There are three types of Hajj:
1- Hajj At-Tamattu’
2- Hajj al Qiran
3- Hajj al Ifrad.
Here, we shall talk about Hajj at-Tamattu’ as it is the most
recommended one.
In this type of Hajj, one is to perform ‘Umrah during the Hajj
months (i.e.Shawwal, Dhul-Qa’dah and the
first nine nights of Dhul-Hijjah) and to perform the Hajj in the
same year with a sacrifice slaughtered in Mina on the day of Eid
Al-Adha (The 10th day of Dhul-Hijjah) or during the days of at-Tashreeq
(i.e. the 11th, 12th and 13th of Dhul-Hijjah). The pilgrimage
may remove his Ihram garments and continue his normal activities
between “Umrah and Hajj. It is necessary to make the Tawaf and
the Sa’i twice, the first time for ‘Umrah and the second time
for Hajj.
The different steps of the Hajj Journey are described below:
I hram:
Ihram is the intention of the person willing to perform all
rites of ‘Umra, Hajj or both when he arrives at the Miqat.
Each direction coming into Makkah has its own Miqat. It is
recommended that the one who intends to perform Hajj makes Ghusl
(a shower with the intention to purify one’s self and to be
ready for Hajj), perfumes his body, but not his garments, and
puts on a two- piece garment with no headgear. The garments
should be of seamless cloth. One piece to cover the upper part
of the body, and the second to cover the lower part. For a woman
the Ihram is the same except that she can wear any kind of wide
garments, and should not use perfumes at all and her dress
should cover the whole body decently, leaving the hands and the
face uncovered. (The sister who is accustomed to wear the veil
over her face, is allowed to cover her face with a thin cloth
without tying it, in other words something light and different
from her regular veil.) The pilgrim should say the intention
according to the type of Hajj. For Hajj At-Tamattu’ one should
say:
“ LABBAYAKA ALLAHUMMA ‘UMRAH” which means “O Allah I answered
your call to perform “Umrah”. It is recommended to repeat the
well-known supplication of Hajj, called Talbeyah, as frequently
as possible from the time of Ihram till the time of the first
stoning of Jamrat Al-Aqabat in Mina on the tenth day of Dhul
Hijjah.
Men are recommended to utter the talbeyah aloud while women are
to say it quietly. This Talbeya is the following:
“ LABBAYKA ALLAHUMMA LABBAYK. LABBAYKA LA SHAREEKA LAKA LABBAYK.
INNALHAMDA WAN-N’IMATA LAKA WALMULK. LA SHAREEK LAK”.
“Here I am at your service. O my Lord, Here I am. No partner you
have. Here I am. Truly, the praise and the provisions are yours,
and so is the dominion. No partner do you have”
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