MUBARLYHow to Perform Umrah Step by Step
Umrah step by step: ihram, tawaf, sa‘y and shaving, with the ihram prohibitions, miqat points and the duas of umrah.
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.
Steps
Entering ihramFard
Umrah, once in a lifetime, is a confirmed sunnah (sunnah mu’akkadah) in the Hanafi and Maliki schools and obligatory (fard) in the Shafi‘i and Hanbali schools.
TalbiyahFard
Saying the talbiyah (or a dhikr that takes its place) once, together with the intention, on entering ihram is a condition of ihram; after that it is sunnah to say it often — while walking, when going up or down a slope, when meeting other groups.
Tawaf of umrahFard
One enters al-Masjid al-Haram.
Prayer of tawafWajib
After tawaf, two rak‘ahs of the prayer of tawaf are prayed behind the Station of Ibrahim if possible, otherwise in a suitable place in the Mosque (wajib in the Hanafi and Maliki schools, sunnah in the Shafi‘i and Hanbali schools; in the Hanafi school it is prayed once the disliked time has passed).
Sa‘yWajib
It is performed after a tawaf.
Shaving and leaving ihramWajib
Men shave their heads (halq; this is more virtuous) or shorten their hair (taqsir).
Obligatory (fard), required (wajib) and sunnah acts
Fard: Ihram (condition) · Tawaf (pillar)
Wajib: Sa‘y · Shaving or cutting the hair (halq or taqsir)
Tawaf
There is no special du‘a fixed in the Sunnah for each circuit of tawaf; you may recite any du‘a, dhikr or Qur’an you wish.
Sa‘y
Sa‘y begins at Safa and ends at Marwah.
Ihram prohibitions
- For men: wearing sewn (tailored to the body) clothing, covering the head and (in the Hanafi and Maliki schools) the face; wearing leather socks (khuff) or shoes that cover the top of the foot and the ankles (slippers or sandals are worn)
- For women: covering the face with something that touches it; wearing gloves (forbidden in the Shafi‘i, Maliki and Hanbali schools; permissible in the Hanafi school, but better avoided)
- Applying perfume, using scented soap and creams
- Cutting or plucking the hair of the head, the beard or the body; cutting the nails
Miqat points
- Dhu’l-Hulayfah (Abyar ‘Ali)
- Al-Juhfah (Rabigh)
- Qarn al-Manazil (al-Sayl al-Kabir)
- Yalamlam
- Dhat ‘Irq
- Tan‘im (Masjid ‘A’ishah)
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