Useful Tips for Hajees

1. Few days before start of Hajj (Dhul Hijjah 8

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) , keep yourself physically fit and relaxed .
his is !ery crucial. "ou #ay ha!e to walk lon$ distance durin$ the actual Hajj days
which could be pretty de#andin$.
%. &lways wear the wrist band and the 'D cards that your Hajj or$ani(ers $i!e you. his is
!ery i#portant . 't would ha!e the details of your Hotel , your ent location and other
i#portant details. 'n case you lose your way ,you can reach out to any !olunteer )
police. hey would help you reach your place lookin$ at your wrist band and the 'D
cards.
*. 'n all the places watch out for the +oard which #arks the ,tart and -nd of the place and
stay with in the boundary of the place you are re.uired to stay.
-x/ 0ina ,tarts here , &rafat ,tarts here , &rafat ends here .
1. 2o alon$ with the hajj $roup to 0ina on the first day of Hajj. his will help you locate
your tent. ents there look !ery identical. ,o try to re#e#ber your tent usin$ so#e
land#arks.
3. 4n the first day of Hajj, you are re.uired to stay only in Mina. ,o do not atte#pt to
catch prayers in 0akkah . 'n 0ina re#e#ber &llaah and do Dhikr 5 dua #uch.
6. 7hile $oin$ to &rafat , carry #ini#u# lu$$a$e with you . you #ay ha!e to walk fro#
&rafat to 0u(dalifah and a$ain fro# 0u(dalifah to 0ina. 'n this case , e!en a li$ht
lu$$a$e #ay see# hea!y on you. +ut re#e#ber to carry an extra 'hra# for your use in
&rafat .
8. % sided shoulder ba$ is the best to carry your lu$$a$e . 't keeps your hands free and
also it is the best to bear wei$ht. ,o carry such a ba$. his is !ery i#portant.
8. 2o to &rafat alon$ with your $roup and do not try to reach &rafat on your own. his is a
hu$e risk. 9e#e#ber one who #isses &rafat #isses Hajj .
&!oid walkin$ to &rafat , it #ay tire you unnecessarily.
:. 4nce you reach &rafat , after your breakfast try to take appropriate rest . hen take a
bath and wear a fresh 'hra# . 't will keep you fresh .
1;. 'n &rafat the 7a.t starts by start of <uhar. Finish <uhar and &sr =rayer (co#bined) ,
and ask #ore and #ore duas to &llaah. >eep askin$ dua until the sunset . ?ntil ,unset
is the 2olden hours in Hajee@s life . his is the crux and #ost essential part of Hajj.
Aea!e &rafat only upon sunset . 0a$hrib should only be prayed in 0u(dalifah with 'sha
co#bined.
11. 'f you choose to walk fro# &rafat to 0u(dalifah , then be fast on your steps to reach
0u(dalifah. "ou would see people happy and relaxin$ , eatin$ with fa#ilies and e!en
takin$ a nap on the way to 0u(dalifah . +ut do not $et di!erted . +e fast on your steps ,
this is because if you are late to reach 0u(dalifah , then it could e!en $et difficult to
enter the 0u(dalifah boundary , e!en thou$h you see the board B 0u(dalifah starts
hereC. his happens because people sit down i##ediately once they see the board .
here could be lots of space inside but still you cannot $et there. ,o be fast and try to
$et into 0u(dalifah and try to find a place as #uch as closer to the other end of
0u(dalifah as possible . his should help you reach 0ina easily the next #ornin$ . 7alk
fro# 0u(dalifah to 0ina is a real challen$e with a hu$e hu#an traffic .
1%. 4n the way fro# &rafat to 0u(dalifah, there are lots of facility to do 7udhu, drinkin$
water and oilets. 't would be !ery easy if you are in wudhu before enterin$ 0u(dalifah.
his way you can strai$ht away pray in 0u(dalifah and sleep . Doin$ 7udhu ) $oin$ to
toilet inside 0u(dalifah can so#eti#es be !ery hard. ,o be in 7udhu before enterin$
0u(dalifah.
1*. Dext #ornin$ the walk fro# 0u(dalifah to 0ina would be a $reat challen$e. ,o be
prepared for it . "ou #ay ha!e to walk for few hours. 4nce you reach 0ina boundary ,
be !ery careful not to #iss the Bcut ) laneC to reach your tent. 't is al#ost i#possible to
walk back a$ainst the crowd. 4nce you reach 0ina you can always take the help of
!olunteers (lots of the# are fro# 'ndia ) by showin$ your wrist band . hey will direct you
to your place.
11. 4n your way to 0ina tent , you #ay already see so#e people with B,ha!ed headsC.. Do
not worry . Ea#araat is an easy task (for those who can). ,o once you reach your tent
, relax and ha!e so#e food and then proceed to Ea#araat.
13. Tips for Jamaraat / here are lots of facilities to #ake Ea#araat easier now a days .
Aike Farious Bone way roadsC . here are also !arious floor le!els to #ake the Ea#araat
easy, #ore o!er the Ea#araat wall ) pillar is !ery wide nowadays.
Despite all these, in the Ea#araat if the crowd is !ery hea!y and are too furious, then
here is the tip for it. BDo not try to stone at the start of the pillar by $ettin$ into the
crowd.C +ut walk .uietly forward behind the crowd and try to $et closer to the end of the
Ea#araat pillar. Here you can #o!e closer to the Ea#araat wall and stone. +y this ti#e
all the furious and stron$ people would ha!e thrown and would ha!e co#e out .
0ost i#portantly , in the Ea#araat , if any of your thin$s fall down , do not try to pick it up
in the crowd. 't #ay lead to fatal injuries ) incidents to you and others.
16. Dont lose focus:
"ou #i$ht find lot of people (e!en in your own tent) en$a$in$ in !ain talk and worldly
discussions especially after the day of &rafat. +ewareGG he hajj days are not yet o!er.
,o stay focused and re#e#ber &llaah #uch.
7hen you feel people in the crowd (while walkin$ to 0u(dalifah , 0ina , to Ea#araat)
tired , you initiate to say BakbirC loud and #oti!ate the#.
&fter all Hajj is all about re#e#berin$ &llaah #uch .
17. Short cut easy !ay to enter Ta!aaf area in Ma""ah :
Here is the allHi#portant tip . o the ri#ht of $%&ul $'ee' #ate ( 2ate no 1 5 #ost
fa#iliar $ate) and %efore #ate no ( , there is a lower base#ent . ,o take the steps and
$o to the ri$ht side for so#e distance. "ou can then take cli#b the steps ( approxi#ately
only 1 or 3 steps) . his will take you to the path way which will lead you directly to
Hajaral &swad .
his Aower base#ent has the pro!ision for ladies as well .'t is best for fa#ily. 't also has
facility to do wudhu in <a# <a# water . Dot just that , it is a place where you can do
,aee ( but it is not best for ,aee , since you can not see the >aba fro# here) . +ut the
crowd for ,aee would be pretty okay . so if you ha!e difficulty in doin$ ,aee in 2round
floor or hi$her floors , you can prefer here.
1). *all of +ature :
'n places where you find toilets with hea!y .ueue, it is a $ood idea to carry water in a
water bottle and #o!e to an isolated place to relie!e and clean yourself.
7hile bein$ in Hara# , if you find the toilets hea!y , you can $o to ,hoppin$ place like
0akkah Hilton hotel . here are toilets a!ailable there in !arious floor. ,o you can use
the# .
1,. Doin# -u&hu :
,i#ilar to I 18 , if you carry water in a water bottle , you can do wudhu with it instead of
waitin$ in .ueue for doin$ wudhu.
%;. -ater .ottle : &lways re#e#ber to carry water bottle to 0asjid al Haraa# and 0asjid
un Dabawi. his way you can carry <a# <a# back. 'ts !ery i#portant because we can
see lot of people buyin$ ordinary water in the restaurants ) shops nearby while ha!in$
food , e!en thou$h they are close to Hara#.
%1. /asy !ay to 0ill your o!n 1am'am : 'n case you want to fill <a# (a# in bi$$er cans
on you own , take a hose pipe or water bottle with botto# cut with you . "ou can then fit
this into the <a# (a# taps near the entrance of the Hara# and fill your 1; Aiter can on
your own . 9e#e#ber , otherwise you need to $o to 0arwa end and then fill <a# (a# .
't@s a pretty lon$ distance to walk and carry .
%%. -ant to 2iss Hajar $l $s!a& 3 Durin$ days other than the Hajj days , you #ay $et a
chance to kiss Hajar al aswad , e!en thou$h you are weak , old or a fe#ale . Here is
howJ
,o#e %; or %3 #ins before <uhar (5 ) or) &sr prayer , there will be a .ueue . his
.ueue is for kissin$ Hajar al aswad one by one ( with out any body pushin$ you . not
e!en touchin$ you). -!en for ladies there is a separate .ueue and they will also be
$i!en a chance. ,o if you want to kiss Hajar al &swad, you can join this .ueue .
45. Durin# Ta!aaf :
Durin$ awaaf you #ay see a lon$ hu#an train, with people holdin$ each other@s hands
with stron$ hold in awaaf . hey would ne!er lea!e each other@s@ hands e!en if you
need to $o out passin$ throu$h the# . "ou only need to bear with the# and be patient
for &llaah@s sake.
4n the other hand , you #i$ht see old ) weak and disabled people , who need helpin$
hands. ,upport the# and the dua they #i$ht do for you is precious. ,o help those old )
weak people.
&lso , when you are finishin$ your awaaf , if you are deep inside the crowd , slowly
co#e out $radually durin$ your last awaaf to the outer circle . his way you can co#e
out easily fro# the awaaf and #ake thin$s easier for others as well .
46. Durin# 7rayers:
9e#e#ber that your shoulders should be co!ered durin$ your prayers. So !hen in
8hram 9 co:er your shoul&ers &urin# prayer. 'f you see others prayin$ with open
shoulders, kindly help the# understand this .
4(. ;eneral precautions :
&part fro# your re$ular #edicines, take $eneral #edicines with you ( for Kold ,
fe!er etc) , includin$ for sto#ach upsets. 't would be !ery useful for you and
others who #ay need it.
Durin$ the Hajj days be ultraHcareful not to take road side foods . akin$ Fruits ,
5 juices are reco##ended. 9oad side food #ay cause diseases and illness.
&!oid ice crea#s as #uch as possible.
46. ;eneral help :
2enerally help the old and weak people in whate!er way you can.
Help people find their way ( you #i$ht see lot of people who are illiterate and
they do not know how to $o to their hotel ) tents etc.) . 'f you know the way , you
can help the# yoursel!es. 4r else take the# to the !olunteers who will help the#
.
9e#e#ber, so#e people #ay be usin$ escalators for the first ti#e in their life .
,o if they are scared or findin$ it difficult, please help the# . ( Aast year , in the
escalator for Ea#araat a person was losin$ the balance and 0ashaa &llaah the
police in char$e i##ediately switched off the escalator and the person behind
supported).