The Rites of Hajj… The Journey of Forgivable Sin

In the first days of the month of Dhu al-Hijjah every year, the hearts of the Muslims tremble and their eyes turn towards the Sacred House of God. They will come from every deep ravine” (Surat Al-Hajj). Therefore, we present here the most important things that the pilgrim should know about the provisions of this great ritual.

First: The timings of the Hajj:

Al-Mawaqit is the plural of the meeqaat, which is the circumstance of worship from a time or place, and what is meant here is what the rulings of Sharia have determined for the Ihram for Hajj from a time or place related to its validity. They are of two types:

 Temporal timings:

These are the months of Hajj: Shawwal, Dhul-Qa’dah, and the ten days of Dhul-Hijjah, and they are the ones in which the Hajj is valid and the enjoyment of the Umrah is performed until the Hajj.

Spatial times:

They are the places that the Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace, designated for the people of each destination to deprive of them those who wanted to perform Hajj or Umrah among them or those who were behind them, and they are five places:

1- Dhul-Hulaifa:

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2- Al-Juhfa:

It is the miqat for the people of the Levant and those who pass by it, and it is 204 kilometers away from Mecca.

3- Yalamlam:

It is the meeqaat for the people of Yemen and others who pass by it, and it is 54 kilometers from Mecca.

4- Qarn al-Manazil:

It is the miqat for the people of Najd and others who pass by it, and it is 94 kilometers away from Mecca.

5- Dhat Irq:

It is the miqat for the people of Iraq and those who pass by it, and it is 94 kilometers away from Mecca.

Whoever is closer to Makkah al-Mukarramah than these times, then his miqat is his place of residence. Likewise, the people of Mecca are forbidden to perform Hajj from Mecca, and as for Umrah, they are forbidden to perform it from the lowest area of ​​the solution. Whoever is on his way to the right or to the left from these timings, is forbidden when he approaches the one closest to him.

And if the Muhrim fears that he will not be able to perform his rituals due to an obstacle to him such as illness or fear, or he thinks it most likely that he will be prevented due to administrative procedures and the like, then it is desirable for him to stipulate when entering ihraam, saying what was mentioned in the hadith of the Prophet, peace, and blessings be upon him: where you imprisoned me.” When he was imprisoned from completing his Hajj, he is freed from his ihraam, and he does not have to do anything.

Second: Ihram and its types:

Ihram is the intention to enter into the rituals of Hajj or Umrah, or both, with the Talbiyah. . In Ihram, the prohibitions of Hajj or Umrah are forbidden to the Muhrim.

The person who is in ihram during the months of Hajj (Shawwal, Dhul-Qa’dah, and Dhul-Hijjah) has the right to choose between three types of rituals in order to intend one of them when entering ihraam, which are:

A- Al-Tamatu’: It is for a person to deprive himself of the Umrah alone, and when he enters the state of Ihram, he says: “You must perform Umrah.” He delays entering Ihram for Hajj until the day of Tarwiyah until sunset on the day of Arafat, and the one who enjoys the ritual must sacrifice the sacrifice. As for the one who enters into Ihram for Umrah before the months of Hajj, he is called Umrah, not Tamattu’.

B – Al-Ifrad: It is for a person to enter ihram for Hajj alone, and he says: To perform Hajj alone. If he reaches Makkah, he will circumambulate to come and then strive for Hajj.

C – The Qur’an: It is that a person deprives him of both the Umrah and Hajj, then he says: “You will be deprived of the Umrah and Hajj.” The qarir does the same as the singular act, except that the qarir performs the pilgrimage and the pilgrimage together, and it is obligatory for him to sacrifice.

Third: The rituals of Hajj

A- His wisdom and virtue:
God Almighty made Hajj obligatory for adults who are physically and financially able to do so. reward but heaven.”

b- Its pillars:
The Hajj in Islam has four pillars. Whoever abandons one of them until its time has passed, then his Hajj is invalid:
1- Ihram, which is the intention to enter into rituals coupled with an act of Hajj such as Talbiyah or stripping.

2- Standing in Arafat, and its time is from the dawn of the day of Arafat (the ninth of the month of Dhu Al-Hijjah) to the dawn of the next day, and what the common people call “Mountain of Mercy” has no legal advantage over the rest of the areas of Arafat.

3- Tawaf al-Ifadah and its time start from the dawn of the day of Eid, and it is better to work on the day of Eid.

4- Sa’i between As-Safa and Al-Marwa, and it takes place after the Tawaf Al-Ifadah or any other Tawaf.