1.
If you are performing hajj al-ifrad or Hajj al-qiran
(i.e. hajj combined with \'Umrah), you enter into
Ihram at the \'station of Ihram (al-miqat) through
which you pass on your way to Makkah. If you do not
pass through any Station of Ihram on your way to
Makkah, you enter into Ihram from your residence. If
you are performing Hajj al-tamattu\' (the
interrupted hajj), you enter into Ihram for Hajj
from your residence in Makkah on the 8th of
Dhul-Hijjah. Perform ghusl (shower or washing of the
entire body), perfume yourself if possible, and put
on the two garments of Ihram. This applies to men.
Women likewise perform ghusl but are not to use
perfume. They may wear any suitable clothes they
have as long as they do not show their adornments
and cover every part of their bodies excepting the
hands and face. For woman, if she is in the presence
of other men who are not her immediate relatives
like her
husband, father, brother or son then she
should cover her face. After putting on Ihram make
your niyyah (intention) by saying: Labbayka Hajjan,
then recite talbiyah: ( ) \"Labbayk, Allahumma.
Labbayk. Labbayk. La shareeka laka. Labbayk.
innal-hamda wan-ni\'mata laka wal-mulk. La shareeka
lak\'.\" (Here I am at Your service, O Lord, here I
am. No partner do You have. Here I am. Truly, the
praise and the favor is Yours, and the dominion. No
partner do You have.)
2.
You then go to Mina, where you pray the Dhuhr, \'Asr,
Maghrib, \'Isha and Fair prayers at their proper
times, shortening prayers of four rak\'as to two rak\'as.
Do not combine these prayers.
3.
When the sun has risen on the 9th of Dhul-Hijjah,
proceed toward \'Arafat in a dignified manner and
without harming your fellow pilgrims. At \'Arafat,
pray the Dhuhr and \'Asr prayers, shortened and
combined during the time of Dhuhr with one Adhan and
two Iqamahs. Make sure that you are within the
boundaries of \'Arafat. Stay within the boundaries
of \'Arafat, except the valley of (Oranah, reciting
the praise of Allah the Most High, and offering
supplications facing Qiblah with upraised hands, as
was the practice of Prophet Muhammad (peace be on
him) Remain at Arafat until after sunset
4.
When the sun has set, proceed toward Muzdalifah in a
peaceful and dignified manner, reciting talbiyah.
Do not harm or cause any discomfort to your fellow
Muslims. When you arrive at Muzdalifah, pray the
Maghrib and \'Isha prayers combined, shortening \'Isha
to two rak\'as. Stay at Muzdalifah until you have
prayed the Fajr prayer. Then wait until the
brightness of the morning is wide spread, supplicate
facing) Qiblah with upraised hands, following the
practice of the Prophet (peace be on him).
5.
For women or weak individuals, it is permissible to
proceed to Mina at any time after midnight. In
Muzdalifah, pick up only seven pebbles to throw at
the Stone Pillar of \'Aqabah. Other pebbles can be
picked up at Mina. There is no harm even if the
seven pebbles to be thrown at the Stone Pillar of \'Aqabah
are also picked up at Mina.
6.
When you arrive at Mina, do the following:
(a)At the Stone Pillar of \'Aqabah (this is the
pillar nearest to Makkah) throw the seven pebbles
one after the other, saying \"Allahu akbar\" at each
throw.
(b) If you are required to sacrifice, slaughter your
sacrificial animal. You are to eat some of its meat
and distribute the major part of it to the needy.
(c) Shave your head or cut some hair from it.
Shaving is preferable for men, while for women the
length of hair to be cut is that of a fingertip. The
above-mentioned order of doing things is preferred,
however, if they are done in some other order, there
is no harm in it.
After you have thrown the pebbles and shaved or cut
some of your hair, the prohibitions of Ihram are
lifted, excepting the prohibition of sexual
intercourse with your spouse. This is the first
tahallul, i.e., returning to one\'s normal state.
You are now to wear your usual clothes.
7.
Then you go to Makkah and perform the tawaf al-ifadah
(the tawaf which is an essential part of the Hajj).
if you are doing hajj (al-tamattu\', you also
perform Sa\'y. if you are performing Hajj al-ifrad
or hajj al-qiran and you did not perform Sa\'y with
tawaf al-qudum (the Tawaf of Arrival), you must do
Sa\'y now. After this, the prohibition of marital
relations is also lifted and you return to a
completely normal life.
It is permissible to delay the tawaf al-ifadah until
the days spent at Mina are over, going to
Makkah for
this tawaf after all three Pillars have been stoned.
8.
After performing your tawaf al-ifadah on the Day of
Sacrifice, return to Mina and spend there the nights
preceding the 11th, 12th and 13th days of
Dhul-Hijjah (the three days following the Day of
Sacrifice which are known as ayyamu-tashreeq. It is,
however, permissible to spend only two nights in
Mina instead of three.
9.
At any time in the afternoon of each of the two or
three days of your stay in Mina, stone each of the
three Pillars, starting with the first Pillar (i.e.
the one which is farthest from Makkah), followed by
the middle Pillar and lastly the Pillar of \'Aqabah.
Throw seven pebbles, one by one, at each of these
Pillars, saying \"Allahu akbar\" at each throw. If
you stay in Mina for only two days, you must leave
Mina before the sun sets on the second day. If the
sun should set before you are able to depart, remain
in Mina for the third night and throw pebbles again
the next day. In any case, it is preferable to
remain in Mina for three nights. It is permissible
for the sick and the weak to appoint a proxy to
throw their pebbles. The proxy first throws his own
pebbles, followed by the pebbles of the person he
represents while at the same pillar.
10.
If you decide to return to your country after
completing the rites of Hajj, you perform the
Farewell Tawaf (tawaf al-wida\') before leaving
Makkah. No one is excused from this except women who
are menstruating or in the period of discharge
following childbirth.