Performing Umrah
1.
When you reach the prescribed Station (al-miqat),
make ghusl (a shower or full washing of the whole
body), use perfume if available, and then put on the
two-piece garment of Ihram (Izar and Rida\'), which
preferably should be of white cloth. This applies to
men only. A woman also makes ghusl but she does not
use make up, and she may wear any clothes she has
available as long as they do not display her
adornments; she should be completely covered except
for her face and hands. Then make your intention to
perform \'Umrah by saying; Labbayka \'Umrah. or:
Labbayk Allahumma \'Umrah, as follows: ( ) \"Labbayk,
Allahumma. Labbayk. Labbayk. La shareeka laka.
Labbayk. innal-hamda wan-n\'imata laka wal-mulk. La
shareeka lak\'.\" (Here I am at Your service. O
Lord, here I am. 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.) Men
should utter this aloud while women should say it
silently. Repeat this talbiyah frequently, and
engage in the praise of Allah, in supplications for
forgiveness, and in the enjoining of what is good
and forbidding of what is evil.
2.
When you reach Makkah, make seven circuits (Tawaf)
around the Ka\'bah, beginning at the Black Stone
with takbir (utterances of \"Allahu akbar\") and
ending each at the same place. While making your (Tawaf)
you may praise Allah and make supplications to Him
in any words you please. It is preferable to end
each with the words: ( ) \"Rabbana, atina fid-dunya
hasanatan wa fil-akhirati hasanatan wa qina
adhaban-nar.\" (Our Lord, give us good in this world
and good in the Hereafter and save us from the
punishment of the Fire.) After completing the
seventh circuit, pray two rak\'as behind the Station
of Ibraheem (Maqam Ibraheem) if it is possible, even
though you may be a little far from it. Otherwise at
any other place within the Sacred Mosque.
3.
لا إله إلا الله وحده لا شريك له له الملك وله الحمد وهو علىكل شيء قدير) لا إله إلا الله وحده أنجز وعده ونصر عبده وهزم الأحزاب وحده |
When
you climb on the Marwah, praise Allah and do as you
did at as-Safa, repeating your supplications, if you
can conveniently do so, three times. There are no
required formulas or supplications for Tawaf and
Sa\'i. It is up to the worshipper to praise Allah or
supplicate Him in his own words, or he may recite
portions of the Qur\'an, with due regard to the
supplications which the Prophet (peace be on him)
recited during the performance of these rites.
4.
After Sa\'y, end your \'Umrah by shaving or
shortening your hair. After this, the prohibitions
pertaining to the state of Ihram are lifted and you
may now resume your normal life. If you are doing
Hajj Al-Tamattu\' the sacrifice of a sheep or the
seventh part of a camel or a cow becomes obligatory
for you on the Day of Sacrifice (the 10th of
Dhul-Hijjah). If you cannot afford this sacrifice,
it is obligatory for you to fast ten days, three of
them during the Hajj and seven after returning home.
If you are performing hajj al-tamattu\' or Hajj al-qiran,
it is preferable to fast these three days before the
Day of \'Arafat (the 9th of Dhul-Hijjah).