There are special places designated by the sacred rules of Islam for wearing ihram. It is incumbent on the pilgrim to wear ihram there. There are nine ...

Three Obligations for Ihram: First: Niyyah That is, the pilgrim makes up his mind to perform what is obligatory on him by way of Umrah and Hajj ...

  As has already been discussed, ihram is established by talbiyah or what is considered of its kind, [see Rule 182] despite the niyyah to wear ...

Matters forbidden for a pilgrim, in a state of ihram, have now been covered. We now proceed to deal with the matters forbidden to the pilgrim and the ...

The boundaries of Haram are known and have been handed down from generation to generation. From the north is Tan'eem, north-west is ...

In Umrat-ut-Tamatu, the second obligation is tawaf. If a pilgrim deliberately abandons it, hisHajj, shall be null and void, irrespective of whether or ...

There are eight obligations to be fulfilled in tawaf: It must be commenced at Hajar-ul-Aswad (The Black Stone) and, as a matter of recommended ...

Rule 307: It is permissible to deliberately cut short optional tawaf.It is permissible too to interrupt obligatory tawaf for a pressing need or for ...

The third obligation in Umrat-ut-Tamatu' consists of two raka'as to be said after tawaf . It is performed like Subh prayer except that the ...

This is the fourth obligation in Umrat-ut-Tamatu'. In sa'y too, intention to seek nearness to Allah is obligatory but there is no obligation ...

Sa'y is one of the fundamentals of Hajj.If one deliberately fails to perform it - whether conversant with the rule or not - to the extent that it ...

It is the fifth obligation in Umrat-ut-Tamatu'. What is in sa'y is that it must be embarked on with the niyyah of alqurbah. It is materialized ...

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 ...

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 ...