Hajj
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About Hajj
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Hajj Day-by-Day
Day One: The 8th Day of Thul-Hijjah
On the eighth day of Thul-Hijjah (Yawm-e-Tarwiyah),
the pilgrim put on his Ihraam after the Salaat of Zohr & Asr and head
out of Makkah to Mina. He spends the rest of the day and night in Mina
involved in prayer, preparing himself to set out to Arafaat. |
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Day Two: The 9th Day of Thul-Hijjah
On
the nineth day of Thul-Hijjah
(Yawm-e-Arafa), after praying
Salaatul-Fajr in Mina, the pilgrim
waits until just after sunrise, then
he heads out of Mina to Plain of
Arafaat which he should enter around
noon. In Arafaat he Pray Zohr and
Asr prayers together with one Adhaan
and two Eqamahs at the commencement
of Zohr time. He should then wait in
Arafaat until just after sunset
(approx. 10 minutes after sunset),
then set out to Mash'ar or Muzdalifa
(an area between Arafaat and Mina).
Postpone the maghribain prayers at
Arafaat to pray them together at
Mash'ar with one Adhaan and two
Eqamahs, then spend the rest of the
night in prayer and sleep. Also one
should pick up more than
required(21) pebbles for throwing at
the Jamaraats in Mina. |
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Day Three: The 10th Day of Thul-Hijjah
This day is known as Eidul
Adha/Yawm-e-Nahr. The pilgrim should
pray salaatul-Fajr in Muzdalifa,
then leave Muzdalifa for Mina
shortly after sunrise. And heads for
Jamrah Al-Aqabah then Jamrah Al-Ula
and Jamara Al-Wusta for stoning. As
he throws each stone at these
Jamaraats he should say Allahu
Akbar. On completion of the rites of
stoning he should go to the place
where animals are kept and slaughter
an animal
(Qurbani/Sacrifice-Offering). Then
proceed to Taqseer or Halaq
(clipping hairs or shaving the
head). After that he goes to Makkah
for A'maal-e-Makkah, which comprise
Tawaaf of Hajj/Tawaaf Al-Zeyaarah,
its prayer (Salaat Al-Tawaaf) and
Sayee. Then complete Tawaaf-Un-Nisa
and its prayer and take off his
Ihraam. |
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Day Four: The 11th Day of Thul-Hijjah
On this day a pilgrim have to perform the act of Ramy Jamaraats in Mina.
The pebbles must be thrown on the
Jamaraat in their prescribed order,
i.e., beginning from the one coming
first from Mina towards Makkah -
called Al-Jamrah Al-Ula, then the
next one to it - called Al-Jamrah
Al-Wusta and lastly the nearest to
Makkah - called Al-Jamrah Al-Aqabah. And the pilgrim must consciously pass
the night in Mina. It is not necessary to be there the whole night. |
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Day Five: The 12th Day of Thul-Hijjah
He
does as he did on the 11th day of Thul-Hijjah. |
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Day Six: The 13th Day of Thul-Hijjah
The
pebbles must be thrown on the Jamaraat in their prescribed order,
i.e., beginning from the one coming
first from Mina towards Makkah -
called Al-Jamrah Al-Ula, then the
next one to it - called Al-Jamrah
Al-Wusta and lastly the nearest to
Makkah - called Al-Jamrah Al-Aqabah.
Then pilgrim can leave for Makkah
immediately for Tawaaf-ul-Wida with its prayer. |
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Hajj Article Index
Source: Al-Hadj.com
From the book "Hajj with Illustration"
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