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# Hajj Rituals

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who helped me reach the Holy House. O Allah! I bear
witness to You that this is Your Holy House which You
have made a refuge for men, a blessed place and a guide
for the worlds. O Allah! I am Your servant, this city is Your
city and this House is Your House. I have come here to
seek Your mercy and submit to You, following Your
command and content with Your arrangement of destiny.
I ask as a beggar fearful of Your punishment. O Allah!
open for me the gates of Your mercy and keep me
occupied in obedience to You and seeking Your pleasure).
According to another report, the following be said at the
gate of the Mosque: (I commence by the Name of Allah, by
Him, from Him, towards Him, by His wish and on the
following of the Holy Messenger (s.a.w.). The Holy Names
belong to Allah. All praise is to Allah. Peace be with the
Messenger of Allah. Peace be with Muhammad, son of
Abdullah. Peace be with you, O Prophet of Allah and may
the mercy and blessings of Allah be with you. Peace be
with the Prophets of Allah and His Messengers. Peace be
with Ibrahim, the friend of the Merciful. Peace be with the
Prophets. All praise is to Allah, the Sustainer of the
universes. Peace be with us and on the virtuous servants
of Allah. O Allah! send Your blessings on Muhammad and
his progeny, bestow on them Your benediction and have
mercy on them as You blessed, sent benediction and had
mercy on Ibrahim and his progeny, You are Praiseworthy
and Glorious. O Allah! bless Muhammad and his progeny,
Your servant and Messenger. O Allah! bless Ibrahim, Your
friend and Your Prophets and Messengers and bestow
peace on them. Peace be with the Messengers. All praise is
to Allah, the Sustainer of the universes. O Allah! open for
me the gates of Your mercy. Keep me occupied in Your
obedience and seeking Your pleasure. Protect me that I
guard my faith to my last, Exalted is Your Praise. All praise
to Allah who made me one of His callers and visitors,
attendants in His Mosque and supplicants. O Allah! I am
Your servant and visitor to Your House. There are rights of
callers over the host and You are the best of the givers and
the most Generous. I beseech You, O Allah! O Merciful,
You are Allah, there is no God but You, You have no
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partner, for You are One and on whom all depend. You
were not born and do not give birth and there is none like
You. Verily, Muhammad is Your servant and Messenger,
may Your blessings be on him and his Household. O
Magnanimous, O Generous, O Glorious, O Mighty, O
Generous, I beseech You that of the gifts You grant me for
visiting You, the first be the protection from the fire of
Hell).
Then say thrice:.. (O Allah! save my neck from the fire of
Hell).
Then say: (And increase my lawful and pure sustenance
and protect me from the evil of the devils, jinn and men
and the godless of the Arabs and the non-Arabs).
It is recommended then to face the Black Stone and say: (I
bear witness that there is no God but Allah, He is One and
has no partner and that Muhammad is his servant and
Messenger. I believe in Allah and disbelieve in false gods,
Laat, Uzza and the worship of devils and all those who call
for worship other than Allah).
Then the pilgrim should move to the Black Stone, hold it,
and say: (All praise to Allah who has provided us this
guidance, for we would not otherwise have been guided.
Glory to Allah, all praise is due to Him, there is no God
except Allah and Allah is Great. Allah is greater than His
creatures. Allah is greater than whom I fear and beware.
There is no God except Allah, He is One and without any
partner. All land belong to Him and all praise is due to
Him. He grants life and ends it. He ends life and grants it.
He is alive and never dies. All good emanates from Him
and has power over all things).
One must then pray for the Holy Prophet and his progeny
and for all the Prophets as was done at the time of entry
into the Holy Mosque. Then say: ( I believe Your word and
have faith in Your promise).
It has been authentically reported by Abi Abdillah (a.s.)
that when you come close to the Black Stone, raise your
hands, praise Allah, pray for the Holy Prophet and ask
Allah to accept your acts of worship. Then hold the Black
Stone and kiss it. If it is not possible to kiss it, just hold it by
hand, and if even doing so is not possible, point at it and
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say: (O Allah! I have discharged the trust reposed with me
and fulfilled my promise so that You can be witness of my
fulfilment. O Allah! I have brought faith in Your Book and
the practices of Your Prophet (s.a.w.). I bear witness that
there is no God except Allah, He is One and has no
partner and that Muhammad is his servant and
Messenger. I have faith in Allah and disbelieve in false
gods, Laat and Uzza, the worship of devils, and all those
who call for worship other than Allah).
If it is not possible to say the whole of the above
supplication, a portion of it may be said and then say: (O
Allah! I have extended my hands towards You and have
great expectations from You. Accept my endeavours,
forgive me and shower mercy on me. O Allah! I seek
refuge from infidelity, poverty and disgrace in this world
and in the Hereafter).
Courtesies during Tawaf
It has been reported from Muawiyah bin Ammar, quoting
Abi Abdillah (a.s.), as saying that, during tawaf, the
following supplication be said: (O Allah! I beseech You by
Your name which makes possible motion in the darkness
of water as it does on land. I beseech You by Your Name
which makes Your Arsh (Throne) swing. I beseech You by
Your Name which puts in motion the feet of Your angels. I
beseech You by Your name by which Moosa (Moses)
supplicated to You on Mount Sinai and You granted his
supplication and met him with love. I beseech You by Your
name by which You granted forgiveness to Muhammad of
his past and future sins and completed Your bounty on
him, treat me with (ask for your wishes).
When You reach the gate of the Holy Ka'ba, pray for
Muhammad and his holy progeny (a.s.) and say between
Rukn-ul-Yamaani and the Black Stone: (O Allah! grant me
goodness in this world and the Hereafter and save me
from the fire of Hell).
And say during tawaf: (I am in need for Your mercy, fearful
and seeking Your refuge. Do not change my body or my
name).
Imam Sadiq (a.s.) has said that when Ali bin Hussein (a.s.)
reached the Hijr (enclosure) of Ismail (a.s.) before reaching
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the Meezaab, he would raise his head and say while
looking at the Meezaab: (O Allah! place me in Heaven by
Your mercy, save me, by Your mercy, from the fire, protect
me from evil, increase for me lawful sustenance, and save
me from the viciousness of the jinn, men, Arabs and non-
Arabs).
It has been authentically reported from Abi Abdillah (a.s.)
that when You reach the back of the Holy Ka'ba having
passed the Hijr (enclosure), say: (O one of bounty, might,
generosity and nobility, my devotions are weak, make
them stronger and accept them from me, verily You are
All-Hearing, All-knowing).
It has been reported from Abul Hassan Ridha (a.s.) that on
reaching the Rukn-ul-Yamaani, one should raise hands in
supplication and say: (O Allah! O Controller of health and
its Provider, One who grants it, One who bestows it as a
reward or as a grace on me and all creation, O Merciful in
this world and the Hereafter, shower Muhammad and his
progeny with Your blessings, grant me health, lasting and
complete and thankfulness for it, in this world and in the
Hereafter, by Your mercy, O Most Merciful of the merciful).
It has been reported from Abi Adillah (a.s.) that when the
pilgrim completes the tawaf and reaches the `Mustajaar'
which is a little before the Rukn-ul-Yamaani, he must
stretch his hands onto the Holy Ka'ba, cling to it and say:
(O Allah! this House is Yours and this creature is Yours and
this is the place for taking refuge in You from the fire of
Hell).
Then make confession of your sins for there is no faithful
who makes confessions to his Lord in this place without
Allah forgiving him, Allah willing, and say: (O Allah!
comfort, success and health come from You. O Allah! my
devotions are weak and so grant them strength and
forgive me the sins which are so apparent to You but
concealed from Your creatures).
Then seek refuge in Allah from the fire of Hell and engross
yourself in supplication. Then hold the Rukn-ul-Yamaani as
is stated in another report from him (a.s.). Then kiss the
Rukn-ul-Yamaani and the corner where the Black Stone is
placed and say: (O Allah! grant me contentment in the
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sustenance You have provided me and bestow Your
blessings on it).
It is recommended to hold on to each corner of the Holy
Ka'ba in each tawaf and when holding the Black Stone
say: ( I have discharged the trust reposed with me and
fulfilled my promise so that You can be the witness of my
fulfilment).
Courtesies of Tawaf prayer
In tawaf prayer, it is recommended that after the
recitation of the Chapter of Fatihah, in the first raka'a be
said the Chapter of Tawheed and in the second raka'a the
Chapter of Kafiroon. On completion of the prayer, one
must praise Allah, pray for Muhammad and his progeny
(a.s.) and pray for the acceptance of one's efforts. It has
been reported from Imam as-Sadiq (a.s.) that he would say
in sajdah after the prayer the following: (I prostrate myself
before You in worship and service. It is the truth that there
is no God except You. You were there before anything and
will be there after everything perishes. I am before You
and my forelock is in Your hands. Forgive my sins for there
is none to forgive major sins except You. Forgive me as I
confess my sins against myself and none can avert
cardinal sins except You).
It is recommended to drink water from Zamzam before
departing to Safa and say: (O Allah! grant me useful
knowledge, abundant sustenance and spare me all
sickness and evil).
If possible, on completing the prayer after tawaf , one
should draw a bucket or two of water from Zamzam, drink
a little and pour a little on the head, back and body and
say the supplication mentioned above. Then one must
proceed to the Black Stone and from there to Safa .
Courtesies in Sa'y
It is recommended to depart to Safa, with peace and
serenity, by the door facing the Black Stone. On arrival,
one must look at the Holy Ka'ba and concentrate on the
corner with the Black Stone, praise Allah, narrate His
bounties, chant Allahu Akbar, Al-Hamdulillah and La ilaha
ilallah (seven times each), and then say thrice: (There is no
God except Allah, He is One without any partner. All
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property belongs to Him and all praise is due to Him. He
gives life and takes it away; He has always been alive and
will never die. All goodness emanates from Him and He is
powerful over all things).
Then pray for Muhammad and his progeny (a.s.) and say
thrice: (Allah is Great; He has granted us guidance. All
praise is to Allah; He has showered us with bounties. All
praise to Allah who is Living and Eternal and all praise is
ever due to Him).
Then say thrice: (I bear witness that there is no God except
Allah, and I bear witness that Muhammad is His servant
and Messenger. We do not worship anyone except Him,
sincere in our faith, however averse may the polytheists
be).
Then say thrice: (O Allah! I beseech You for forgiveness,
health, and firmness in faith in this world and the
Hereafter).
Then say thrice: (O Allah! grant us the virtues of this world
and the Hereafter and spare us the fire of Hell).
Then say a hundred times: Allahu Akbar, La ilaha illallah,
Al-Hamdulillah, Subhanallah, each; then say: (There is no
God but Allah, He is only One, He has accomplished His
promise, He has helped His servant and singly
overpowered the groups of infidels. All property belongs
to Him and all praise is due to Him, Him alone. O Allah!
bless my death and what happens after it. O Allah! I seek
refuge from the darkness and loneliness of the grave. O
Allah! grant me shelter under the shade of Your Throne
on the day when there will be no shelter except Yours).
Then say: (I leave my religion, myself and family in the
hands of Allah, the Merciful, the Beneficent, who does not
let anything deposited with him to be lost. O Allah! keep
me steadfast in following Your Book and the practices of
Your Prophet, keep me among his followers until my
death and save me from dissension).
Then say thrice Allahu Akbar and repeat the above
supplication twice. Then chant takbeer and repeat the
supplication. If it is not possible to perform all this, one
may say a portion of it.
It has been reported from Imam Ali (a.s.) that when one
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climbs the Safa, one must face the Holy Ka'ba, raise one's
hands in supplication and say: (O Allah! forgive all my sins
whenever I may have committed them and if I repeat
them, forgive me again, for You are Forgiving and
Merciful. O Allah! deal with me as it befits You and if You
would do so, You would have mercy on me. You are free
from any need to punish me but I am in need of Your
mercy, have mercy on me. O Allah! do not deal with me as
I deserve, for if You do so, You will punish me without
being unjust to me. I fear Your justice but have no fear of
injustice from You. O One who is absolutely Just, have
mercy on me).
It has been reported from Abi Adillah (a.s.) that if one
seeks to increase one's wealth, one should wuqufat Safa
longer. It is recommended to perform the sa'y by walking
in peace and dignity. When men reach the first minaret,
they should hasten the pace till the location of the second
minaret. There is no such recommendation for women.
Then one should continue to walk with peace and awe till
one arrives at Marwah where one should repeat what was
done at Safa and return from Marwah to Safa in the same
manner. If one is riding, one should hasten the pace
between the minarets. One must perform the sa'y in
earnestness, weeping and supplicating intensely.
Courtesies in Ihram during Wuquf at Arafat
Whatever has been stated above in respect of the
courtesies in a state of ihram during Umrah, apply equally
to a state of ihram in Hajj. When one has worn the ihram
for Hajj and departed from Makkah, one must say the
talbiyah on the way but not in a loud voice till one reaches
Abtah when it must be said aloud. When one heads for
Mina, one should say: (O Allah! I place all my hopes in You
and supplicate to You. Fulfil my hopes and put my actions
in order).
Then proceed to Mina peacefully and with respect,
engrossed in remembrance of Allah; on reaching there,
say: (All praise is due to Allah who brought me to Mina in
sound health and got me thus far).
Then say: (O Allah! this is Mina where You have graced us
with performance of ceremonies. I beseech You for the
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grace You have bestowed on Your Prophets, for I am one
of Your servants and in Your power).
It is recommended that the eve of Arafat be spent in Mina
in worship; its preferred form is prayer in the Mosque at
Kheef. After dawn, one must continue in prayer till sunrise
and then move to Arafat. There is no objection to
departing from Mina before sunrise. When one turns to
Arafat, one should say: (O Allah! I turn to You, repose trust
in You and seek Your pleasure. I beseech You to bless my
journey, fulfil my wishes and include me among those
superior to me whom You honour today).
When one should say the talbiyah till one reaches Arafat.
Courtesies of Wuquf at Arafat
A number of matters have been recommended during the
wuquf (stay) at Arafat and some of them are:
Cleanliness (taharah) during the stay. Ghusl at zawaal.
Continuous supplication and remembrance of Allah.
Wuqufon the flat land to the left of the mountain. Joining
the two prayer of Dhuhr and Asr with one adhan and two
iqamaas. Recitation of supplications, the most famous of
which is ones attributed to Imam Hussain (a.s.) and his son
Imam Zainul Abideen (a.s.) which will be set out.
It has been authentically reported from Mu'awiyah bin
Ammar that Abi Abdillah (a.s.) stated, "Hasten to your
prayer and gather yourselves to indulge in supplications
for it is a day of supplications and prayer. Then find
yourself a place where You can have peace, and with
solemnity praise and glorify the Oneness of Allah. Recite
the Allahu Aakbar a hundred times, the Alhamdu Lillah a
hundred times, Subhanallah a hundred times. Then recite
the Chapter of Ikhlas a hundred times, followed by
supplications of your choice.
One must make great effort to indulge in worship for it is
a day for supplications and seeking refuge with Allah from
Shaitan (Satan) who does not spare opportunity to divert
your attention, especially on that day. One must not
engage in looking at others, but be concerned with
oneself and say: (O Allah! I am Your servant. Do not
include among those who do not hope to be close to You.
Have mercy on my having travelled to You from far-flung
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nook).
Then say: (O Allah! the Sustainer of all the places for the
ceremonies. Spare me the fire of Hell, increase my
sustenance from lawful sources and keep me away from
harm, from the evil ones among the jinn and mankind).
Then say: (O Allah! I ask You by Your power, generosity,
charity, favour and bestowal, O the Best of the Listeners,
the Greatest of those who see, the Quickest in taking
account and the most Merciful of the merciful, shower
Muhammad and his progeny with Your blessings and
grant me (and then ask your wishes).
Then, raising your head towards the sky, say: (O Allah! I
have a wish which if You grant will not affect what You
have refused me but if You reject that wish, I will not
benefit from anything else You grant me. I pray to You to
spare me the fire of Hell).
Then say: (O Allah! I am Your slave and belong to You, my
forelock is in Your hands, my destiny is in the domain of
Your knowledge. I seek that I do what would please You
and accept from me the performance of the rituals which
You showed to Your friend, Ibrahim (a.s.), and, by them,
guided Your Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w.)).
Then say: (O Allah! include me among those whose
actions have pleased You, whose lives You have elongated
and granted them life after death pure lives).
Then say the following supplication taught by the Holy
Messenger (s.a.w.) to Ali (a.s.) as reported by Muawiyah
bin Ammar from Abi Abdillah (a.s.): (There is no God but
Allah, He is One without any partner. All property belongs
to Him, all praise is due to Him. He grants life and death
and death and life. He is eternally living and does not die.
All good is in his hands and He has power over all things.
All praise is due to You as You state, for what You state is
better than any other statement. O Allah! my prayer,
worship, living and death are for You. All the power with
me is from You and all my strength is from You. O Allah! I
seek refuge in You from poverty, wicked intentions,
adversity of affairs, the fire of Hell and the torments of the
grave. O Allah! I seek from You the goodness that comes
from the wind, and seek refuge from the evil caused by
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the wind, and the goodness from the day and night).
Among the supplications reported by Adullah bin
Maymoon from Abi Adillah (a.s.) is that, during his
wuqufin Arafat, the Holy Messenger (s.a.w.) used to say at
the time of sunset before departure: (O Allah! I seek
refuge in You from poverty, adverse affairs, the evils of
night and day. Let my transgressions be sheltered by Your
forgiveness, my fear by Your security, my abasement by
Your honour and my mortality by Your eternity.O the Best
from whom to seek and the Most Generous to give,
envelope me with Your mercy, clothe me with health from
You, and keep away from me the evil of all Your creation).
Abu Basir has reported from Abi Adillah (a.s.) that the
following be said when the sun has set on the day of
Arafat: (Do not make this my last wuqufin this place and
grant me future visits to this place so long as I live and
make my wuqufsuccessful and providing for me salvation,
mercy and forgiveness better than the day has provided to
the other guests and pilgrim to Your Holy House. Make me
today the most honourable of Your visitors, grant me
more goodness, prosperity, mercy and forgiveness more
than You have granted any of them. On my return, bless
me with children, wealth, little or more, and make me a
blessing for them too).
Courtesies of Wuquf at Muzdalifah
Similarly, there are many courtesies to be observed in
Muzdalifah but we shall set out a few of them:
To proceed from Arafat with serenity and solemnity
seeking forgiveness and on approaching the red sand hill
on the right, say: (O Allah! have mercy on me as I stand in
Your audience in worship, enrich my devotions, maintain
my firmness in faith, and accept my performance of the
rituals). To walk steadily. To delay the recitation of prayer
until reaching Muzdalifah and combine the recitation of
Maghraib and Isha with one adhan and two iqamah, even
though a third of the night has passed. To descend into
the valley on the road to the right near the Mash'ar; it is
recommended to be on foot for those whose pilgrimage is
the first one. To remain awake during the night in prayer
and supplication and say: (O Allah of this gathering, I ask
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You to gather for me in it a collection of goodness. O
Allah! do not make me despair of the goodness which I
asked You to accumulate in my heart. I ask You to grant
me the knowledge of this place which You granted to
Your chosen ones and guard me against the assembly of
evils). To remain in state of taharah, saying prayer,
praising Allah, remembering Him and His greatness as
much as possible, and praying for the Holy Prophet and
his progeny, and then say: (O Allah! Lord of the Holy
Mash'ar, spare me the fire of Hell, increase my lawful
sustenance and keep me away from the harm of the evil
ones among the jinn and mankind. O Allah! You are the
best to turn to, the best to beseech, and the best to be
supplicated to. There is a reward for every visitor, and in
this place, I aspire that my reward be that You forgive my
slips, accept my plea, forgive my sins, and make piety my
provision from this world). Collect seventy stones in
Muzdalifah for throwing at jamarat. When passing
through Wadi Muhassar, one should accelerate pace and
say: (O Allah! make me keep my covenant, accept my
repentance, answer my wishes and look after those I have
left behind).
Courtesies of Rami the Jamarat
Of the recommended acts during rami are:
One should be in a state of taharah (cleanliness) while
performing rami (throwing pebbles). While taking the
stones in hand, one should say: (O Allah! take into
account my stones and elevate my act of worship). While
throwing each pebble, say: (Allah is great. O Allah! drive
away Satan from me. O Allah! I believe in Your book as
true and the tradition of Your Prophet. O Allah! accept my
Hajj, my acts and my devotions, and forgive my sins).
Throw the stones at Jamrat-ul-Aqabah from the distance
of ten to fifteen steps. While throwing the stones at
Jamrat-ul-Aqabah, face it with the back to the qiblah but
throw the stones at the First and Middle, facing the qiblah.
Place the pebble on the rear of the thumb and push it with
the nail of the index finger. When back in Mina, say: (O
Allah! my faith and trust is in You and You are the best
Sustainer, Master and Helper).
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Courtesies during Hady
Of the recommended acts during the offering hady are:
These should be in the order of camel, cow and male
sheep. The animal should be in sound health. At the time
of offering the sacrifice, say: (I turn my attention towards
the One who has created the heavens and the earth as a
true believer and a Muslim; and I am not among the
polytheists. My prayer, hady, life and death are for Allah,
the Sustainer of the worlds. He has no partner and so have
I been ordered and I am of those who have submitted to
You. O Allah! all this is from and for You. I commence in
the Name of Allah and Allah is great. O Allah! accept my
devotions). The animal be slaughtered by the pilgrim
himself but if he cannot, he should hold the knife in his
hand and the person slaughtering the animal should hold
the hand of the pilgrim; there is no objection to the
pilgrim holding the hand of the person slaughtering the
animal.
Courtesies of shaving the head
It is recommended that the shaving commence from the
front of the head and this supplication be said: (O Allah!
grant me on the Day of Judgement light for every hair).
The hair be buried in his tent in Mina. After shaving of the
head, hair also be taken from the beard and moustache
and nails be cut.
Courtesies of the Tawaf of Hajj and Sa'y
The courtesies of the tawaf of Umrah and its prayer and of
sa'y have already been stated and they apply here as well.
It is recommended to perform the tawaf on the day of Eid .
At the gate to the Masjid-ul-Haram, say: (O Allah! help me
to worship You; save me for it and save it for me. I ask You
as a weak, lowly person confessing his sins, forgive my
sins and grant my wishes. O Allah! I am Your servant; the
land is Yours and the House too. I have come asking for
Your mercy and to be obedient to You. I submit to your
ordinance and am pleased with what You have destined. I
ask You as a distressed person, obedient to Your orders,
apprehensive of Your torments, fearful of Your
punishment, me to Your forgiveness and spare me Hell fire
by Your mercy).
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