Tawaf-e-Wida - Islamic Essentials

A Guide For Umrah & Hajj (Part 3 – Hajj) 

Presented By: Hazrat Maulana Shaykh Azhar Iqbal sb.(db)

The Pilgrimage Route

8 Zil Hajjah – 1 st Day of Hajj 

� Hajj preparations: Complete all Hajj preparations on 7 th Zil Hajjah. 

� Preparations for Ihraam: Comb your hair, shape the beard, trim your 

mustache, cut your nails, and remove unwanted body hair. 

� Take a bath with the intention of Ihram otherwise do wudu and put on 

the ihraam as mentioned earlier. 

� Nafl: Men offer two rakahs of nafl for Ihraam in the Haram Sharif 

by covering their heads. Women can offer these nafl at home. 

� Niyyah & Talbiyah: Uncover your head and declare your Hajj Niyyah 

and utter Talbiyah 3 times and as often afterwards as possible.

8 Zil Hajjah – 1 st Day of Hajj 

� Prohibitions of ihraam commence. 

� Departure to Mina: After the sunrise proceed towards Mina. On the 

way, pronounce Talbiyah as often as you can and also make dua. 

� It is ok to follow the procedure of your Mu'allim who usually arranges 

for hajis to leave for Mina during the night after Isha. 

� In Mina: Offer Zuhar, Asr, Maghrib and Isha prayers. 

� Spend that night in Mina and on 9th Zil Hijjah, offer Fajr prayer there.

MINA

9 Zil Hajjah – 2 nd Day of Hajj 

� Departure for Arafaat: Offer Fajr in Mina, say Takbir Tashriq and Talbiyah. 

Get ready and reach Arafat by zawaal. 

� Take bath, if possible, otherwise perform wudu and have meal. Do some rest. 

� Waquf-e-Arafaat: From the beginning of zawaal till the sunset. 

� Zuhr and Asar: Offer both prayers together behind the Imam, otherwise 

separately with your group members at your place. 

� Departure for Muzdalifah: When the sun sets proceed to Muzdalifah without 

offering Maghrib prayer reciting Zikr and Talbiyah on the way.

9 Zil Hajjah – 2 nd Day of Hajj 

� Maghrib & Isha prayers: In Muzdalifah offer both prayers together at 

Isha time. There is one adhan and one iqamah. (Kitabul Hajj – Umdatul 

Fiqah pg 227-228) 

� Fardh of Maghrib with jama'at � Takbir Tashriq & Talbiyah � Fardh of 

Isha with jama'at � Sunnah of Maghrib � Sunnah of Isha followed by 

Witr prayer. 

� Zikr and Dua during the night. 

� Collecting pebbles: The size of big grams (chick peas). For 3 days collect 

49 pebbles and for 4 days collect 70 pebbles. 

� Offer Fajr and do Waquf. Proceed to Mina when the sun is about to rise.

Size of Pebbles

10 Zil Hajjah – 3 rd Day of Hajj 

� Rami of Jamrah Aqabah: In Mina, do rami with 7 pebbles . You 

can perform Rami a little before sunset or even at night. 

� Stop Talbiyah: Before you throw the first pebble. Also don't stop 

for du'a. Just go to your place and do Qurbani. 

� Qurbani: It can be done on any of 3 days:10, 11 or 12 Zil Hijjah 

& any time during day or night. It is usually easy to sacrifice an 

animal on 11 Zil Hijjah. Ask a reliable person to do it for you. 

� Halq or Qasr: Men should do Halq (preferably) or Qasr. Women 

should cut about an inch long hair.


� If the sacrifice is postponed till the next two days, Halq/Qasr is also 

postponed because it comes after the sacrifice. 

� Halq /Qasr: Anytime up to the 12 of Zil Hijjah even if the sacrifice is 

not postponed. After Halq or Qasr all prohibitions of Ihram are lifted 

except the private relations between husband and wife which are 

permissible after Tawaf-e-Ziarah. 

� Halq or Qasr in Mina is a Sunnah. But you are allowed to do it 

anywhere in Haram. If done outside the boundaries of Haram, it 

requires a Dam.


� Rami � sacrifice � Halq/Qasr are performed in the order in which 

they are listed otherwise a Dam is required as a penalty. 

� Tawaaf-e-Ziarat: It can be perform any time from 10 Zil Hijjah to the 

sunset of 12 Zil Hijjah. Convenient to do it at night of 11 Zil Hajjah. 

� Saee of Tawaaf-e-Ziarat: Its procedure is the same as that of Sa‘ee 

of Umrah. 

� Return to Mina: Return to Mina when Sa‘ee is done and spend the 

night there.

11 Zil Hajjah – 4 th Day of Hajj 

� Rami of Jamraat Oolah: Throw 7 pebbles then move a little forward 

and facing Qiblah make extensive dua. 

� Rami of Jamraat Wustah: Again throw 7 pebbles then move a little 

forward and facing Qiblah make extensive dua. 

� Rami of Jamraat Aqabah: Just do Rami and return to your place 

without making dua. 

� 2 nd chance for Tawaaf-e-Ziarat: If you could not do Tawaaf-e- 

Ziarat yesterday, do it today and return to Mina for overnight stay.

12 Zil Hajjah – 5 th Day of Hajj 

� Rami of Jamaraat: Do rami in the same order as done yesterday. 

� Remember not to make dua after rami of Jamarat Aqabah. 

� Last chance of Tawaf-e-Ziarat: It is essential to do it before Maghrib. 

� Option: After today's Rami, you have the option to return to Makkah 

before sunset. But if the sun sets before you are able to depart, remain 

in Mina for the 3 rd night and throw pebbles the next day in the same 

order. 

� Tawaf-e-Wida: After Hajj, when you intend to return to your country 

from Makkah, it is Wajib to perform Tawaf-e-Wida . Its procedure is the 

same as that of a Nafl Tawaf.

Points of Acceptance of Duas. 

� There are certain points in the Masjid Al- 

Haraam where according to authentic hadith 

duaas are accepted.

1) First look at the Baitullah Sharif.

2) Bab-e-Ka’bah (Door of the Ka’bah)

3) Multazim & 4) Maqaam-e-Ibraheem

5) Hajr-e-Aswad or the line of Hajr-e-Aswad.

6) HATEEM

7) Between Rukn Yamini and Hajr-e-Aswad in Mutaaf

8) Zam Zam

9) Safa & 10) Marwah

11) Between the green lights of Safa & 

Marwah ( Meelain Ahzarain).

HAJJ – SUMMARY (DAY 1)



HAJJ – SUMMARY (DAY 4,5,6)

HAJJ – SUMMARY (DAY 5 & 6)

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