Check you have the following items before leaving home
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Hajj Checklist
A simple & practical guide to
the rituals of Hajj & Umrah
AT AIRPORT (If putting on Ihraam from Airport)
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Money Check In First
Credit Card if needed Do wudu and put on ittar
Passports (check drafts, meningitis Put Ihram on
certificates, photos) Put champals on
ID Cards – if applicable (obtained from Put original clothes away
Tour Operator) Read 2 rakaats salaatul Ihram nafl,
Airplane Tickets or e-ticket numbers read Kul ya ayyuhal kaafiroon in first
Give hotel address and Passport copies rakaat and kul huwalahu ahad in second
to Next of Kin in UK rakaat
Suitcases & Hand Luggage Once the namaz is finished do lots of
Mobile Phone if needed dua
Mustahab to do this dua:
Hand Luggage Packing List Allah humma inni us alooku ridhaku
wal jannah, Wa a’oozubiku min
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One small towel Birrah matiku ya ar hamar rahimin.
Ittar (perfume) Oh allah I ask of your pleasure and your
Soap, Soap Dish & Flannel
Watch
jannah and I seek refuge from your
anger (ghussa, naarazgi) and jahannam.
Extra Ihram Go to toilet and renew Wudu before
Money Belt, wallet boarding plane
Small bottle for toilet use, put it in
separate bag ON PLANE
Torch
Travel mussalah Task Completed?
Spare carrier bag Read all salaat’s at correct times, allow
Some food and drink for journey for time travelling towards Mecca
Passports and money and tickets Read Maghrib when you can see it
getting close to sunset
Zip up Quran
If you are going direct to Jeddah, at
Hajj Kitaabs and Notes, Fazaile amaal
correct time do Niyyat for Umrah
Allah humma inni uridul umrutu,
AT HOME BEFORE LEAVING
fayasir hali wata kabalha minni
Oh Allah I intend to perform Umrah,
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please make it easy for me and accept it
Do Ghusl
from me
Clip Nails, Trim Moustache, clean hair
And then recite talbiya
(all day before)
Read 2 rakah’s nafl before journey and
ask for ease of journey, repentance etc.
DO NOT USE REFRESHING TOWEL
which is given on plane
AT JEDDAH Airport
Task
Enter Waiting room
At immigration, men and women will
become separate.
They will take your draft and will give u
a transport ticket and a stamp for your
Muallim.
After check-in you will meet your
women in the luggage dept. Arrange for
women folk to wait for you there
After customs, your luggage will be
marked with a ticket.
Have Hotel address handy
You will need to find your Muallim if you
are travelling alone and board bus for
Mecca, you should have a number for
him.
Before Mecca there will be a
checkpoint where all your passports will
be checked in.
After checkpoint, the coach will stop at
the Europe Muallim’s office and the
receipt for the passport will be given.
The coach should drop you to you hotel
AT MECCA, Entering Haram for the first time
Task
Once you have done wudu, ghusl (if
needed) etc. Make your way to Haram
Sharif. Try to enter through Babul
Umra if possible but lots of
construction going on at the moment so
enter any door.
Enter mosque with right foot, do dua
Allahumaf tahli abwabu rahmatik
Do dua of itikaf as well
Bismillahe dakhalto wa alayhi
tawakaltoo wa nawayto sunnatul itikaf
Keep your gaze on the floor, with
proper humility until you get to the open
space (mataaf) where the kaabah is,
when you get near and you think you can
see it, raise your gaze and recite takbir,
Allah Hu Akbar, La ilaha illalah thrice
Then ask for as much dua as possible,
remember whole Ummah
Completed? Do durood sharif and ask for all other
duas to be accepted,
Recommended Dua, Oh allah, marte
dum tak, istikamat aur ikhlas ke saat,
us ki deen ki, hadith ki aur quran ki
khidmat me lagaye rakhe, aur allah
hamara khatima iman ke saat laye,
Do dua for everyone as this is one
moment where duas are accepted.
If you feel fit then do Umrah as soon
as possible.
HOW TO PERFORM UMRA
HOW TO DO TAWAAF
Task
Stop reading talbiya
Look for Hajare Aswad (the black
stone), in the corner where there is
only one minaret. All other corners of
haram have two minarets
There will also be a green light on the
arched walls.
There is no longer a line on the floor
showing the position of Hajare Aswad
Do idhtiba (put ihram under right
shoulder so it is exposed), for every
Completed? tawaaf followed by a saa’ee.
Do idhtiba for all 7 tawaafs
Do Raml (Walk Fast with che st out, like
marching) for 3 tawaafs (Men only)
Position yourself so your right shoulder
is in line with the left hand side of
Hajare Aswad. NOT directly in front.
Put your right foot on the floor just on
the start.
Do niyyat,, this is fardh,
Oh Allah I am doing 7 tawaafs of
your house for Umra, make it easy
for me and accept it from me.
Then make one side step so you are
directly in front of Hajare Aswad. On
the line
Then say Bismillahe Allahu Akbar wa
Lillahil Hamd and raise your hands to
your ears. (DO NOT RAISE HANDS
BEFORE TAKBIR)
Then do Bosa of Hajare Aswad as
follows:
Position your hands so they are at the
same height as Hajare Aswad then say
Bismillahe Allahu Akbar and kiss your
hands. DO NOT make a noise.
(have the niyyat in your mind that we
would like to do bosa but because of the
amount of people I cannot do it)
Then start your tawaaf and do bosa
every time you come in front of Hajare
aswad.
Do not turn your chest towards Kaaba;
if it does then the tawaaf will have to
be repeated. Only allowed to turn chest
Completed? when doing Bosa.
Do dua during tawaaf (Read from Al
Hizbul Azam if you have it),
When reaching Rukne Yamaani, if near
touch it with right and or both hands, if
far away, do not raise your hands or do
anything else. Do not touch with left
hand or face chest.
From ruke yamani to hajare aswas read
After Tawaaf, read 2 rakaahs nafl. If
makrooh time (between Asr and
Maghrib, zawaal or after Fajr) then do
namaz after makrooh time finishes
before sunnats.
No Idhitba, when reading 2 rakaats,
cover the Ihraam over your shoulders.
Try to read behind Muqame Ibrahim, if
not anywhere else is ok.
After namaz, do dua,
After dua, you can either go to the
multazzam, (space between doors of
kaaba and hajare aswad) and do dua
(chimat ke) if not busy. (can do before
or after zam zam).
Or else stand near it and do dua
instead.
After multazzam go to Zam Zam an d
drink as much as you can. Arrange to
meet partner there if necessary. Drink
water facing qiblah.
After water go back to Hajare aswad
and do bosa again.
Afterwards proceed to Saee.
HOW TO DO SAEE (between Safa and Marwa)
Task
After you get to Safa (follow signs)
You need to climb up as far as you can
until you can see the Kaaba (Due to
Construction, this might not be possible
anymore). There will be a big pillar, if
you look towards kaaba so the pillar is
on your right, you need to look through
the pillars and you may see Kaaba.
After seeing Bailtullah, raise your hands
for dua, read 4th kalima, durood sharif,
do lots of dua and proceed towards
Marwah.
At 2 places there will be green lights,
from one light to the other you have to
jog (men only), all other places walk at
normal pace. Do Dua ‘rabig fir war ham,
anta a’azul akram’
If you can’t jog due to the crowd, do as
much as you can, for women there is no
jogging.
For men, after jogging one should wait
for the women.
At Marwah you cannot see bailtullah so
you should go as far as you can and then
turn towards Baitullah and do dua as you
did in Marwah,
Do 7 times, and you will end up at
Marwah, start on Safaa and finish at
Marwah.
After Dua, Saee is finished.
Pray 2 rakats nafl, mustahab
AFTER SAEE
Task
You need to cut your hair. You have not
finished Umrah until you have cut your
hair.
DO NOT USE SOAP ON HEAD when
cutting.
One should SHAVE all of it off, not
trim it.
For women, they should cut off approx
one inch off their plat (wrap hair round
finger once)
Completed? Now Umrah is finished.
Recommended things to do in MECCA
Task
Try and read at least one quran in
Haram Sharif.
Go to Jannatul Malla
Go Gare Hira (known as Jabal Nur) take
taxi
Do as much tawaaf as you can.
Do not do so much so you have problems
at Hajj time.
Try to learn Hajj as much as possible
Make a note in Mecca of Esha start
time and Fajr time for Muzdalifah.
IMPORTANT: If you are doing Qurbani
with group, you need to find a contact
name and number of person who is doing
Qurbani. If you are organising it
yourself you need these details, and
make sure they are reliable.
HAJJ
7th Zil Hajj
Task
Clip Nails, Trim moustache, cut hair etc
Prepare your luggage to take to Mina,
take as less as possible
After Esha, eat food, have ghusl, (This
can also be done later on in night)
then put your ihram on for Hajj
then go to Harram Sharif
and do one nafl tawaaf if possible (for
Completed? tahyatul masjid).
Then do niyyat for Hajj ihram
Read 2 rakaats namaaz with head
covered, then open head and do dua
And do niyyat, Allah humma inni uridul
Hajja, fayassirhali watakablha minni
(Oh Allah, I am making intention of
performing Hajj, make it easy for me
and accept it from me)
Then do talbiya as much as possible.
Now you are muhrim
OPTIONAL, you can do the SAEE for
Hajj, which would normally be done
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after Tawaafe Ziyarat.
If you want to do this then, you will
have to do a nafl tawaaf and then the
SAEE.
You will need to do Raml and idhtiba.
Now go home and go to sleep if time or
wait for Fajr and spend time in Ibaadat
8th Zil-Hajj
MINA
Task Completed?
After Fajr, Have breakfast and then
leave for Mina, DO NOT leave before
Fajr
Best to walk it, easier and quicker, find
out Tent number and area in Mina
where your tent is and go with someone
from group who knows
Need to get there before Zuhr
At Mina, need to read 5 namaz’s from
Completed? Zohar to Fajr the following day.
FIND LOCATION OF YOUR TENT
ON MAP AND MAKE A NOTE OF IT
Do as much ibaadat as possible, abstain
from Worldy Talk
Eat as least as possible, try only fruit
because you will not have to do istinja
much.
Spend the night there
9th Dhil-Hajj
ARAFAT
Task
After Fajr, eat breakfast the n leave
for Arafat, (quite far, possible to walk
but coach easier)
DO NOT LEAVE BEFORE FAJR
Need to do Qasr namaz if you have
spent less than 15 days before 8th Zil
Hajj
Need to get to Arafaat before Zawaal
time.
From Zawaal, till subha sadiq the
following day, one needs to have spent
some time there.
On reaching Arafaat, get fariq before
zawaal (ie istinja, wudu etc, expect long
queues)
Start Ibaadat after Zawaal until
Maghrib,
Do as much dua as possible, tilaawat
etc.
Best to go near Jabale Rehmat and do
ibaadat, DO NOT climb the mountain.
Do ibaadat standing as much as possible
outside, then inside tent.
Try not to sin with the mouth.
Do not pray Zuhr and Asr together,
pray them in their own times.
Advisable prayers
Pray 4th kalima 100times.
Pray 100 times Kul huwallo
Pray Durood sharif 100 times in the
following way
Allah humma Salle alla………..majid (only
1st half) then say Wa alayna ma’ahum
Whoever does these 3 things, Allah will
give you whatever you want and tell the
angels that he has forgiven you.
This is the main time for Dua, ask for
everything and especially that Allah
helps the Ummat in these trying times.
Also ask that we all die with Iman.
Completed? MUZDALIFA
Task
After sunset leave for Muzdalifah
(possible to walk)
From Arafat we need to go to
Muzdallifah, doing labbayk.
Sometimes you will get dropped off
before the boundary of muzdalifaah,
you will know by the lighted area on a
big plain and lots of people will be
picking up stones.
Once you get there do istinja and do
wudu, get farig. (might be easier to find
toilets on opposite side which are less
busy, ensure you stay within Muzdaliffa
boundary)
Ensure that all people in the group can
get to the hotel and have enough money
so if you get lost they can go there.
If you get lost inform aalim and tell
then the situation and do whatever they
tell you.
At Muzdaliffa, need to read Maghrib
and Esha together at Esha time in the
following manner.
In jammat, do one azaan
Then iqaamat
Then maghrib 3 farz
Get up and no azaan and no iqaamt
Start 4 farz of esha
Then do sunnat of maghrib
And then sunnat and wajib of esha.
Can read both Maghrib and Esha any
time before Fajr
If you do not get to Muzdalifah before
fajr and fajr time is near then do both
namaz’s (Maghrib and Esha wherever
you are).
Need to stay at muzdaliffah until Subah
Sadiq.
After esha eat some food
Then collect stones
Big as chick peas minimum and max,
date stone.
Need to collect at least 80 stones.
(make sure you don’t accidently pick up
clumps on dust)
Mustahab to wash them as well.
Completed? Very big night, do lots of ibaadat.
Sort out the stone into bags, ready for
Rami (7 stones in one bag, 21 stones in 2
others (or 3 if doing Rami on 13th), keep
spare as well just in case)
And have rest as well; make sure you
stay away from sin.
10th Dhil-Hajj (eid)
Task Completed?
Make a note of Fajr time in Mecca and
read Fajr on proper time
After reading namaz go to Mina, easy to
walk if you know where you tent is
MINA
Task Completed?
On reaching Mina, need to do Ramii as
soon as possible.
Try and get some rest,
To identify the 3 jamarrat. The nearest
to Mecca is the big one, then the next
one is the middle one and then the little
one. At Masjide Khaif, the nearest
jamaraat is the little one, then the
middle one etc.
Stop reading talibiya
Only need to do Ramee of big
shaytaan
When going to do Ramee, be careful,
advisable to approach Jamaarat from
behind as there will be less crowd, also
travel with wife together in small group,
skirt around main crowd to the rear and
then do ramee.
7 stones use thumb and forefinger.
Needs to land within 3 yards of wall
Need to throw each stone separately
Need to have masjid on the right when
you throw
Raise arm so Armpit is viewable.
Read dua or read Bismillahe
Allahuakbar and throw stone
No dua after Ramee
Do not throw very hard
Do not hit pillar hard because if it
rebounds off and falls ouside the 3
yards, need to throw it again.
Try doing after Asr (more quite) make
sure you don’t miss your namaz !
Best time for women is between Asr
and Maghrib.
Read Asr and then go to do rami, if
there is not enough time, leave before
Asr and perform Asr near jamarrat.
After Maghrib until Subah Sadiq,
makrooh time for ramee.
If it is done after Maghrib, you will not
be able to do Qurbani, but then have to
stay in Ihram for another day.
Time for Ramee is until Subah Sadiq
After Ramee make way to Mecca if
someone doing Qurbani on your behalf
or to Qurbani area in Mina if doing it
yourself
QURBANI
Task
Need to do qurbani for shukr
Contact person who was performing
Qurbani, you need to confirm 100% that
it has been done before shaving head.
If ramee was done after Maghrib,
Qurbani has to be done next morning.
If not sure about doing qurbani, go to
madrasah saulatiya and they will give
you a specific time for qurbani.
Then shave head (HALAQ), do this in
Mecca, easier.
Then have Ghusl and take Ihram Off
(Remember relations are still not
permitted yet)
TAWAAFE ZIYARAT
Task
Best done on 10th but easier to do it on
11th morning after shaving qurbani/head.
Needs to be done before 12th Maghrib
Ok for women in haiz to delay after
12th
Wife only halaal after this
Go to Haram and perform Tawaafe
Ziyaarat
After tawaafe ziyarat do Saee if not
already done
Do Raml even if not in ihraam
If still in ihram do idhtiba and raml
11th Dhil-Hajj
Task
Go to Mina as soon as possible after
Tawaafe Ziyarat, need to get there
before Zawaal. It is best to spend the
nights of Hajj in Mina, more beneficial.
need to do rami of all 3 jamaraats
starting with small jamaraat
7 stones each
Can only do after Zawal
best to do after asr, less busy
right side near masjid again
stone little jamaraat then turn right
Completed? towards kaaba and do dua, surah fatiha,
durood sharif, try reading surah
baqarah as much as possible, or at least
20 ayats.
Then stone middle one and do dua,
Then stone large one and no dua
Then return to tent and carry on
Ibaadat
12th Zil Hajj
Task
Do Ramii of all 3 again as on 11th
Best to do after Asr again,
Try to leave then before Maghrib, if
you don’t leave then makrooh to leave
before doing another rami on following
day. If still there before subah sadiq
waajib to do ramii of the 13th as well
Completed? Cannot Umrah on 13th
HAJJ IS NOW COMPLETE
TAWAAF-e- WIDAA
Task Completed?
Do as late as possible, before leaving
Mecca
Do tawaaf, then 2 rakaahs and then
zamazam
Then do dua on multazam and ask Allah
to bring you back again as soon as
possible
Be upset that you are leaving kaabah
Completed? Ziyarate Madina
Task Completed?
Read durood sharif on the way to
medina
Also read tafsirs of the prophets life
and tell others
Before going to Prophets Mosque, dress
in best clothes, as much sunnat as
possible, put on ittar, imaama if you
have one
When going to do salaam, you will have
to enter from gate on right hand side
of Masjid, if you do salaam directly in
front then you wont have much time,
try to stand a bit of distance away, that
way you will have more time,
Remember to convey salaams of all
people who have asked you.
Disclaimer: Although I have taken great care in
preparing this checklist it is the responsibility of each
person to ensure that they are performing the correct
acts so please make a bit of effort and confirm all
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actions and please do dua for all me, Maulana Salim
whose books\talks have helped me compile this, my
family and all the Ummah.