How do the first ten days of the Month of Dhul Hijjah differ from other days of the year? Praise be to Allaah Who has created Time and has made some times better than others, some months and days and nights better than others, when rewards are multiplied many times, as a mercy towards His […]

The Prophet sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam said, “He who performs Hajj and does not speak obscenely or commit evil will return clean from his sins just as the day his mother gave birth to him.” [Sahih al-Bukhari, vol. 2, p. 347, no. 596] If he did so, his Hajj would be righteous (mabrur). Allah’s Messenger […]

The Prophet’s order to perform Hajj UT-TAMATTU 9. So when he wishes to make iHraam and is making Hajj-ul-Qirran, having brought the sacrificial animal with him, he should say: labbaikallaahumma bi-hajjah wa umrah (Here I am O Allah making Hajj and `Umraah). So if he hasn’t brought the sacrificial animal – and that is better – […]

Innovations Before Ihraam 1. Abstaining from travel in the month of Safar, and abstaining from beginning any action such as marriage or building in it. 2. Abstaining from travel in the second half of the month or because the moon is positioned in the constellation of the Scorpion. 3. Abstaining from cleaning the house and […]

Hajj is one of the best forms of worship and is one of the most sublime deeds because it is one of the pillars of Islam that Allah sent Muhammad (may the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) with. A servant’s religion is incomplete without it. DHU’L-HIJJAH 1437H (2016CE): According to the decision […]

 First day; During the night before Fajr of 8 Zul Hajj, put on ihram, make your niyyah (intention) and recite talbiyah 3 times and pray to Allah Almighty. After Fajr, leave Makkah for Mina. But people can go to Mina even before Fajr during the night. Today in Mina, offer Zuhar, Asar, Maghrib and Isha […]