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The Complete Hajj & Umrah Guide
Every step of Hajj and Umrah explained in order, from preparing your heart at home to the farewell tawaf and the visit to Madinah, with photos, diagrams and the du'a for each stage.
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19 chapters · 96 photos · diagrams and du'a for every stage
Contents
Chapter 1Hajj and Umrah: Meaning, Obligation and Reward
What Hajj and Umrah are, who must perform them, how Hajj came to us from Prophet Ibrahim (peace be upon him) and the Farewell Pilgrimage, and what a *mabrur*, an accepted, Hajj looks like.
Chapter 2Hajj at a Glance: The Whole Journey, Day by Day
Before learning each rite in detail, see the whole journey in one place: where you go, on which day, and what you do there, from leaving home to returning as a haji.
Chapter 3Preparing Your Heart and Your Affairs
Hajj begins long before the airport. The course spends its first week on the inner journey: sincere intention, repentance, settling your affairs, purifying your character, and recognising the superstitions that can quietly spoil a pilgrimage.
Chapter 4The Holy Land: Makkah, the Ka'bah and the Sites of Hajj
The story of Makkah from Adam and Ibrahim to the Prophet ﷺ, the parts of the Ka'bah you will see during tawaf, the virtues of the Haram, the places where du'a is answered, the well of Zamzam, and the geography of Arafah, Muzdalifah and Mina.
Chapter 5Pillars, Obligations and the Three Ways of Performing Hajj
The six pillars (*rukun*) and six obligations (*wajib*) of Hajj, how Umrah differs, and the three ways of combining Hajj and Umrah, Tamattu', Ifrad and Qiran, with the intention for each and the order in which pilgrims usually perform the rites.
Chapter 6Miqat and Ihram: Entering the Sacred State
Where and when you must enter ihram, how to prepare your body and clothing, what men and women wear, how to make the intention, and the talbiah you will repeat until the stoning on the 10th.
Chapter 7The Prohibitions of Ihram and Dam
The thirteen things forbidden in ihram, grouped so they are easy to remember; what remains allowed; why some mistakes carry a penalty even when made by accident; and the different kinds of *dam*, when each is due and how it is paid.
Chapter 8Tawaf: Circling the Ka'bah
The kinds of tawaf, the conditions that make it valid, how to perform it round by round, its sunnahs and du'a, what breaks it and what is merely disliked, how to resume a broken tawaf, and tawaf in a wheelchair or on the upper floors.
Chapter 9Sa'i: Walking between Safa and Marwah
Walking seven times between the hills of Safa and Marwah in the footsteps of Hajar: its conditions, how to count the laps, the sunnahs and du'a, the green lights, and the details to watch on the upper and lower floors.
Chapter 10Shaving or Cutting the Hair, Tahallul and the Order of the Pillars
Removing the hair is a pillar of both Hajj and Umrah, and it is how you come out of ihram. This chapter explains how much hair, when, by whom, and how the first and second tahallul of Hajj are reached.
Chapter 11The 8th and 9th: Tarwiyah and the Wuquf at Arafah
"Hajj is Arafah." How Tamattu' pilgrims enter ihram for Hajj on the 8th, the move out to Arafah, the time and conditions of wuquf, what to do on the most important afternoon of your life, and the superstitions to ignore.
Chapter 12The Night at Muzdalifah
After sunset on the Day of Arafah, pilgrims move to Muzdalifah. What the obligatory *mabit* is, how long you must stay, the prayers and sunnahs of the night, collecting pebbles, and who is excused.
Chapter 13Mina and the Stoning of the Jamarat
The Day of Sacrifice and the three Days of Tashriq: stoning Jamrah al-'Aqabah on the 10th, the nights in Mina, stoning all three Jamarat on the 11th to 13th, the conditions of a valid throw, leaving early (Nafar Awwal), stoning on behalf of others, and staying safe in the crowds.
Chapter 14Umrah Step by Step, and the Conditional Intention
A complete walk-through of Umrah as taught in Tabung Haji's basic Umrah course (*Kursus Asas Umrah*): its pillars and obligations, ihram, the miqat, tawaf, sa'i and the hair, Umrah from Tan'im for pilgrims already in Makkah, the conditional intention (*niat bersyarat*), and the farewell tawaf.
Chapter 15For Women: 'Awrah, Permission to Travel and Menstruation
Covering the 'awrah in ihram, in tawaf and in sa'i; the husband's permission, travelling with a mahram or trustworthy women, and the woman in *iddah*; then the rulings on menstruation that matter most in Hajj, what you may do during your period, what to do if it comes before Tawaf al-Ifadah, and the use of pills to delay it.
Chapter 16Purification and Prayer on the Journey
Wudu, including with a spray bottle, what breaks it, and the concession for crowds; tayammum and wiping over a dressing (*jabirah*); then the prayer, its conditions, pillars, sunnahs and what breaks it, the funeral prayer, Friday prayer for women, praying "to honour the time", masbuq and muwafiq, prayer when ill, shortening and combining, and the ruling on combining at Arafah and Mina.
Chapter 17Health and Safety
The basic Hajj course gives a whole session to health, taught by medical officers. This chapter gathers the practical points pilgrims are given, before you go, in the heat and the crowds, and in the masha'ir, so that illness does not stop you completing your worship.
Chapter 18Tawaf al-Wada' and Visiting Madinah
The farewell tawaf: who must perform it, who is excused, what happens if it is missed, how to prepare, and what you may and may not do afterwards. Then Madinah: the virtues of the city and the Prophet's Mosque, the visit (*ziarah*) to the Prophet ﷺ and his two Companions, al-Baqi', Quba', Qiblatain, Uhud and the other historic places.
Chapter 19Planning and Practicalities
The practical side of the journey: registration and management, what to pack, the course's practical session (*amali*) and its key reminders, vows (*nazar*) in Hajj, unfinished voluntary Umrah, and keeping your Hajj *mabrur* after you return.