The second obligation in Hajj-ut-Tamatu' is the stay at Arafat.The objective of performing this act of worship has to be the niyyah of qurbah ...

The twelfth obligation in Hajj is to spend the nights of the eleventh and twelfth [of Thil Hijjah] in Mina. It is necessary to form the niyyah of ...

When a pilgrim departs from Muzdalifah, it is obligatory to proceed to Mina to discharge one's obligations which, as will be discussed in detail, ...

  This is the fifth obligation in Hajj-ut-Tamatu'. It is necessary to set one's mind on performing this act of worship in the hope of ...

It is the sixth obligation in the obligatory Hajj.It is necessary that the niyyah for carrying it out should be to attain nearness to Allah. It is not ...

Tawaf-un-Nisa' is the tenth obligation in Hajj. The eleventh is the prayer which follows it. Although they are obligatory, they are not among the ...

The twelfth obligation in Hajj is to spend the nights of the eleventh and twelfth [of Thil Hijjah] in Mina. It is necessary to form the niyyah of ...

The thirteenth obligation in Hajj is rami of the three jamarat, the First (Oola), Middle (Wusta) and Last (Aqabah), on the eleventh and twelfth [of ...

Rule 438: By "the pilgrim who has been turned away from getting to the holy places", (almasdood) we mean the one who, after assuming a state ...

Recommended acts in Ihram There are a few mustahab acts recommended in a state of ihram: Before wearing ihram one must clean the body, cut ...

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 is a worship act. It means to visit the holy house of Allah in Mecca at a certain period of time - in the month of Dhil-hajj and complete certain ...

The pilgrimage (Hajj) is 1) One of the most important pillars of Islam. 2) A principal means of obtaining proximity to the Almighty. 3) One of the ...

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 ...

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 5 Al‑UmrahThe Meaning of Umrah The word umrah in common speech "visit", but in the Shariah it means paying a visit to ...

Section 6 The Forms of the HajjAll the five legal schools agree that there are three kinds of Hajj: tamattu, qiran, and ifrad. They also ...

Section 7 The IhramMawaqit al‑'Ihram The ihramis compulsory for all the various kinds of Hajj as well as' Umrah, andis regarded as ...

Section 8 TawafTawafisan essential part (rukn)of Umrah, and the tawa f al‑ziyarah (also called tawaf al‑'ifadah')isa rukn of the ...

Section 9 Sa'yAll the schools agree that sa’y follows the tawaf, or its rak'atayn for those who consider them wajib. So also ...

Section 10 TaqsirAccording to Ahmad ibn Hanbal and Malik, it is necessary to shave (halq) or shorten the hair (taqsir) of the entire head. ...

Section 11 The Wuquf in ArafatThe Wuquf in Arafat The pilgrim performing Umrah mufradah or Hajj al‑tamattu first assumes ihram, then ...

Section 12 At MinaAll the schools are in agreement that the rites after the halt at al‑Mash'ar al‑Haram are those of Mina, and that ...

Section 13 Jamrat al AqabahThe Number of Jimar Ramy al jimar, or the symbolic throwing of pebbles performed in Mina, is obligatory upon all ...

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 ...

Section 16 The Dhu al-Hijjah MoonIt happens often that the Dhu al‑Hijjah new moon is established for a non‑Imami scholar, and he declares ...

Section 17 Ziyarah of the Greatest Prophet (s)The ziyarah of the Greatest Prophet‑‑may Allah's peace and benedictions be upon him and ...

Section 18 History of al-Haramayn al-SharifaynThe Ka'bah It is the first temple ever to be built for men, a blessed place a beacon for ...

The author of this work, Secret of the Hajj, is the grand Ayatullah al­ Hajj ash‑Shaikh Husain Mazaheri. Born into a religious family in 1934 in ...

What follows in this short book is a glance at the secrets of the Hajj, as expounded by the great scholar and teacher of Akhlaq (Islamic Etiquette) ...

The entire journey of Hajj is a spirituality excursion that covers three stages: The First Stage: Cutting oft affinity from all things with the ...

  In the first stage, above all other things, that which is the most important is repentance (tawbah) and to be vigilant. The meaning of ...

  In this level, the first action consists of wearing the Ihram at the Miqat (the station where the Ihram must be worn). The Ihram of the ...

Third Stage: The third stage is going from Makkah and Madinah back to one's hometown The responsibilities at this stage are much more difficult ...

"I am present, O' Allah, I am present. I am present, no partners do you have, I am present. Verily the Praise and Bounties and the Kingdom is ...