What do you say in Hajj?

Here is an article about what to say in Hajj that our travel agency has put together as part of its Hajj packages. Hajj is one of the best ways to show your faith and one of the most beautiful things you can do. Without it, the faith of a servant is not complete. On the morning of the eighth day of Dhul-Hajj, a pilgrim cleans himself again by washing where he is staying, if that is convenient, just like he did before Umrah. He puts on his Ihram and says, "I am here for Hajj." I'm here, God. I'm here. I've arrived. You don't have a partner. I've arrived. All glory, grace, and power belong to you alone, and you have no other friends.

An explorer doesn't combine his four prayers. Instead, he goes to Mina and prays Dhuhr, Asr, Maghrib, Isha, and Fajr on their own. He goes to Arafa when the sun comes up and prays Dhuhr and Asr at the same time, which makes each prayer worth two units. If he can, he stays at the Namira Mosque until the sun goes down. He thinks of Allah and says as many prayers as he can while facing the Qibla. After night falls, he goes from Arafa to Muzdalifah to pray Maghrib, Isha, and Fajr there. If he is tired or thirsty, it's okay for him to mix Maghrib and Isha.

If he thinks he won't get to Muzdalifah before midnight, he should pray before then, because it's not allowed to pray after midnight. He stays at Muzdalifah until just before dawn, saying prayers and thinking about Allah. If he is weak and can't handle the crowds during Ar-Ramy, he can go to Mina late at night to stone the Jamrah before the crowds get there. At first light, a pilgrim goes from Muzdalifah to Mina. When he gets there, he does the following: He throws seven stones in a row at Jamrah Al-Aqaba, the closest landmark to Makkah. He kills the animal that was sacrificed, eats some of it, and gives the rest to the poor. He shaves or cuts his hair, but shaving is preferred. A woman's hair is cut so that it is about as long as a fingertip.

After that, it is okay to get out of Ihram. Before Ihram, he can wear whatever he wants and do whatever he wants, except for getting married. He goes to Makkah for the Hajj, Tawaf Al-ifadah, and Sai. After this Tawaf and Sai, a pilgrim is free to get married and do anything else that was legal before Ihram. He goes back to Mina and stays there for the eleventh and twelfth nights to finish Tawaf and Sai.

On the eleventh and twelfth days, in the afternoon, he throws stones at the three Jamrah. He starts with the Jamrah that is the farthest from Makkah, then moves on to the one in the middle, and ends with Jamrah Al-Aqaba. Each person will be hit with seven pebbles while saying the Takbir. After the first Jamrah and the middle Jamrah, he stops to pray toward the Qibla. Stones can't be thrown before noon on these two days. Even though it's best to walk to the Jamrah, you can ride there.

If he is in a hurry after being stoned on the twelfth day, he leaves Mina before it gets dark. If he wants to stay longer, he should spend the thirteenth night in Mina and stone the next afternoon the same way he did on the twelfth. When he is ready to go back home, he does Tawaf Al-Wada, which is a seven-circuit walk around the Kaaba. Women who are having their periods or who are having postpartum discharge do not have to do Tawaf Al-Wada.