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THE PILGRIMAGE TO MECCAH (HaJJ) (Episode 7)

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AS SALAAMU ALAYKUM WARAHMATULLAH WABARAKAATUHU . LET'S START TONIGHT'S EDUCATION. OUR TOPIC IS 👇.                                                                            *THE PILGRIMAGE TO MECCAH (HaJJ)  (Episode 7)                                                                                                                                   

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*Shaving the head or cutting the hair*

When he has completed seven circuits (of saai) he should shave his head if he is a man, or cut some of his hair. If he shaves his head he must shave his entire head, and if he cuts his hair he must cut from all over his head. Shaving is better than cutting because the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) made duaa three times for those who shaved their heads and once for those who cut their hair. Narrated by Muslim, 1303.
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Women should cut the length of a fingertip from their hair.

With these actions, Umrah is complete. So Umrah consists of ihraam, tawaaf, saai and shaving the head or cutting the hair. We ask Allaah(Swt) to help us to do righteous deeds, and to accept them from us, for He is Ever Near and responds to our prayers.

The Umrah of the one who is doing Tamattu is concluded, after which he should exit ihraam completely and do everything that those who are not in ihraam do, such as wearing regular clothes, wearing perfume, having intercourse with their wives, etc.
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Those who are doing Ifraad or Qiraan should not shave their heads or cut their hair, or exit ihraam, rather they should remain in ihraam until they exit ihraam on the day of Eid, after stoning Jamarat al-‘Aqabah and shaving their heads or cutting their hair.
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Then when the day of al-Tarwiyah comes, which is the 8th day of Dhu’l-Hijjah, the one who is doing Tamattu’ should enter ihraam for Hajj in the morning from the place where he is in Makkah. It is mustahabb for him to do the same when entering ihraam for Hajj as he did when entering ihraam for ‘Umrah, namely doing ghusl, putting on perfume and praying. He should form the intention of entering ihraam for Hajj and recite the Talbiyah, and say, “Labbayk Allaahumma Hajjan (Here I am, O Allaah, for Hajj).”
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*Going to Mina*

The rites of Hajj begin on the 8th of Dhul-Hijjah, called the day of Tarwiyah. Before Fajr, take your niyyah (intention) and recite the talbiyah. This day the pilgrims of Tamattu assumes Ihram for Hajj in the morning wherever he is staying. (Those of Qiran and Ifrad are already in Ihram).

The pilgrims set out for Mina before noon, and pray there Dhuhr, Asr, Maghrib and Isha. The prayer should be done as follows:
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  -  Dhuhr - 2 Rakaats without combining
- Asr - 2 Rakaats without combining
- Maghrib - in the usual manner
- Isha - 2 rakaats only.
Spend the night in Mina.

Because the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) used to shorten his prayers in Mina but he did not join them. Shortening the prayers means making the four-rakah prayers two rakaahs.
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The people of Makkah and others should shorten their prayers in Mina, Arafah and Muzdalifah because the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) used to lead the people in prayer during the Farewell Pilgrimage and there were people from Makkah with him, but he did not tell them to offer their prayers in full. If it had been obligatory for them to do so, he would have told them to do so as he did on the day of the Conquest of Makkah.
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*Going to Arafah*

This is the Day of Arafah. After Fajr Prayer at Mina move to Arafah. Staying at Arafah is among the pillars of Hajj, without which the Hajj is invalid.

When the sun rises on the day of Arafah, the pilgrim travels from Mina to Arafah and stops in Namirah until the time of Zuhr (Namirah is a place just before Arafah), if he can do so. If he cannot do it, it does not matter because staying in Namirah is Sunnah but it is not obligatory.
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When the sun passes its zenith (i.e., when the time for Zuhr prayer begins), he should pray Zuhr and Asr, two rakahs each, and join them together at the time of Zuhr, as the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) did, so as to leave a lot of time for standing and making duaa.

Then after the prayer he should devote his time to making dhikr and duaa and beseeching Allaah, and praying as he likes, raising his hands and facing the qiblah even if the mountain of Arafah is behind him, because the Sunnah is to face the qiblah, not the mountain.
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The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) stood by the mountain and said, I am standing here, but all of Arafah is the place of standing.

Most of the Prophets duaa in that great place of standing was: Laa ilaaha ill-Allaah wahdahu laa shareeka lah, lahul-mulk, wa lahul-hamd, wa huwa ala kulli shayin qadeer (There is no god but Allaah alone, with no partner or associate; His is the Dominion, all praise is due to Him, and He is able to do all things).
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End of Today's Education. Subhanakallahuma wabihamdik ash-Hadu an laaila Ilan Anta astagfiruka wa atuuubu ilayhi. *We shall continue tomorrow on this same topic 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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