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Hajj Ritual
- TitleIntroductionThe Obligatory Rituals of the Pilgrimage
- When Does Performing the Pilgrimage Become a Duty?
- Under Which Conditions Does Hağğatu-l-Islām Become a Duty?
- Types of Pilgrimage
- Hağğu-t-Tamattu´
- There are 13 obligatory ceremonies of Hajj:
- Hağğu-l-Ifrād
- Hağğu-l-Qirān
- 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
- 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
- Ṯawāf
- Conditions of the Ṯawāf
- Obligations of the Ṯawāf
- Stepping Out of the Area of Ṯawāf
- Interruption and Incompleteness of the Ṯawāf
- The State of Consecration (ihrām) for the Pilgrimage
- The Stay (Wuqūf) at Arafat
- The Stay in Muzdalifah
- Obligations in Mina
- I. Throwing Stones at the Pillar
- II. Slaughtering a Sacrificial Animal in Mina
- III. Distributing the Sacrifice
- Persons Who are Prevented from Performing Hajj
- Persons Who are Prevented From Completing the Pilgrimage Due to Illness and the Like
- 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)