Ihram for Hajj

Ihram for Hajj

As has already been stated, there are thirteen obligations in Hajj. These will now be dealt with in some detail: The best time for wearing ihram ...

Wuquf at Arafat

Wuquf at Arafat

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 ...

Wuquf at Mina

Wuquf at Mina

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 ...

Mina and the obligations there

Mina and the obligations there

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, ...

Sacrificing an animal at Mina

Sacrificing an animal at Mina

  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 ...

Shaving the head and Taqseer

Shaving the head and Taqseer

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 and its prayer

Tawaf-Un-Nisa and its prayer

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 ...

Wuquf at Mina

Wuquf at Mina

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 ...

Rami of Jamarat

Rami of Jamarat

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 ...

Persons prevented from performing Hajj

Persons prevented from performing Hajj

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 and supplications

Recommended acts and supplications

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 ...

Wuquf at Muzdalifah

Wuquf at Muzdalifah

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 ...