The Islamic Bulletin Newsletter Issue No. 31

Hajj and Umrah Guide ﺃﻧﺠﻠﻴﺰﻱ English Upon arrival in Makkah - ‘Umrah (TawaafulQudoom) 8th Dhul-Hijjah - Wearing The Ihram` Stay In Mina 9th Dhul-Hijjah - Stand In ‘Arafah Stay In Muzdalifah 10th Dhul-Hijjah - Stoning The Pillars Performing The Sacrifice Shave Head Tawaaful-Ifaadhah 11th, 12th, (13th DhulHijjah 12) - Stay In Mina For Stoning Upon departure from Makkah - Tawaaful-Wadaa’ Umrah 1. IHRAM – Before reaching Meeqat Before Ihram: Remove unwanted hair, trim nails, make ghusl (bath) & wudhu (ablution) or at least wudhu. Put on clothes of Ihram – 2 white un-sewn pieces of cloth for men and regular clothes for women. Women should not cover their faces during Ihram & men should not cover their heads during Ihram. On entering state of Ihram Niyyah (Intention (in any language) to enter into Ihram) Recite Talbiyah (Hajj prayer supplication): ﱠﻳْﻙَ ﻻَ ﺷَﺭِ ﱠﻳْﻙ، ﻟَﺑ ﱠ ﻟَﺑ ﱠ ﻬُﻡ ﱠﻳْﻙَ ﺍﻟﻠ ﻟَﺑ ﻳْﻙ ﻟَ ﱠ ﻙَ ﻟَﺑﻳْﻙ، ﱠ ﺍﻟْﺣَﻣْﺩَ ﻭَ ﺍ ﺇِﻥ ﻟﻧِّﻌْﻣَﺔَ ﻟَﻙَ ﻭَ ﺍﻟْﻣُﻠْﻙُ ﻻ ﺷَﺭ ﻳْﻙَ ﻟ ﻙ “Labbayk Allahumma Labbayk, Labbayk la sharika laka Labbayk, Innal hamda wanni‘mata laka walmulk La sharika lak” Here I am O Allah, (in response to Your call), here I am. Here I am, You have no partner, here I am. Indeed all the Praise, Grace and Sovereignty belong to You. You have no partner. Going to Masjid Al-Haram (Ka’bah), men to recite loudly (women quietly): Umrah (Tawaaful-Qudoom) Entering Masjid Al-Haram: Enter with the right foot and recite: ﱠ ﺍﻟﻠ ﱠ ﺍﻓْﺗَﺢْ ﻟِﻲ ﺃَﺑْﻭَﺍﺏَ ﺭَﺣْﻣَﺗِﻙ ﻬُﻡ Allahumma aftah lee abwaaba rahmatika O Allah, open the doors of Your Mercy for me. ♦ Make intention for the Tawaf. 2. TAWAAF (Circling the Ka’bah 7 times) ♦ Before proceeding to the starting point of Tawaaf, AlHajarul-Aswad (The Black Stone)1,men only - uncover right shoulder by placing Ihram underneath right arm-pit (this is known as Idhtiba). When beginning each circuit, make a sign with your right hand towards al-Hajarul-Aswad (The Black Stone)2, and recite – ﱠُ ﺃَﻛْﺑَﺭ ﺍﺍﻟﻠﻪ Allahu Akbar (Allah is the Greatest). ♦ Men should walk briskly (Raml) during first 3 circuits only, the remaining 4 circuits are done at a normal pace completely around until 7th circuit. No particular supplication (Duaa) is essential during Tawaaf.3 ♦ Duaa (supplication) can be made during Tawaaf, except it is Sunnah to recite the following when going between ArRuknulYamani (Yemeni Corner)4 ﱡ ﻧْﻳَﺎ ﺣَﺳَﻧَﺔً ﻭَ ﻓِﻲ ﺍ ﱠﻧَﺎ ﺁﺗِﻧَﺎ ﻓِﻲ ﺍﻟﺩ ﺭَﺑ ﻵﺧِﺭَﺓِ ﱠ ﺎﺭ ﺣَﺳَﻧَﺔً ﻭَ ﻗِﻧَﺎ ﻋَﺫَﺍﺏَ ﺍﻟﻧ Rabbanaa aatinaa fid-dunyaa hasanatan wa feel aakhirati hasanatan wa qinaa 'adhaaban naar Our Lord! Give us in this world that which is good and in the Hereafter that which is good, and save us from the torment of the Fire! (Quran 2:201) ♦ Once Tawaaf is complete, cover your right shoulder and offer 2 rakaats anywhere behind the Station of Ibrahim – or anywhere in the Haram: Recite Surat al-Kafirun in 1st raka’a and Surat al-Ikhlas in the 2nd raka’a. ♦ Drink Zam-Zam water – Make Du’aa 3. SA’EE (Completion of 7 rounds Safa & Marwah) Begin Sa’ee at as-Safa. Complete walk from as-Safa to alMarwah (one circuit), then al-Marwah to as-Safa (second circuit) and continue for seven circuits, finishing at alMarwah. Upon encountering green lights, men only - run from one light to other light. At foot of as-Safa recite – ﱠِ ﱠ ﻔَﺎ ﻭَﺍﻟْﻣَﺭْﻭَﺓَ ﻣِﻥْ ﺷَﻌَﺂﺋِﺭِ ﺍﺍﻟﻠﻪ ﱠ ﺍﻟﺻ ﺇِﻥ ﻓَﻣَﻥْ ﱠ ﺍﻟْﺑَﻳْﺕَ ﺃَﻭِ ﺍﻋْﺗَﻣَﺭَ ﻓَﻼَ ﺟُﻧَﺎﺡَ ﻋَﻠَ ﺣَﺞ ﻳْﻪ ﺃَ ﱠ ﱠ ﻑَ ﻥْ ﻳَﻁﻭ ﱠَ ﱠ ﺍﺍﻟﻠﻪ ﱠ ﻉَ ﺧَﻳْﺭﺍً ﻓَﺈِﻥ ﺑِﻬِﻣَﺎ ﻭَﻣَﻥْ ﺗَﻁَﻭ ﺷَﺎﻛِﺭٌ ﻋَﻠِﻳْﻡ Innas-safaa wal marwata min sha'aa'irillaahi faman hajjal baita 'awi`tamara falaa junaaha 'alaihi an yattawwafa bihimaa wa man tatawwa'a khiran fa'innAllaha shaakirun 'aleemun Verily! As-Safa and al-Marwah are of the Symbols of Allah. So it is not a sin on him who performs Hajj or 'Umrah of the House to perform the Tawaf between them. And whoever does good voluntarily, then verily, Allah is All-Recognizer, All-Knower. (2:158) Each time you complete one round (Safa and Marwah) recite – َﱠُ ﺃَﻛْ َﱠُ ﺃَﻛْﺑَﺭ، ﺍﺍﻟﻠﻪ َﱠُ ﺃَﻛْﺑَﺭ، ﺍﺍﻟﻠﻪ ﺍﺍﻟﻠﻪ ﺑَﺭ ﱠُ ﻭَﺣْﺩَﻩُ ﻻَ ﺷَﺭِﻳْﻙَ ﱠ ﺍﺍﻟﻠﻪ ﻻَ ﺇِﻟَﻪَ ﺇِﻻ ﻟ ﻪ، ﻟَﻪُ ﺍﻟْﻣُﻠْ ﻙ ﻭَ ﻟَﻪُ ﺍﻟْﺣَ ﻣْﺩُ ﻳُﺣْﻳِﻲ ﻭَ ﻳُﻣِﻳْﺕُ ﻭَ ﻫُﻭَ ﻋَﻠَﻰ ﻛُﻝِّ ﺷَﻲْءٍ ﻗَﺩِﻳْﺭ؛ ﱠُ ﻭَﺣْﺩَﻩُ ﻻَ ﺷَﺭِﻳْﻙَ ﱠ ﺍﺍﻟﻠﻪ ﻻَ ﺇِﻟَﻪَ ﺇِﻻ ﻟ ﻪ، ﺃَﻧْﺟَ ﺯَ ﻭَﻋ ﺩ ﻩ ﻭَ ﻧَﺻَﺭَ ﻋَﺑْﺩَﻩُ ﻭَ ﻫَﺯَﻡَ ﺍﻷَﺣْﺯَﺍﺏَ ﻭَ ﺣْﺩَ ﻩ Allahu Akbar Allahu Akbar Allahu Akbar - laa illaaha illallahu wahdau laa shareekalah - lahul mulku wa lahul hamdu - yuhyee wa yumeetu wa huwa 'alaa kulli shai'in qadeer - laa ilaaha illallahu wahdahu laa shareekalah - anjaza wa'dahu wa nasara ' abdahu wa hazamal ahzaaba wahdahu Allah is the Greatest, Allah is the Greatest, Allah is the Greatest. There is none truly worthy of worship except Allah alone, without partner. To Him belongs all Sovereignty and all Praise. He alone gives life and causes death, He is Omnipotent over all things. There is none truly worthy of worship except Allah alone, without partner. He has fulfilled His promise, and helped His slave, and He alone has defeated the confederates. 4. Shaving Head/Trimming  After completing Sa’ee: Men: shaving entire head is preferable or cut hair equally from all over head; Women: cut one-third finger-length of hair. Upon leaving alMasjid ul-Haraam with the left foot, recite ﱠ ﺍﻟﻠ ﱠ ﺇِﻧِّﻲ ﺃَﺳْﺄَﻟُﻙَ ﻣِﻥْ ﻓَﺿْﻠِﻙ ﻬُﻡ Allahumma innee 'as'aluka min fadhlika O Allah, verily I ask You from Your Favor. Remove Ihram, as all restrictions are now lifted. Umrah is now complete and await morning of 8th of Dhul-Hijjah. *Any person intending to perform Hajj opts for either one of the three types of Hajj: ♦ First Umrah, then Hajj with another Ihram–this type of Hajj is called HAJJ AL-TAMATTU and it is considered the best of the three forms of Hajj. It is the one that the Prophet Muhammad (Pbuh) urged his followers to perform and is the one adopted by most pilgrims from overseas ♦ Umrah and Hajj with a single Ihram is called QIRAAN ♦ Hajj only; without any Umrah is called IFRAAD 8th day of Dhul-Hijjah (Yawmut-Tarwiyah) Enter state of Ihram. 5 ♦Make intention for Hajj. Standing, face the Qiblah recite the Talbiyah: ﱠﻳْﻙَ ﻻَ ﺷَﺭِ ﱠﻳْﻙ، ﻟَﺑ ﱠ ﻟَﺑ ﱠ ﻬُﻡ ﱠﻳْﻙَ ﺍﻟﻠ ﻟَﺑ ﻳْﻙ ﻟَ ﱠ ﻙَ ﻟَﺑﻳْﻙ، ﱠ ﺍﻟْﺣَﻣْﺩَ ﻭَ ﺍﻟﻧِّﻌْﻣَﺔَ ﺇِﻥ ﻟَﻙَ ﻭَ ﺍﻟْﻣُﻠْﻙُ ﻻ ﺷَﺭ ﻳْﻙَ ﻟ ﻙ Labbayk Allahumma Labbayk, Labbayk la sharika laka Labbayk, Innal hamda wanni‘mata laka walmulk La sharika lak ♦Between the time period after Fajr until before Zhuhur go to Mina (preferably in Morning) Stay in Mina ♦Pray Dhuhr, ‘Asr, Maghrib and ‘Isha at Mina6. ♦Engage in Ibadah (worship) all day. 9th day of Dhul-Hijjah (Yawmu ‘Arafah) Stay in ‘Arafah ♦ Pray Fajr in Mina. ♦ Go to Arafat any time after sunrise. Stopover if possible at Namirah (place close to ‘Arafah - there is now a Masjid there) and remain there until after Zawaal (sun at highest point - no shadow) and listen to the Khutbah. If this is not possible, it is permissible to proceed to ‘Arafah, remaining there until

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