521. The Mufradah Umrah falls into two categories: obligatory, and mostahab.  The obligatory one is of two classifications: fundamental ...

529. The rites of the Mufradah Umrah are eight: ...

537. The Mahsoor is the pilgrim who declares and assumes the ihraam for either Hajj or Umrah, and then falls ill such that he is not able to perform ...

PART 3 - GlossaryBismillah al-Rahmaan al-Raheem   Aba The usually black cloak worn by women in Arab countries as the ...

Be informed, O seeker of the Sacred House of All h, that All~h, the most Great and the most Exalted, has various houses: this obvious Kaba, the sacred ...

[1] Smile at another Muslim (not ghair mahrams) [2] Say Salaam to strangers (not ghair mahrams) [3] Shake someone's hand and ask about their ...

01. Hunting: Remember that hunting within the sacred area around and in Makkah, known as the Haram, is always forbidden. It is not confined to ...

When one enters the desert and sees the mountain-roads and other obstacles of travel, he should remember the time of his departure from this world and ...

The third obligation in Hajj-ut-Tamatu' is wuquf at Muzdalifah which is also known as Mash'aril-Haraam. The limits, within which the wuquf is ...

Hajj as an obligatory act of worship (Ibadat) means to visit the Kaa'ba in Makkah on the specified dates in the month of Thul-Hijjah and perform ...

01. Hunting: Remember that hunting within the sacred area around and in Makkah, known as the Haram, is always forbidden. It is not confined to Ihraam. ...

01. Ihraam: 02. Tawaaf: Around the Holy Kaaba seven cycles. 03. Salaat Al-Tawaaf/Prayer of Tawaaf: Two Rakats by or behind Maqam-e-Ibraheem (pbuh). ...

 01. Ihraam 02. Wukuuf-e-Arafaat or staying in Arafaat. 03. Wukuuf-e-Mash'ar (or Muzdalifa) or staying in Mash'ar (or ...

  Day One: The 8th Day of Thul-Hijjah On the eighth day of Thul-Hijjah (Yawm-e-Tarwiyah), the pilgrim put on his Ihraam after the Salaat of ...

In the province of Hijaz in the western part of Saudi Arabia, not far from the Red Sea, there lies the town of Makkah. In the center of this town ...

What's cooled, refreshing and will quench your thirst in the hot, Arabian desert? If you answered (fill in the name of the latest fad soft drink), ...

  AL-BAQARA (THE COW)   01. Surely the Safa and the Marwa (two mountains in Makkah) are among the signs appointed by Allah; so whoever ...

Al-Haram The Holy City of Makkah and its surrounding areas. Al-Haram has different boundaries. These boundaries extend to three miles on one side, ...

Section 1 The Acts of the Hajj At the beginning, in order to make it easier for the reader to follow the opinions of the five schools of fiqh ...

Section 2 The Conditions for the Hajj The conditions (shurut) which make the Hajj obligatory (wajib)for a Muslim are: maturity (bulugh), sanity ...

Section 3 Secondary Issues Related to Istitaah   Women and the Hajj Are there any additional conditions for women with regard to ...

Section 4 Istinabah (Deputation)The Islamic duties (ibadat)are divisible into three categories, depending on a duty's nature whether it ...

Section 14 Between Makkah and MedinaAs mentioned, the first rite in Mina on the 10th is ramyof Jamrat al‑Aqabah, after that the offering of ...

Section 15 The Night at MinaAfter completing the tawaf, the pilgrim must return to Mina during what are called Layali al‑Tashriq, which are ...