11th Day of Zul-Hijjah

* You should maintain the five prescribed congregational prayers while spending nights at Mina.

* During Tashriq Days (11th, 12th, 13th of Zul-Hijjah) recite Takbir (Allah is Greatest) very often after prayers which is called restricted remembrance where as the absolute remembrance can be recited at any time and in any place.

* You start throwing pebbles at each of three Jamarat after mid day. So you start with small Jamarat, then the middle Jamara, after that the Al-Aqaba Jamara which is called (Big Jamra).

* Throw seven pebbles at each of the three Jamarat successively.

* After throwing seven pebbles at the small Jamra successively, you face the Qibla with the small Jamra on your left and keep Khaif mosque on your right. Then you supplicate and entreat Allah longer as Prophet Muhammad did.

* After pelting the middle Jamara, you keep it on your right facing Qibla and supplicate and entreat so long.

* After throwing at Jamarat Al-Aqaba you leave immediately and not stand for supplication.

* It is permissible to pelt at night if necessary.

* Then you spend the night in Mina.

10th Day of Dhul-Hijjah

(Sacrifice Day)

* Dear brothers and sisters may Allah accept our Hajj.

* All pilgrims must perform Dawn Prayer (Fajr) in Muzadlifa with the exception of women and weak people.

* After Dawn Prayer face the Qibla, keep praising Allah, reciting Takbir (Allah is the Greatest) and supplication until the sky becomes a glow.

* Before sunrise proceed to Mina quietly reciting Talbiya.

* Speed up your walk when you pass by Muhassir Valley.

* Pick up seven pebbles from anywhere in Muzadalifa or Mina.

Then you have to do the following:

1. Throw seven pebbles at Jamarat Al-Aqaba in a successive way and recite Takbir with every pebble. Then you slaughter Hadi (“It is an obligation for the Mutamatia' and the Qarin only”).

He eats from the sacrifice and distributes some to the poor.

2. You shorten and shave hair from all parts of your head. It is better to shave it (for men only). Women are to cut only a fingertip of their hair. At this time all the prohibitions of Ihram state become permissible except for sexual intercourse, so you can wear your clothes and apply perfume, etc.

The first discard of Ihram happens with performing two of three - pelting, shaving and Tawaf.

3. Then you return to Makkah and perform the main circumambulation (Tawaf Al-Ifada).

4. In the case of Tamattu, you should perform Sa'ee between Safa and Marwa and also in the case of Ifrad and Qiran If he did not perform Sa'ee after Circumambulation of Arrival (Tawaf Al-Qudoum). Then the pilgrim will be allowed all-things prohibited due to state of Ihram including sexual intercourse with his wife.

5. There is no harm for the pilgrim if he does something out of order for example he shaves before throwing, there is no harm on him.

6.Drink the water of Zamzam and perform Noon prayer in Makkah if possible.

7.You have to stay the night in Mina.

(Day of Arafah)

* After sunrise on Ninth Day of Zul-Hijjah, he is to set out from Mina to Arafat reciting Talbiya and saying Allah is the Greatest (Allahu Akbar).

* It is detestable (Makruh) to fast on this Day of Arafa, for the Prophet stood in Arafat breakfasting with milk in the presence of all pilgrims.

* It is sunnah for the pilgrim to stay in Namirah till after midday, if that is possible.

* Listen to the Khutbah (sermon) at the Mosque of Namira, then combine in advance and shorten Dhuhr and Asr prayer (Noon and Afternoon Prayer).

* He must be sure when he enters Arafah that he is inside Arafah, because the Valley of U'rana is not a part of Arafah.

* He is recommended to raise his hands and face the Qibla while supplicating and remembering Allah till sunset.

* The whole of Arafat is reserved for Wuquf (standing). If he can keep the Mountain of Rahma between him and the Qibla, it will be better.

* It is not the Sunnah of the Prophet to climb the mountain.

* He says very often the following prayer (Du'a).

“There is no God but Allah, Alone. He has no partner. Sovereignty belongs to Him, and praise too, He gives life and takes it. He has power over all things”.

* He says very often peace and blessings on the Messenger of Allah (may peace and blessing of Allah be upon him).

* He does not leave Arafat till the sunset.

* After sunset the pilgrim moves from Arafat to Muzadalifa calmly. If he finds a wide space he can move quickly.

* He performs in Muzdalifa the Maghrib Prayer and Isha Prayer together at the time of the latter, he should not pray any extra prayer except Witr prayer.

* He sleeps till dawn. Women and weak people may leave for Mina at any time after midnight, or disappearance of the moon.

How to perform Hajj:

Pillars of Hajj:- (Arkan)

1. Ihram

2. Standing in Arafat i.e. staying and supplication

3. Tawaf Al-Ifadah (Main Circumambulation)

4. Making Sa'ee between Safa and Marwah

Duties of Hajj: (Wajibat)

1. Ihram at Miqat (Station of Ihram)

2. Standing at Arafat till the sunset for those who stand there by noon.

3. Spending the night in Muzdalifa and leaving before sunrise except women and weak people who may proceed to Mina at any time after midnight.

4. Staying during the nights of Tashriq Days in Mina.

5. Pelting the three Jamarat during the Days of Tashriq (11th, 12th and 13th of Zul Hijja).

6. Shaving or shortening of hair after pelting Jamarat al-A'kaba.

7.Tawaf Al-Wadda (Farewell Circumambulation).

* He who leaves a pillar of Hajj, his Hajj will not be accepted unless he does this pillar (rukun).

* He who leaves a duty (Wajib), he should offer sacrifice for the poor of Al-Haram.

Forbidden Acts During the state of Ihram:

Applying perfume, trimming hair or clipping the nails, a male covering his head, killing or hunting animals of game, sexual intercourse with your spouse, and its causes and stimulants, making a marriage contract, marriage proposal, wearing sewn clothes or boots or shoes reaching above the ankles, cutting or plucking of trees, plants or grass within the Sacred Precincts (Al-Haram).

Rites of Hajj

8th Day of Dhul-Hijja (Tarwiyah Day):

* At noon this Day, the pilgrim performs Ihram from any- where he stays where he intends to perform the rites of Hajj.

Before Talbiya he should do the following:-

Take a bath, clip his nails, trim his moustache, shave the pubic hair then put on 2 clean white seamless garments (Izar and Rida), women put on any regular decent dress, but she should not use face veils and gloves and she should leave the face and the hands uncovered but she is allowed to cover her face with her garment or head cover that is not a niqab when men approach.

For ‘Qarin’ and ‘Mufrid’, it is not allowed for them to shave or shortening hair as Mutamatti does, because they are still in the state of Ihram.

* It is a Sunnah for the pilgrim to cover his shoulders when he puts on Ihram dress.

* Then he says “Here I am My Lord, I intend to perform Hajj”.

* If he fears that anything may detain him from completing Hajj, He can make his intention conditional by saying:

“If I am detained by anything, my release from Ihram shall be where I am detained, "Whenever he conditioned and is detained by anything, he could discard his Ihram without any penalty”.

* When the pilgrim intends Hajj, He must avoid all forbidden acts of Ihram.

* Pilgrim recites Talbiya very often and does not stop reciting till he reaches Mina where he pelts jamarat Al-Aqaba on the 10th day of Zul-Hijja.

* Then he proceeds with pilgrims to Mina reciting Talbiya where he prays Noon prayer (Zuhr), Afternoon prayer (Asr), Sunset prayer (Maghrib), Evening Prayer (Isha) and Dawn Prayer (Fajr), he is not allowed to combine prayers together, he is only allowed to shorten 4-rak'at prayers.

* The Prophet (may peace and blessing of Allah be upon him) did not use to maintain supererogatory prayers which called in Arabic (Rawatib). He only used during his travel to practise the two optional Rakaat before the morning prayer and also the Witr prayer (after Isha prayer).

* He should maintain the supplications used to be said by Prophet Muhammad, especially, the supplications of morning evening & sleeping.

* He stays in Mina this night.

First: How to Perform Umrah:-

1- If a Muslim intends to perform Umrah, he should take off his clothes, take a bath and then perfume himself.

Taking a bath before assuming Ihram is (Sunnah) for both men and women.

2- After taking a bath, the Muslim puts on Ihram dress and prays if the time is for prescribed prayer, otherwise he should intend Umrah in the state of Ihram without praying. He says ``Oh Allah, I am responding to you by Umrah'', after that he should recite Talbiyah by raising his voice as follows:

``O my Lord, here I am at your service, here I am, There is no partner with You, here I am, truly, the praise and the provisions are Yours and so is the dominion and sovereignty, there is no partner with You''.

3- If the one who wants to assume Ihram fearing that any- thing may detain him from completing his rites, he can make his intention conditioned in state of Ihram by saying:-

“If I am detained by anything, my release from Ihram shall be where I am detained. In that case if he terminates his state of Ihram for some legal reason, such as illness or running out of money, he will be excused.”

4- When the Muslim enters the Holy Mosque, he should enter with his right foot and say the following prayer (du'a):

“In the Name of Allah and peace and blessings be upon the Messenger of Allah. O Allah! Forgive my sins, and open for me the doors of Your mercy. I seek refuge in Allah the Supreme and with His Noble Face and His eternal authority from the accursed devil”.

Then he moves to the Black Stone to start Tawaf from it, touches it with his right hand and kisses it. If he cannot do so, he points his hand at it. It is better not to hurt people in case of over crowding. When he touches the Black Stone, he says the following prayer:

“In the Name of Allah, Allah is Greatest, O Allah I do this believing in you, confirming Your book, in faithfulness to Your covenants and in compliance with the Sunna of Your Prophet Muhammad (blessing and peace be on him)”.

5- He should keep the Ka'aba on his left when he comes to the Yemeni Corner, he may preferably touch it with his right hand, but does not kiss it. It is desirable for him to recite between the Yemeni Corner and Black Stone the following supplication:-

“Our Lord grant us good in this world and good in the Hereafter and protect us from the torment of the Fire”. And when ever he comes to the Black Stone he says:

“Allah is the Greatest (Allahu Akbar)”.

He can say what he likes during the rest of Tawaf like supplication, remembrance, recitation of Holy Quran etc, for Tawaf, Sa'ee and pelting stones has been made for the remembrance of Allah.

6- A man should do two things during Tawaf-Al-Qodoum (Circumambulation of Arrival):-

(1) Throw the upper sheet of his Ihram garment over his left shoulder, leaving his right shoulder exposed which is called in Arabic (Idtiba').

(2) Secondly:- move quickly in the first three rounds, for the other four rounds he should walk normally and not to move quickly.

7- Having completed his seven circlings, he moves to the station of Ibrahim reciting the following verse:-

“And take you (people) the Maqam (place) of [ibraham as a place of prayer''. [sura 2, vserse 125]

Then he performs two rak'as, preferably behind the Station of Ibrahim - In the first rak'a he recites Sura 109 (Al-Kafirun, in the second Sura 112 (Al-Ikhlas).

8- After praying behind the Station of Ibrahim, he leaves for Safa (hill) and when he approaches Safa, he recites the verse:

“Verily, As-Safa and Al-Marwah (two mountains in Makkah) are of the Symbols of Allah. So it is not a sin on him who performs Hajj or ‘Umrah (pilgrimage) of the House (the Ka`bah at Makkah) to perform the going (Tawaf) between them (As-Safa and Al-Marwah). And whoever does good voluntarily, then verily, Allah is All-Reccogniser, All-Knower.” [sura 2, Verse 158] and says: “I begin from which Allah has begun”.

Then he climbs Safa, till he sees the Ka'ba and facing it raising his hands and say whatever prayer he likes. The prayer of Prophet Muhammad when he climbed Safa was as follows:

“There is no God but Allah, He has no partner. Sovereignty belongs to Him and praise too, He fulfilled his promise, helped His servant and routed the hosts, all alone". Then he descends from Safa walking, and when he reaches the Green Posts, he is recommended to move quickly between the two Green Posts then he walks normally till he reaches Marwa. As he climbs the hill of Marwah, he prays and praises to Him, with his face towards the Ka'aba as he did on Safa. He goes back to Safa and carries on until he completes seven courses. His coming from Safa and going to Marwa is considered to be one course. He may say what ever he likes: Du'a, Quraan etc..

When he completes Sa'ee seven courses, he should shave or cut part (shorten) the hair on his head. Women are to cut only a finger tip's length from their hair.

Shaving is better than shortening because the Prophet (may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) prayed for those who shaved three times and prayed for those who shortened once. The only exceptional case is when the time of Hajj is about to come.It is better for him to shorten so that he leaves some of his hair to be shaved or shortened in pilgrimage.

What Should Hajj

Pilgrims and

Those Who Perform

Umrah

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This is a brief pamphlet about the rites of Hajj (pilgrimage) and Umrah (Lesser Hajj) so that the Muslim can do these rites as the

Prophet (may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) did them.

May Allah make this pamphlet of great benefit and accept from you and us our good deeds.

Dear Muslim, If you want to perform Hajj, you should intend to perform one of these three types of Hajj:-

1- Tamattu' (it is the best type of Hajj, here you intend in your heart to perform Umrah and say at Miqat (station of Ihram) “O Allah I am responding to you my Lord, by Umrah. You start performing Umrah, when you finish, you abandon and discard Ihram. Then you are allowed to discard all the prohibitions of Ihram. On the 8th Day of Zul Hijja you should intend Hajj as explained in this pamphlet and slaughter a sacrifice (a ram).

2- Ifrad (making Hajj only in the prescribed months of Hajj. Once you enter Ihram, you should intend Hajj by saying at the Miqat: "I am responding to you my Lord, by Hajj)".

3- Qiran (making Hajj and Umrah at the same time) Hajj and Umrah by saying: ``I am responding to you my Lord by Umrah and Hajj together'', when you reach the Ka'ba, you circle it seven times, this type of Tawaf is called Tawaf Al-Qudoum (Circumambulation of Arrival), then you make Sa'ee seven times between Safa and Marwah, you can perform this Sa'ee later after Tawaf-Al-Ifadah, but it is better to perform it after TawafAl-Qodoum. You will be in the state of Ihram till the Day of Nahr (Day of Sacrifice) and you will start to perform rites of Hajj on the 8th Day of Zul-Hijja As explained in this pamphlet be sure to sacrifice.

al-Haafidh Ibn Hajar al-3asqalaanee (died 852 AH) said in Fath al-Baaree in the explanation of the Hadeeth of the Prophet (Sallallaahu 3alayhi wa Sallam): “If Allaah sends a punishment upon a people, that punishment will strike whoever was amongst them then they will be resurrected upon their actions.”

He (Ibn Hajar) said:“From what is derived and benefited from this is the permissibility of fleeing from the Kuffaar and the oppressors. This is because dwelling among them is a form of throwing one’s self into destruction. This is if he does not assist them or become pleased with their actions for if he assisted or was pleased then he is from them.” [Fath al-Baaree (13/61)]

Allaah Ta3aalaa Says (~translation), {And spend in the way of Allaah and do not throw [yourselves] with your [own] hands into destruction.} [soorah al-Baqarah v. 195]

I dont know if this topic is suited for this thread but I have a question..

After reading the Quraan with verses like suratul hadeed aayah #4 and after reading books like "Al-'Aqidah Al Wasitiyah"by sheikh ul islam I fully accept the fact that allah is above all creation...

however in sahih bukhari and in sheikh's book i found this hadith that had me wondering....

my dear muslim brothers and sisters i ask this question not because i want to cause fitna.. but because it has been bothering me for the past week or soo...

here is the hadith as reported in bukhari and muslim:

Quote:When any one of you stands up for prayer, you must not spit in front of you nor to your right <b>because Allah is in front of you</b> ;But you may spit to your left or under your foot

~ The Middle Path, and the True Manhaj ~

"...I do not have a personal thought [from my ownself - concerning Islaam -] except that [it is taken from] the Righteous Predecessors (radhiallaahu 'anhum); the followers of the 'Aqeedah of Al-Firqah An-Naajiah (i.e. the Saved Sect):

Ahl us-Sunnah wal Jamaa'ah.

We emphasise on Tawheed and its implications, rights and strongest bonds, as well as confronting all types of Shirk, especially the contemporary Shirk with its Kufr manifestations. We also hold fast to the middle path - the Path of the earliest people of this Ummah - without deviation from the way of the Believers towards extremism or negligence.

The distinguishing feature of our Da'wah is the public declaration and adoption of the Creed of Ibraheem ('alayhi salaam), by disclosing Al-Baraa' towards the Kuffaar and their false deities and creeds. This conforms with the faction that establishes the Deen of Allaah, 'evident by the Truth' - we ask Allaah (Subhanaahu wa Ta'aala) to be amongst them.

We detest the repulsive partisanship which splits up the Ummah into parties and sects; each sect rejoicing in that which is with it.

We regard ourselves as soldiers of Tawheed and servants of the Sharee'ah. We invite all Muslims to our Da'wah and we strictly adhere to the Book and the Sunnah. Whenever we find the sincere and Jihaadi leadership that leads us by the Guidance of the Book and the Sunnah towards supporting the Deen of Allaah (Subhanaahu wa Ta'aala), we join it and become their soldiers, supporters and disciples.

We motivate the youth to seek Knowledge of Sharee'ah, and to discern their [true] state of affairs.

We call for the establishment of Allaah's Sovereignty on earth...

We also believe in the absolute validity of Jihaad and in repudiating wrong-doings, and to change them by hand, provided those persons [who do so] possess sound methods, correct jurisprudence and are discerned with the balance of Al-Maslaheh (the Benefits) and Al-Mafasid (the Blights).

Hence, the enemies of Allaah (Subhanaahu wa Ta'aala) are not pleased with us, nor are we pleased with them. [And therefore], they are continually plotting against us and our Brothers who follow this Path..."

- Shaykh Abu Muhammad al-Maqdisi

As someone who does not follow the teachings of Islam you may have heard many different things about Islam and the Muslims. Let us take this into perspective, whether or not we believe (consciously) that there is a God, our sub-conscious mind already believes in this God.

Any psychologist would tell you that in most instances the first word that comes out of a person, usually reflects the way that he feels, deep within his sub-conscious mind. This is why they have developed such techniques as automatic writing etc. An example is the little baby that cries. When he is in need of sustenance, who is the first that he calls? He calls out "Mommy!". Why does he do this? His "mommy" is the epitome of sustainers to him even if he does not know it, so he calls her.

Now take into consideration the atheist, he says "there is no God!", but who is the first that he calls when there is trouble. He says " Oh God!". It follows logically, that even though a man may say that he does not believe in God, deep within his heart he actually recognizes the almighty.

The muslims believe in this same fact. Our approach is to simply believe in this God, know that we cannot see him but surely he sees us. Now ask yourself, "If God was continuously watching over you, would you still go out and commit all the sins that you do, or would you go through life carefully, constantly thinking about him and aiming to please him?"

This is the main focus of Islam.

Now further, "What is a muslim?"

The word "muslim" literally means "he who submits to the will of God". For example, the sky submits to the will of God when he gives the command to rain, therefore the sky is a muslim. Your body submits to the will of god when he says to rest, therefore your body is a muslim. EVERYTHING that submits to the will of God is a muslim, literally speaking.

Now think further. Are you not tired of all the different views on who is this God? One person says one thing about God then another person says quite another. Do you not feel like believing in this God, worshipping him, and forgetting all these different views on who he is. Like simply forgetting all this confusion and just believing in this one God??!!

If this is how you feel then you actually already have faith in what the muslims believe. This is the essence of our faith. "There is a God. Worship him!" Forget all the confusion about who is God. The important thing is that he exists and we need to realize that. The only difference is that we use the Arabic word meaning God, i.e. Allah.

Now the question is: How do we know how to worship God?

We cannot just simply worship him any way we like, we need worship him in a way that would reflect that he is the greatest being that is in existence.

But how do we do this?

There has to be someone to show us. A man just like ourself who has a direct connection with God and does not claim to be God himself. A man who does not require us to worship him. But instead teaches us to worship the almighty.

Historically speaking, the best man for this is the man who the muslims believe is the prophet of God, i.e. Muhammad, upon whom be peace.

After considering all the above we can draw the following conclusions:

There is really a God

We need to worship him

He must have sent down someone to teach us the way of worship

Now if you believe in this then you are essentially a muslim. All it takes to become a muslim is testifying that there is no other God but the true God and that he sent down Muhammad (u.w.b.p) as a messenger and a guide to teach us how to worship him.

If after reading this you believe in this God then email us. If you have any further questions on Islam or if there is any other matter that you would like to address us on then just email us and we will gladly reply to you. Your responses are very much appreciated.

PEACE BE UNTO YOU - ASSALAAMU ALAIKUM