The Meaning of Hajj & how to perform?

The Meaning of Hajj  

 

 ESSENTIALS OF HAJJ AND HOW TO PERFORM IT

   
  Leaving one’s home and journeying towards Almighty Allaah’s home (Ka’bah) for pilgrimage is known as Hajj. Hajj is compulsory for him/her once in life whoever has the capability (health, wealth etc.). Hajj has five days and specific places,

 there are two compulsory rituals of Hajj: 

One, is Tawwaf (circling) around Baiet-Ul laah and the second, is the Waqoof (staying) at the field of Arafa’at, if these two rituals are missed then there is no 

1- Ihraam

2- Neeyaat

3- To circumambulate [Tawaaaf] Kaaba,

4- To stay on the 9th of Zill Hajj at Arafa'at call Wukoof.

ENTERING IHRAAM    

 Wearing IHRAAM (special dress consisting of two sheets of white cloth for Hajj) before Meeqaat, a place beyond which one cannot go without Ihraam. These places have been specified for the people coming from all over the world. Now a day’s, people wear Ihraam from their homes.

  After wearing Ihraam one should offer two Raka’at Nawafil, in the first Raka’at one should recite Soorah Al-Kaafiroon after Soorah Faatihah, and in the second Raka’at one should recite Soorah Ikhlaas after Soorah Faatihah. 

These Nafil should be offered by wearing cap / covering head with a piece of cloth. After this he would remove the cap and make intention for Hajj and recite Talbiyaah.

“LABBAIEK ALLAAH HUMAA LABBAIEK, LABBAIEKA LAA SHAREEKAA LAKA LABBAIEK, INNAL HAMDAA WAA NAIEMATAA LAKAA WAL MULK LAA SHAREEKAA LAKAA

It should be repeated continuously again and again in the whole journey till one sees Baiet-Ul laah.
One should keep their gaze low walking towards it and once you see the Blessed Ka’bah, do dua, for this is the moment the first glance when duas get accepted.

TALBIYAAH

MEEQAAT