An Easy Step By Step Method On Hajj. by Shaykh Mufti Afzal and Hossen Elias

On this day, after sunrise, all Hujjaaj will go to Mina after being in the state of Ihraam for Haj.

1) The mufrid and the Qaarin will both have their Ihraams on already.

2) The Mutamatti and those residing in Makkah will all adorn their Ihraams for Haj on this day. It is Sunnat to take ghusl before adorning the clothes of Ihraam. Thereafter one should read two rakaats of Ihraam and make the intention for Haj and then recite the Talbiyaah. One has entered the state of Ihraam after reading the Talbiyaah. From this moment, all the previously mentioned prohibitions of Ihraam apply.

In this state of caution proceed to Mina. Mina is about three miles away from Makkah Mukarramah. It is a wide field between two mountains. One should remain in Mina from Zuhr time on the eighth of Zil Haj upto the morning of the ninth of Zil Haj. To perform five salaats in Mina and to stay the night in Mina is Sunnat.

If one stayed the night in Makkah or went ahead to Arafaat on this night, then it is Makrooh.

On this day,after sunrise,all Hujjaaj will go to Mina after being in the state of Ihraam for Haj.

1) The mufrid and the Qaarin will both have their Ihraams on already.

2) The Mutamatti and those residing in Makkah will all adorn their Ihraams for Haj on this day.

It is Sunnat to take ghusl before adorning the clothes of Ihraam.

Thereafter one should read two rakaats of Ihraam and make the intention for Haj and then recite the Talbiyaah. One has entered the state of Ihraam after reading the Talbiyaah. From this moment, all the previously mentioned prohibitions of Ihraam apply.

In this state of caution proceed to Mina. Mina is about three miles away from Makkah Mukarramah. It is a wide field between two mountains. One should remain in Mina from Zuhr time on the eighth of Zil Haj upto the morning of the ninth of Zil Haj. To perform five salaats in Mina and to stay the night in Mina is Sunnat.

If one stayed the night in Makkah or went ahead to Arafaat on this night, then it is Makrooh.

Try to use the toilet facilities in non-busy times. The water in the toilet tap which has made you clean after passing urine and stool can be used for wudhu also. Aid the one in front of you in the wudhu lane, hold his Ihraam cloth, watch, specs etc. Do not jump the queue, but rather allow the emergency cases to go through. If the queue for wudhu is very long and the time of Salaat is running out encouragement towards making only the Fardh of wudhu should be given. Most of the time the facilities along the road attached to our camps are easily accessible and quiet.

The ladies and those who have difficulty in moving from one spot to another should be taught how to go to and from the tent/ toilet areas. If you go outside the South African tent area, go in groups, make mental markers and avoid this when there is a rush outside.

Avoid times of possible stampede occurrences like before and after early/late times of stoning jamaraats.

Organise the group, get a reliable Aalim to lecture after every Salaat, if possible. Do not waste your time, read Talbiyyah a lot.

Make Quraan Tilaawat and zikr. Avoid, over eating, over talking, gossiping, back biting, fighting, quarrelling, dashing and wasting the food, pushing to get into the toilet or busses, shouting unnecessarily etc Your bags of patience can be used here.

Do not harm, hurt or injure anyone and do not let others harm you.

Do not worry about what other groups are eating and drinking.

Many make ludicrous statements such as ‘in our tent so and so big Moulana is with us, only our stay in Mina is accepted’; ‘Only in our tent the special mercy of Allaah is descending’; ‘Only in our tent we have understood the real purpose of Hajj, others are wasting time’; ‘In our tent the big ‘cats’ are with us’ and so on and so on. This is the Satans deception. Avoid it.

Also in the night many tents engage in Bid’at. Avoid attending these gatherings. Any action which is a Bid’at at home does not all of a sudden become an action of ‘Thawaab’ (reward earning) in Mina/ Arafaat etc. If you cannot engage yourself in Tilaawat of Quraan etc, then sleep. Do not waste time in vain and futile talk which leads to nothing. Try to get up for Tahajjud. Value yourself, understand your status, and make duaa for Mankind.