada’allaahu bih – I begin with what Allaah began  This is said only once - at the time you are starting Sa`ee 18  Then still facing the Ka‟bah, say “Allahu Akbar” times and say the du‟aa: Laa ilaaha illallaahu wahdah, laa shareeka lah Lahul-mulk wa lahul-hamd, wa huwa 'ala kulli shayin qadeer Laa illaha illallaahu wahdah, anjaza wa‟dah, wa nasara `abdah, wa hazamal-ahzaaba wahdah There is no god worthy of worship except Allaah, the One without a partner His is the dominion and His is the praise, and He has power over everything There is no god worthy of worship except Allaah, alone He fulfilled His promise, and supported His slave, and defeated the parties (of the unbelievers) alone  The Sunnah is to repeat this du‟aa three times, making other du‟aa after the first and second times After the third time you proceed with walking to Al-Marwah 19  On the way to Al-Marwah supplicating to Allaah  Men must run/jog between the two green markers each time they pass  Arriving at Al-Marwah completes one circuit  At Al-Marwah, as you did on as-Safaa by repeating the supplications times whilst facing the Ka‟bah at the foot of Al-Marwah  Then start the journey back to As-Safaa, doing as you did before  After completing the seventh circuit and reaching Al-Marwah the Sa‟ee is complete The total distance covered for all trips is approx miles  It is better to be in a state of purification but it is not necessary for Sa‟ee 20  This is done by shaving/cutting the hair It is better for men to shave their head and for women to cut their hair the length of a fingertip  Partial exiting of ihraam occurs on the 10th after the sacrifice and stoning of the Jamarah al-Aqabah  All prohibitions lifted except that of sexual relations with spouse  Complete exiting of ihraam occurs after Tawaaf al-Ifaadah and, sa`ee  All prohibitions are lifted 21  Each day after Dhuhr, stone the three Jamaraat (the small, the medium, and the Jamarah al-Aqabah)  The old, sick , pregnant, unable etc may deputize someone to stone on their behalf The deputy would throw on his own behalf and then on behalf of the other person(s)  Staying in Mina the nights of the 11th and 12th is an obligation  After stoning on the 12th one may leave before Maghrib, but staying the night of the 13th is more perfect 22  Perform Tawaaf as it was done for Tawaaf al-Ifaadah  Pray the raka‟aat behind the MaqaamIbraaheem  Sa`ee is not required  This should be done at the very end of your stay in Makkah, before departure 23 So when you have accomplished your manaasik (i.e the rites of Hajj) remember Allaah as you remember your forefathers or with a far more remembrance [Al-Baqarah 2:200] ... As-Safa and climb it if possible Face the Ka‟bah, raise hands in supplication, and say: Innas-Safaa wal-Marwata sha`aairllaahi fa man hajjal-bayta aw-`itamara fa laa junaaha `alayhi an yat-tawwafa... tatawwa`a khayran fa inna-llaaha shaakirun `aleem {Verily! as-Safaa and al-Marwah are of the Symbols of Allaah So it is not a sin on him who performs Hajj or 'Umrah of the House to perform the... throw with extra force 14 The current size of the Jamarah  10th Dhul-Hijjah is called Yawmul-Nahr (The Day of the Sacrifice)  A sheep or one-seventh of a camel or cow must be slaughtered  If