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Spiritual Advice for Hajj

Allah سبحانه وتعالى says in the Holy Qur’an: الْحَجُّ أَشْهُرٌ مَّعْلُومَاتٌ فَمَن فَرَضَ فِيهِنَّ الْحَجَّ فَلاَ  رَفَثَ وَلاَ فُسُوقَ وَلاَ جِدَالَ فِي الْحَجِّ وَمَا تَفْعَلُواْ مِنْ  خَيْرٍ يَعْلَمْهُ اللّهُ وَتَزَوَّدُواْ فَإِنَّ خَيْرَ الزَّادِ التَّقْوَى  وَاتَّقُونِ يَا أُوْلِي الأَلْبَابِ The season of Pilgrimage is the months known; wherefore whosoever ordaineth unto himself the pilgrimage therein, there is no lewdness nor wickedness nor wrangling during the pilgrimage, and whatsoever of good ye do, Allah shall know it. And take provision for the

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Blessed places where Duas are accepted

While writing a letter to the people of Makkah, Imaam Hasan Al-Basri (RA)  advised them of the following 15 places in Makkah where duas are accepted: Inside the Baitullah At Multazam In Arafat In Muzdalifah In Mina While performing Tawaf While performing Sa’ee At the hill of Safa At the hill of Marwa At the well of Zam Zam At Maqam of Ibraheem Under the Meezaab or aqueduct of the Ka’bah. Near the big Shaytan Near the middle Shaytan Near

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Health Guidelines For Hajj And Umrah

The more physically fit you are, the easier it would become to perform the many rituals associated with Hajj and Umrah. If you have decided to perform a walking Hajj, then it would be very important for you to be as fit as possible. This will require walking as much as possible, starting about 6 to 8 weeks before departure, walking greater and greater distances as the time of departure arrives…. The performance of Hajj is obligatory on all adult

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Virtues of Hajj

by Shaykhul Hadeeth Muhammad Zakariyya Abu Hurayrah radhiyallahu anhu reports that Rasoolullah sallallahu alayhi wasallam said “Whoever performs Hajj for the sake of pleasing Allah and therein utters no word of evil, nor commits any evil deed, shall return from it as free from sin as the day on which his mother gave birth to him.” When a child is ushered into this world, it enters this life without any blemish and is free from any form of sin. Now,

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Ziarah of Madinah Al Munawarrah

A walk through the essentials of Hajj in a easy to follow series. What makes this series stand out is that it is presented in English by Sheikh Ul Hadith Abdur Raheem from Darul Uloom Bury [UK]. In this segment Sheikh will talk about Ziarah [visiting] of Madinah Al Munawarrah

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Rulings for Rami & Qurbani

A walk through the essentials of Hajj in a easy to follow series, presented in English by Sheikh Ul Hadith Abdur Raheem from Darul Uloom Bury [UK]. In this segment, Sheikh will talk about the ‘Rulings for Rami and Qurbani’.

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Virtues & rulings of Zul-Hijjah & Qurbani

A walk through the essentials of Hajj in a easy to follow series. What makes this series stand out is that it is presented in English by Sheikh Ul Hadith Abdur Raheem from Darul Uloom Bury [UK]. In this segment, Sheikh will talk about the ‘Virtues & rulings of Zul-Hijjah & Qurbani [sacrifice]’.

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The First Ten days of Dhul Hijjah

Shaykh Maulana Saleem Dhorat The first ten days of Dhul Hijjah are full of virtues and great blessings. According to a large group of mufassireen (commentators of the Qur’aan), the ten nights mentioned in Soorah Al Fajr are the nights of the first ten days of Dhul Hijjah. Allah says: By the Dawn; By the ten Nights; (89:1-2) This oath substantiates the greatness and sacredness of these ten nights in the eyes of Allah. This is an extra ordinary oath;

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Hajj Map

View Hajj tracker in a larger map

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Ihram

Ihrâm literally means to make something harâm upon oneself. By adopting ihrâm (donning the two sheets, making niyat and reciting the talbiya), certain things which were halâl (allowed) now become harâm (not allowed) upon that person. Thus, we can say that ihrâm is a state (condition) which a person has subjected himself to and he can reverse this state only if particular rites are performed. Furthermore, the two sheets a Haji or Mu’tamir wears is also called ihrâm because it

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