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Hajj seminarPresenters: Sh. Farid Fahmy

Azfar Uddin

Points to keep in mind

• 2 Checklist

• Hajj guide

• ifn.imam@ifnonline.com

• 847-650-9771 (Shaykh Farid’s number)

Objectives

• Virtue of Hajj

• What is Hajj?

• Is Hajj obligatory?

• What are the conditions?

• When should one go?

Objectives

• What are the 3 types of Hajj?

• How do you perform the Tawaf?

• How do you put on the Ihram?

• How do you perform the Hajj?

• Learn certain critical legal rulings

Surah al-Hajj (22:1-2)

عظيمشيءالساعةزلزلةإنربكماتقواالناسياأيها ترونهايوم .

وترىحملهاحملذاتكلوتضعأرضعتعمامرضعةكلتذهل

شديدهللاعذابولكنبسكارىهموماسكارىالناس

What is Hajj?

حججت :معظمإلىالقصدعلىلغةالحجيطلق•

لهمعظماقصدتهكنتإذا ,فالنا

ألداءمخصوصمكانزيارة“علىشرعايطلق•

مخصوصزمنفيمخصوصةأعمال

Is Hajj sunnah or mustahab?

ها فقد الناس أي م عللا ر ك لي

واال حج ج فح Sahih Muslim: Chapter of Hajj

Hajj is mandatory…

• Once in a lifetime upon the one who

satisfies the following 7 conditions

7 conditions • Islām

• Physical Maturity

• Sanity

• Freedom

• Financial means

• Sound health

• Women must have a Mahram (her husband or a relative of the prohibited

category. i.e. Not marriageable.)

When should one go?

فليتعجلالحجارادمن•

Death of a family member

• Has this person performed Hajj?

Don’t Judge

Planning

• Packages

• Vaccinations

• Visa

• Passport

• Questions related to the Hajj package

Planning

• List of what to take with you to Mina and Arafat

• Things to buy

• You will be given the “Planning” checklist now

Planning for the Hajj

• Family members are aware

• Tawaf Ziyarah is mandatory

3 types of Hajj

• قران

• تمتع

• إفراد

2 main pillars of Hajj

• Standing at Arafah

• Tawaf al-Ziyarah

8 Wājib actions of

Hajj• Standing at Muzdalifah on 10th of DH

• Sa’y- moving between Safa and Marwa

• Stoning Jamarat during the days of

Nahr and Tashriq

• Tawaf al Wida

• Shave/cut hair

8 Wajib actions

• Adopt ihraam from one of the miqaat

site

• Uncover head and face

• Not to wear stitched clothes

• (Fidya listed on the last page of the 2nd

checklist)

Hajj is performed on

which days?

• Begins on the 8th of Dhul-Hijjah, ends

on the 12/13th of Dhul-Hijjah

إحرام

• The state that you must enter prior to going into

the sacred boundary of Makkah for Umrah or

Hajj

• While you are in this state, certain acts become

haram-hence the term ihram

• Literally, “to make haram”

إحرام

• Two clean white unfitted pieces of cloth

• Sandal must not cover the ankle

• Women - Islamic dress code

• Wearing Ihram = state of Ihram?

Miqat

• Crossing particular boundaries

• Legal ruling - Jeddah to Makkah

• Legal ruling - Jeddah to Madinah

• Legal ruling - Madinah to Makkah

Preparation for wearing

Ihram

Preparation for wearing

Ihram

• Legal ruling - Clothing that has been washed in

scented detergent?

How do I wear it?

Salah for Ihram

• 2 Rakah Sunnah

• Intention of Ihram out loud

• 1st rakah - Surah Kafirun

• 2nd rakah - Surah Ikhlas

Talbiyah

• Once is wajib

• Recitation of the talbiyah with an intention to

enter ihram begins the state of Ihram

Tawaf

• Circling around the Ka’bah 7 times with an

intention to perform the act

العمرةطواف•

للحجالقدومطواف•

ةالزيارطوافأيضا ويسمىاإلفاضةطواف•

الوداعطواف•

Step 1 Wudu

Step 2Locate the starting point

Step 3Idtiba and Ramal

Step 4Intention and Takbir

الحمدوهللأكبرللاللابسم

Step 5Istilam

1) Stretch out both arms towards

Hajar al Aswad

2) Palms facing the stone

3) Recite أكبرللاللابسم

4) Repeat each time you reach the

black stone

Step 6Circling the Ka’bah

Step 7Passing the Yemeni corner

Step 8Completing the rounds

Step 9The final round and istilam

Step 10Salah at Maqam Ibrahim

Step 11Drinking the water of

Zamzam

Tips for Tawaf

• If you have women with you, remain outside for

all 7 circuits (Pushing, shoving)

• Don’t walk against the flow of people

• No set dua to be recited

Sa’ee

• “To run”

• Going between Safa and

Marwa 7 times

• With your back facing the

Maqam Ibrahim, Safa is

located to your right.

Istilam

• Recommended to return to the

general area of Hajar ul

Aswad and perform Istilam

before beginning sa’ee

Wudu

• Not required

Approaching Safa

• Begins at Safa

• للاشعائرمنوالمروةالصفاإنبهللابدأبماأبدأ

Intention

• Perform 7 rounds of sa’ee between Safa and

Marwah

• Can be made in any language

• وجلعزهللأشواطسبعةوالمروةالصفابينالسعيأريدإنياللهم

منيوتقبلهليفيسره

Dhikr upon Safa

times 3للاإالإلهالأكبرللا•

•Make salawat on the Prophet

•Dua

Head towards Marwa

The green lights

• Quicken pace

Dhikr upon Marwa

times 3للاإالإلهالأكبرللا•

•Make salawat on the Prophet

•Dua

Return to Safa

• Head back to Safa to complete the 2nd round

Completion of Sa’ee

• 7th round of sa’ee ends at Marwah

• Shave hair to exit ihram (Hajj tamattu)

Shaving/Cutting

• Cutting or shaving one’s head

is required after Hajj or Umrah

to release an individual from

the state of Ihram

• Men - Shaving > trimming

• Women - Trimming

Method for men

• Shave entire head

• Trim at least 1.5 inches from each hair

• Already bald?

Method for women

• Must trim 1.5 inches from each area of the head

• Divide hair into 3 sections

• Legal ruling: Umrah = all injunctions of Ihram are

lifted

• Legal ruling: Hajj = all injunctions of Ihram are

lifted except the prohibition of romance (Tawaf

Ziyarah)

Umrah of Hajj Tamattu

• Entering Ihram

• Entering Makkah

• Entering Masjid al-Haram

• Heading towards the Kabah

• Sighting the Kabah

Umrah of Hajj Tamattu

• Ihram

• Niyah for Umrah

• Tawaf

• Sa’ee

• Cut hair

• Remove Ihram

Some differences between

Hajj and Umrah

• Fard

• Designated months

• 5 pillars

Day one (8th Dhul-Hijjah)

• Entering Ihram for Hajj

• Legal ruling: Miqat

• Head to Mina

Heading to Mina

• Depart for Mina after Fajr on the 8th of Dhul

Hijjah

• Recommended to perform 5 prayers (Dhur, Asr,

Maghrib, Isha, and Fajr in Mina)

• (Dhur on the 8th of Dhul Hijjah)

• What I will need? On Checklist

Arrival in Mina

• Legal ruling: If late in Mina…

• Tent assignment

• Staying in Mina

Takbir at-Tashriq

• Begins from Fajr on the 9th of Dhul Hijjah and

continues through Asr on the 13th of Dhul Hijjah

• Recite the Takbir at-Tashriq immediately after

each fard prayer

• الحمدوهللأكبرللاأكبروللاللاإالإلهالأكبرللاأكبرللا

Day 2: 9th Dhul Hijjah

• Departure to?

Day 2: 9th Dhul HijjahWuquf in Arafah

• 1) Dhur to Maghrib is known as wuquf

• 2) Dhikr and dua until sunset

• 3) At sunset, don’t pray Maghrib

• 4) Use bathroom before leaving Arafah

• 5) Board the bus for ?

Day 2: 9th Dhul HijjahMuzdalifah

• 1) Call the adhan and one iqamah

• 2) Pray the 3 fard of Maghreb (at the time of Isha)

• 3) Pray the 2 fard of Isha

• 4) Pray the sunnah of Maghrib

• 5) Pray the sunnah of Isha

• 6) Pray Witr

Day 2: 9th Dhul HijjahMuzdalifah

• Spending the night in Muzdalifah

Day 3: 10th Dhul Hijjah

Wuquf of Muzdalifah

• Perform Fajr at the beginning of its time

• Dhikr until sunrise (Wuquf)

• Legal ruling - Wajib

• Go back to ?

Day 3: 10th Dhul Hijjah

Back to Mina• Before sunrise, go back to Mina

• 4 responsibilities in Mina

• 1) Going to the Jamarāt to pelt the large Shaytān

• 2) Sacrificing an animal

• 3) Shaving the head or cutting the hair

• 4) Performing Tawāf Ziyārah with sa’ee

Day 3: 10th Dhul Hijjah

Heading towards the Jamarāt

• Pelting can be anytime after the beginning of Fajr

on the 10th day until right before the beginning of

the time of Fajr of the 11th

• After sunrise till the time of Dhur enters (Sunnah)

• Makruh (disliked) to delay it until after Maghrib

• Old people + women = After Asr

• 30-50 minute walk each way

Day 3: 10th Dhul Hijjah

Pelting the large Shaytān

• 3 large walls

• Pelt only the large Shaytān

• Throw 7 pebbles, one at a time

• With the throwing of the first pebble, talbiyah of

Hajj ends.

Day 3: 10th Dhul Hijjah

Perform animal sacrifice

• Return to your tent at Mina

• Group leader will inform you once the sacrifice is

complete

Day 3: 10th Dhul Hijjah

Qasr/Halaq

• Shave your head (men only)

• Trim at least 1.5 inches of your hair

• All restrictions of Ihram is waived except

romance and marital relations

• Tawaf Ziyarah

Day 3: 10th Dhul Hijjah

Tawāf Ziyārah

• Mandatory

• Similar to the Tawaaf of Umrah, followed by the

sa’ee of Hajj

• Can be performed anytime from the beginning of

the time of Fajr on the 10th of D.H until the

sunset of the 12th.

• Legal ruling: Menstruating women and Tawaf

Day 3: 10th Dhul Hijjah

• Return to Mina

Day 4: 11th Dhul Hijjah

• Pelting

• Timings - Beginning of Dhur on the 11th until just

before dawn

• Step 1 - Pelt the small Shaytan

• Step 2 - Pelt the middle Shaytan

• Step 3 - Pelt the large Shaytan

• Return to camp

Day 5 : 12th Dhul Hijjah

• Pelting

• Timings - Beginning of Dhur on the 12th until just

before dawn

• Step 1 - Pelt the small Shaytan

• Step 2 - Pelt the middle Shaytan

• Step 3 - Pelt the large Shaytan

• Return to camp or Makkah

Farewell Tawaf

• Final ritual of Hajj

• Few hours before one departs

• Anytime after Tawaf Ziyara

• Wajib

• Waived for menstruating women

Home sweet home

• Discuss positive points (Know audience)

• Behavior after Hajj

• Eyes on prize

Checklist

• You will receive a checklist

• Write down questions/comments on notecard