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 ...

Tawaf prayer

Tawaf prayer

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 ...

Obligations of Sa y

Obligations of Sa y

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 ...

Rules of Sa y

Rules of Sa y

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 ...

Taqseer

Taqseer

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 ...

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, ...

Irregularities in Tawaf

Irregularities in Tawaf

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 ...

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 ...

The Rituals of Hajj

The Rituals of Hajj

"Say: Allah speaketh the truth. So follow the religion of Ibraheem, the upright. He was not of the idolaters. "Lo! the first Sanctuary ...

Obligations of Tawaf

Obligations of Tawaf

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 ...

Tawaf

Tawaf

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 ...

Boundaries of Haram

Boundaries of Haram

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

Matters forbidden within (The Haram)

Matters forbidden within (The Haram)

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 ...

Prohibitions during Ihram

Prohibitions during Ihram

  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 ...

Ihram Procedure

Ihram Procedure

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 ...