MUBARLYHajj Guide: Step by Step, Day by Day, with Duas
The hajj day by day from 8 to 13 Dhu al-Hijjah: Mina, Arafah, Muzdalifah, stoning, sacrifice and tawaf, the kinds of hajj, duas and holy places.
The main text of this guide follows the Hanafi school; where the schools differ, the text says so. If your school is Shafi‘i, Maliki or Hanbali, the rulings that differ are also shown below (you can choose your school in the settings). For your own particular circumstances, consult the religious guide in your group or a scholar you trust.
Kinds of hajj
Hajj ifrad
Hajj performed by entering ihram for hajj alone.
Hajj tamattu‘
During the months of hajj (Shawwal, Dhu’l-Qa‘dah and the first ten days of Dhu’l-Hijjah), one first enters ihram for umrah, performs umrah and leaves ihram; then, in the same year, one enters ihram again in Makkah for hajj (usually on the Day of Tarwiyah).
Hajj qiran
One enters ihram for umrah and hajj together; after performing umrah one does not leave ihram, and the hajj is completed in the same ihram.
8 Dhu al-Hijjah · Day of Tarwiyah
Makkah → Mina
Ihram for hajj (tamattu‘)
Going out to MinaSunnah
9 Dhu al-Hijjah · Day of Arafah
Arafat → Muzdalifah
Standing at Arafat (wuquf)Fard
Moving on to Muzdalifah
10 Dhu al-Hijjah · Eid al-Adha, Day 1
Muzdalifah → Mina → Makkah
Standing at MuzdalifahWajib
Stoning the great jamrah (al-‘Aqabah)Wajib
Sacrifice of thanksgivingWajib
Shaving and the first release from ihram (tahallul)Wajib
Tawaf al-Ziyarah (al-Ifadah)Fard
11 Dhu al-Hijjah · Eid al-Adha, Day 2
Mina
Stoning the three jamaratWajib
Spending the night in MinaSunnah
12 Dhu al-Hijjah · Eid al-Adha, Day 3
Mina → Makkah
Stoning the three jamaratWajib
Last day for tawaf al-ziyarah
13 Dhu al-Hijjah · Eid al-Adha, Day 4
Mina (optional)
Stoning (for those staying in Mina)
Farewell tawafWajib
Obligatory (fard), required (wajib) and sunnah acts
Fard: Ihram (condition) · Standing at Arafat (pillar) · Tawaf al-Ziyarah (al-Ifadah) (pillar)
Wajib: Standing at Muzdalifah · Sa‘y · Stoning the jamarat (ramy al-jimar) · Shaving or cutting the hair (halq or taqsir) · Sacrifice of thanksgiving in hajj tamattu‘ and qiran · On the day of Eid, keeping the order: first stoning, then (in tamattu‘ and qiran) the sacrifice, then shaving · For one who stands at Arafat during the day, remaining there until sunset · Performing tawaf al-ziyarah within the first three days of Eid · Farewell tawaf for those coming from outside Makkah (afaqi)
Duas
Talbiyah
On entering ihram and throughout ihram
لَبَّيْكَ اللّٰهُمَّ لَبَّيْكَ، لَبَّيْكَ لَا شَرِيكَ لَكَ لَبَّيْكَ، إِنَّ الْحَمْدَ وَالنِّعْمَةَ لَكَ وَالْمُلْكَ، لَا شَرِيكَ لَكَ
Reading: Labbayka Allāhumma labbayk, labbayka lā sharīka laka labbayk, inna l-ḥamda wa-n-ni‘mata laka wa-l-mulk, lā sharīka lak.
Meaning: Here I am, O Allah, here I am! Here I am, You have no partner, here I am! Truly all praise and blessing are Yours, and all dominion; You have no partner.
Bukhari, Hajj 26; Muslim, Hajj 19
Intention for umrah
At the miqat, after the prayer of ihram
اللّٰهُمَّ إِنِّي أُرِيدُ الْعُمْرَةَ فَيَسِّرْهَا لِي وَتَقَبَّلْهَا مِنِّي
Reading: Allāhumma innī urīdu l-‘umrata fa-yassirhā lī wa taqabbalhā minnī.
Meaning: O Allah! I intend to perform umrah; make it easy for me and accept it from me.
The wording of the intention found in the books of fiqh; the intention is made in the heart, and saying it aloud is good.
Intention for hajj
On entering ihram for hajj
اللّٰهُمَّ إِنِّي أُرِيدُ الْحَجَّ فَيَسِّرْهُ لِي وَتَقَبَّلْهُ مِنِّي
Reading: Allāhumma innī urīdu l-ḥajja fa-yassirhu lī wa taqabbalhu minnī.
Meaning: O Allah! I intend to perform hajj; make it easy for me and accept it from me.
The wording of the intention found in the books of fiqh
- On entering the mosque
- Saluting the Black Stone
- Between the Yemeni Corner and the Black Stone
- At the Station of Ibrahim
- On approaching Safa
- On Safa and Marwah
- At Arafat
- When stoning the jamarat
- When drinking Zamzam
- Takbir al-tashriq
Holy places
- Al-Masjid al-Haram and the Ka‘bah
- Mina and the Jamarat
- Muzdalifah (al-Mash‘ar al-Haram)
- Arafat (Jabal al-Rahmah)
- Al-Masjid an-Nabawi
- Quba Mosque
- Uhud and the Martyrs
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