The Rites of Hajj, Practical Treatise and Rules

Rites of Masjid al-Haraam and Great Mecca

It is Mustahab to perform Ghusl for entering Masjid al-Haraam and it is also Mustahab to enter barefoot and with the state of dignity and entering from the door of “Bani Shaiba” and it is said that the door of Bani Shaiba is currently in front of Baab al-Salaam, therefore it is better than a person enters from Baab al-Salaam and stands at the door of Masjid al-Haraam and says:

And then enters the Masjid al-Haraam and raises the hands and says while facing the Ka’ba:

And it is mentioned in another hadith that one should recite at the door of mosque:

Then he/she should recite three times:

And then say:

It is Mustahab to recite while being parallel to al-Hajar al-Aswad:

And then go closer to al-Hajar al-Aswad and if it is possible put the hand on it and recite:

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أَلْحَمْدُ لِلّهِ الَّذی هَدانا لِهذا

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وَ ما کُنّا لِنَهْتَدِىَ لَوْ لا أَنْ هَدانَا اللّهُ سُبْحانَ اللّهِ وَ الْحَمْدُ لِلّهِ وَ لا إِلهَ إِل اللّهُ وَ اللّهُ أَکْبَرُ، اَللّهُ أَکْبَرُ مِنْ خَلْقِهِ وَ اللّهُ أَکْبَرُ مِمّا أَخْشى وَ اَحْذَرُ، لا إِلهَ إلاَّ اللّهُ وَحْدَهُ ل شَریکَ لَهُ، لَهُ الْمُلْکُ وَ لَهُ الْحَمْدُ یُحْیی وَ یُمیتُ وَ یُمیتُ وَ یُحْیی وَ هُوَ حَىٌّ لا یَمُوتُ بِیَدِهِ الْخَیْرُ وَ هُوَ عَلى کُلِّ شَىْء قَدیرٌ

And then send Salawat to prophet (s.a.) and his family (a.s.) and salutations to the prophets in the same way that he/she saluted while entering the mosque.

And then say:

It is mentioned in a reliable hadeeth that when you reach the al-Hajar al-Aswad raise your hands and praise and thank Allah and send Salawat to Prophet (s.a.) and ask Allah to accept your Hajj, and kiss the al-Hajar al-Aswad if it is possible. If it is not, then touch it with your hand and if this is also not possible either, point to it and say:

And if you cannot recite all of this recite some of it and say:

It is Mustahab to say the following during Tawaf:

And then ask your wishes and requests instead of “کذا و کذا” from almighty Allah.
Also it is Mustahab to recite during Tawaf:

Then send Salawat to Mohammad (a.s.) and his family (a.s.), especially when reaching the door of the house of Ka’ba, it is Mustahab for a pilgrim that when he/she reaches the Hijr Ismael to look at the top of it and recite:

And when he/she passes the Hijr then he/she should recite:

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یا ذَ المَنِّ وَ الطَّوْلِ یا

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ذَا الْجُودِ وَ الْکَرَمِ اِنَّ عَمَلی ضَعیفٌ فَضاعِفْهُ لی وَ تَقَبَّلْهُ مِنّی اِنَّکَ اَنْتَ السَّمیعُ الْعَلیمُ

And when this pilgrim reaches the Rukn Yamani (the fourth corner of the Ka’ba) she/she should raise the hand and recite:

And then turn the face to Ka’ba and recite:

And when he/she reaches between Rukn Yamani and al-Hajar la-Aswad should recite:

And in the seventh round when the pilgrim reaches the Mustajar (3) it is Mustahab that he/she opens his/her hands and place the face and abdomen on the wall of Ka’ba and recites:

And then confess to his/her sins and asks forgiveness from the almighty Allah, that will be accepted Allah willing. Then after that, recite:

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اَللّهُمَّ مِنْ قِبَلِکَ الرَّوْحُ

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وَ الْفَرَجُ وَ الْعافِیَةُ، اَللّهُمَّ اِنَّ عَمَلِی ضَعِیفٌ فَضاعِفْهُ لِی، وَ اغْفِرْ لِی مَااطَّلَعْتَ عَلَیْهِ مِنّی وَ خَفِىَ عَلى خَلْقِکَ، اَسْتَجِیرُ بِاللّهِ مِنَ النّار

And pray for anything that he/she wants, and put the hand on Rukn Yamani which is situated before Rukn al-Hajar al-Aswad and then comes close to al-Hajar al-Aswad and complete Tawaf and recite:

And it is Mustahab for the performer of Tawaf that he/she rubs his/her hand on Rukns (pl. or Rukn; four corners) of Ka’ba and al-Hajar al-Aswad in each round and recite while touching the Hajar
And recite:

Although performing lots of these acts is not possible in the time of obligatory Hajj and may cause disturbance to the other pilgrims, the pilgrim should perform any of them which is possible that does not cause disturbance and trouble.

It is Mustahab that in the prayer of Tawaf the pilgrim should recite “Tawhid Sura” after the Hamd in the first Rak'at and “Sura of قل یا ایها الکافرون” in the second Rak'at, and praise and thank Allah after the prayer and send Salawat to Mohammad (s.a.) and his family (a.s.) and ask Allah for acceptance. It has been mentioned in some of the hadeeth that Imam Sadiq (a.s.) prostrated after the prayer of Tawaf and said:

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سَجَدَ لَکَ وَجْهِی تَعَبُّداً وَرِقّاً، لااِلهَ اِلاّ اَنْتَ حَقّاً حَقّاً، أَلاَْوَّلُ قَبْلَ کُلِّ شَىْء، وَ الاْخِرُ بَعْدَ کُلِّ شَىْء، وَ ه اَنَا ذابَیْنَ یَدَیکَ ناصِیَتِی بِیَدِکَ، فَاغْفِرْلِی، اِنَّهُ لایَغْفِرُ الذَّنْبَ الْعَظِیمَ غَیْرُکَ، فَاغْفِرْلِی، فَإنِّی مُقِرٌّ بِذُنُوبِی عَلى نَفْسِی، وَ لایَدْفَعُ الذَّنْبَ الْعَظِیمَ غَیْرُک

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And after the prostration the face of his holiness were wet with tears.

It is also Mustahab that after the prayer of Tawaf and before Sa’y the pilgrim goes to Zamzam well and pour some water on his/her head and back and abdomen and recite:

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للَّهُمَّ اجْعَلْهُ عِلْماً نَافِعاً وَ رِزقاً واسِعاً وَ شِفاءً مِنْ کُلِّ داء وَ سُقْم

The pilgrim should go close to al-Hajar al-Aswad after performing the acts of Tawaf.
It is Mustahab to go to Safa from the door which is parallel to al-Hajar al-Aswad and go gently above the Safa and look at the house of Ka’ba and look at the Rukn of al-Hajar al-Aswad and praise and thank Allah and consider the divine gifts and then recite:

“الله اکبر” seven times,
“الحمد لله” seven times,
“لا اله الّا الله” seven times and

Seven times, and then send Salawat to Mohammad (s.a.) and his family (a.s.) three times and recite:

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اَللّهُ أَکْبَرُ عَلى ما هَدانا، وَ الْحَمْدُلِلّهِ عَلى ما اَبْلانا، وَ الْحَمْدُلِلّهِ الْحَىِّ القَیُّومِ، وَ الْحَمْدُلِلّهِ الدّآئ

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And repeat this three times.Then recite three times:

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اَشْهَدُ اَنْ لا إِلهَ إِلاَّ اللّهُ

وَ

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اَشْهَدُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّد عَبْدُهُ وَ رَسُولُهُ لا نَعْبُدُ إلاّ إیّاهُ مُخْلِصینَ لَهُ الدّینَ وَ لَوْ کَرِهَ المُشْرِکُونَ

And then recite three times:

Also recite three times:

And then recite each of following phrases one hundred times:

and “سبحان الله”.

Then it is Mustahab that the pilgrim recites the following:

And he/she should repeat many times that he/she confides his/her religion, self, family and assets to Allah and then recite:

And then recite “الله اکبر” three times and if he/she cannot perform this entire act, then he/she should recite as much possible.

Also it is Mustahab to recite this prayer:

It is Mustahab for a pilgrim to perform Sa’y on foot and perform the Harwala (jogging) from the marked place; it means that he/she goes a little faster and if he/she is on a cart, then should speed up the cart and walk normally after that to Marwah and perform like this in return. Harwala is not for women and it is Mustahab to cry to the presence of Allah and pray a lot while performing Sa’y.

The acts which are Mustahab in the Ihram of Umrah are also Mustahab in the Ihram of Hajj. When a person wears Ihram and comes out of Mecca and goes to the high places around Mecca, he /she should recite Labbayk with a loud voice and when one notices Mena should recite:

And continue this way with a submissive heart and body praising Allah and when he/she reaches Mena should recite:

and then say:

If it is possible it is better that the pilgrim stays the night of Arafa in Mena and perform Allah’s worship. It is better to perform worship and prayers in al-Khaif Mosque and then recite Ta’qibat (followings of the prayer) after the dawn prayer until sunset and then go to Arafat. If he/she wants to go after the sunset there is no problem, but the tradition says that it is better to pass Wadi Mohassar before the complete sunset and going before morning is Makrooh, unless there is a necessity or fear of congestion of the crowds.

One should recite this prayer when he/she goes to Arafat:

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اَللّهُمَّ اِلَیْکَ صَمَدْتُ وَ

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اِیّاکَ اعْتَمَدْتُ وَ وَجْهَکَ اَرَدْتُ اَسْئَلُکَ اَنْ تُبارِکَ لى فى رِحْلَتى وَ اَنْ تَقْضِىَ لی حاجَتى وَ اَنْ تَجْعلَنى مِمَّنْ تُباهى بِهِ الْیَوْمَ مَنْ هُوَ اَفْضَلُ مِنّی

And repeat Labbayk until reaching Arafat.

Although, performing lots of these Mustahab acts is difficult nowadays, the pilgrim can perform them as much as he/she can, and if he/she has the intention of performing all of them, Allah will give him/her the benefits and blessings; Allah willing.

Mustahab Acts in Wuquf in Arafat:

1- Being pure in the state of Wuquf.

2- Performing Ghusl and it is better to be near noontime

3- Abstaining from all means and causes of losing concentration in order to have the heart noticing the presence of Allah.

4- Performing Wuquf in the flat area behind the hill. Going up the hill is Makrooh.

5- Performing the noon and afternoon prayer at the beginning of the time with one Azan and two Iqama.

6- Noticing the heart to Allah and praising and praying to Allah, and then reciting الله اکبر one hundred times and Tawhid Sura one hundred times and asking anything from Allah and asking for refuge to Allah from the accursed Satan and also reciting this prayer:

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اَللّهُمَّرَبَّ الْمَشاعِرِ کُلِّها، فُکَّ رَقَبَتِی مِنَ النّارِ، وَ اَوْسِعْعَلَىَّ مِنْ رِزْقِکَ الْحَلالِ، وَ ادْرَأْ عَنِّی شَرَّ فَسَقَةِالْجِنِّ وَ الاِْنْسِ، اَللّهُمَّ لاتَمْکُرْبى، وَ لاتَخْدَعْنِى، وَلاتَسْتَدْرِجْنِى، اَللّهُمَّ إنِّی أَسْأَلُکَ بِحَوْلِکَ وَجُودِکَ وَکَرَمِکَ وَ فَضْلِکَ وَ مَنِّکَ، یا اَسْمَعَ السّامِعِینَ، وَ یاَبْصَرَ النّاظِرِینَ، وَ یا اَسْرَعَ الْحاسِبِینَ وَ یا اَرْحَمَالرّاحِمِینَ، اَنْ تُصَلِّىَ عَلى مُحَمَّد وَ آلِ مُحَمَّد وَ أَنْتَفْعَلَ بِی (کذا و کذ

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Asking for wishes, and then raising the hand to the heavens and reciting:

7- Reciting this prayer:

And one should also give out charities and alms as much as possible in these days.

8- The Pilgrim should face Ka’ba and recite each of these statements one hundred times:

And then recite ten verses from the beginning of Sura Baqara and then recite sura Tawhid three times and Ayat al-Kursi to the end, then recite:

And then recite the قل اعوذ بربّ الفلق and قل اعوذ بربّ النّاس Suras.

Then one should thank Allah(swt) for the many blessings which he/she has been bestowed, one by one, especially for the gift of family and assets which Allah(swt) has given him/her, and after that recite:

And then one should thank Allah(swt) with the verses which thank Allah(swt), and praise Allah(swt) with the verses which praise Allah(swt), and saying Allah is the greatest (Takbir) with the verses of Takbir, and saying Allah(swt) is the only god with the verses having this meaning, and send salawat to Mohammad (s.a.) and his family (a.s.) many times and then one should call Allah(swt) by any of his beautiful names, mentioned in the holy Qur'an and then call Allah(swt) by the names which are mentioned at the end of Hashr Sura, that are as follows:

And thereafter one should recite this prayer:

And then one should ask anything that he/she wants from Allah (swt) and ask Allah (swt) to give him/her the opportunity of performing Hajj next year and every year.Recite:

and أستغفر الله ربّی و أتوب إلیه seventy times each.

Then recite this prayer:

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اَللّهُمَّفُکَّنی مِنَ النّارِ وَ

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أوْسِعْ عَلىَّ مِنْ رِزْقِکَ الْحَلالِالطَیِّبِ وَ ادْرَأ عَنِّى شَرَّ

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فَسَقَةِ الجِنَّ وَ الإنْسِ وَ شَرَّفَسِقَةِ العَرَبِ وَ الْعَجَمِ

9- It is Mustahab for the pilgrim to recite nearer to the time of sunset:

It is important to notice that there are lots of Duas for this holy day and reciting them as much as possible is proper, and it is very good to recite the Duas of al-Sahifah al-Kamilah and the Duas of Imam Hussein (a.s.) and Imam Sajjad (a.s.)
The pilgrim should recite after the sunset:

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اَللّهُمَّلاتَجْعَلْهُ آخِرَ

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الْعَهْدِ مِنْ هذَا الْمَوْقِفِ، وَ ارْزُقْنیهِ مِنْقابِل اَبَداً ما اَبْقَیْتَنِی، وَ اقْلِبْنِی الْیَوْمَ مُفْلِحمُنْجِحاً مُسْتَجاباً لِی، مَرْحُوماً مَغْفُوراً لِی، بِاَفْضَلِ میَنْقَلِبُ بِهِ الْیَوْمَ اَحَدٌ مِنْ وَفْدِکَ، وَ حُجّاجِ بَیْتِکَالْحَرامِ، وَ اجْعَلْنِى الْیَوْمَ مِنْ اَکْرَمِ وَفْدِکَ عَلَیْکَ، وَاَعْطِنِی اَفْضَلَ ما اَعْطَیْتَ اَحَداً مِنْهُمْ مِنَ الْخَیْرِ وَالْبَرَکَةِ وَ الرَّحْمَةِ وَ الرِّضْوانِ وَ الْمَغْفِرَةِ، وَ بارِکْلِی فِیما اَرْجِعُ اِلَیهِ مِنْ اَهْل اَوْ مال أوْ قَلِیل اَوْ کَثِیر،وَ بارِکْ لَهُمْ فِىَّ

And recite many times:

It is Mustahab that the pilgrim goes with a submissive heart and body to Muzdalifah from Arafat and asks for forgiveness from Allah, and when he/she reaches Tall-e-Sorkh (red hill) should recite:

And he/she should not hurry in walking and not harm anyone and it is Mustahab to delay the prayers of sunset and Isha’ until Muzdalifah, even if third of the night passes. And conjunct between two prayers with one Azan and two Iqama, but by noticing to the fact that sometimes reaching Mash'ar is delayed in our time, it is better to perform the prayers of sunset and Isha’ in Arafat in these conditions and then he/she should depart the place. And it is Mustahab to spend that night praying to Allah as much as it is possible and reciting this prayer:

It is Mustahab to praise and thank Allah after the dawn prayer, and recite as much as possible from the gifts of almighty Allah and send Salawat to Mohammad (s.a.) and his family (a.s.) Recite this Dua:

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اَللّهُمَّرَبَّ الْمَشْعَرِ

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الْحَرامِ فُکَّ رَقَبتى مِنَ النّارِ وَ اَوْسِعْعَلَیَّ مِنْ رِزْقِکَ الْحَلالِ وَ ادْرَأ عَنّى شَرَّ فَسَقَةِ الْجِنِّوَ الاِنْسِ اَللّهُمَّ اَنْتَ خَیْرُ مَطْلُوب اِلَیْهِ وَ خَیْرُمَدْعُوٍّ وَ خَیْرُ مَسْئُول وَ لِکُلِّ وافِد جائِزَةٌ فَاجْعَلْجائِزَتى فى مَوْطِنى هذا اَنْ تُقیلَنى عَثْرَتى وَ تَقَبَّلْ مَعْذِرَتىوَ اَنْ تَجاوَزَ عَنْ خَطیئَتى ثُمَّ اجْعَلِ التَّقْوى مِنَ الدُّنْیزادی

It is Mustahab to collect pebbles for Ramy in Mena from Mash'ar and the sum of seventy pebbles (and collect a little more because some of them may not hit the Jamarat) and it is Mustahab to walk one hundred steps faster when reaching Wadi “Mohassar” in the of Mash'ar to Mena and recite:

Mustahab actions in Ramy al-Jamarat

1- Having ablution while performing Ramy.

2- Reciting this prayer while having pebbles in the hand:

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للّهُمَّ هذِهِ حَصَیَاتی فَاَحْصِهِنَّ لی وَ ارفَعْهُنَّ فی عَمَلِی

3- Reciting Takbir with each pebble that is thrown.

4- Reciting this prayer after thowing each pebble:

5- If it is possible, observe a distance of five or seven and a half meter between the performer and the Jamarah al-Aqaba and stand close to the Jamarah al-Uula and the Jamarah al-Wusta.

6- Performing Ramy on al-Jamarah al-Aqaba facing the Jamarah and with back to the Qibla and performing Ramy on the Jamarah al-Uula and al-Jamarah al-Wusta standing with back to Qibla.

7- Reciting this prayer after returning Mena to his/her position: