Hajj Diary

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In the name of Allah, the Compassionate, the Merciful

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HAJJ DIARY
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On Arrival

1. Ihram at Meeqat for those who have not put on Ihram earlier.

2. (i) Two Rakats Nafil and Niyah (Declaration of Intention) and Talbiyah must be performed for Hajj and Umrah combined (Qiran) or

ii) Two Rakats Nafil and Niyah and Talbiyah must be performed for Umrah only (Tamattu) or

iii) Two Rakat Nafil and Niyah and Talbiyah must be performed for Hajj only (Ifraad).

3. Tawaf Qudoom in Makkah (Arrival Tawaf).

4. Two Rakats Nafil /Drink Zamzam.

5. Sai'e

i) For Qiran maintain Ihram until Hajj.

ii) For Tamathu one can come out of Ihram.

8th Dhul Hijjah

6.Ihram from Makkah

i) For those residing in Makkah, Ihram is from place of residence.

7. Two Rakats Nafil and Niyah for Hajj and Talbiyah.

8. Arrival in Mina before Zuhr, Asr, Maghrib and Isha prayers and Fajr Prayer of 9 Dhul Hijjah.

9th Dhul Hijjah

9. After Fajr prayer, arrival at Arafat.

10. Zuhr, Asr shortened and combined in Nimra Mosque or wherever the tents have been put up in the camps.

11. Standing at Arafat, after sunset, departure to Muzdalifah without performing Maghrib prayer at Arafat.

12. Arrival at Muzdalifah, delayed Maghrib and Isha prayers with one Azan and two Iqamats combined. (Isha shortened)

13. Collect pebbles for Rami of Jamra.. Pebbles may also be collected in Mina.

10th Dhul Hijjah

14. Arrival at Mina after Fajr prayer in Muzdalifah.

15. Lapidation (Rami) at Jamra Aqaba (Big Satan) before sun is past meridian.

16. Sacrifice animal. One lamb or sheep per person. Camel and cow can be shared by 7 persons .

17.Haircut or shaving of head.

18. Come out of Ihram and proceed to Makkah.

19. At Makkah Tawaf Ziarah and Saee

Return to MINA before dawn of 11th Dhul Hijah

11th Dhul Hijjah

20. Lapidation (Rami) at all the Three Jamarat after the sun is past
meridian (seven pebbles at each jamra)

21. Stay in Mina

12th Dhul Hijjah

22. Lapidation to be repeated as on 11 Dhul Hijjjah

23. Leave Mina for Makkah before sunset, perform Tawaf Wida(farewell) and depart for Madinah or home if you have already visited Madinah.

13th Dhul Hijjah

24. If sun sets in Mina before departure for Makkah on 12th., stay there and do lapidation as on the previous two days after the sun is past meridian, leave Mina for Makkah.

( NOTE:Pebbeles must be thrown singly and not all together)

25. Tawaf Wida (Farewell Tawaf) when leaving Makkah for Madinah or home country.

Talbiyah

Pilgrims are also recommended to repeat the traditional phrase declaring that they are responding to Allah's call for them to offer the pilgrimage and complete it. They repeat these phrases as they go into Ihram.

Labbaik Allahumma Labbaik.
Labbaik Laa Shareeka Laka Labbaik
Innal Hamda Wannimata laka
walmulk Laa Shareeka Lak

Translation"I respond to Your call my Lord
I respond to You, there is no diety save You.
All praise, grace and dominion belong to You.
You have no partners."

Men should utter this aloud while women should say it silently.

Repeat this Talbiyyah frequently, and engage in the praise of Allah, in supplication for forgiveness, and in the enjoining of what is good and the forbidding of what is evil.

Essentials of pilgrimage

There are four essentials of pilgrimage which must be done for it to be valid. Omitting anyone of these will invalidate one's pilgrimage. These are:

1. Ihram

2. Attendance at Arafat at the specified time

3. The Tawaf of ifaadah(farewell) and

4. Sa'ie between Safah and Marwah

5. A fifth essential is added by Al-Shafie school of thought, which is to shave one's head (for men only) or to shorten one's hair.

Restrictions of Ihram

In the state of Ihram the following acts are forbidden.

1) To cut or shave the hairs of head or body, till the sacrifice of animals is completed.

2) To cut the nails.

3) To wear stitched clothes (for men only).

4) To wear turban or cap or anything which covers the heads (for men only).

5) To wear shoes or socks above the ankle.

6) To apply perfume.

7) To cover the face

8) To perform Nikah or to arrange for Nikah.

9) To hunt animals.

10) To fight or quarrel.

11) To have sex.

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Women in Hajj

Performing Hajj without Mahram forbidden

According to Nusrat Ibn Abbas, the Holy Prophet (Pbuh) has said that no woman should make a journey without a Mahram. On hearing this, one person said "O Prophet (Pbuh), my name has been included in Jihad and my wife has left for the Hajj pilgrimage." The Prophet (Pbuh) replied: "Go and perform the Hajj with your wife". (Mishkat)

Mahram means a person with whom a marriage is not possible, example father, son, nephew, son-in-law, paternal uncle and maternal uncle. Paternal cousins and maternal cousins cannot be Mahram because marriage can be consummated with them. Mahram is such a person with whom one may not experience feelings which are natural only to a married state. Some women consider anyone as brother or son for the sake of making a journey. This is not allowed by Shariat. In the performance of the holy rites of Hajj to break Shariat law and perform the Hajj is clearly a sin and considered as haram. This is because from beginning to the end it is a violation of the Shariat. Without a Mahram, the journey is forbidden whether the journey is by air or by any other means.

Some points to remember:

(i) If a woman is eligible to perform Hajj with the necessary means to do so but cannot find a Mahram, she is not allowed to perform it.

(ii) If a woman having the means to perform Hajj and also has a Mahram is in the state of Idat (Obligatory period observed after husband's death) then the performance of Hajj for her is incorrect.

(iii) Performing Hajj for a woman in the period of Iddat (after separation in marriage) is considered a sin.

iv) If a wife wishes to perform Hajj with a Mahram (such as son) then the husband cannot prevent her from performing Hajj.

Ihram for Women

(i) It is obligatory for women to cover the head.

(ii) Stitched cloth is allowed.

(iii) Any colour dress is allowed.

As for a woman pilgrim, she is forbidden to use perfumed clothes, a veil that covers the face, and gloves.

Ibn 'Umar reported : "Allah's Messenger (Pbuh) forbade women pilgrims from wearing gloves, veils and clothes dyed with saffron or worse. Besides these, they may wear anything else, any colour, silk clothes, ornaments, trousers, or a shirt or shoes."

Bukhari reported that 'Aishah (RA) wore a dress that was dyed with 'usfur' while she was in a state of Ihram, and she said: "A woman must neither wear a veil to cover her face, nor wear clothes that are dyed with saffron or other fragrant dyeing material." Jabir said: "I do not consider 'usfur a scent."

'Aishah held that there is no harm in women pilgrims wearing ornaments, black or rose-coloured clothes and shoes.

Bukhari and Ahmad have reported that the Prophet (Pbuh) said: "A pilgrim woman must neither cover her face nor wear gloves." This proves that a woman in the state of Ihram should not cover her face and hands. The scholars, however, say that there is no harm if she covered her face with something other than a veil. She may also use an umbrella or similar item as a screen between men and herself. But if she is afraid of tempting
others she must cover her face.

'Aishah said: "Men on camels used to pass by us while we were with the Prophet (Pbuh) and in the state of Ihram. We would cover our face with our gowns when they passed by us, and then uncover them again."

On Menstrual Days

It is reported by Hazrat Aishah that once on a Hajj Pilgrimage when she experience the inconvenience of monthly period, the Holy Prophet (Pbuh) noticing her inconvenience said: "There is no need to cry. This is something that Allah has made as a natural occurrence for daughters of Adam (Pbuh), meaning all women."

Most scholars are of the opinion that purification is not necessary for performing Sa'i between Safa and Marwah, in the light of what the Prophet (Pbuh) said to 'Aishah once when she menstruated. He told her. "You may perform all rites (of Hajj) as other pilgrims do, except performing tawaf around the Ka'bah which you may do after you are clean and no longer menstruating." 'Aishah and Ummi Salamah said: "A woman who performs the tawaf, offers two rak'ah prayer (by the Station of Ibrahim), and then finds that her period has started, may perform Sa'i between Safa and Marwah." It is preferable, however, to be in a state of complete purity while performing various rites of Hajj or 'Umrah, because cleanliness is commendable in Islam.

* It is permissible for woman to enter the state of Ihram in case she has experienced menstrual period or child birth by performing the ghusl (obligatory bath) and making the niyat (intention) of Hajj or Umrah. She will have to recite "Labbaik, Allahumma Lubaik, La Shareeka Lak, Innal Hamda, Wannaymata Lak, Walmulk, La Shareeka Lak. This is enough for her to enter the state of Ihram.

* She may not offer the two rak'ats nafil salat of Ihram until she is fully clean and performed the obligatory ghusl. (bath).

* After Ihram she may perform the duties of Arafat, Muzdalifa and Mina.

* She may not perform tawaf in this state after reaching Makkah.

* She may pray and recite Istaghfar and all other duas.

* If a woman fears that she may begin to menstruate she may perform the Tawaf Al-Ifadah early on the day of Nahr - 10th of Dhul-Hajjah as a precaution against the menses.

* If a woman (Pilgrim) is afraid of her monthly period, she may perform the Tawaf of Ka'bah before throwing the pebbles at Jamarah Al Aqabah and even before her sacrificial animal is slaughtered.

* Women may touch and kiss the Black Stone when there is an opportunity and no men are around. It is reported that 'Aishah said to a woman, "Do not crowd with others at the Black Stone, but if you find a chance, touch and kiss it, otherwise if there is crowding, then say a takbir (Allah is the Greatest) when you are opposite to it, and make your tawaf and do not cause any harm to anyone."

*Staying at Arafah means physical and mental presence in any part of Arafah, whether one is awake, asleep, riding, sitting, lying down, walking, and regardless of whether one is in a state of purity or not, e.g., a menstruating woman

*There is consensus on throwing pebbles before midnight on the 10th of Dhul-Hijjah (the Night of Sacrifice). It is permissible, however, for women, children, the weak, those who have a valid excuse, to throw pebbles at Jamarah Al-Aqabah in the night.

* Persons who for valid reasons, illness, etc., cannot themselves throw the pebbles may ask someone else to throw pebbles on their behalf. Jabir said, "We performed Hajj with the Prophet (Pbuh) and we had some women and children with us. We (adults) uttered talbiyah and threw pebbles on behalf of the children." This was reported by Ibn Majah.

* Abu Daw'ud and others reported from Ibn' Abbas that the Prophet (Pbuh) said, "Women (Pilgrims) do not have to shave (their heads); they may only shorten their hair."

Ibn 'Umar said, "when a woman (Pilgrim) wants to cut off her hair, she may hold her hair at the front and cut it off about the length of the tip of a finger."

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May it please Almighty Allah help you to complete hajj and return home to your near and dear ones.In Hajj please pray for the forgiveness of the sins one who has relayed this message to you.

Source Islamic Voice Jan 2003

[Om_Mohammed]

Assalaamu alaikum.

I would like to pick up on one point raised here, and that is the point of a woman wishing to perform haj, yet without proper mahram.

Not only is it haram for her to attend the haj without mahram, and therefore prohibited for her, as well, the responsibility or duty for her to perform this once in a life time duty of Islam is lifted from her unless and until she does have a mahram to attend along with her in her travels.

In other words, if the time passes for her, and she perhaps dies without performing haj, if she never had a mahram to attend with her in her travels, then she is not held responsible for this duty.

That is one of the provisions for her in this duty, that she have a proper mahram to travel along with her. If she does not have a mahram to travel along with her, then the duty is lifted from her, until such time as she does have a mahram to travel with her.

This was explained to me by a scholar of Islamic fiqh.

And Allah knows best.

Om MOhammed.