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 ...