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THE PILGRIMAGE TO MECCAH (HaJJ) (Episode 5)

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AS SALAAMU ALAYKUM WARAHMATULLAH WABARAKAATUHU . LET'S START TONIGHT'S EDUCATION. OUR TOPIC IS 👇.                                                                            *THE PILGRIMAGE TO MECCAH (HaJJ)  (Episode 5)                                                                                                                                   

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*THINGS FORBIDDEN IN IHRAAM*

The pilgrim who enters ihraam for Hajj or Umrah has to do the following:

▪️. He has to adhere to that which Allaah has enjoined of religious laws, such as praying on time in congregation.

▪️. He has to avoid all that Allaah has forbidden of obscene and immoral speech and sin, because Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning): So whosoever intends to perform Hajj therein (by assuming Ihraam), then he should not have sexual relations (with his wife), nor commit sin, nor dispute unjustly during the Hajj [al-Baqarah 2:197].
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▪️. He should avoid annoying the Muslims with his words or actions, at the holy sites and elsewhere.

▪️He should avoid all things that are forbidden when in ihraam:
▫️So he should not cut anything from his hair or nails, but removing thorns and the like is fine, even if that results in some bleeding.
▫️He should not apply perfume after entering ihraam, either to his body, his clothes, his food or his drink. He should not wash with perfumed soap either. But if any traces of perfume remain from that which he put on before entering ihraam, that does not matter.
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He should not hunt.
▫️. He should not have intercourse with his wife.
e. He should not touch her with desire or kiss her etc.
▫️He should not enter into a marriage contract for himself or arrange a marriage for anyone else, or propose marriage to a woman for himself or on behalf of another.
▫️. He should not wear gloves, but wrapping ones hands with a piece of cloth does not matter.

These seven prohibitions apply equally to men and women.
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The following apply only to men:

▪️Men should not cover their heads with something that stays on the head. Shading their heads with umbrellas, car roofs and tents, and carrying mats etc. (on ones head, when moving them from one place to another), is acceptable.

▪️They should not wear shirts, turbans, burnouses, pants or leather slippers, unless someone cannot find an izar (waist wrapper), in which case he may wear pants; and if he cannot find sandals he may wear shoes.
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▪️. They should not wear anything that is akin to the above, such as abayas, cloaks, hats, t-shirts and the like.

▪️. It is permissible for men to wear sandals, rings, eyeglasses and hearing aids, and to wear wristwatches, or to put watches on strings around their necks, and to wear money belts.

▪️.It is permissible for them to wash with unperfumed soaps, and to scratch their heads and bodies, and if any hairs fall unintentionally as a result, there is no sin on them.
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Women should not wear niqaab, which is what they use to cover their faces, with holes cut for the eyes. They should not wear the burqa either.

The Sunnah is for them to uncover their faces unless non-mahram men can see them, in which case they should cover their faces whilst in ihraam and at other times.
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  *Tawaaf*

Then when he enters al-Masjid al-Haraam he should do so with his right foot first, and say, Bismillaah wal-salaatu wal-salaam ala Rasool-Allaah. Allaahumma ighfir li dhunoobi waftah li abwaab rahmatika. Aoodhu Billaah il-Azeem wa bi wajhih il-kareem wa bi sultaanih il-qadeem min al-Shaytaan il-rajeem (In the name of Allaah, and blessings and peace be upon the Messenger of Allaah. O Allaah, forgive me my sins and open to me the gates of Your mercy. I seek refuge with Allaah the Almighty and in His noble Countenance and His eternal power from the accursed Satan).
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Then he should go to the Black Stone in order to start tawaaf. He should touch the Stone with his right hand and kiss it; if he cannot kiss it then he should touch it with his hand and kiss his hand. If he cannot touch it with his hand then he should face the Stone and point to it with his hand and say Allaahu akbar, but he should not kiss his hand.
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There is a great deal of virtue in touching the Black Stone, because the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: Allaah will raise up the Black Stone on the Day of Resurrection and it will have two eyes with which it will see and a tongue with which it will speak, and it will bear witness for those who touched it in sincerity. Classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh al-Targheeb wal-Tarheeb, 1144.
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It is better not to crowd around and cause annoyance to people or be annoyed by them, because of the hadeeth in which the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said to Umar: O Umar, you are a strong man, do not crowd around the Stone and disturb the weak. If you find space, then touch it, otherwise just face it and say Allaahu akbar. Narrated by Ahmad, 191; classed as qawiy by al-Albaani in Risaalat Manaasik al-Hajj wal-Umrah, p. 21.
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End of Today's Education. Subhanakallahuma wabihamdik ash-Hadu an laaila Ilan Anta astagfiruka wa atuuubu ilayhi. *We shall continue on this topic tomorrow  in Sha Allah. Questions, problems and complaints on this program are welcome privately*. May HE strengthen and make us steadfast in faith. May HE accept our ibaadat and grant us the Good in this World and the Hereafter. May Allah Azza wa jalla forgive and grant us Jannah...AMIN.

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