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Pilgrim’s Announcement of arrival for Hajj or Umrah

The supplication one recites once in Ihraam and having made the intention,
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Note

  1. Though this post does not strictly present a Supplication it is still tagged as one to enable easy organisation and access

Ref

  1. “The Translation of the Meanings of Sahih Al-Bukhari”. Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan. Darussalam. July, 2007. Volume 2, Hadith #1549 (Sahih), pg 359 [10006]
  2. “Getting the Best out of Al-Hajj (Pilgrimage)”, By Abu Muneer Ismail Davids, Published by Darussalam, Second Edition – August, 2006, Chapter 6, pg 150 [10004]

Hajj – How to Perform – Overview (Tamattu)

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I have always wanted a quick one page summary of How to perform Hajj to use as a quick reference. So a while back I put together an Overview flow chart to summarize the steps. I originally drew this in my pocket notebook, but finally have had the chance to refine and edit it into a larger document. Hope you find this useful 🙂

Though I have included the image below, the best way to view the Overview is in the pdf file which can be downloaded from the button below.

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Ref

  1. “Getting the Best out of Al-Hajj (Pilgrimage)”, By Abu Muneer Ismail Davids, Published by Darussalam, Second Edition – August, 2006, Chapter 10, Pg. 279. [10004]

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Hajj – Dates for 1433/2012

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Further to my “1st of Dhul Hijjah (1433)” post the other day, according to ISNA (here) and the Fiqh Council of North America (here) “the Hajj authorities in Makkah have confirmed that the Day of Arafah will be on Thursday, October 25, 2012“. So the days for Hajj for this year (1433 / 2012) are as follows,

So this also means that,

Eid-ul-Adha 1433 is on Friday, October 26, 2012

1st of Dhul Hijjah (1433)

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According to the ISNA (Islamic Society of North America) website (link), the following are expected dates for 1433/2012,

  • Wednesday, October 17, 2012 is expected to be the first day (1st) of Dhul Hijjah 1433
  • Thursday, October 25, 2012 – is expected to be the day of Arafat (9th Dhul Hijjah)
  • Friday, October 26, 2012 – is expected to be Eid ul Adha (10th Dhul Hijjah)

Note: The final determination of the actual dates will be contingent on the announcement by the Hajj authorities in Makkah.

A quick photo I was wanting to share with everyone (below). I took this at approximately 7 pm on Wednesday, October 17, 2012 (1st of Dhul Hijjah 1433). You can just make out the moon on the left hand side of the photo. If you are interested the following statistics are according to calculations,

  • Phase Name: Waxing Crescent
  • Percent of Full: 9%
  • Age: 10%
  • Azimuth: 233° 11′ 0″
  • Altitude: 18° 3′ 44″

Hajj – Types (Part 2)

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Having just finished the Types of Hajj post, some interesting questions/facts for you,

  1. What method (type) of Hajj was performed by the Prophet (pbuh)?
  2. What method (type) of Hajj did the Prophet (pbuh) recommend?
  3. How may times did the Prophet (pbuh) performed Hajj?

The answers are:

  1. Qiran
  2. Tamattu
  3. Once

Ref:

  1. “Getting the Best out of Al-Hajj (Pilgrimage)”,  By Abu Muneer Ismail Davids, Published by Darussalam, Second Edition – August, 2006, Pg. 35

Note:

  1. pbuh = Peace be upon him

Hajj – Types

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There are three types (or methods) of performing Hajj:

  1. Irfad
    1. This is Hajj only without Umrah
    2. You would perform this type if you live in Mecca (Makkah)
    3. Animal sacrifice is optional
    4. Pilgrim is called Mufrid
  2. Tamattu
    1. Umrah then Hajj
    2. The pilgrim would first perform Umrah
      1. Entering into Ihraam at the Meeqat with the Niyah for Umrah
      2. After performing Umrah the pilgrim must come out of the state of Ihraam
    3. The pilgrim would then perform Hajj
      1. Entering back into Ihraam with Niyah for Hajj on the 8th of Dhul-Hijjah
    4. There are two separate Niyah’s (one for Umrah and then one for Hajj)
    5. Animal sacrifice is compulsory
    6. Pilgrim is called Mutammati
  3. Qiran:
    1. Umrah and Hajj (together in one Niyah)
    2. The pilgrim would first perform Umrah
      1. Entering into Ihraam at the Meeqat with the Niyah for Umrah and Hajj
      2. After performing Umrah the pilgrim must NOT come out of the state of Ihraam
    3. The pilgrim would then perform Hajj
    4. Animal sacrifice is compulsory
      1. The pilgrim must have with them the animal for sacrifice
    5. Pilgrim is called Qirani

Note:

  1. Ihraam = A state in which one is prohibited to practice certain deeds that are lawful at other times. i.e. The state of ritual consecration
  2. Meqaat = Boundary of the area around Mecca (Makkah) which a pilgrim should not pass without being in Ihraam
  3. Niyah = Intention

Ref:

  1. “Getting the Best out of Al-Hajj (Pilgrimage)”,  By Abu Muneer Ismail Davids, Published by Darussalam, Second Edition – August, 2006, Pg. 35
  2. “The Translation of the Meanings of Sahih Al-Bukhari”. Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan. Darussalam. July, 2007. Volume 9, Pg. 411

Hajj – When is it?

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The days of Hajj are from the 8th to 13th of Dhul-Hijjah (the twelfth & last month of the Islamic calendar). A brief description of each day is as follows:

# Dhul-Hijjah Day Known As Meaning
1 8th Yaumut-Tarweya Day of Quenching
2 9th Wuqoof-bil-Arafat Standing at Arafat
3 10th Yaumun-Nahr; Yaumul-Eid; Yaumul-Hajjil-Akbar Day of Sacrifice; Day of Eid (Eidul-Adha); Greatest day of Hajj
4 11th Ayaamut-Tashreek Days of drying of the meat
5 12th Ayaamut-Tashreek Days of drying of the meat
6 13th Ayaamut-Tashreek Days of drying of the meat
  • Hajj may be performed in either 4, 5 or 6 days
    • 4 days – 9th (Arafat) until the 12th (Mina)
    • 5 days – 8th (Mina) until the 12th (Mina)
    • 5 days – 9th (Arafat) until the 13th (Mina)
    • 6 days – 8th (Mina) until the 13th (Mina)
  • 5 days (8th to 12th) appears to be the most common package available today
  • 6 days (8th to 13th) is the way the Prophet (pbuh) performed Hajj

Ref:

  1. “Getting the Best out of Al-Hajj (Pilgrimage)”,  By Abu Muneer Ismail Davids, Published by Darussalam, Second Edition – August, 2006, Pg. 285

Note:

  1. pbuh = Peace be upon him

Hajj – What is it?

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Hajj is the pilgrimage to Mecca (in Saudi Arabia).

  • Literally “Hajj” means “to set out for a place”. For a Muslim, that place is the Holy City of Makkah (Mecca)
  • The pilgrimage involves performing certain rites/actions at certain places at specific times
  • Hajj is a pillar of Islam
  • The performance of Hajj is obligatory, at least once in a lifetime, upon every Muslim, male or female, who is mentally, financially and physically fit.

As Hajj is nearly here (for this year) I will try to put together a series of Hajj related posts – so stay tuned 🙂

Ref:

  1. “The Translation of the Meanings of Sahih Al-Bukhari”. Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan. Darussalam. July, 2007. Volume 9,  pg 408
  2. Ministry of Hajj – Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (Official site) [Link]
  3. “Islam in Focus”. By Hammudah Abdalati. Da’wah Academy International Islamic University. Pg 99