The Islamic Bulletin Newsletter Issue No. 27

Upon arrival in Makkah - Make Tawaf 8th Dhul-Hijjah - Wearing The Ihram Stay In Mina 9th Dhul-Hijjah - Stay In Arafah Stay In Muzdalifah 10th Dhul-Hijjah - Stoning The Pillars Performing The Udhiya (Sacrifice) Shave Head Tawaaful-Ifaadhah 11th, 12th, (13th DhulHijjah 11) - Stay In Mina For Stoning Upon departure from Makkah - Tawaaful-Wadaa 8th day of Dhul-Hijjah (Yawmut-Tarwiyah) Enter state of Ihram. 5 ♦Make intention for Hajj, reciting - ّ بِحَج ّاللّھُم َلَبّيْك Labbayk Allahumma bi -hajjah Here I am O Allah, (in response to Your call) making Hajj. Standing, face the Qiblah recite the Talbiyah: ُ اللّھ َلَبّيْك لَبّيْك، َلَك َشَرِيْك َلا َلَبّيْك لَبّيْك، ّم لَك َشَرِيْك َلا ُالْمُلْك َو َلَك َالنّعْمَة َو َالْحَمْد ّإِن Labbayk Allahumma Labbayk, Labbayk la sharika laka Labbayk, Innal hamda wanni‘mata laka walmulk La sharika lak ♦ Between the time period after Fajr until before Zhuhur go to Mina (preferably in Morning) Stay in Mina ♦ Pray Dhuhr, ‘Asr, Maghrib and ‘Isha at Mina6. ♦ Engage in Ibadah (worship) all day. 9th day of Dhul-Hijjah (Yawmu ‘Arafah) Stay in ‘Arafah ♦ Pray Fajr in Mina. ♦ Go to Arafat any time after sunrise. Stopover if possible at Namirah 7 (place close to ‘Arafah - there is now a Masjid there) and remain there until after Zawaal (sun at highest point - no shadow) and listen to the Khutbah. If this is not possible, it is permissible to proceed to ‘Arafah, remaining there until sunset. Stand upon the rocks at the bottom of the Mount of Mercy (Jabalur-Rahmah); if not, then all of ‘Arafah is a standing place. Facing the Qiblah, with raised hands, supplicate and also recite the Talbiyah – It is encouraged to frequently recite the following – الْمُلْك، ُلَه لَه، َشَرِيْك َلا ُوَحْدَه ُّﷲ ّإِلا َإِلَه َلا قَدِيْر ٍشَيْء ّكُل عَلَى َھُو َو الْحَمْد، ُلَه َو La ilaha ill Allahu wahdahu laa shareeka lahu lahul mulk wa lahul hamdu wa huwa 'alaa kulli shay ‘in qadeer There is none truly worthy of worship except Allah alone, without partner. To Him belongs all Sovereignty and all Praise, and He is Omnipotent over all things. -this is the best supplication to recite on this great day. ♦Pray Dhuhr & Asr at Arafah. ♦ Perform WUQUF (stand and pray), make dua (supplications) and seek forgiveness until sunset. ♦ After sunset go to Muzdalifah. Stay in Muzdalifah ♦ Pray Maghrib & Isha together at Muzdalifah. 6 ♦ In Muzdalifah or Mina, collect 70 pebbles for stoning.10 ♦ Spend the night in Ibadah (worship) or go to sleep until Fajr. 10th day of Dhul-Hijjah (Yawmun-Nahr) ♦ Pray Fajr in Muzdalifah. ♦ Leave for Mina after Fajr. Between the time periods of after sunrise until the night, calmly proceed to Jamaratul-’Aqabah al-Kubraa  for stoning. Facing Jamarah, with Makkah to your left and Mina to your right, throw seven stones at Jamarah reciting- أَكْبَر ُّﷲ Allahu Akbar Allah is the Greatest (after each throw). ♦ Performing the Udhiya (Sacrifice), If a sacrificial ticket has been purchased, this is a permissible alternative, otherwise, calmly proceed to slaughter house in Mina for sacrifice. ♦ Shave/Trim Hair . After the sacrifice, Men: shaving head is preferable, or cut hair equally from all over head; Women: cut one-third finger length of hair. ♦ Remove Ihram, as all restrictions are now lifted. Go to Makkah to perform Tawaaful-Ifaadhah. Tawaaful-Ifaadhah ♦ Go to Makkah and perform Tawaaful-Ifaadhah. Can be performed anytime up to sunset of 12th Dhul Hijjah. Upon entering al-Masjid ul-Haraam with the right foot, recite Dua entering Masjid. (See Umrah section on first page). No Ihram required. Start at al-Hajarul-Aswad (Black Stone)1 ♦ Once Tawaaf is complete, offer 2 rakaats anywhere behind the Station of Ibraheem – or anywhere in the Haram: Recite Surat al-Kafirun 1st raka’a and Surat al-Ikhlas in the 2nd raka’a. ♦ Drink Zamzamwater – Make Du’aa ♦ Perform Sa’ee (See Umrah section page 1) ♦ Upon the completion of the Sa’ee, all restrictions are now lifted. ♦ Return back to Mina. Upon leaving al-Masjid ul-Haraam with the left foot, recite dua of leaving the Masjid – (See Umrah section page 1) 11th Dhul-Hijjah ♦ If Tawaf Ifaadhah 8 was not performed yesterday, go to Makkah and perform Tawaf. Then pray 2 rakaats, drink from Zam Zam and perform Sa’ee. Return to Mina. Stay in Mina for Stoning  From the time period between after Zawaal (sun at highest point - no shadow) until the night, stone all three Jamarats, 21 required per day.11  Facing first Jamarah (smallest), with Makkah to your left and Mina to your right, throw each of the seven stones at Jamarah reciting – أَكْبَر ُّﷲ Allahu Akbar Allah is the Greatest (after each throw) After stoning first Jamarah, face Qiblah (with first Jamarah to your right), raise hands and supplicate as you wish. Then, calmly proceed to 2nd (middle one) Jamarah Facing second Jamarah, with Makkah to your left and Mina to your right, throw each of the seven stones at Jamarah reciting – أَكْبَر ُّﷲ Allahu Akbar Allah is the Greatest (after each throw) After stoning second Jamarah, face Qiblah (with second Jamarah to your right), raise hands and supplicate as you wish. Then, calmly proceed to third Jamarah (Al-’Aqabah al-Kubraa) . Facing third Jamarah, with Makkah to your left and Mina to your right, throw each of the seven stones at Jamarah reciting – أَكْبَر ُّﷲ Allahu Akbar Allah is the Greatest (after each throw) After stoning final Jamarah, move onwards without supplicating. 12th Dhul-Hijjah ♦ If Tawaf Ifaadhah 8 has still not been performed, go to Makkah and perform Tawaf. Pray 2 rakaats, drink from Zam Zam and perform Sa’ee. Return back to Mina. ♦ From the time period between after Zawaal (after midday) until the night, stone all 3 Jamarat with 7 pebbles for each one. Leave Mina for Makkah before Sunset if possible. If you can’t leave - Stay at Mina. 13 th Dhul-Hijjah ♦ If you didn’t leave Mina, beginning after Fajr, stone all 3 Jamarat with 7 pebbles for each Jamarat. ♦Leave for Makkah. ♦ Before final departure from Makkah, perform TawaafulWadaa’ (Farewell Tawaf) as your last act. F o o t n o t e s 5 From wherever you are residing - hotel, house, etc. 6 Pray two Fard each for Zhuhur, ‘Asr and ‘Isha. Maghrib is not shortened, and remains three Fard. ‘Isha to be followed by Witr. 7 A place close to ‘Arafah - there is now a Masjid there. If this is not possible, it is permissible to proceed to ‘Arafah. 8 Tawaaful-Ifaadhah (Tawaaf ul Ziyarrat in Urdu/Farsi) can be performed on the 10th. *Women should allow extra days for Tawaf in Makkah in case of menses. 9 For an English translation, see page 1. 10 They are all the same in size. You can also pick the pebbles in Mina. You will need only 7 pebbles on the 10th, and 42 afterwards (49 total). You will need 21 extra pebbles if you are staying for the 13th of Dhul-Hijjah (70 total).They must not be bigger than a chickpea. (Approximately 1cm across = 0.39 inches). 11 It is permissible to perform Tawaaful-Wadaa’ on 12th day of DhulHijjah (as long as you leave Mina before sunset), thus missing the recommended (but not compulsory) day of stoning. Traveling by metro train during Hajj Hajj pilgrims traveling by the metro train will board and depart from Arafat, Muzdalifah, Mina and Jamarat at three tentshaped stations for each area based on the colored bracelet given to Hajjis. (Colored bracelets will be given to pilgrims who purchase them before Hajj) Station 1 Blue Station 2 Yellow Station 3 Green M i n a 1 M i n a 2 Jamarat (Mina) 3 A r a f a t 1 M u z d a l i f a h 2 M u z d a l i f a h 3 M u z d a l i f a h 1 A r a f a t 2 Arafat (Mina) 3 Hajj Mabrur (An accepted Hajj). May Allah (SWT) accept your Hajj. English بطبع اذن رقم ٥٢٠٩ في ج/ م/ ٣٠ / ١٢ / ١٤٣١ أنجليزي www.islamicbulletin.org

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