Hajj Guide

Yaum al-Tarwiyah

• Enter the state of Ihram after Fajr
• Travel to Mina (bus or on foot, around 2–3 hours)
• Pray Dhuhr, Asr, Maghrib, Isha and Fajr in Mina at their own times
• Rest and prepare for Arafat

The Day of Arafat

• After sunrise travel to Arafat — do not leave early
• After Zawaal listen to the Khutbah quietly
• Pray Dhuhr and Asr combined and shortened (2 + 2) at Dhuhr time
• Supplicate continuously until sunset — this is what you came for
• After sunset proceed calmly to Muzdalifah
• At Muzdalifah pray Maghrib and Isha combined, and sleep under the sky
• Collect 7–49 pea-sized pebbles for the stoning

Yaum al-Nahr — Eid & Day of Sacrifice

• Pray Fajr in Muzdalifah and make wuquf (du'a) until near sunrise
• Travel to Mina reciting the Talbiyah
• Stone the big Jamarah (Aqabah) with 7 pebbles — Talbiyah stops here
• Sacrifice an animal, or arrange it through official channels
• Shave (preferred) or trim the hair — first Tahallul achieved
• Perform Tawaf al-Ifadha in Makkah (no Idtibaa or Raml)
• Perform Sa'ee for Hajj if not already done
• Return to Mina for the night (wajib)

Ayyam al-Tashreeq — Days of Mina

• Each day after Zawaal stone all 3 Jamarat — 7 pebbles each, 21 per day
• After the 1st and 2nd Jamarah face the Qiblah and make a long du'a; not after the 3rd
• If leaving on the 12th, depart Mina before sunset — otherwise you must stay for the 13th
• Spend the time between stonings in ibadah, Qur'an and dhikr

Farewell Tawaf in Makkah

• Complete Tawaf al-Ifadha and Sa'ee if still outstanding
• Finish all shopping before Tawaf al-Wada'
• Perform Tawaf al-Wada' (7 circuits + 2 rak'at, no Sa'ee) as the last act in Makkah

Talbiyah — recite from Ihram until stoning Jamarat al-Aqabah

لَبَّيْكَ اللَّهُمَّ لَبَّيْكَ، لَبَّيْكَ لَا شَرِيكَ لَكَ لَبَّيْكَ، إِنَّ الْحَمْدَ وَالنِّعْمَةَ لَكَ وَالْمُلْكَ، لَا شَرِيكَ لَكَ

Labbayk Allahumma labbayk, labbayka la sharika laka labbayk, innal-hamda wan-ni'mata laka wal-mulk, la sharika lak

Here I am, O Allah, here I am. Here I am, You have no partner, here I am. Truly all praise, favour and sovereignty are Yours. You have no partner.

Men raise their voices; women recite quietly.

Between the Yamani Corner and the Black Stone (each Tawaf circuit)

رَبَّنَا آتِنَا فِي الدُّنْيَا حَسَنَةً وَفِي الآخِرَةِ حَسَنَةً وَقِنَا عَذَابَ النَّارِ

Rabbana atina fid-dunya hasanatan wa fil-akhirati hasanatan wa qina 'adhaban-nar

Our Lord, give us good in this world and good in the Hereafter, and save us from the punishment of the Fire. (Al-Baqarah 2:201)

At Safa — beginning of Sa'ee

إِنَّ الصَّفَا وَالمَرْوَةَ مِنْ شَعَائِرِ اللهِ

Innas-Safa wal-Marwata min sha'a'irillah

Indeed Safa and Marwah are among the symbols of Allah.

Then face the Ka'bah, say Allahu Akbar three times and recite: La ilaha illAllahu wahdahu la sharika lah, lahul-mulku wa lahul-hamdu wa huwa 'ala kulli shay'in qadir.

Between the laps of Sa'ee

رَبِّ اغْفِرْ وَارْحَمْ، إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ الْأَعَزُّ الْأَكْرَمُ

Rabbi-ghfir warham, innaka antal-a'azzul-akram

My Lord, forgive and have mercy. Indeed You are the Most Mighty, the Most Generous. (Ibn Abi Shayba)

The best du'a on the Day of Arafat

لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ، لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ

La ilaha illAllahu wahdahu la sharika lah, lahul-mulku wa lahul-hamdu wa huwa 'ala kulli shay'in qadir

There is no god worthy of worship except Allah alone, who has no partner. To Him belongs the dominion and all praise, and He is able to do all things. (Tirmidhi)

Spend from Zawaal until sunset in continuous du'a, dhikr and Qur'an, facing the Qiblah.

Before drinking Zamzam

اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ عِلْمًا نَافِعًا وَرِزْقًا وَاسِعًا وَشِفَاءً مِنْ كُلِّ دَاءٍ

Allahumma inni as'aluka 'ilman nafi'an wa rizqan wasi'an wa shifa'an min kulli da'

O Allah, I ask You for beneficial knowledge, vast provision and cure from every illness.

Zamzam is for whatever it is drunk for — make a specific du'a.

With each pebble at the Jamarat

اللهُ أَكْبَرُ

Allahu Akbar

Allah is the Greatest — said with each of the 7 pebbles at each Jamarah. (Bukhari & Muslim)

After the 1st and 2nd Jamarah, face the Qiblah and make a long du'a. Not after the 3rd (Aqabah).