الْعُمْرَةُ إِلَى الْعُمْرَةِ كَفَّارَةٌ لِمَا بَيْنَهُمَا، وَالْحَجُّ الْمَبْرُورُ لَيْسَ لَهُ جَزَاءٌ إِلاَّ الْجَنَّة
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "(The performance of) `Umra is an expiation for the sins committed (between it and the previous one). And the reward of Hajj Mabrur (the one accepted by Allah) is nothing except Paradise."
HOW TO PERFORM UMRAH
Before wearing the ihram for umrah:
It is sunnah to trim one’s nails, remove unwanted hair, and take a bath. if taking a bath is not possible then wudu will be sufficient
Ihram:
Ihraam is made up of 2 pieces of cloth, one piece is tied around the waist and the other thrown over the shoulders.
Underwear, jerseys, shoes, socks or head covering are not permitted.
Footwear:
Beach footwear or similar footwear that do not cover the arch of the foot (above the toes) and ankles are permissible.
Money belt:
If carrying cash, a money belt may be worn, it is advisable only to carry currency needed, and everything else should be locked in your suitcase in your room
ENTERING INTO IHRAAM
SALAATUL IHRAM:
AFTER WEARING THE IHRAM, PERFORM TWO RAKAATS SUNNATUL IHRAM. (PRAYER).
AFTER THE COMPLETION OF THIS PRAYER, MAKE THE INTENTION OF UMRAH, AND RECITE THE TALBIYAH THRICE. (LOUDLY FOR MALES, AND SOFTLY FOR FEMALES)
TALBIYAH:
LABAYK ALLAHUMA LABAYK, LABAYK LA SHARIKA LAKA LABYK
INNAL HAMDA WAN NEMATA LAKA WAL MULK LA SHARIKA LAK.
I AM PRESENT, Oh ALLAH, I AM PRESENT — I AM PRESENT, YOU HAVE NO PARTNER, I AM PRESENT —
SURELY ALL PRAISE, FAVOUR AND AUTHORITY BELONGS TO YOU.
YOU HAVE NO PARTNER.
INTENTION FOR UMRAH:
RECITE THE FOLLOWING SUPPLICATION
“ALLAHUMMA INNI URIDUL UMRATA FAYASSIRHA LE WA TAQABBALHA MINNI.”
Oh ALLAH, I AM MAKING INTENTION FOR UMRAH, MAKE IT EASY UPON ME, AND ACCEPT IT FROM ME.
AFTER THE TALBIYAH, THE FOLLOWING DUA WAS RECITED BY RASULULLAH (SALLALLAHU ALAIHI WASALLAM):
Oh ALLAH I SEEK YOUR PLEASURE AND JANNAH (PARADISE) AND SEEK PROTECTION IN YOU.
EN-ROUTE TO MAKKAH READ TALBIYAH AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE AND KEEP YOUR TOUNGE MOIST WITH HIS REMEMBRANCE
WHEN ENTERING THE “THE MASJID AREA”
1. Enter with the right foot
2. Recite “Bismillah”
3. Send salutations upon the Prophet ﷺ
4. Make intention for i’tikaaf (seclusion- this is optional but rewardable), (Oh Allah SWT i am making intention for i’tikaaf while I am in the masjid)
5. And say: Oh Allah, open the doors of Your mercy, and make easy for me the means of livelihood
6. Enter the Masjidul Haram, preferably through “Baab Al-Umrah” gate
THEN RECITE: O ALLAH YOU ARE PEACE AND FROM YOU COMES PEACE. SO KEEP US ALIVE, OUR LORD IN PEACE. O ALLAH INCREASE THIS HOUSE IN DIGNITY, HONOUR, NOBILITY AND AWE. AND INCREASE HIM WHO PERFORMS HAJ OR UMRAH IN DIGNITY, HONOUR, AND PIETY.
YOU CAN MAKE ANY OTHER SUPPLICATIONS TO SUIT YOUR NEEDS AS WELL.
The Tawaf will be incomplete if one passes through the Hatim.
IF SALAAH TIME IS AT HAND, DO NOT START WITH YOUR TAWAF (CIRCLING THE KA’BAH) UNTIL AFTER SALAAH.
THE TAWAF OF UMRAH
BEFORE COMMENCING WITH TAWAF, COVER THE LEFT SHOULDER WITH ONE END OF THE IHRAM AND PASS THE OTHER END UNDER THE RIGHT ARM, THUS BARING THE RIGHT ARM AND SHOULDER AND COVERING THE LEFT SHOULDER. THIS IS CALLED IDHTIBA.
NOW PROCEED TO THE HAJR ASWAD, (BLACK STONE) WHICH IS AT THE CORNER OF THE KA’BAH CLOSEST TO THE DOOR OF THE KA’BAH.
A DARKISH BROWN LINE RUNS FROM THE BLACK STONE TILL THE END OF THE MATAF (MATAF IS THE OPEN AREA FOR TAWAF). IT IS EASILY VISIBLE AS THE MATAF IS OF WHITE MARBLE.
ABOVE THE LINE ON THE WALL AT THE EDGE OF THE MATAF IS A GREEN LIGHT, WHICH IS DIRECTLY IN LINE WITH THE HAJR ASWAD. THE STARTING POINT OF YOUR TAWAF IS ON THIS LINE, AS CLOSE AS POSSIBLE TO THE BLACK STONE.
BEFORE STARTING THE TAWAF, STAND FACING THE KA’BAH WITH THE BROWN LINE BENEATH YOU. STOP RECITING THE TALBIYAH AND MAKE YOUR INTENTION:
O ALLAH I INTEND PERFORMING TAWAF OF YOUR SACRED HOUSE, (SEVEN ROUNDS) SO MAKE MY TAWAF EASY FOR ME AND O ALLAH ACCEPT IT FROM ME.
TAWAF
RAISE BOTH HANDS AS IN SALAAH AND RECITE THE FOLLOWING:
BISMILLAH ALLAHU AKBAR.
IN THE NAME OF ALLAH – ALLAH IS THE GREATEST.
IF POSSIBLE PROCEED TOWARDS THE BLACK STONE AND KISS IT LIGHTLY, PROVIDED THERE IS NO SCENT ON THE BLACK STONE.
IF A LARGE CROWD IS NEARBY AND YOU ARE UNABLE TO KISS THE HAJR ASWAD, YOU HAVE THE FOLLOWING OPTIONS:
a) PLACE BOTH HANDS OR THE RIGHT HAND ON THE HAJR ASWAD AND KISS THE INNER SIDES OF THE PALMS OF BOTH HANDS, OR THE INNER SIDE OF THE PALM OF THE RIGHT HAND.
b) WHILE STANDING ON THE BROWN LINE, STRETCH YOUR ARMS WITH THE PALMS FACING THE HAJR ASWAD AND THEN KISS YOUR PALMS (AS A SUBSTITUTE).
(TO KISS OR TOUCH THE HAJR ASWAD IS CALLED ISTILAM)
IF SCENT IS ON THE BLACK STONE DO NOT KISS OR TOUCH IT WHILST IN IHRAM.
TO KISS THE STONE IS SUNNAH BUT TO CAUSE INCONVENIENCE AND INJURY TO OTHERS BY PUSHING IS HARAAM.
START CIRCLING; WHILST YOUR LEFT SHOULDER IS FACING THE KA’BAH, YOUR TAWAF HAS BEGUN.
FOR MALES THE FIRST THREE ROUNDS ARE TO BE DONE AT A BRISK PACE WITH THE CHEST OUT (CALLED RAMAL). REMAINING FOUR ROUNDS AT A NORMAL-WALKING PACE, ENGROSS YOURSELF IN SUPLICATION AND REMEMBERANCE.
(NOTE: DURING TAWAF DO NOT FACE THE KA’BAH WITH YOUR CHEST. THE KA’BAH SHOULD BE ON YOUR LEFT DURING TAWAF. YOU WILL FACE THE KA’BAH ONLY WHEN YOU ARE STANDING ON THE BROWN LINE TO MAKE ISTILAM)
THE HATIM HAS TO BE ENCIRCLED AS WELL. THE TAWAF WILL BE INCOMPLETE. IF ONE PASSES THROUGH THE HATIM. (THE HATIM IS A LOW, HALF MOON SHAPED MARBLE WALL CLOSE TO THE KA’BAH
EVERYTIME YOU REACH THE BLACK STONE, IF POSSIBLE KISS IT, OTHERWISE WHILE STANDING ON THE BROWN LINE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND WITH PALM FACING THE HAJR-ASWAD
RECITE: BISMILLAHI ALLAHU-AKBAR AND KISS YOUR PALM. COMPLETE YOUR SEVEN ROUNDS IN THIS MANNER
TAWAF SUPPLICATIONS
THERE ARE NO FIXED SUPPLICATIONS FOR EACH ROUND. YOU ARE AT LIBERTY TO RECITE ANYTHING TO SUIT YOUR PERSONAL NEEDS.
WE INCLUDE CERTAIN SELECTED SUPLICATONS OF RASULLAH (SALLALAHU ALAIHI WASALLAM) AND THE SAHABAH (R.A.) MADE DURING TAWAF.
SUPLICATONS SHOULD BE RECITED SOFTLY, KEEPING THE MEANINGS IN MIND. LOUD RECITAL OF SUPLICATONS IS NOT RECOMMENDED. REMEMBER IT IS BETTER TO READ A DUA (SUPLICATONS) IN THE LANGUAGE YOU UNDERSTAND.
SUPLICATONS BETWEEN RUKN-YAMANI AND HAJR-ASWAD:
RABBANA AATINA FIDDUNYA HASANAH WA FIL AKHIRATI HASANAH WA QINA AZABAN NAR. (OUR LORD GRANT US GOOD IN THE WORLD AND IN THE HEREAFTER AND SAVE US FROM THE PUNISHMENT OF THE FIRE (HELL).
THIS WAS THE MOST RECITED DUAS IN TAWAF BY RASULULLAH (SALLALLAHU ALAIHI WASALLAM) AND THE SAHABAH (R.A.)
WHEN DIRECTLY IN LINE WITH THE MIZAB RECITE:
OH ALLAH I ASK YOU FOR FORGIVENESS AND SAFETY IN THE WORLD AND IN THE HEREAFTER. OUR LORD, GRANT US GOOD IN THE WORLD AND IN THE HEREAFTER AND SAVE US FROM THE PUNISHMENT OF THE FIRE.
YOUR TAWAF WILL NOW BE COMPLETE AFTER SEVEN ROUNDS (YOU HAVE MADE ISTILAM 8 TIMES)
IF POSSIBLE GO TO THE MULTAZAM AND MAKE DUA TO YOUR HEARTS DESIRE SEEKING ALLAH’S GRACE AND MERCY. IF POSSIBLE PLACE YOUR CHEST AGAINST THE WALL OF THE KA’BAH, HANDS RAISED AND RIGHT CHEEK TOUCHING THE WALL.
(THE MULTAZAM IS THE AREA BETWEEN THE KA’BAH DOOR AND HAJR-ASWAD)
THEREAFTER, IF IT IS NOT MAKROOH TIME (TIME IN WHICH PRAYER IS DISLIKED), GO BEHIND THE STATION OF IBRAHIM, COVER BOTH SHOULDERS AND PERFORM 2 RAKAATS SALAAH. THESE 2 RAKAATS ARE WAJIB (WAJIBUT-TAWAF) AND THE MUSTAHAB SURAS ARE KAFIROON AND IKHLAAS. IF THERE IS NO SPACE BEHIND THE MAQAM IBRAHIM THEN ANY OTHER PLACE IN THE HARAM WILL SUFFICE.
DRINK ZAM ZAM
RECITE ‘BISMILLAH” AND AFTER DRINKING SAY “ALHAMDULILLAH”
THE SUPLICATON OF RASULULLAH (SALLALLAHU ALAIHI WASALLAM) AT THE TIME OF DRINKING ZAM-ZAM IS AS FOLLOWS:
O ALLAH I AM ASKING YOU FOR BENEFICIAL KNOWLEDGE AND EXTENSIVE SUSTENANCE AND A CURE FROM ALL ILLS.
NOW PROCEED TO SAFA-MARWAH (SA’EE)
SA’EE
STAND ON MOUNT SAFA (A ROCKY HILL, A PORTION OF WHICH HAS BEEN INCLUDED IN THE PRESENT BUILDING), FACE THE KA’BAH, MAKE SUPLICATONS THEN RECITE:
LA-ILAHA ILLALLAH AND ALLAHU-AKBAR
DESCEND FROM THE SLOPE AND PROCEED TOWARDS MARWAH.
ABOUT 70 METRES FROM SAFA ARE TWO SETS OF GREEN FLUORESCENT LIGHTS INDICATING THE MELAYN AKHDARAIN. MALES HAVE TO BREAK OUT INTO A SLOW JOG BETWEEN THESE LIGHTS, A DISTANCE OF ABOUT 50 METRES. IT IS SUNNAH TO RUN THIS SHORT DISTANCE.
ENGAGE YOURSELF WITH SUPLICATONS AND REMEMBERANCE AND REPEATEDLY RECITE THE FOLLOWING SUPLICATONS: “RABBIGHFIR WARHUM WA TAJAWAZ AMMA TAALAM INNAKA ANTA-ALLAH, A-‘AZZU WA AKRAM “
TRANSLATION: MY CHERISHER AND SUSTAINER, FORGIVE AND HAVE MERCY ON ME, YOU ARE MOST POWERFUL AND MOST GENEROUS
ON REACHING MARWAH, CLIMB THE SLOPE, FACE THE KA’BAH AND DO THE SAME AS YOU HAD DONE AT SAFA. (THE KA’BAH IS NOT VISIBLE FROM MARWAH).
SAFA TO MARWA IS COUNTED AS ONE, COMPLETE THIS SEVEN TIMES. YOU WILL HAVE CIRCLED SAFA AND MARWA 3 ½ TIMES IN TOTAL.
SHAVING THE HEAD
THEREAFTER, GO TO THE BARBER AND HAVE YOUR HAIR SHAVEN, OR IT COULD ALSO BE CUT EVENLY AT LEAST TAKING OFF 1 INCHOF HAIR FROM THE ENTIRE HEAD. IF YOU HAVE LESS THAN ONE INCH, THE ENTIRE HEAD WILL HAVE TO BE SHAVED.
WOMEN WILL TRIM THE END OF THE HAIR (APPROX: 1 inch or 2.5 cm)
THE BEST WAY IS FOR HER MAHRAM (AFTER HE HAS SHAVEN OFF HIS HAIR) TO WRAP THE END OF HER HAIR ONCE AROUND HIS FINGER AND SNIP OFF THE AMOUNT MENTIONED ABOVE.
ALHUMDULILLAH -YOUR UMRAH IS NOW COMPLETE.
REMEMBER THE WHOLE UMMAH IN YOUR SUPPLICATIONS
MAY ALLAH MAKE IT EASY AND ACCEPT IT FROM YOU – INSHA-ALLAH – AAMEEN.
REMEMBER TO HAVE PATIENCE AT ALL TIMES AND SAFEGUARD YOUR EYES AGAINST ALL EVIL.