Be cautious! Do not take as an example what some ignorant people do next to the grave of the Prophet when they deviate from the aforementioned matter. One should follow the examples of the pious people and the knowledgeable pious scholars in this matter. Al-Khatib...
Read More إقرأ المزيدIt is sunnah for the pilgrim who completed the Hajj and is returning to his hometown to say: No one is God except Allah, Who has no partner. He is the One attributed with Dominion. He is the One Who deserves to be thanked and praised. He has Power over everything. لا...
Read More إقرأ المزيدAccording to one saying in the school of Imam ash-Shafi^iyy, after the pilgrim finishes the actions of Hajj or ^Umrah, one must perform Tawaful-Wada^. According to the other saying, performing this tawaf is sunnah.
Read More إقرأ المزيدAccording to Imam ash-Shafi^iyy, it is an obligation on one to perform ^Umrah once in one’s lifetime if one is able. On the other hand, it is sunnah to perform ^Umrah often, especially in Ramadan. The one who performs Hajj may perform the ^Umrah immediately upon the...
Read More إقرأ المزيدIt is not valid to perform this integral of tawaf except after the middle of the night preceding the ^Id day, whether before throwing the pebbles at the pillar of al-^Aqabah or after it, and whether before shaving or after it. It is better to perform this tawaf after...
Read More إقرأ المزيدAfter Muzdalifah and Mina men shave their heads or trim their hair. This may bed one before throwing the pebbles at Jamratul-^Aqabah. The time for shaving the head or trimming the hair starts by (after) the middle of the ^Id eve. However, it is sunnah to shave or cut...
Read More إقرأ المزيدLeaving ^Arafat, the pilgrim then heads towards Muzdalifah, repeating the talbiyah. It is sunnah to pick the pebbles to throw at the jamrahs from Muzdalifah that night, the best being ones the size of a chick pea, as al-Bukhariyy related from the Prophet. The one who...
Read More إقرأ المزيدThe area of ^Arafat is located approximately twelve (12) miles east of Makkah. One must be physically present at any location in ^Arafat sometime (even for just a moment) between the zawal (after the sun crosses the middle of the sky towards the west) of the 9th of...
Read More إقرأ المزيدEight (8) matters become prohibited on the one who establishes the intention to engage in Hajj or ^Umrah (becomes in the state of ihram). The first six (6) are small sins, requiring a specific expiation. The last two (2) are enormous sins, each requiring a different...
Read More إقرأ المزيدEstablishing the intention of ihram before crossing the miqat; Staying at night in Muzdalifah and Mina, according to a saying; Throwing pebbles at Jamratul-^Aqabah during the ^Id day; Throwing pebbles at the three (3) jamrahs during the Tashriq 3 days; The Tashriq...
Read More إقرأ المزيدWalking between the mounts of Safa and Marwah is one of the integrals of Hajj. Originally, Safa and Marwah are two small mounts which are adjacent to the structure of the Haram Mosque, one at either end of the long hallway where one performs the Sa^y. The valley that...
Read More إقرأ المزيدWhen one first enters the Masjid al-Haram, it is sunnah to perform the Entering Tawaf (Tawaf al-Qudum) instead of tahiyyat al-masjid, i.e., instead of praying when one first enters the mosque, one circles the Ka^bah. Tawaf is performed by circling the Ka^bah seven (7)...
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