How many "Waajibaat واجبات" are there in Hajj? Islamic Fiqh

  How Many "Waajibaat واجبات" Are There In Hajj?

                                 Answer: 

The following are the "Waajibaat" (essential acts) of Hajj:

(1) Putting on "Ehraam" (seamless clothing) at "Meeqaat میقات" (appointed spots, places for donning Ehraam),

(2) “Sa'eeسعی ” (march between two hillocks i.e. "Safaaصفاء " and "Marwah مروہ"),

(3) To start Sa'ee from Safaa,

(4) Performance of Sa'ee on foot if one is able-bodied,

(5) The one who stays at 'Arafaat in the day should wait there till the sunset,

(6) To observe Sa'ee after performing at least four circuits round the Kabaah,

(7) Stay at 'Arafaat should cover some part of night,

(8) To proceed with Imaam on leaving 'Arafaat, (9). Stay in “Muzdalifah مزدلفہ”,

(10) To offer Maghrib and Ishaa prayers at the time of "Ishaa(عشاءٰ)  prayer in Muzdalifah,

(11) To observe "Rameeرمی " (throwing pebbles). On 10th Zilhij, pebbles are thrown on "Jamra-tul-'Uqubah" only and on 11th and 12th

Zilhij are thrown on all three "Jamrahsجمراۃ " (symbolic Satans),

(12) To observe Ramee of Jamra-tul-'Uqubah on first day before "Halaq" (shaving the head),

(13) To observe each Ramee on its appointed day,

(14) “Halaq” (shaving the whole head) or “Taqseer” (cropping the hair),

(15) To carry out Halaq or Taqseer during "Aieyaam-e-Nahr" (the days of sacrifice),

(16) These acts be done on the land of "Haram" (holy Makkah), (17). The performer of "Qiraan" and "Tamattu" Hajj must sacrifice animal,

(18) Animal be slaughtered on the land of Haram,

(19) During Aieyaam-e-Nahr, before Halaq and after Ramee,

(20) Most of circuits of Tawaaf-e-Ziyarah be performed during Aieyaam-e-Nahr,

(21) Tawaaf be done outside the "Hateemحطیم " (a bow-like low wall near Kabaah), (22). Having the Kabaah on one's left,

(23) To perform Tawaaf on foot if one is able-bodied,

(24) To be free from impurity and be in the state of "Wudu/ Wuzuuوضو " (ablution),

(25) To observe "Satre-e-Aurat" (covering from navel to knee) during Tawaaf,

(26) To offer two Rak'at prayer after Tawaaf,

(27) To maintain serial order in the observance of Ramee, Jimaar, sacrifice and Halaq and in the performance of Tawaaf,

(28) Haaji who lives outside the "Meeqaat" must perform farewell Tawaaf,

(29) To eschew physical intercourse till the shaving of the head after

Wuqoof-e-'Arafah, and

(30) To avoid the acts which are forbidden in the state of Ehraam like putting on sewn cloth(s) or covering the face or the head.