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1 Check you have the following items before leaving home AT AIRPORT (If putting on Ihraam from Airport) Money Check In First Credit Card if needed Passports (check drafts, meningitis certificates, photos) ID Cards if applicable (obtained from Tour Operator) Airplane Tickets or e-ticket numbers Give hotel address and Passport copies to Next of Kin in UK Suitcases & Hand Luggage Mobile Phone if needed Do wudu and put on ittar Put Ihram on Put champals on Put original clothes away Read 2 rakaats salaatul Ihram nafl, read Kul ya ayyuhal kaafiroon in first rakaat and kul huwalahu ahad in second rakaat Once the namaz is finished do lots of dua Hajj Checklist Hand Luggage Packing List One small towel Ittar (perfume) Soap, Soap Dish & Flannel Watch Extra Ihram Money Belt, wallet Mustahab to do this dua: Allah humma inni us alooku ridhaku wal jannah, Wa a oozubiku min sakhatika wannar Birrah matiku ya ar hamar rahimin. Oh allah I ask of your pleasure and your jannah and I seek refuge from your anger (ghussa, naarazgi) and jahannam. Go to toilet and renew Wudu before boarding plane A simple & practical guide to the rituals of Hajj & Umrah Small bottle for toilet use, put it in separate bag Torch Travel mussalah Spare carrier bag Some food and drink for journey Passports and money and tickets Zip up Quran Hajj Kitaabs and Notes, Fazaile amaal AT HOME BEFORE LEAVING Do Ghusl Clip Nails, Trim Moustache, clean hair (all day before) Read 2 rakah s nafl before journey and ask for ease of journey, repentance etc. ON PLANE Read all salaat s at correct times, allow for time travelling towards Mecca Read Maghrib when you can see it getting close to sunset If you are going direct to Jeddah, at correct time do Niyyat for Umrah Allah humma inni uridul umrutu, fayasir hali wata kabalha minni Oh Allah I intend to perform Umrah, please make it easy for me and accept it from me And then recite talbiya DO NOT USE REFRESHING TOWEL which is given on plane

2 AT JEDDAH Airport Enter Waiting room At immigration, men and women will become separate. They will take your draft and will give u a transport ticket and a stamp for your Muallim. After check-in you will meet your women in the luggage dept. Arrange for women folk to wait for you there After customs, your luggage will be marked with a ticket. Have Hotel address handy You will need to find your Muallim if you are travelling alone and board bus for Mecca, you should have a number for him. Before Mecca there will be a checkpoint where all your passports will be checked in. After checkpoint, the coach will stop at the Europe Muallim s office and the receipt for the passport will be given. The coach should drop you to you hotel AT MECCA, Entering Haram for the first time Once you have done wudu, ghusl (if needed) etc. Make your way to Haram Sharif. Try to enter through Babul Umra if possible but lots of construction going on at the moment so enter any door. Enter mosque with right foot, do dua Allahumaf tahli abwabu rahmatik Do dua of itikaf as well Bismillahe dakhalto wa alayhi tawakaltoo wa nawayto sunnatul itikaf Keep your gaze on the floor, with proper humility until you get to the open space (mataaf) where the kaabah is, when you get near and you think you can see it, raise your gaze and recite takbir, Allah Hu Akbar, La ilaha illalah thrice Then ask for as much dua as possible, remember whole Ummah Do durood sharif and ask for all other duas to be accepted, Recommended Dua, Oh allah, marte dum tak, istikamat aur ikhlas ke saat, us ki deen ki, hadith ki aur quran ki khidmat me lagaye rakhe, aur allah hamara khatima iman ke saat laye, Do dua for everyone as this is one moment where duas are accepted. If you feel fit then do Umrah as soon as possible. HOW TO PERFORM UMRA HOW TO DO TAWAAF Stop reading talbiya Look for Hajare Aswad (the black stone), in the corner where there is only one minaret. All other corners of haram have two minarets There will also be a green light on the arched walls. There is no longer a line on the floor showing the position of Hajare Aswad Do idhtiba (put ihram under right shoulder so it is exposed), for every tawaaf followed by a saa ee. Do idhtiba for all 7 tawaafs Do Raml (Walk Fast with chest out, like marching) for 3 tawaafs (Men only) Position yourself so your right shoulder is in line with the left hand side of Hajare Aswad. NOT directly in front. Put your right foot on the floor just on the start. Do niyyat,, this is fardh, Oh Allah I am doing 7 tawaafs of your house for Umra, make it easy for me and accept it from me. Then make one side step so you are directly in front of Hajare Aswad. On the line Then say Bismillahe Allahu Akbar wa Lillahil Hamd and raise your hands to your ears. (DO NOT RAISE HANDS BEFORE TAKBIR) Then do Bosa of Hajare Aswad as follows: Position your hands so they are at the same height as Hajare Aswad then say Bismillahe Allahu Akbar and kiss your hands. DO NOT make a noise. (have the niyyat in your mind that we would like to do bosa but because of the amount of people I cannot do it) Then start your tawaaf and do bosa every time you come in front of Hajare aswad. Do not turn your chest towards Kaaba; if it does then the tawaaf will have to be repeated. Only allowed to turn chest when doing Bosa. Do dua during tawaaf (Read from Al Hizbul Azam if you have it), When reaching Rukne Yamaani, if near touch it with right and or both hands, if far away, do not raise your hands or do anything else. Do not touch with left hand or face chest. From ruke yamani to hajare aswas read After Tawaaf, read 2 rakaahs nafl. If makrooh time (between Asr and Maghrib, zawaal or after Fajr) then do namaz after makrooh time finishes before sunnats. No Idhitba, when reading 2 rakaats, cover the Ihraam over your shoulders. Try to read behind Muqame Ibrahim, if not anywhere else is ok. After namaz, do dua, After dua, you can either go to the multazzam, (space between doors of kaaba and hajare aswad) and do dua (chimat ke) if not busy. (can do before or after zam zam). Or else stand near it and do dua instead. After multazzam go to Zam Zam an d drink as much as you can. Arrange to

3 meet partner there if necessary. Drink water facing qiblah. After water go back to Hajare aswad and do bosa again. Afterwards proceed to Saee. HOW TO DO SAEE (between Safa and Marwa) finished Umrah until you have cut your hair. DO NOT USE SOAP ON HEAD when cutting. One should SHAVE all of it off, not trim it. For women, they should cut off approx one inch off their plat (wrap hair round finger once) Read 2 rakaats namaaz with head covered, then open head and do dua And do niyyat, Allah humma inni uridul Hajja, fayassirhali watakablha minni (Oh Allah, I am making intention of performing Hajj, make it easy for me and accept it from me) Then do talbiya as much as possible. After you get to Safa (follow signs) Now Umrah is finished. You need to climb up as far as you can until you can see the Kaaba (Due to Construction, this might not be possible anymore). There will be a big pillar, if you look towards kaaba so the pillar is on your right, you need to look through the pillars and you may see Kaaba. After seeing Bailtullah, raise your hands for dua, read 4 th kalima, durood sharif, do lots of dua and proceed towards Marwah. At 2 places there will be green lights, from one light to the other you have to jog (men only), all other places walk at normal pace. Do Dua rabig fir war ham, anta a azul akram If you can t jog due to the crowd, do as much as you can, for women there is no jogging. For men, after jogging one should wait for the women. At Marwah you cannot see bailtullah so you should go as far as you can and then turn towards Baitullah and do dua as you did in Marwah, Do 7 times, and you will end up at Marwah, start on Safaa and finish at Marwah. After Dua, Saee is finished. Pray 2 rakats nafl, mustahab AFTER SAEE You need to cut your hair. You have not Recommended things to do in MECCA Try and read at least one quran in Haram Sharif. Go to Jannatul Malla Go Gare Hira (known as Jabal Nur) take taxi Do as much tawaaf as you can. Do not do so much so you have problems at Hajj time. Try to learn Hajj as much as possible Make a note in Mecca of Esha start time and Fajr time for Muzdalifah. IMPORTANT: If you are doing Qurbani with group, you need to find a contact name and number of person who is doing Qurbani. If you are organising it yourself you need these details, and make sure they are reliable. HAJJ 7 th Zil Hajj Clip Nails, Trim moustache, cut hair etc Prepare your luggage to take to Mina, take as less as possible After Esha, eat food, have ghusl, (This can also be done later on in night) then put your ihram on for Hajj then go to Harram Sharif and do one nafl tawaaf if possible (for tahyatul masjid). Then do niyyat for Hajj ihram Now you are muhrim OPTIONAL, you can do the SAEE for Hajj, which would normally be done after Tawaafe Ziyarat. If you want to do this then, you will have to do a nafl tawaaf and then the SAEE. You will need to do Raml and idhtiba. Now go home and go to sleep if time or wait for Fajr and spend time in Ibaadat 8 th Zil-Hajj MINA After Fajr, Have breakfast and then leave for Mina, DO NOT leave before Fajr Best to walk it, easier and quicker, find out Tent number and area in Mina where your tent is and go with someone from group who knows Need to get there before Zuhr At Mina, need to read 5 namaz s from Zohar to Fajr the following day. FIND LOCATION OF YOUR TENT ON MAP AND MAKE A NOTE OF IT Do as much ibaadat as possible, abstain from Worldy Talk Eat as least as possible, try only fruit because you will not have to do istinja much. Spend the night there

4 9th Dhil-Hajj ARAFAT After Fajr, eat breakfast then leave for Arafat, (quite far, possible to walk but coach easier) everything and especially that Allah helps the Ummat in these trying times. Also ask that we all die with Iman. MUZDALIFA Big as chick peas minimum and max, date stone. Need to collect at least 80 stones. (make sure you don t accidently pick up clumps on dust) DO NOT LEAVE BEFORE FAJR Need to do Qasr namaz if you have spent less than 15 days before 8 th Zil Hajj Need to get to Arafaat before Zawaal time. From Zawaal, till subha sadiq the following day, one needs to have spent some time there. On reaching Arafaat, get fariq before zawaal (ie istinja, wudu etc, expect long queues) Start Ibaadat after Zawaal until Maghrib, Do as much dua as possible, tilaawat etc. After sunset leave for Muzdalifah (possible to walk) From Arafat we need to go to Muzdallifah, doing labbayk. Sometimes you will get dropped off before the boundary of muzdalifaah, you will know by the lighted area on a big plain and lots of people will be picking up stones. Once you get there do istinja and do wudu, get farig. (might be easier to find toilets on opposite side which are less busy, ensure you stay within Muzdaliffa boundary) Ensure that all people in the group can get to the hotel and have enough money so if you get lost they can go there. Mustahab to wash them as well. Very big night, do lots of ibaadat. Sort out the stone into bags, ready for Rami (7 stones in one bag, 21 stones in 2 others (or 3 if doing Rami on 13 th ), keep spare as well just in case) And have rest as well; make sure you stay away from sin. 10 th Dhil-Hajj (eid) Make a note of Fajr time in Mecca and read Fajr on proper time After reading namaz go to Mina, easy to walk if you know where you tent is MINA Best to go near Jabale Rehmat and do ibaadat, DO NOT climb the mountain. Do ibaadat standing as much as possible outside, then inside tent. Try not to sin with the mouth. Do not pray Zuhr and Asr together, pray them in their own times. Advisable prayers Pray 4 th kalima 100times. If you get lost inform aalim and tell then the situation and do whatever they tell you. At Muzdaliffa, need to read Maghrib and Esha together at Esha time in the following manner. In jammat, do one azaan Then iqaamat Then maghrib 3 farz Get up and no azaan and no iqaamt On reaching Mina, need to do Ramii as soon as possible. Try and get some rest, To identify the 3 jamarrat. The nearest to Mecca is the big one, then the next one is the middle one and then the little one. At Masjide Khaif, the nearest jamaraat is the little one, then the middle one etc. Pray 100 times Kul huwallo Pray Durood sharif 100 times in the following way Allah humma Salle alla..majid (only 1 st half) then say Wa alayna ma ahum Whoever does these 3 things, Allah will give you whatever you want and tell the angels that he has forgiven you. This is the main time for Dua, ask for Start 4 farz of esha Then do sunnat of maghrib And then sunnat and wajib of esha. Can read both Maghrib and Esha any time before Fajr If you do not get to Muzdalifah before fajr and fajr time is near then do both namaz s (Maghrib and Esha wherever you are). Need to stay at muzdaliffah until Subah Sadiq. After esha eat some food Then collect stones Stop reading talibiya Only need to do Ramee of big shaytaan When going to do Ramee, be careful, advisable to approach Jamaarat from behind as there will be less crowd, also travel with wife together in small group, skirt around main crowd to the rear and then do ramee. 7 stones use thumb and forefinger. Needs to land within 3 yards of wall Need to throw each stone separately Need to have masjid on the right when

5 you throw Raise arm so Armpit is viewable. Read dua or read Bismillahe Allahuakbar and throw stone No dua after Ramee TAWAAFE ZIYARAT Best done on 10 th but easier to do it on 11 th morning after shaving qurbani/head. day. If still there before subah sadiq waajib to do ramii of the 13 th as well Cannot Umrah on 13 th HAJJ IS NOW COMPLETE Do not throw very hard Do not hit pillar hard because if it rebounds off and falls ouside the 3 yards, need to throw it again. Needs to be done before 12 th Maghrib Ok for women in haiz to delay after 12th Wife only halaal after this TAWAAF-e- WIDAA Do as late as possible, before leaving Mecca Try doing after Asr (more quite) make sure you don t miss your namaz! Go to Haram and perform Tawaafe Ziyaarat Best time for women is between Asr and Maghrib. Read Asr and then go to do rami, if there is not enough time, leave before Asr and perform Asr near jamarrat. After Maghrib until Subah Sadiq, makrooh time for ramee. If it is done after Maghrib, you will not be able to do Qurbani, but then have to stay in Ihram for another day. Time for Ramee is until Subah Sadiq After Ramee make way to Mecca if someone doing Qurbani on your behalf or to Qurbani area in Mina if doing it yourself QURBANI Need to do qurbani for shukr Contact person who was performing Qurbani, you need to confirm 100% that it has been done before shaving head. If ramee was done after Maghrib, Qurbani has to be done next morning. If not sure about doing qurbani, go to madrasah saulatiya and they will give you a specific time for qurbani. Then shave head (HALAQ), do this in Mecca, easier. Then have Ghusl and take Ihram Off (Remember relations are still not permitted yet) After tawaafe ziyarat do Saee if not already done Do Raml even if not in ihraam If still in ihram do idhtiba and raml 11 th Dhil-Hajj Go to Mina as soon as possible after Tawaafe Ziyarat, need to get there before Zawaal. It is best to spend the nights of Hajj in Mina, more beneficial. need to do rami of all 3 jamaraats starting with small jamaraat 7 stones each Can only do after Zawal best to do after asr, less busy right side near masjid again stone little jamaraat then turn right towards kaaba and do dua, surah fatiha, durood sharif, try reading surah baqarah as much as possible, or at least 20 ayats. Then stone middle one and do dua, Then stone large one and no dua Then return to tent and carry on Ibaadat 12 th Zil Hajj Do Ramii of all 3 again as on 11 th Best to do after Asr again, Try to leave then before Maghrib, if you don t leave then makrooh to leave before doing another rami on following Do tawaaf, then 2 rakaahs and then zamazam Then do dua on multazam and ask Allah to bring you back again as soon as possible Be upset that you are leaving kaabah Ziyarate Madina Read durood sharif on the way to medina Also read tafsirs of the prophets life and tell others Before going to Prophets Mosque, dress in best clothes, as much sunnat as possible, put on ittar, imaama if you have one When going to do salaam, you will have to enter from gate on right hand side of Masjid, if you do salaam directly in front then you wont have much time, try to stand a bit of distance away, that way you will have more time, Remember to convey salaams of all people who have asked you. Disclaimer: Although I have taken great care in preparing this checklist it is the responsibility of each person to ensure that they are performing the correct acts so please make a bit of effort and confirm all actions and please do dua for all me, Maulana Salim whose books\talks have helped me compile this, my family and all the Ummah.