- Sa`y (Going Between Safa and Marwah)
One must ascend Mount-Safa and recite the Quranic verse which goes, "Behold! Safa and Marwa are among the Symbols of Allah. So if those who visit the House in the Season or at other times, should compass them round, it is no sin in them. And if any one obeyeth his own impulse to good,- be sure that Allah is He Who recogniseth and knoweth." (Al-Baqarah: 157)
Then one must face the Ka`bah and raise one’s hands for supplication while saying the following thrice: "There is no god but Allah, Who fulfilled His Promise, gave victory to His servant, and defeated the confederates single-handedly."
Start performing the Sa`y from Safa to Marwah walking, and when you reach the two green signs hasten your walk for a while, but do not run. Then return to your normal phase of walk. On getting to Marwah, ascend it, face the Ka`bah and say as you've said on Safa. Going back to Safa walk easily and hasten on reaching the green sign.
The same steps are repeated in each of the seven circuits. Note that Safa to Marwah is reckoned as one circuit and coming back from Marwah to Safa is another circuit.
- Shaving or shortening Hair:
After finishing `Umrah, shave your hair completely or have it shortened. As for women, they should shorten their hair slightly. Moreover, one should put on his ordinary clothes, wear perfume and then assume Ihram intending Hajj on the Day of Tarwiyah.
- On the 9th of Dhul-Hijjah (The Day of `Arafat)
It is recommended for pilgrims, on reaching `Arafat, one must go to the Mosque of Namirah and perform prayer in the congregation, joining both Zuhr (noon) and `Asr (afternoon) Prayers together shortened at the time of Zuhr. In this case, one Azan (Prayer Call) is made and two Iqamah.
It is necessary to be within the borderlines of `Arafat, but it is not necessary to ascend Jabal Ar-Rahmah. At the sunset, one must go Muzdalifah very calm and peacefully, chanting Labbayk throughout the way.
- Spending the Night at Muzdalifah:
One must collect 7 pebbles to throw them on the first day of `Eid Al-Adha, and 21 for the second day, and another 21 for the third day, so that the number of all the pebbles would be 49.
Before the sunrise, one must go to Mina to throw the pebbles there.
One must wk in calmness and keep on chanting the talbiyah throughout the way
- On the 10th of Dhul-Hijjah:
On reaching Mina, one must perform the ritual of throwing the stones (pebbles) of Al-`Aqabah successively, one after the other and stop chanting Labbayk on reaching Al-`Aqabah, and celebrate Allah's Greatness (by saying "Allah Akbar"!) with each stone you throw.
- Shaving or Haircut:
After throwing the stones at Al-`Aqabah, men should have their hair cut or shaven altogether, whereas women have to cut part of their hair equal to a finger's tip. Doing so, the pilgrims get partially out of Ihram (the state of a pilgrim's sanctity), so that they wear their usual clothes and use perfume, without offering Hady (immolation).
- Slaughtering the Hady (Sacrificial Animal):
Then one must slaughter the sacrificial animal as an expression of gratefulness to Allah that He has bestowed His Grace on you and has given you all facilities to perform the Hajj
However, if you cannot do the slaughtering by yourself, you can credit the price of the sacrificial animal in one of the certified (Islamic) banks in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, so that they can undertake slaughtering the Hady on your behalf.
- Tawaf Al-Ifadah: (Circumambulation performed after returning from Muzdalifah)
After performing all the aforementioned steps, one must go to Makkah to perform Tawaf Al-Ifadah. Follow the same steps of Arrival Tawaf as mentioned earlier. On finishing Tawaf Al-Ifadah one can undertake everything previously prohibited for you due to Hajj rituals.
- The 11th of Dhul-Hijjah: Spending the Night at Mina
It is preferable for you to spend the night at Mina if you can. This is the starting day of the Days of Tashreeq, about which the Prophet, peace be upon him, said: "On the Days of Tashreeq, enjoy foods and drinks and remember Allah." So it is commendable to celebrate Allah's Greatness recurrently after prayer and at every time and place; at markets, streets … etc.
- Throwing the Stones (at Al-`Aqabah)
The time for throwing the stones at the three Jamarat starts in the afternoon They are to be thrown in ascending order; the smaller, the middle, then the greater. Each one of the Jamarat is to be thrown with seven stones successively, one after the other. While throwing each stone celebrate Allah's Greatness, saying "Allahu-Akbar" (Allah is Greatest). While throwing the stones at the three Jamarat it is commendable, first, to make the smaller one between you and the Qiblah (Prayer Direction); second, to proceed to the middle one, facing Qiblah and supplicate Allah for a long time and then throw the stones; finally, to proceed to the greater Jamarat, putting Qiblah to your left and Mina to your right and throw the stones.
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The 12th of Dhul-Hijjah: Spending the Night at Mina During the Days of Tashreeq
Make use of the period before zenith by doing good deeds, helping others and remembering Allah, and after zenith throw the stones at the three Jamarat, exactly as you did on the previous day, and with the same order.
After this one can go before the time of sunset, but it is better to stay at Mina till the following day.
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The 13th of Dhul-Hijjah: Throwing the Pebbles
One must throw the stones at the three Jamarat in the afternoon, exactly as you did on the last two days.
- Tawaf Al-Wada` (Farewell Circumambulation Around the Ka`bah)
When one intends to go home, one must go to Makkah and make Farewell Tawaf around the Ka`bah.
After the accomplishment of the mentioned actions in order one obtains Hajj Tamatuii, which is a Haj and an Umrah. Its well worth it!
By Hassan Al-Wakeel
