1. IHRAAM 131. The first of the rites of Umrah of Tamattu‘ is ihraam, and it is obligatory for the ihraam to take place in one of the ...

154. The mandatory steps of the ihraam are: Wearing the two garments of ihraam The intention, or niyyah. The talbiyah. 1.   ...

173. The muhrim, i.e. one who is in the state of ihraam, must refrain from 25 issues: 1.   Hunting land animals, 2.   Sexual ...

190. If he killed a lizard, he is liable to a handful of wheat, and if he unintentionally killed a wasp he is liable to some[21] wheat, but if he ...

213. If a muhrim conducted the marriage contract for a couple who were both muhrim, and the couple had sexual intercourse, if this was done knowingly ...

239. If a muhrim looked in a mirror for the purpose of dressing up, he is not liable to a kaffaarah, except istighfaar – seeking forgiveness ...

304. A number of conditions must be met in tawaaf: 1.  Tahaarah from faeces and urine, 2.  Tahaarah cleanliness of the body and clothing, ...

322. The obligations of tawaaf are: to begin and end the tawaaf with the Hajar al-Aswad, the House should be on the left hand side [of the ...

3. Prayer of the tawaaf 351. The third rite of the Tamattu‘ Umrah is Salaat al-tawaaf or the tawaaf Prayer.  The prayer should be ...

357. If the monthly menstruation bleeding starts before performing the tawaaf prayer or during the tawaaf, if she had done completed four rounds or ...

4. Sa‘y 362. The fourth rite of the Tamattu‘ Umrah is the sa‘y, which is to walk seven laps between [the mounts of] Safa and ...

369. The following are mandatory in sa‘y niyyah starting the sa‘y from Safa, finishing the sa‘y at Marwah the number of ...

5. Taqseer or Trimming 387.  The fifth rite of the Tamattu‘ Umrah, which is its final obligation, is the taqseer or Trimming.  The ...

397. The rites of Hajj of TAMATTU’ are thirteen:     1.  Ihraam.     2.  Woquf or staying in ...

397. The rites of Hajj of TAMATTU’ are thirteen:     1.  Ihraam.     2.  Woquf or staying in ...

3. Woquf in the Mash‘ar al-Haraam  418. The third rite of the Hajj is the Woquf in the Mash‘ar al-Haraam. Mash‘ar al-Haraam ...

4 - 6. Rites of Mina 4. Ram’y [stoning] of Jamarat-al-‘Aqabah 428. The fourth rite of Hajj is the Ram’y.  When the ...

449. The obligations of the Had’y are: ...

461. If one slaughtered an animal assuming that it is well-nourished, but then it turned out to be skinny, this is satisfactory and he is not obliged ...

474. The obligations of the halq and taqseer are three: ...

480. If one completed the three rites of Mina; the Ram’y of Jamarat-al-Aqabah, the Had’y slaughter, and the halq / taqseer, all ...

9. Sa‘y between Safa and Marwah 485. The ninth rite of the Hajj is the sa‘y between Safa and Marwah, which is exactly like the ...

494. It is not permissible to voluntary perform Tawaaf al-Ziyaarah and its sa‘y prior to the two Woquf’s in Arafaat and Mash‘ar, and ...

13. Ram’y of the Jamaraat 505. The thirteenth rite of the Hajj is the Ram’y of the Jamaraat in the Days of Tashreeq.  It is ...

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 ...