Imam Ali Foundation - London

Liaison office of Grand Ayatullah Sayyid Ali Al Sistani (L.M.H.L) in London, Europe, North and South America.

Hajj Ritual
Title: - Title
Introduction: - License
The Obligatory Rituals of the Pilgrimage: - When Does Performing the Pilgrimage Become a Duty?; - Under Which Conditions Does Hağğatu-l-Islām Become a Duty?
Making a Will Regarding the Pilgrimage: - Making a Will Regarding the Pilgrimage
The Rules for Pilgrimage by Proxy: - The Rules for Pilgrimage by Proxy
The Optional Pilgrimage: - The Optional Pilgrimage
Various Kinds of ´Umrah: - Various Kinds of ´Umrah
Types of Pilgrimage: - Types of Pilgrimage; - Hağğu-t-Tamattu´; - There are 13 obligatory ceremonies of Hajj:; - Hağğu-l-Ifrād; - Hağğu-l-Qirān
Mawāqīt: the Places Where The State of Consecration is Assumed: - Mawāqīt: the Places Where The State of Consecration is Assumed
The Procedure of Entering the State of Consecration (State of ihrām): - The Procedure of Entering the State of Consecration (State of ihrām); - First: The Intention (niyyah); - Second: The Talbiyyah; - Third: Wearing the Iḥrām Clothing
Prohibitions During the State of Consecration: - Prohibitions During the State of Consecration; - 1. Hunting:; - Kaffārah (Penalty) for Hunting; - 2. Sexual Activity; - 3. Kissing One's Spouse; - 4. Touching One's Spouse; - 5. Looking at and Touching One's Spouse; - 6. Masturbation; - 7. Conclusion of a Marriage Contract; - 8. The Use of Perfume; - 9. Wearing Sewn Clothes; - 10. Applying Kohl; - 11. Looking in the Mirror; - 12. Wearing Shoes, Socks or Stockings; - 13. Dissolute Behavior (Fusūq); - 14. Quarrelling; - 15. Killing Lice and Other Insects Found on the Human Body; - 16. Beautification; - 17. Applying Body Oil; - 18. Removing Hair From the Body; - 19. Covering the Head (for Males); - 20. Covering the Face (in Case of Females); - 21. Seeking Shelter From the Sun and the Rain (This Applies to Men); - 22. Bleeding; - 23. Cutting the Nails; - 24. Extraction of Teeth; - 25. Carrying Weapons
Prohibitions Within the Holy Area (The Haram): - Prohibitions Within the Holy Area (The Haram); - The Boundaries of the Haram Area
The Place for the Sacrifice: - The Place for the Sacrifice; - The Eligible Recipients of the Compensation (Kaffārah)
Ṯawāf: - Ṯawāf; - Conditions of the Ṯawāf; - Obligations of the Ṯawāf; - Stepping Out of the Area of Ṯawāf; - Interruption and Incompleteness of the Ṯawāf
The Prayer of Ṯawāf: - The Prayer of Ṯawāf
Sa´ī (the Walk Between Safa and Marwa): - Sa´ī (the Walk Between Safa and Marwa); - The Rules of the Sa´ī; - Doubts During the Sa´ī
Taqsīr (Cutting the Hair of the Head): - Taqsīr (Cutting the Hair of the Head)
The State of Consecration (ihrām) for the Pilgrimage: - The State of Consecration (ihrām) for the Pilgrimage; - The Stay (Wuqūf) at Arafat; - The Stay in Muzdalifah
Obligations in Mina: - Obligations in Mina; - I. Throwing Stones at the Pillar; - II. Slaughtering a Sacrificial Animal in Mina; - III. Distributing the Sacrifice
Shaving the Head and Cutting the Hair: - Shaving the Head and Cutting the Hair
Ṯawāf and Sa´ī: - Ṯawāf (Circumambulation of the Ka´aba) During Hajj, the Prayers and Sa´ī (Walking Between the Hills of Safa and Marwa)
The Ṯawāf of Women (Ṯawāf-un-nisā): - The Ṯawāf of Women (Ṯawāf-un-nisā)
The Overnight Stay in Mina: - The Overnight Stay in Mina
Throwing the Stones at the Pillars: - Throwing the Stones at the Pillars
Persons Who are Prevented from Performing Hajj: - Persons Who are Prevented from Performing Hajj; - Persons Who are Prevented From Completing the Pilgrimage Due to Illness and the Like
Recommended acts and supplications: - Recommended acts for the state of consecration; - Things discouraged while being in the state of ihrām; - Things recommended on entering the Haram; - Appropriate conduct when entering the Holy City of Mecca and the Holy Mosque; - Appropriate conduct for the Ṯawāf; - Appropriate conduct during the Ṯawāf prayer; - Appropriate conduct during the Sa´ī; - Appropriate conduct while in the state of ihrām during the stay at Arafat; - Appropriate conduct during the stay at Arafat; - Appropriate conduct during the stay at Muzdalifah; - Appropriate conduct when throwing small stones at the pillars; - Appropriate conduct while performing the sacrifice; - Appropriate conduct when shaving the head; - Appropriate conduct during the Ṯawāf of Hajj and; - Sa´ī; - Appropriate conduct in Mina; - Appropriate conduct for Mecca; - Farewell Ṯawāf; - Greeting the Great Messenger (saas)
Definitions: - Definitions
Transcription: - Transcription