The Rituals of Hajj [Electronic resources] نسخه متنی

Recommended acts and
supplications

Recommended acts in Ihram

There are a few mustahab acts recommended in a state of ihram:

Before wearing ihram one must clean the body, cut one's nails, trim
the moustache and remove the hair under the armpits and below the navel.


Those who intend to proceed to Hajj should keep the hair on the
head and beard loose from the first of Thil Qa'dah and those intending to
perform an Umrat-ul-Mufradah for one month before the trip.


One must perform ghusl at the meqat but if there is fear that water
will not be available there, it may be performed before leaving for meqat. If
water is found there, the ghusl be repeated.

If after the ghusl, one
urinates, eats or wears clothes forbidden in a state of ihram, it is
recommended that the ghusl be repeated. A ghusl performed during the day will
last to the end of the night which follows and the ghusl made in the night
will last to the end of the following day.


At the time of ghusl, one can say the following supplication as
stated by Sadooq:

(I commence by the name of Allah and seek help from Him.
O Allah render this ghusl an illumination for me and that it may purify me,
protect me from all fears and be a cure for all ills. O Allah! purify me and
my heart, broaden my chest and that my tongue may utter words of love,
adoration and praise for You as there is no strength for me but You and I know
that my religion is submission to You and following the practices of Your
prophet, may Your peace be on him).


At the time of wearing the ihram, you may say the following
supplication:

(All praise to Allah who has graced me with clothes to cover
my body, perform my duties, worship my Sustainer and reach where He has
commanded me. All praise be to Allah who, when I directed my course towards
Him, reached me; when I directed my intentions towards Him, assisted me, drew
me closer and did not shatter me; when I sought His pleasure, granted me
peace. He is my fort, refuge, protector, support, hope, salvation, saviour and
my provider in times of hardship and comfort).


The cloths for ihram be made of cotton.


The ihram be worn after dhuhr prayer. If this is not possible, it
be worn after any daily prayer or after the recitation of two raka'as . It is
preferable that in the first raka'a, after the recitation of the Chapter of
Al-Hamd, the Chapter of Tawheed be said and in the second raka'a, after the
Chapter of Al-Hamd, the Chapter of Kafiroon be said. After the prayer, Allah
be praised and may peace be with the Holy Prophet and his pure progeny.


Then the following could be said: (O Allah! include me among those who
have responded to Your call, have faith in Your promise and follow Your
command, for I am Your slave in Your confinement. I cannot be saved, except by
You, and cannot take, except what You grant. You have reminded us of Hajj. I
beseech You that You make me firm on Your book and the practices of Your
Prophet (s.a.w.). Grant me strength where I am weak and that I may perform
what is incumbent on me with ease and health. Include me among those whose
arrival pleases You, You are pleased with, You call by name and have recorded.
O Allah! I have travelled from far and have spent my property to attain Your
pleasure.

O Allah! accomplish my Hajj and Umrah. O Allah! in compliance
with Your book and the practice of Your Prophet (s.a.w.), I intend to perform
the Umrat-ut-Tamatu' for Hajj. If any impediment comes in my way, remove it by
Your power. O Allah! if I do not achieve the Hajj, I may at least the Umrah. I
forbid myself, for Your sake, my hair, body, flesh, blood, bones, brain, my
union with my wife, clothes and perfume so that I may attain Your pleasure and
the Hereafter).


Make the niyyah (intention) for ihram together with talbiyah.


It is recommended that men say the talbiyah aloud.


Say during the talbiyah:

(I am present, O High, I am present. I
am present, O one who calls towards Heaven. I am present, I am present O
Forgiver of sins. I am present, I am present O One who owns my presence. I am
present, I am present O Mighty and Generous. I am present, I am present O You
who first created and to whom all will return. I am present, I am present O
One who is free from want and to whom all turn for their needs.

I am
present, I am present O who is feared and to whom there is inclination. I am
present I am present, O true God. I am present O the One with Grace,
Excellence, Goodness and Beauty. I am present O one who averts major
calamities. I am present, I am present Your servant and the son of Your
servant. I am present, I am present O Generous, I am present).

Then
say:

(I am present seeking closeness to You through Muhammad and his
progeny. I am present, I am present for Hajj or Umrah, I am present, I am
present. And this is the Umrah connecting to the Hajj. I am present, I am
present; my presence is certain and so is my communication to You).


The talbiyah constantly repeated in a state of ihram, when waking
from sleep, after every prayer, when embarking on a vehicle, riding,
disembarking or dismounting, while climbing or descending, when meeting other
riders or in the desert; and even in the condition of janabah or menstruation.
It must not be stopped in the Umrat-ut-Tamatu' until the houses of Makkah
appear and in Hajj-ut-Tamatu' till the zawaal of the day of Arafat.

Matters discouraged in Ihram

To wear ihram in black cloths; as a matter of precaution, this
colour must be avoided and it is preferred that the ihram be of white
cloths.


To sleep on yellow bedding or pillow.


To wear dirty cloths for ihram. If they become dirty in a state of
ihram, it is better not to wash them but there is no objection to wearing
another pair.


To wear ihram of cloths with pictures.


To apply henna before wearing ihram if its colour would remain at
the time of wearing ihram.


To have a bath and it is preferred, as a matter of precaution, that
one must not massage the body.


To reply to a caller by saying, "Labaik", that is I am present.

Matters recommended on entry into Haram

On reaching the Haram, one must dismount and perform a ghusl to
enter it.


The pilgrim must remove his shoes on entry into the Haram and hold
them in his hands in humility to Allah, the High.


At the time of entering the Haram, the following supplication be
said:

(O Allah! You have stated in Your Book, and Your word is true, "And
proclaim among men the Hajj: they will come to You on foot and on every lean
camel, coming from every remote path" (Ch. 22 V.3O). O Allah! it is my fervent
hope that I be among those who responded to Your call. I have come from far
with difficulties and from a remote path, listening to Your call, responding
to it and obeying Your command.

All this became possible because of Your
generosity and favour to me. I praise and thank You for granting me the grace
and by this advance towards You, I seek closeness to You, a place with You,
forgiveness of my sins and acceptance of my repentance, by Your grace. O
Allah! bless Muhammad and his progeny and out of Your mercy forbid the fire of
Hell for my body and save me from Your punishment and penalties, O Most
Merciful of the merciful).


To chew a little of Edhkher (s a well known herb) at the time of
entry.

Countries on entry into holy Makkah and the Holy
Mosque

It is recommended for anyone wishing to enter Holy Makkah to make a ghusl
before entry and enter with peace and solemnity. For those arriving from the
route of Madinah, it is recommended that they enter from the elevation and
depart from there by its lower side. If the entry is by the gate of Bani Shaiba,
albeit little known because of the expansion of the Mosque, some say it is like
?? the gate of Bab-es-Salaam, yet it is it is preferred to enter through the
Bab-es-Salaam and proceed straight until one faces the pillars. It is
recommended to stop at the gate of the Mosque and say:

(May peace be with
you, O Prophet and may the mercy and blessings of Allah be on you. In the name
of Allah and by Allah and by His wish. Peace be with with! with the Prophets of
Allah and His Messengers. Peace be with with! with the Messenger of Allah. Peace
be with with! with Ibrahim, the friend of Allah and all praise is to Allah, the
Sustainer of the universes).

Then enter the Mosque concentrating on the Holy Ka'ba and, raising hands
towards the sky, say:

(O Allah! I beseech You in this holy place and in the
first of my ceremonies to accept my repentance, forgive my sins and relieve me
of the load on my back. All praise be to Allah who helped me reach the Holy
House. O Allah! I bear witness to You that this is Your Holy House which You
have made a refuge for men, a blessed place and a guide for the worlds. O Allah!
I am Your servant, this city is Your city and this House is Your House.

I
have come here to seek Your mercy and submit to You, following Your command and
content with Your arrangement of destiny. I ask as a beggar fearful of Your
punishment. O Allah! open for me the gates of Your mercy and keep me occupied in
obedience to You and seeking Your pleasure).

According to another report, the following be said at the gate of the Mosque:

(I commence by the Name of Allah, by Him, from Him, towards Him, by His wish
and on the following of the Holy Messenger (s.a.w.). The Holy Names belong to
Allah. All praise is to Allah. Peace be with the Messenger of Allah. Peace be
with Muhammad, son of Abdullah. Peace be with you, O Prophet of Allah and may
the mercy and blessings of Allah be with you. Peace be with the Prophets of
Allah and His Messengers.

Peace be with Ibrahim, the friend of the Merciful.
Peace be with the Prophets. All praise is to Allah, the Sustainer of the
universes. Peace be with us and on the virtuous servants of Allah. O Allah! send
Your blessings on Muhammad and his progeny, bestow on them Your benediction and
have mercy on them as You blessed, sent benediction and had mercy on Ibrahim and
his progeny, You are Praiseworthy and Glorious.

O Allah! bless Muhammad and
his progeny, Your servant and Messenger. O Allah! bless Ibrahim, Your friend and
Your Prophets and Messengers and bestow peace on them. Peace be with the
Messengers. All praise is to Allah, the Sustainer of the universes. O Allah!
open for me the gates of Your mercy. Keep me occupied in Your obedience and
seeking Your pleasure. Protect me that I guard my faith to my last, Exalted is
Your Praise. All praise to Allah who made me one of His callers and visitors,
attendants in His Mosque and supplicants.

O Allah! I am Your servant and
visitor to Your House. There are rights of callers over the host and You are the
best of the givers and the most Generous. I beseech You, O Allah! O Merciful,
You are Allah, there is no God but You, You have no partner, for You are One and
on whom all depend. You were not born and do not give birth and there is none
like You. Verily, Muhammad is Your servant and Messenger, may Your blessings be
on him and his Household. O Magnanimous, O Generous, O Glorious, O Mighty, O
Generous, I beseech You that of the gifts You grant me for visiting You, the
first be the protection from the fire of Hell).

Then say thrice:..

(O Allah! save my neck from the fire of Hell).

Then say:

(And increase my lawful and pure sustenance and protect me from
the evil of the devils, jinn and men and the godless of the Arabs and the
non-Arabs).

It is recommended then to face the Black Stone and say:

(I bear witness
that there is no God but Allah, He is One and has no partner and that Muhammad
is his servant and Messenger. I believe in Allah and disbelieve in false gods,
Laat, Uzza and the worship of devils and all those who call for worship other
than Allah).

Then the pilgrim should move to the Black Stone, hold it, and say:

(All
praise to Allah who has provided us this guidance, for we would not otherwise
have been guided. Glory to Allah, all praise is due to Him, there is no God
except Allah and Allah is Great. Allah is greater than His creatures. Allah is
greater than whom I fear and beware. There is no God except Allah, He is One and
without any partner. All land belong to Him and all praise is due to Him. He
grants life and ends it. He ends life and grants it. He is alive and never dies.
All good emanates from Him and has power over all things).

One must then pray for the Holy Prophet and his progeny and for all the
Prophets as was done at the time of entry into the Holy Mosque. Then say:

( I
believe Your word and have faith in Your promise).

It has been authentically reported by Abi Abdillah (a.s.) that when you come
close to the Black Stone, raise your hands, praise Allah, pray for the Holy
Prophet and ask Allah to accept your acts of worship. Then hold the Black Stone
and kiss it. If it is not possible to kiss it, just hold it by hand, and if even
doing so is not possible, point at it and say:

(O Allah! I have discharged
the trust reposed with me and fulfilled my promise so that You can be witness of
my fulfilment. O Allah! I have brought faith in Your Book and the practices of
Your Prophet (s.a.w.). I bear witness that there is no God except Allah, He is
One and has no partner and that Muhammad is his servant and Messenger. I have
faith in Allah and disbelieve in false gods, Laat and Uzza, the worship of
devils, and all those who call for worship other than Allah).

If it is not possible to say the whole of the above supplication, a portion
of it may be said and then say:

(O Allah! I have extended my hands towards
You and have great expectations from You. Accept my endeavours, forgive me and
shower mercy on me. O Allah! I seek refuge from infidelity, poverty and disgrace
in this world and in the Hereafter).

Courtesies during Tawaf

It has been reported from Muawiyah bin Ammar, quoting Abi Abdillah (a.s.), as
saying that, during tawaf, the following supplication be said:

(O Allah! I
beseech You by Your name which makes possible motion in the darkness of water as
it does on land. I beseech You by Your Name which makes Your Arsh (Throne)
swing. I beseech You by Your Name which puts in motion the feet of Your angels.
I beseech You by Your name by which Moosa (Moses) supplicated to You on Mount
Sinai and You granted his supplication and met him with love. I beseech You by
Your name by which You granted forgiveness to Muhammad of his past and future
sins and completed Your bounty on him, treat me with (ask for your wishes).

When You reach the gate of the Holy Ka'ba, pray for Muhammad and his holy
progeny (a.s.) and say between Rukn-ul-Yamaani and the Black Stone:

(O Allah!
grant me goodness in this world and the Hereafter and save me from the fire of
Hell).

And say during tawaf:

(I am in need for Your mercy, fearful and seeking
Your refuge. Do not change my body or my name).

Imam Sadiq (a.s.) has said that when Ali bin Hussein (a.s.) reached the Hijr
(enclosure) of Ismail (a.s.) before reaching the Meezaab, he would raise his
head and say while looking at the Meezaab:

(O Allah! place me in Heaven by
Your mercy, save me, by Your mercy, from the fire, protect me from evil,
increase for me lawful sustenance, and save me from the viciousness of the jinn,
men, Arabs and non-Arabs).

It has been authentically reported from Abi Abdillah (a.s.) that when You
reach the back of the Holy Ka'ba having passed the Hijr (enclosure), say:

(O
one of bounty, might, generosity and nobility, my devotions are weak, make them
stronger and accept them from me, verily You are All-Hearing, All-knowing).

It has been reported from Abul Hassan Ridha (a.s.) that on reaching the
Rukn-ul-Yamaani, one should raise hands in supplication and say:

(O Allah! O
Controller of health and its Provider, One who grants it, One who bestows it as
a reward or as a grace on me and all creation, O Merciful in this world and the
Hereafter, shower Muhammad and his progeny with Your blessings, grant me health,
lasting and complete and thankfulness for it, in this world and in the
Hereafter, by Your mercy, O Most Merciful of the merciful).

It has been reported from Abi Adillah (a.s.) that when the pilgrim completes
the tawaf and reaches the `Mustajaar' which is a little before the
Rukn-ul-Yamaani, he must stretch his hands onto the Holy Ka'ba, cling to it and
say:

(O Allah! this House is Yours and this creature is Yours and this is the
place for taking refuge in You from the fire of Hell).

Then make confession of your sins for there is no faithful who makes
confessions to his Lord in this place without Allah forgiving him, Allah
willing, and say:

(O Allah! comfort, success and health come from You. O
Allah! my devotions are weak and so grant them strength and forgive me the sins
which are so apparent to You but concealed from Your creatures).

Then seek refuge in Allah from the fire of Hell and engross yourself in
supplication. Then hold the Rukn-ul-Yamaani as is stated in another report from
him (a.s.). Then kiss the Rukn-ul-Yamaani and the corner where the Black Stone
is placed and say:

(O Allah! grant me contentment in the sustenance You have
provided me and bestow Your blessings on it).

It is recommended to hold on to each corner of the Holy Ka'ba in each
tawaf and when holding the Black Stone say:

( I have discharged the
trust reposed with me and fulfilled my promise so that You can be the witness of
my fulfilment).

Courtesies of Tawaf prayer

In tawaf prayer, it is recommended that after the recitation of the Chapter
of Fatihah, in the first raka'a be said the Chapter of Tawheed and in the second
raka'a the Chapter of Kafiroon. On completion of the prayer, one must praise
Allah, pray for Muhammad and his progeny (a.s.) and pray for the acceptance of
one's efforts. It has been reported from Imam as-Sadiq (a.s.) that he would say
in sajdah after the prayer the following:

(I prostrate myself before You in
worship and service. It is the truth that there is no God except You. You were
there before anything and will be there after everything perishes. I am before
You and my forelock is in Your hands. Forgive my sins for there is none to
forgive major sins except You. Forgive me as I confess my sins against myself
and none can avert cardinal sins except You).

It is recommended to drink water from Zamzam before departing to Safa and
say:

(O Allah! grant me useful knowledge, abundant sustenance and spare me
all sickness and evil).

If possible, on completing the prayer after tawaf , one should draw a bucket
or two of water from Zamzam, drink a little and pour a little on the head, back
and body and say the supplication mentioned above. Then one must proceed to the
Black Stone and from there to Safa .

Courtesies in Sa'y

It is recommended to depart to Safa, with peace and serenity, by the door
facing the Black Stone. On arrival, one must look at the Holy Ka'ba and
concentrate on the corner with the Black Stone, praise Allah, narrate His
bounties, chant Allahu Akbar, Al-Hamdulillah and La ilaha ilallah (seven times
each), and then say thrice:

(There is no God except Allah, He is One without
any partner. All property belongs to Him and all praise is due to Him. He gives
life and takes it away; He has always been alive and will never die. All
goodness emanates from Him and He is powerful over all things).

Then pray for Muhammad and his progeny (a.s.) and say thrice:

(Allah is
Great; He has granted us guidance. All praise is to Allah; He has showered us
with bounties. All praise to Allah who is Living and Eternal and all praise is
ever due to Him).

Then say thrice:

(I bear witness that there is no God except Allah, and I
bear witness that Muhammad is His servant and Messenger. We do not worship
anyone except Him, sincere in our faith, however averse may the polytheists
be).

Then say thrice:

(O Allah! I beseech You for forgiveness, health, and
firmness in faith in this world and the Hereafter).

Then say thrice:

(O Allah! grant us the virtues of this world and the
Hereafter and spare us the fire of Hell).

Then say a hundred times: Allahu Akbar, La ilaha illallah, Al-Hamdulillah,
Subhanallah, each; then say:

(There is no God but Allah, He is only One, He
has accomplished His promise, He has helped His servant and singly overpowered
the groups of infidels. All property belongs to Him and all praise is due to
Him, Him alone. O Allah! bless my death and what happens after it. O Allah! I
seek refuge from the darkness and loneliness of the grave. O Allah! grant me
shelter under the shade of Your Throne on the day when there will be no shelter
except Yours).

Then say:

(I leave my religion, myself and family in the hands of Allah,
the Merciful, the Beneficent, who does not let anything deposited with him to be
lost. O Allah! keep me steadfast in following Your Book and the practices of
Your Prophet, keep me among his followers until my death and save me from
dissension).

Then say thrice Allahu Akbar and repeat the above supplication twice. Then
chant takbeer and repeat the supplication. If it is not possible to perform all
this, one may say a portion of it.

It has been reported from Imam Ali (a.s.) that when one climbs the Safa, one
must face the Holy Ka'ba, raise one's hands in supplication and say:

(O
Allah! forgive all my sins whenever I may have committed them and if I repeat
them, forgive me again, for You are Forgiving and Merciful. O Allah! deal with
me as it befits You and if You would do so, You would have mercy on me. You are
free from any need to punish me but I am in need of Your mercy, have mercy on
me.

O Allah! do not deal with me as I deserve, for if You do so, You will
punish me without being unjust to me. I fear Your justice but have no fear of
injustice from You. O One who is absolutely Just, have mercy on me).

It has been reported from Abi Adillah (a.s.) that if one seeks to increase
one's wealth, one should wuqufat Safalonger. It is recommended to perform the
sa'y by walking in peace and dignity. When men reach the first minaret, they
should hasten the pace till the location of the second minaret. There is no such
recommendation for women.

Then one should continue to walk with peace and awe
till one arrives at Marwah where one should repeat what was done at Safa and
return from Marwah to Safa in the same manner. If one is riding, one should
hasten the pace between the minarets. One must perform the sa'y in earnestness,
weeping and supplicating intensely.

Courtesies in Ihram during Wuquf at
Arafat

Whatever has been stated above in respect of the courtesies in a state of
ihram during Umrah, apply equally to a state of ihram in Hajj. When one has worn
the ihram for Hajj and departed from Makkah, one must say the talbiyah on the
way but not in a loud voice till one reaches Abtah when it must be said aloud.
When one heads for Mina, one should say:

(O Allah! I place all my hopes in
You and supplicate to You. Fulfil my hopes and put my actions in order).

Then proceed to Mina peacefully and with respect, engrossed in remembrance of
Allah; on reaching there, say:

(All praise is due to Allah who brought me to
Mina in sound health and got me thus far).

Then say:

(O Allah! this is Mina where You have graced us with performance
of ceremonies. I beseech You for the grace You have bestowed on Your Prophets,
for I am one of Your servants and in Your power).

It is recommended that the eve of Arafat be spent in Mina in worship; its
preferred form is prayer in the Mosque at Kheef. After dawn, one must continue
in prayer till sunrise and then move to Arafat. There is no objection to
departing from Mina before sunrise. When one turns to Arafat, one should
say:

(O Allah! I turn to You, repose trust in You and seek Your pleasure. I
beseech You to bless my journey, fulfil my wishes and include me among those
superior to me whom You honour today).

When one should say the talbiyah till one reaches Arafat.

Courtesies of Wuquf at Arafat

A number of matters have been recommended during the wuquf (stay) at Arafat
and some of them are:

Cleanliness (taharah) during the stay.


Ghusl at zawaal.


Continuous supplication and remembrance ofAllah.


Wuqufon the flat land to the left of the mountain.


Joining the two prayer of Dhuhr and Asr with one adhan and two
iqamaas.


Recitation of supplications, the most famous of which is ones
attributed to Imam Hussain (a.s.) and his son Imam Zainul Abideen (a.s.) which
will be set out.

It has been authentically reported from Mu'awiyah bin Ammar that Abi Abdillah
(a.s.) stated, "Hasten to your prayer and gather yourselves to indulge in
supplications for it is a day of supplications and prayer. Then find yourself a
place where You can have peace, and with solemnity praise and glorify the
Oneness of Allah. Recite the Allahu Aakbar a hundred times, the Alhamdu Lillah a
hundred times, Subhanallah a hundred times. Then recite the Chapter of Ikhlas a
hundred times, followed by supplications of your choice.

One must make great effort to indulge in worship for it is a day for
supplications and seeking refuge with Allah from Shaitan (Satan) who does not
spare opportunity to divert your attention, especially on that day. One must not
engage in looking at others, but be concerned with oneself and say:

(O Allah!
I am Your servant. Do not include among those who do not hope to be close to
You. Have mercy on my having travelled to You from far-flung nook).

Then say:

(O Allah! the Sustainer of all the places for the ceremonies.
Spare me the fire of Hell, increase my sustenance from lawful sources and keep
me away from harm, from the evil ones among the jinn and mankind).

Then say:

(O Allah! I ask You by Your power, generosity, charity, favour
and bestowal, O the Best of the Listeners, the Greatest of those who see, the
Quickest in taking account and the most Merciful of the merciful, showerMuhammad
and his progeny with Your blessings and grant me (and then ask your wishes).

Then, raising your head towards the sky, say:

(O Allah! I have a wish
which if You grant will not affect what You have refused me but if You reject
that wish, I will not benefit from anything else You grant me. I pray to You to
spare me the fire of Hell).

Then say:

(O Allah! I am Your slave and belong to You, my forelock is in
Your hands, my destiny is in the domain of Your knowledge. I seek that I do what
would please You and accept from me the performance of the rituals which You
showed to Your friend, Ibrahim (a.s.), and, by them, guided Your Prophet
Muhammad (s.a.w.)).

Then say:

(O Allah! include me among those whose actions have pleased You,
whose lives You have elongated and granted them life after death pure
lives).

Then say the following supplication taught by the Holy Messenger (s.a.w.) to
Ali (a.s.) as reported by Muawiyah bin Ammar from Abi Abdillah (a.s.):

(There
is no God but Allah, He is One without any partner. All property belongs to Him,
all praise is due to Him. He grants life and death and death and life. He is
eternally living and does not die. All good is in his hands and He has power
over all things. All praise is due to You as You state, for what You state is
better than any other statement. O Allah! my prayer, worship, living and death
are for You. All the power with me is from You and all my strength is from You.
O Allah!

I seek refuge in You from poverty, wicked intentions, adversity of
affairs, the fire of Hell and the torments of the grave. O Allah! I seek from
You the goodness that comes from the wind, and seek refuge from the evil caused
by the wind, and the goodness from the day and night).

Among the supplications reported by Adullah bin Maymoon from Abi Adillah
(a.s.) is that, during his wuqufin Arafat, the Holy Messenger (s.a.w.) used to
say at the time of sunset before departure:

(O Allah! I seek refuge in You
from poverty, adverse affairs, the evils of night and day. Let my transgressions
be sheltered by Your forgiveness, my fear by Your security, my abasement by Your
honour and my mortality by Your eternity.O the Best from whom to seek and the
Most Generous to give, envelope me with Your mercy, clothe me with health from
You, and keep away from me the evil of all Your creation).

Abu Basir has reported from Abi Adillah (a.s.) that the following be said
when the sun has set on the day of Arafat:

(Do not make this my last wuqufin
this place and grant me future visits to this place so long as I live and make
my wuqufsuccessful and providing for me salvation, mercy and forgiveness better
than the day has provided to the other guests and pilgrim to Your Holy House.
Make me today the most honourable of Your visitors, grant me more goodness,
prosperity, mercy and forgiveness more than You have granted any of them. On my
return, bless me with children, wealth, little or more, and make me a blessing
for them too).

Courtesies of Wuquf at Muzdalifah

Similarly, there are many courtesies to be observed in Muzdalifah but we
shall set out a few of them:

To proceed from Arafat with serenity and solemnity seeking
forgiveness and on approaching the red sand hill on the right, say:

(O
Allah! have mercy on me as I stand in Your audience in worship, enrich my
devotions, maintain my firmness in faith, and accept my performance of the
rituals).


To walk steadily.


To delay the recitation of prayer until reaching Muzdalifah and
combine the recitation of Maghraib and Isha with one adhan and two iqamah,
even though a third of the night has passed.


To descend into the valley on the road to the right near the
Mash'ar; it is recommended to be on foot for those whose pilgrimage is the
first one.


To remain awake during the night in prayer and supplication and
say:

(O Allah of this gathering, I ask You to gather for me in it a
collection of goodness. O Allah! do not make me despair of the goodness which
I asked You to accumulate in my heart. I ask You to grant me the knowledge of
this place which You granted to Your chosen ones and guard me against the
assembly of evils).


To remain in state of taharah, saying prayer, praising Allah,
remembering Him and His greatness as much as possible, and praying for the
Holy Prophet and his progeny, and then say:

(O Allah! Lord of the Holy
Mash'ar, spare me the fire of Hell, increase my lawful sustenance and keep me
away from the harm of the evil ones among the jinn and mankind. O Allah! You
are the best to turn to, the best to beseech, and the best to be supplicated
to.

There is a reward for every visitor, and in this place, I aspire that
my reward be that You forgive my slips, accept my plea, forgive my sins, and
make piety my provision from this world).


Collect seventy stones in Muzdalifah for throwing at jamarat.


When passing through Wadi Muhassar, one should accelerate pace and
say:

(O Allah! make me keep my covenant, accept my repentance, answer my
wishes and look after those I have left behind).

Courtesies of Rami the Jamarat

Of the recommended acts during rami are:

One should be in a state of taharah (cleanliness) while performing
rami (throwing pebbles).


While taking the stones in hand, one should say:

(O Allah! take
into account my stones and elevate my act of worship).


While throwing each pebble, say:

(Allah is great. O Allah! drive
away Satan from me. O Allah! I believe in Your book as true and the tradition
of Your Prophet. O Allah! accept my Hajj, my acts and my devotions, and
forgive my sins).


Throw the stones at Jamrat-ul-Aqabah from the distance of ten to
fifteen steps.


While throwing the stones at Jamrat-ul-Aqabah, face it with the
back to the qiblah but throw the stones at the First and Middle, facing the
qiblah.


Place the pebble on the rear of the thumb and push it with the nail
of the index finger.


When back in Mina, say:

(O Allah! my faith and trust is in You
and You are the best Sustainer, Master and Helper).

Courtesies during Hady

Of the recommended acts during the offering hady are:

These should be in the order of camel, cow and male sheep.


The animal should be in sound health.


At the time of offering the sacrifice, say:

(I turn my attention
towards the One who has created the heavens and the earth as a true believer
and a Muslim; and I am not among the polytheists. My prayer, hady, life and
death are for Allah, the Sustainer of the worlds. He has no partner and so
have I been ordered and I am of those who have submitted to You. O Allah! all
this is from and for You. I commence in the Name of Allah and Allah is great.
O Allah! accept my devotions).


The animal be slaughtered by the pilgrim himself but if he cannot,
he should hold the knife in his hand and the person slaughtering the animal
should hold the hand of the pilgrim; there is no objection to the pilgrim
holding the hand of the person slaughtering the animal.

Courtesies of shaving the head

It is recommended that the shaving commence from the front of the
head and this supplication be said:

(O Allah! grant me on the Day of
Judgement light for every hair).


The hair be buried in his tent in Mina.


After shaving of the head, hair also be taken from the beard and
moustache and nails be cut.

Courtesies of the Tawaf of Hajj and Sa'y

The courtesies of the tawaf of Umrah and its prayer and of sa'y have already
been stated and they apply here as well. It is recommended to perform the tawaf
on the day of Eid . At the gate to the Masjid-ul-Haram, say:

(O Allah! help
me to worship You; save me for it and save it for me. I ask You as a weak, lowly
person confessing his sins, forgive my sins and grant my wishes.

O Allah! I
am Your servant; the land is Yours and the House too. I have come asking for
Your mercy and to be obedient to You. I submit to your ordinance and am pleased
with what You have destined. I ask You as a distressed person, obedient to Your
orders, apprehensive of Your torments, fearful of Your punishment, me to Your
forgiveness and spare me Hell fire by Your mercy).

Then hold the Hajar-ul-Aswad, hold and kiss it. If this is not possible do
so, face it and chant takbir. Then perform tawaf as is done on entering
Makkah.

Courtesies of Mina

It is recommended that the pilgrim remains in Mina during the period for the
wuquf (stay) there. One should not move out even for a recommended tawaf. It is
recommended to say the takbir after fifteen prayers, commencing from dhuhr on
the day of the sacrifice and after ten in other cities. It is preferred that the
takbir be said thus:

(Allah is great, Allah is great. There is no God except
Allah, Allah is great. Allah is great and all praise is due to Allah. Allah is
great, in that He has guided us. Allah is great, in that He has granted us
animals for sustenance; all praise is due to Allah for what he has destined for
us).

It is recommended that all obligatory and recommended prayers be said in the
Mosque of Kheef. Abu Hamza Thumali has reported that the Fifth Imam (a.s.) has
stated that he who recites a hundred raka'as in the Mosque of Kheef in Mina
before departing from there will be rewarded the equivalent of the worship of
seventy years. He who recites subhanallah in the Mosque a hundred times will
have the reward for freeing a slave. He who recites there la ilaha illallah a
hundred times, will be rewarded the equivalent of saving a life; he who recites
there alhamdu lillah a hundred times will be rewarded the equivalent of giving
in charity the revenue of the two Iraqs.

Courtesies of Makkah

Of the matters recommended are:

Remembrance of Allah a great deal and the recitation of the Holy
Qur'an.


Recitation of the entire Holy Qur'an.


Drinking the water of Zamzam and then saying:

(O Allah! grant me
knowledge which is beneficial, great sustenance and relief from pains and
illnesses).

Then say:

( By the Name of Allah, all praise is due to Allah
and I thank Allah).


Looking in abundance at the Holy Ka'ba.


Make tawafof the Holy Ka'ba ten times: three times in the first
part of the night, three at the end of the night, twice after dawn and twice
after dhuhr.


Three hundred and sixty tawaafs be performed during the wuqufin
Makkah; if it is not possible to do so, fifty two tawaafs be performed, and if
not, as many be performed as possible.


For the person performing their maiden pilgrimage, it is
recommended that they do ghusl before entering the Holy Ka'ba. They may say at
the time of entry:

(O Allah! You have stated that whoever has entered it is
safe. Save me from the torments of fire).

Then say two raka'as between the
two pillars on the red marble tiles. After the recitation of the Chapter of
Fatiha, recite in the first raka'a the Chapter of Ha'meem Sajdah and in the
second, fifty five verses.


Say prayer at all the corners of the Holy Ka'ba, saying after the
prayer:

(O Allah! whomsoever among Your creation prepare themselves to turn
to other people in the hope of obtaining favours, gifts, benefits and grants
from them, I, O my Master!, prepare myself and am ready to turn to You in the
hope of receiving Your favours, benefits and grants. Do not dash my hopes
today, O One! who does not disappoint those turning to Him, do not deny me
Your mercy.

I have not brought today a weighty load of good deeds while
approaching You nor do I hope from intercession of other people, but I turn to
You, confessing the wrongs I have done to myself without an excuse. I implore
You, as You are worthy, to send Your blessings on Muhammad and his progeny,
grant me what I seek to gain from You. Forgive my wrongs, fulfil my wishes,
and do not return me rejected, denied or disappointed. O Great, O Great, O
Great! I have great hopes in You and beg You, O Great! to forgive my grave
sins There is no God, but You).

It is recommended to say three times (Allahu Akbar) at the time of emerging
from the Holy Ka'ba, saying this du'a (supplication):

(O Allah! do not
afflict us with tribulations. O our Sustainer, do not let our enemies rejoice at
our misfortunes; verily, You are the one to bring damage and benefit).

Then come out of Holy Ka'ba and, facing it with the ladder ???to the left,
say two raka'as by the ladder ???.

Farewell Tawaf

It is recommended that, upon leaving Makkah, the pilgrim perform a tawaf of
farewell. (tawaf -ul-widaa). In each round he should salute the Hajar-ul-Aswad
and Rukn-ul-Yamani. He should perform the recommended acts already set out on
reaching the Mustajaar. He should state his wishes. He should then salute the
Hajar-ul-Aswad and press his abdomen to the Holy Ka'ba. He should hold the
Hajar-ul-Aswad with one hand and the door of the Holy Ka'ba with the other. Then
he should thank and praise Allah, pray for the Holy Prophet and his progeny and
then say:

(O Allah! have mercy on Muhammad, Your slave, Messenger, Prophet,
Trusted, Beloved, Noble and the best of Your creation. O Allah! just as he
delivered Your message, fought in Your cause, accomplished Your commands and
worshipped You to his last, O Allah! turn my fortunes around by granting me
success, salvation, with the best of that every pilgrim would aspire for, of
forgiveness, blessedness, good health and Your pleasure).

It is recommended to leave from the Gate of Hannateen and pause, facing the
Rukn ash Shaami and pray to Allah to grant you to bestow success on you to
return. It is also recommended to purchase at the time of departure about one
dirham (3.65 grams of silver) ???worth of dates to be given away to the
poor.

Greeting the Great Messenger (S.A.W.)

It is very strongly recommended that the pilgrim should return via Madinah
and visit the Great Messenger (s.a.w.), his pure and truthful daughter (a.s.)
and the Imams in the Baqi' (a.s.). The boundaries of Madinah are the A'eer and
Waeer which are two mountains surrounding Madinah from east to west. Some
scholars regard these places as sacrosanct and that though it is not obligatory
to wear ihram there it is not permitted to cut trees or, in particular, the
fresh ones except to cut those as permitted for the boundaries of Makka and it
is also prohibited to hunt between the mountains. However, it is apparent that
both are permitted and the opinion of prohibition is out of excess of
precaution.