🕋 Hajj Steps– Tamattu

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Day 8 (Day of Tarwiah)
  1. Intention to enter the state of Hajj and begin the rituals (Pillar)
  2. Bathing, cleaning, and applying perfume (for men before entering the rituals) (Sunnah)
  3. Men wear a clean white two-piece garment consisting of izar and ridaa’. Women may wear any suitable garment so long as it is not decorative or showy (Sunnah)
  4. To make the invocation for intending Hajj before leaving the place where one is staying, saying: “Labbayk Hajjan” or “Labbayk Allahumma Hajjan” (Sunnah)
  5. To stipulate a condition if one fears not being able to complete the rites of Hajj because of sickness or another reason (Sunnah)
  6. Reciting Talbiyah as much as possible until throwing Jamaratul Aqabah (Sunnah)
  7. Entering Mina and shortening the 4-rak‘ah prayers without combining them (Sunnah)
Day 9 (Day of ‘Arafah & Night of Muzdalifah)
  1. To head to ‘Arafah after sunrise while reciting Talbiyah (Sunnah)
  2. Listening to the Khutbah and praying Dhuhr and ‘Asr together, shortened to 2 rak‘ahs each, with one Adhan and two Iqamahs (Sunnah)
  3. To be in a state of purity while making du‘a, facing the Qiblah, and raising the hands (Sunnah)
  4. Standing in ‘Arafah until sunset (Compulsory)
  5. It is permissible to stand anywhere in ‘Arafah except Batin ‘Uranah (Permissible)
  6. To head to Muzdalifah after sunset calmly and peacefully, without haste (Sunnah)
  7. It is disliked for the pilgrim to fast on the Day of ‘Arafah (Disliked)
  8. Performing Maghrib and ‘Isha in Muzdalifah with one Adhan and two Iqamahs (Sunnah)
  9. Staying in Muzdalifah until midnight (Compulsory)
  10. To stay in Muzdalifah until after Fajr, then make du‘a until mid-morning (Sunnah)
  11. It is permissible to leave Muzdalifah after midnight for the elderly, women, and those assisting them (Permissible)
Day 10 (Day of Sacrifice / Eid)
  1. To head to Mina before sunrise while reciting Talbiyah and making du‘a (Sunnah)
  2. To pick up 7 small stones on the way to Mina, about the size of a chickpea (Sunnah)
  3. Throwing the 7 stones at Jamaratul Aqabah (Compulsory)
  4. To throw the 7 stones one after another while saying Takbeer with each throw (Sunnah)
  5. Offering Hady for Hajj Tamattu‘. It may be done from Eid day until sunset of the 3rd day of Tashreeq, anywhere in Makkah or Mina (Compulsory)
  6. Shaving or cutting the hair for men. Women cut only a fingertip’s length from each braid (Compulsory)
  7. Performing Tawaf Al-Ifadah without haste and while covering the shoulders. It may be delayed until before leaving Makkah, and then it replaces Tawaf Al-Wada‘ (Compulsory)
  8. Using perfume before going to the Haram for Tawaf Al-Ifadah after shaving and throwing the stones (Sunnah)
  9. Performing As-Sa‘i for Hajj (Compulsory)
  10. For men, if two of these three are done: throwing the stones, shaving, and Tawaf, then all Ihram restrictions become permissible except marital relations; this is called the first release. If all three are done, then all restrictions become permissible including marital relations; this is the complete release (Permissible)
  11. Staying overnight in Mina, at least more than half the night (Compulsory)
  12. Making Takbeer after throwing Jamaratul Aqabah on Eid day and continuing until ‘Asr on Day 13 (Sunnah)
  13. These rituals may be done in any order: throwing stones, Hady, shaving, and Tawaf (Permissible)
  14. Shortening the 4-rak‘ah prayers without combining them (Sunnah)
Days of Tashreeq (Days 11, 12, 13)
  1. Making Takbeer after the five daily prayers (Sunnah)
  2. Throwing stones at the small Jamarah, then the middle Jamarah, then the large Jamarah (Jamaratul Aqabah) in this order (Compulsory)
  3. To throw the 7 stones continuously while making Takbeer with each one. The throwing time begins after midday until Fajr of the next day (Sunnah)
  4. Making long du‘a after the small Jamarah while standing to its right, facing the Qiblah, and raising the hands (Sunnah)
  5. Making long du‘a after the middle Jamarah while standing to its left, facing the Qiblah, and raising the hands (Sunnah)
  6. Throwing Jamaratul Aqabah while keeping the Ka‘bah to the left and Mina to the right, without making du‘a afterwards (Sunnah)
  7. Staying overnight in Mina, at least more than half the night (Compulsory)
  8. It is Sunnah to stay until the 13th day, and it is permissible to leave on the 12th day (Permissible)
  9. If leaving early on the 12th day, all three Jamarat must be thrown before leaving Mina before sunset (Compulsory)
  10. Performing Tawaf Al-Wada‘, except for menstruating women and women in postnatal bleeding (Compulsory)
Prohibited actions in Ihram
  1. Removing hair from the head or elsewhere
  2. Clipping fingernails
  3. Using perfume
  4. All preludes to sexual intercourse
  5. Hunting animals
  6. Marriage contract
  7. Sexual intercourse
  8. Wearing stitched garments (for men)
  9. Covering the head (for men)
  10. Wearing niqab (for women)
  11. Wearing gloves (for women)
Talbiyah
  1. Labbayk Allahumma labbayk, labbayka laa shareeka laka labbayk, innal hamda wan-ni‘mata laka wal-mulk, laa shareeka lak.
Important Guidelines
  1. A Muslim should perform Tawaf and Sa‘i submissively, prayerfully, and with wholehearted devotion.
  2. He should feel in his heart the greatness of the One whose House he is circling.
  3. He should exert much effort in supplication and remembrance of Allah.