Rituals of Hajj - 5 days

لَبَّيْكَ اللَّهُمَّ لَبَّيْكَ، لَبَّيْكَ لاَ شَرِيْكَ لَكَ لَبَّيْكَ، إِنَّ الْحَمْدَ وَالنِّعْمَةَ لَكَ وَالْمُلْكَ لاَشَرِيْكَ لَ

"Here I am at Thy service O Lord, here I am. Here I am at Thy service and Thou hast no partners. Thine alone is All Praise and All Bounty, and Thine alone is The Sovereignty. Thou hast no partners."

1^st DAY - The day of Yawm ul Tarwiyah:

The 8th day of DHU’L HIJJAH, rites to be performed,

• a) Make the intention of Hajj, put on Ihram & offer Fajay prayer before leaving to Mina.
• b) Proceed to Mina after sunrise & arrive before noon, recite Talbiyah and once you reach there and settle down then offer zuhr, Asar, Magrib and Isha prayers.
• c) After spending the night in Mina, offer next day Fajar prayer before setting off to Arafat.

2^nd DAY - The day of Arafah:

The 9th day of DHU’L HIJJAH, rites to be performed,

Hajj will not be complete without the stay in Arafat in accordance to Sunnah of the Prophet(صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّم).

• a) Once you arrive & settle down in Arafat, offer the Zuhr & Asr prayers in the Qasr mode. Offer them at the same time with one Azaan and two separate takbir, one for Zuhr and one for Asr.
• b) Stay in Arafat until sunset; spend time in reciting Qur’an & offering supplications to ALLAH.
• c) In the late afternoon just before sunset, stand in the open outside your tent, raise your hands in supplication to ALLAH. Pray as much as you can ask for HIS mercy.
• d) After sunset, depart to Muzdalifah & keep reciting Talbiyah.

Night at Muzdalifah:

• a) Stay overnight under the sky (No tents are available), collect pebbles (stones) for Rami.
• b) Offer Maghrib & Isha prayers together in the Qasr mode. Thus only offer three rakahs of Maghrib and then two rakahs of Isha.
• c) Offer Fajar prayer on the next morning and then leave for Mina before sunrise on the 10th of Zil-Hajj.

3^rd DAY - The 10^th day of DHU’L HIJJAH:

Rites to be performed:

• a) Perform the Rami of Jamrat, recite with each pebble & stone the pillar with pebble 7 times.
• b) Offer sacrifice of animal (Qurbani) & Dam in case of any sin.
• c) Then Halq, shower and take off the Ihram into everyday clothes (you no longer bound by the obligations of Ihram) BUT you may not have conjugal relations with your spouse until after Tawaf al Ifadah.
• d) After settle down in Mina, offer Tawaf al Ifadah in Makkah and then return to Mina.

4^th & 5^th DAY - 11^th & 12^th of DHU’L HIJJAH:

Pilgrims stay in Mina to perform Rami on all three days. You may leave to Makkah after Rami on the 12th of Zil-Hajjah. Rami on the 13th of Zil-Hajjah is Optional.

ALHAMD-U-LILLAH your Hajj is COMPLETED …… May ALLAH accept it (Ameen)

STAYING in MINA: Mina, seven kilometres east of the Makkah, it is where pilgrims sleep overnight on the 8th, 10th,11th, 12th (and some even on the 13th) of Dhul Hijjah. It is the place where the three Jamarat are located, the three stone pillars, which are pelted by pilgrims as part of the rituals of Hajj.

Day of Arafat: The ninth day of Dhul-Hijjah is the Day of 'Arafah, since it is on this Day the pilgrims gather at the mountain plain of 'Arafah, praying and supplicating to ALLAH. Pilgrims perform Zuhur and Asr Salah in Arafat.

The day of Arafah is also significant because Allah swore by this Day in Surah al Burooj. It is known that Allah swears by nothing except that which is great and mighty! so the Day of Arafah is great significant:

"By the sky containing great stars. And [by] the promised Day. And [by] the witness and what is witnessed"(85: 1-3)

The day of Arafah is also significant because this amazing ayah was revealed on this day:

"This day I have perfected for you your religion and completed My favor upon you and have approved for you Islam as religion." (Surah al Maa'idah 5:3)

It was reported from Abu Hurayrah (رضي الله عنه) that the Prophet (صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّم) said:

"The promised day is the Day of Resurrection, the witnessed day is the Day of ‘Arafaah, and the witnessing day is Friday." (Tirmidhi)

Night at Muzadaliffah: Muzdalifah is also called ‘Jam’ as it is a place where people gather, during hajj pilgrims arrive after sunset from Arafat on the 9th Dhul Hijjah (second day of Hajj). Although pebbles for pelting the three Jamarat may be collected from anywhere, they are best collected from Muzdalifah (Sunnah). Pilgrims perform Magrib & Isha Salah together and leave this place after offering Fajar Salah next day (10th of Dhull Hijjah).

Muzdalifah stretches from the Valley of Muhassar to the mountains of Ma’zamayn. It is four km long and covers an area of 12.25 square km.

• - Referring to Muzalifah, Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) mentions in Surah Baqarah in the Quran:“When you leave Arafat, then remember Allah at the Mash’arul Haram.” (‘The Sacred Monument’, referring to Muzdalifah according to Abdullah bin Umar (رضي الله عنه))

• During the farewell Hajj, the Prophet (صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّم) performed the Maghrib and Isha salats together at Muzdalifah. He stayed at the spot where the present Masjid Mash’arul Haram currently is (towards the Qibla side). From there, the Prophet (صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّم) said: “Although I am staying here, you may stay anywhere throughout Muzdalifah.” [Muslim]

Jamarat: The Jamarat are three stone pillars, which are pelted as a compulsory ritual of Hajj in emulation of the Prophet Ebrahim (عليه السلام). They represent the three locations where Ebrahim (عليه السلام) pelted the Shaitan (Satan) with stones when he tried to dissuade him from sacrificing his son Ismail (عليه السلام).

Pilgrims stones these pillars continuous three days from 10th till 12th Dhull hijjah (Rami). The three jamarat are located within a few hundred feet of one another in a line and are named as follows:

Jamarat al Ula: first stone pillar in the line.

Jamrat al Wusta: the second stone pillar in the line.

Jamrat al Aqaba: the third stone pillar in the line.

Rami al-Jamarat: Rami al-Jamarat (Arabic: رمي الجمرات; meaning “stoning of the Jamarat”), sometimes referred to as the “Stoning of the Devil” is a rite carried out by Hajj pilgrims whereby small pebbles are thrown at three stone structures in Mina. The act of throwing stones at the Jamarat is known as “Rami”.

The ritual of Rami is a symbolic reenactment of the actions of Ibrahim (عليه السلام) when he was faced with the trial of having to sacrifice his son, Ismail عليه السلام (other narrations mention it was Ishaq (عليه السلام)). In a dream, Ibrahim was commanded to perform the sacrifice to which he responded with unwavering reliance and trust in the will of Allah.

Each time, Ibrahim resisted temptation, remaining steadfast in his intention to do as he was commanded. As Ibrahim (عليه السلام) was preparing to sacrifice his son, he was spared from having to carry out the command at the last moment and was provided with a sacrificial animal as a substitute.

Ayyam al-Tashreeq: On Ayyam al-Tashreeq, pelting can be performed after Zawwal (midday) and before Fajr. However, there are various times of the day where pelting is more virtuous than other times. These times are as follows:

• 1. Before Zawwal (midday) – Not allowed to pelt.
• 2. After the beginning time of Dhuhr Salah until sunset – Sunnah. Try to perform Rami between these times, provided it isn’t too crowded.
• 3. Between sunset and Fajr Salah – Disliked (Makruh) for men*, but still valid and permissible for women, the elderly and the infirm.

* It will not be disliked (Makruh) for a man who is a Mahram to perform Rami with a woman who is pelting at that time.

Tawaf Al-Ifadah: It is performed on the 10th day of Zil-Hajj after taking off the Ihram into everyday clothes. After performing this Tawaf, return to Mina.

Tawaf al Ifadah is performed by pilgrim after one frees from doing different rituals of hajj such as slaughtering the animal (QURBANI) and after shaving the hairs of head (Halq).

Tawaf al Ifadah is obligatory part amongst the rituals of hajj which symbolizes being in a hurry to respond to ALLAH and show love for Him. Tawaf Ifadah is performed same as you perform tawaf of arrival during the hajj. However, the only difference is you are not bound to wear during Tawaf Ifadah of hajj at right shoulder nor you are to perform ramal in this Tawaf.

Then the pilgrim must perform Sai between Safa & Marwa, after both the Tawaf Ifadah and the Sai, everything becomes lawful on pilgrim as before the hajj.

Qurbani: The animal offering is one of the integral rites of Hajj.

The animal offerings are among the rites decreed for you by God. In them there are benefits for you. 22:36

The Quran makes the point clear that this is not to be confused with the pagan concept of animal sacrifice for the gods, by stating that ALLAH is in no need of any sacrifice. This is emphasized by the words "benefits for you". This is also asserted in the following verse:

Neither their meat nor their blood reaches God. What reaches Him is your reverence. 22:37