Hajj e Baitullah

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HAJJ-E-BAITULLAHGUIDELINES BASED ON HAJJ PERFORMED IN 1997

This guide was written for independent pilgrims. If you go with a group, follow the instructions of the group leader.

1. FEE FOR GUIDE (MU'ALLIM) & TRANSPORTATIONThe $274.40 bank draft, that you carry with you, covers the fee for the Guide andtransportation. You have to make your own arrangements for residence.

2. HAJJ ITEMS

It is better to buy Hajj essentials from your own city. In Muslim countries, all therequired items, such as ihram, money belt, inflatable pillows, umbrellas and waterthermos are sold separately or in sets. In Anarkali Lahore (Pakistan), Sh. Inayat Ullah

has everything available. These things are also available in Jeddah, Madinah andMakkah.

3. FOOTWEAR

In all holy places (Madinah, Makkah, Mina, Arafat and Muzdalifah), the recommendedfootwear are slippers (i.e., flip-flops, hawai chappal, etc.). This kind of footwear does notconceal the middle bone of the foot which is a requirement while in Ihram. When not inthe state of ihram, you may wear sneakers, sandals or some other kind of comfortableshoes.

In Madinah, take your shoes in cloth bags inside Masjid-e-Nabvi and put them at theplace provided on the side of an aisle. You almost always find your shoes at the sameplace, just tie something colorful to your bag for identification.

In Makkah, both inside or outside of Masjid-ul-Haraam, your shoes or belongings areusually lost. You may wear the shoe bag around your neck while circling Ka'bah. Butit is better to leave your shoes outside the mosque even if you later find them missing.If this happens, instead of going home bare foot, you can buy another pair of slippers

just outside the Haram.

4. HAJI MATS

Purchase haji mats to sit on or lie down wherever you want, they are specially usefulfor your overnight stay in Muzdalifah.

5. ACCOMMODATION


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In Madinah, accommodation is cheaper and other necessities of life are alsoslightly on the down side than those in Makkah.

Here we stayed at Dar-ul-Tahir which is close to Masjid-e-Nabvi. Rent: about250 Riyals per person for 10 days. Three or 4 people share a room. One

mattress on floor, gas stove and shared bathroom.

In Makkah, we stayed in a building on Shahrah Hijrat, not far from the Haram. Rent:1000 Rials per person for the entire Hajj season. Here again, 3 or 4 persons in a room.One mattress on floor, racks to put luggage and utensils and shared kitchen with stoveand refrigerator and bathroom.

6. PHONE CALLS

There are calling centers both in Madinah and Makkah to make long distance phone calls.In Madinah, there are coin phones too, but they are hard to find. If you call from your or

somebody else's residence, local calls are free.Makkah Madinah

City Codes: 02 04

To call a friend in Makkah whose telephone No. is 5426923:

Country Code City Code for Makkah Telephone No.

00966 02 5426923

7. MIQAT (Station of Ihram)

People who go to Makkah from Madinah, go to Masjid-e-Miqat first, and wear ihramwhich is required for performing Umrah or Hajj.

Suppose you came to Makkah, performed Umrah and are now wearing ordinaryclothes. Near Bab al-Umrah of al-Haram, take Bus # 2, 15, or 16 to Masjid-e-Umrah(Masjid-e-Aisha) to wear ihram for subsequent Umrahs.

8. ANIMAL SACRIFICE

For the animal sacrifice in Mina, the Government has centers in Madinah and Makkah

where they collect cost of the ritual and give you the receipt. Insist sacrifice on the firstday and ask for time. The sacrifice should be after stoning the pillar ofAqabah.

9. P.I.A. & OTHER AIRLINES

We came by Pakistan International Airlines (PIA). The offices of this airline areboth in Madinah and Makkah. But Makkah office is the one where you go toreconfirm seats for your departure. Find out the office of your airline and make sure


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to reconfirm your seat before departure to your country.

10. ZAMZAM WATER

People are discouraged to fill out their thermoses with zamzam water from the coolersin Masjid-e-Nabvi and Masjid-ul-Haraam although many people do just the same. In

Masjid-ul-Haraam, there is a special area where there are taps to fill out containerswith the sacred water. But even this place is all the times crowded, so the best time togo there is 3 or 4 o' clock in the morning.

Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) allows to carry only 10 liter zamzam water perperson, but at Jeddah they did not check it even if it was a 20 liter container.

11. MONEY

There are money exchange points in Madinah and Makkah called Saraaf. Bank rates

are a little higher. There is a bank near Masjid-e-Nabvi in Madinah and also nearMasjid-ul-Haraam in Makkah.

While doing tawaf, beware of pickpockets. Travelers' checks are better than cash,keep check numbers in a separate place.

12. SHOPPING

Although shopping of every kind during Hajj is not disallowed, yet the gifts consistingof prayer rugs, dates, tasbihs, etc., are bound to encourage holiness and benefit you inthe world hereafter.

13. ALMS

It is very rewarding to give alms to the poor. But beware of the cheats. Some peopleseek your help saying they have lost all their money. They are mostly con artists

preying upon your religious sentiments.

14. LAUNDRY

Laundry is available, but while in Makkah, you may buy a round plastic tub for 10Riyals for washing small items. When leaving the country, just leave the tub in yourresidence.

15. SIGHTSEEING

In Madinah, taxis are available, 10 Riyals per person, for the visit to importantreligious places. At each stop, they allow reasonable time to visit the place and tooffer 2 nafils if it is a mosque.


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Jannat-ul-Baqee is adjacent to Masjid-e-Nabvi. You can visit the graves ofsahabakaram whenever you want.

In Makkah, Mr. Afzal, the landlord, took us around in a large van for 10 Riyals perperson. You can also go to close by sites on foot.

16. FOOD AND DRINKS

A cup of tea or a 12 oz. can of Coke or Pepsi is for 1 Riyal each. Dates are about 8Riyals a kilo.

Food prices are reasonable. You can buy a dish of vegetables, meat, etc., and 3 breads(rotis) are provided free. One dish with breads is enough for 2 people. Roasted chickensare sold in full or inhalves and are not at all costly.

Food prices are higher in Mina because all the hajis are flocked together there and themerchants have to make special arrangements to make the foodstuff available.

In Arafat, they provide drinks and bags of food free.

When you leave Saudi Arabia via Jeddah airport, take with you some snacks, such asdates, cookies, dry fruit or sandwiches because everything costs several times morehere.

17. HEALTH CARE

Take with you only the essential medicines, free check ups and medicines are available incase you don't feel well.

18. TUNNEL FROM MINA TO MAKKAH

When Hajj is finished, many people walk on foot through tunnel fromMina to Makkah because it is a short cut and faster route than takingtaxis or vans.

19. HARMAIN (TWO SACRED MOSQUES)

Masjid-e-Nabvi is wider and more beautiful than Masjid-ul-Haraam. The floor marblein both mosques is cool to touch. In the Prophet's mosque there are separate sectionsfor men and women to offer prayers and separate hours to visit the Prophet's tomb.


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There are plenty of coolers filled with zamzam water for the benefit of everybody inboth mosques.

Women visiting both mosques mostly don't wearburqas exceptIranian women or those who work in the mosques at the gates. Some

women sell merchandise on the sidewalks of the market clad inblackburqas. In Masjid-ul-Haraam, due to a huge crowd, you maywalk in front of people offering prayers. Also both men and womenoffer prayers in this mosque together, do tawafaround Ka'bahtogether and are in Safa and Marwah area together. But there is aseparate entrance to zamzam well for men and women. By the way,men and women are also together in the tents in Mina, in the plain ofArafat, during the night in Muzdalifah and back in Mina where theystone three pillars representing the devil.

The bathroom and vudu areas are huge and multilevel with stairs and elevators. They

are several in number and are separate for men and women.

Among a multitude of male strangers, women should try to perform all Hajj rites in away that they don't unnecessarily mix with them. For example, they cando tawaforsa'eey on a side or at night or at a time when there are less men.

20. TAWAF

While doing tawaf, you are tempted to touch, embrace or kiss the walls of Ka'bah.The authorities apply perfume to the walls, so that people refrain from doing suchacts, as being in ihram they are supposed to stay away from perfume. You can still

kissHajre Aswad( the Black Stone).

Being not able to touch Ka'bah, should not make you worry so much. Although it is ahouse of God and the most sacred of all places, yet it is not God Himself. That is whya famous Urdu poetGhalib called Ka'bah a direction for prayer (kibla numa):

Haey paray sarhadey adraak sey apna Masjood

Kibla ko ahley nazar kibla numa kehtey haein

21. FATWA ANDDUM

For Fatwa of any kind or to find out if you have made any mistake and have to paydum1, go to Madrisa Saulitia , only 5 or 6 minutes walk from Bab-ul-Umrah of al-Haram. They take money and will sacrifice animals for you and distribute them to theneedy.

1ADum is offering of a sacrifice as a penalty for a mistake during the perfomance of Hajj or Umrah.


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22. MISTAKES THAT REQUIREDUM

We came from Lahore (Pakistan) to Jeddah wearing ihram intending to go to Makkahfor Umrah and Hajj. But due to stormy weather, we were made to go to Madinahinstead where we stayed for 10 days. We were told to slip into ordinary clothes.

Mistake No. 1, we broke ihram without performing Umrah or Hajj.

Mistake No. 2, before going to Makkah, we wore another ihram at Masjid-e- Miqat,Madinah. This is called ihram upon ihram because the first ihram should have beentaken off after cutting the hair.

The third mistake is not performing the Hajj rites in proper order. For example, aftercoming from Muzdalifah, on the Day of Sacrifice, a pilgrim begins by throwing

pebbles at the pillar ofAqabah, then offers his sacrifice, then shaves or clips his hair,and then makes tawafof the Ka'bah followed bysa'eey. According to a Saudi

publication "A Guide to Hajj, Umrah & Visiting the Prophet's Mosque", p.59, thisorder of doing things is preferable but not compulsory. On the other hand, the Mufti atMadrisa Saulitia, Makkah, considered changing this order a mistake requiring dum.The safe course of action is to follow the preferable order of things.

23. KINDS OF HAJJ

There are three ways of performing the Hajj:

Hajj al-Tamatt'u (Interrupted)This means entering into ihram for the Umrah, taking it off after performing the

Umrah, and then entering into ihram again for the Hajj. People who come fromother countries usually perform Hajj al-Tamatt'u.

Hajj al-Qiran (Combined)This denotes entering into ihram for both the Umrah and the Hajj at the sametime, not taking off the ihram until the day of sacrifice at Mina.

Hajj al-Ifrad (Single)This means entering into ihram only for the Hajj.

24. TALBIYAHAND MAJOR RITES OF THE HAJJ

It is advisable that before leaving for this sacred journey, memorize talbiyah,

familiarize yourself with all the rites of Hajj and note down the order in which theyare performed. For this purpose, it is beneficial to study a reputed book on the subjectand also consult a religious scholar. After all Hajj is one obligation which, if

performed correctly, gets rid of all your sins leaving you pure like a newborn baby.

T A L B I Y A H


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MAJOR RITES OF THE HAJJ

1. Before entering Makkah, pilgrims wear two garments of ihram which are notsewn. Those who perform Hajj al-Tamatt'u, do Umrah first and slip intoeveryday clothes. Now for the Hajj, they put on ihram from their residence inMakkah.

All pilgrims, in the state of ihram, are forbidden to cover their heads ( formen ), hunt, argue, cut their hair or nails, kill flies, mosquitoes and lice, use

perfume, or engage in sexual relations. A woman may wear any dress for ihramas long as it does not show her adornments, or cause temptation to men. She isforbidden to wear gloves, apply mehndi or to cover her face, but if male

strangers are around her, she should conceal her face with her head-covering orsomething similar making sure it does not touch her face.

Within the precincts of al-Haram, no one, in the state of ihram or not, isallowed to cut trees, pluck vegetables or pick a lost property except for the sakeof identifying it for its owner.
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2. At the Sacred Mosque, pilgrims make a greeting tawaf(tawaf al-qudum) -circling Ka'bah seven times. They then perform thesa'eey - making seven trips

between the hills ofSafa andMarwah, enclosed in a long gallery. It is thefirst tawafafter entering into Makkah and issunnah for those who perform Hajjal-Ifrad or Hajj al-Qiran. It is not asunnah for a pilgrim who comes to performHajj al-Tamatt'u or Umrah, or for the residents of the holy city of Makkah.

3. On the eighth day ofZul-Hajj, pilgrims move to Mina for the essential finaldays of the Hajj.

4. Next morning, they travel to Arafat for the pilgrimage's central ritual:the wuqufor the "standing". From noon until sunset, Muslims pray near the siteof Prophet Muhammad's peace be upon him farewell sermon.

5. At sundown, they go to Muzdalifah for the night and perform anotherwuquf.6. Returning to Mina for three days, pilgrims stone three pill

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