Hajj

Islam prescribes that all capable Muslims perform the pilgrimage to the Ka’bah in Makkah once in a lifetime. This is the ultimate worldly hope and crowning finale of the Muslim’s life.

Haji is the fifth pillar fo Islam. Hajj is obligatory for all able Muslims male and female.

Hajj is the pilgrimage to the House of Allah (Baitullah al Haram) in the month of Hajj to perform tawaf (circambulation), sai’e (from Safa to Marwah accordingly) and wukuf (stay) at Arafah, all according to its conditions and obligations.

Men in pilgrimage shall wear the ihram – two pieces of unsown cloth worn as a wrap around and shall not wear any head covering. Women shall dress to cover all aurat – the typical Muslim dress for chaste and modesty.

Essential Obligations (Rukun)

• Niat – Making the intention

• Wukuf at Arafah – staying/ camping within the designated time at Arafah in devotion and worship

• Tawaf – Circambulating the Ka’abah 7 times

• Sai’e – Walking to and fro between Safa dan Marwah 7 times

Compulsory Obligations (Wajib)

• Making the intention at the proper and designated place (Miqat)

• Travel and a brief stopover at Mudzalifah for the night

• Camping and spending the nights in Mina

• Casting stones at the Jamrah – symbolising the rejection and crushing of Satan

• Tahallul – a shave or a haircut before disengaging the conditons of the ihram

• Abstain from matters forbidden during hajj/ ihram