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HAJJ ESSENTIALS SEMINAR
Dr Zachariah Matthews Sh Mutasim Jarrah
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Hajj Essentials Seminar Dr Zachariah Matthews & Sheikh Mutasim Jarrah
Published August 2013
Sydney, Australia
Deen Academy
PO Box 82, Roselands NSW 2196
Australia
info@deenacademy.net.au
www.deenacademy.net.au
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Contents:
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Topic Page
Purpose of Hajj 4
Types of Hajj 14
Critical goods to take 16
Health matters 26
Jeddah 30
Madinah 31
Room rules 35
Ihraam 41
Makkah 47
Hajj pillars 60
Walking distances 81
Common mistakes 84
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Surat Al-Hajj
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اعة أيها ٱلناس ٱتقوا ربڪم إن زلزلة ٱلس ـ ي
يوم ترونها تذهل ڪل مرضعة ( ١)شىء عظيم
ا أرضعت وتضع ڪل ذات حمل حملها وترى عم
كن عذاب ـ رى ول ـ رى وما هم بسك ـ ٱلناس سك
شديد (٢)ٱلل
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Day of Judgement preview…
Surat Al-Hajj 22:1-2
Terrible earthquake
Mother forgets her child
Pregnant drop her load
Drunken state
Severe torment of Allah
Purpose:
Pilgrimage is preparation for the final journey!
Day of Judgment preview!
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Important Motto
“Expect the worst and you will be pleasantly surprised inshaAllah!”
Take the “Anti-Fussy Vaccine!”
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Prophet Ibrahim (as)
Committed to the truth (Q6:78-9)
Suffered great tests (fire, sacrifice)
Gifted Ismail aged 86
Haneef (true monotheist)
Islamic movement (Egypt, Palestine, etc)
Sent Lut (as) to Sodom
Sent Ishaq (as) to Palestine
Sent Ismail (as) to Makkah
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Ka`ba - الكعبة
Built by Ibrahim and Ismail (as)
Site chosen by Allah (swt)
Zamzam:
Hajar and Ismail (ran between Safa and Marwa)
Well at the feet of baby Ismail
Black Stone:
Kissing = Renewing pledge of allegiance to Allah
Maqaam Ibrahim – stone block
Hijr Ismail – marking original shape 8
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An Obligation
إن أول بيت وضع للناس للذي ببكة مباركا وهدى
ومن قام إبراهيم نات م لعالمين﴿٩٦﴾ فيه آيات بي ل
ه على الناس حج البيت من دخله كان آمنا وللـ
ه غني استطاع إليه سبيل ومن كفر فإن اللـ
عن العالمين
“And Hajj to the House (Ka`bah) is a duty that mankind owes to Allah.” (Q3:96-97)
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An Obligation
“Expedite the performance of the duty of Hajj, for nobody knows what may obstruct
him/her.” [Ahmad]
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Visit HQ
من أعطاه هللا الصحة ولم يزر بيت هللا " ويقول هللا
"كل خمس سنوات فهو محروم
Hadith Qudsi: “Any of My (worshipping) servants who is healthy and by the means and does not visit My House (Ka`ba), is mahroom (deprived of great good).”
[Ibn Hibbaan & Musnad Abu Ya`laa]
‘Every five years’
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Ultimate Reward
من حج هلل فلم يرفث ولم يفسق، رجع كيوم )
من حج هذا البيت : ) أيضاوفي رواية ( ولدته أمه
...فلم يرفث، ولم يفسق، رجع كيوم
“One who performs Hajj without having marital relations or committing any sins returns from Hajj as pure as he was on the day he was born.”
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Who should go?
Muslim
Adult
Sane
Free
Financial ability
Physical ability
Mahram (woman)
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Types of Hajj
Tamattu (Enjoyable)
Umrah + Hajj (separated – two ihrams)
Non-residents of Makkah
Qiran (Accompanied)
Umrah + Hajj (connected – one ihram)
Non-residents of Makkah
Ifrad (Isolated)
Hajj without Umrah
Residents of Makkah (within meqaat)
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Best Provision!
علومات فمن فرض فيهن الحج فل رفث ول الحج أشهر م
وما تفعلوا من خير يعلمه فسوق ول جدال في الحج
ه وتزودوا فإن خير الزاد التقوى اللـ ولي اللباب واتقون يا أ
“And take a provision (with you) for the journey, but the best provision is taqwa (piety, righteousness, etc); so fear Me, O people of understanding!” (Q2:197)
Hajj after Ramadan (Month of Taqwa)
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Critical Goods
Expectations :- realistic
Patience :- akhlaaq
Attitude :- positive
Knowledge :- balanced
“Get your money’s worth of ibaadah
Rather than material things!”
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Expectations / التوقعات
Simple accommodation
Crowds (3 million) - crush
Traffic delays - patience
Hardship and sacrifice – walking lots
Temperature (September-October):
Madinah (10-30 degC) / Makkah (25-35 degC)
Remember Yawmul Qiyaamah!
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Expectations / التوقعات
“The jihad (physical combat in war type) of women is Hajj.” [Bukhari & Ibn Majah]
How was it 14oo years ago?
The Prophet’s time
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Reading Material
Quran (small)
Hajj book
Du’aa book
Notebook
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What to learn?
Understand the rites of Umrah and Hajj
Learn what is sanctioned by Quran and Sunnah
History (Ibrahim, Farewell Hajj, etc)
Talbiyah
Salah (travelling, janazah, etc)
Disagreements (etiquette)
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What to learn?
Du’aa (suppication) of travel
Du’aas - general
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Debts - الديون
Pay if possible
Being debt-free is not a precondition
but must have ability to repay
Make a list for relatives
Have a written Will
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What to take?
Passport photocopies
Extra passport-size photos
Emergency contact details
Suitcase ready for a beat-up
Mark suitcases clearly
Always keep your luggage tags
Money (cash, debit card)
Separate (3 portions)
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What to take
Shoe bag (take in Mosque)
Stone bag
String and pegs (for washing)
Prayer mat
Electrical goods (220v, small two-point round)
Adaptors
Plane eye covers (room sharing)
Travel insurance (Fiqh differences)
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What to take?
Towels (2-star amenities)
Small back pack for Mina-Arafat-Muzdalifah
Two prayer-type sarongs (izaars)
Sheet and cover
Sandals, thongs/crocs (wudu, shower, etc)
Big nappy safety pins (men with ihraam)
Lots of patience!
Plan to travel light! - سافر بحمل خفيف
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Health Matters
Get fit – lots of walking
Cold/flu, Hajji cough
Wudu – rinsing the nose thoroughly (istinshaaq)
Face mask
Immunity (green tea, honey, black seed)
Chew natural black seeds (“cure for every disease”)
Multivitamins
إن هذه الحبة
السوداء شفاء
من كل داء إل
قلت من السام
وما السام قال الموت
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Health Matters
Vaccination (meningitis, flu, etc)
Medication (S4 scripts/labels)
Sun protection (hat, etc) – heat stroke
Dehydration
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Transport
Plane (prayer, etc)
Bus (women at the back)
Taxis (negotiate price before, pay after)
Walking (lots!)
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Time Wasters
In-flight entertainment
TV
Shopping (excessive)
Arguing
Food extremism
Complaining and whinging
Stay focussed on why you are there!
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Jeddah
Cash in one bag of patience
Transit delay (6-18 hours) – biscuits, water
Change money (riyals) – money security
Two valid passports – illegal in Saudi
To Madinah by bus = 6-12 hours
Madinah to Makkah by bus = 6-18 hours
ID card (in-lieu of passport)
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Madinah
Haram: Masjiddun-Nabawi
Fard salah = 1000 rewards
Pray tahhiyatul masjid
Visit the graves of Rasulullah (sw), Abu Bakr and Umar (ra)
Extend greetings to them
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Madinah
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Madinah: Eg Dar Al-Iman Hotel
5 star hotel
4 per room
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Room Changes
Hajj: becomes 3-4 star
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Room Rules
Choose room leader
Smoking: Quit now!
Lights out: fixed times
Air-con: Off when sleeping is better
Suitcases: Neat and tidy
Cleanliness: At all times
Consideration:
“Love for your brother what you love for yourself”
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Room Rules
Snoring (nose straps, ear-plugs, etc)
Bathroom:
Queue
Time limits
Cleanliness
Water conservation (army shower)
Matches (odour buster)
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Madinah Site-seeing
Museum
First thing
Not far from Prophet’s Mosque
Quba Mosque
Etc
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Rawdatul-Jannah
“Between my house and my pulpit lays a garden from the gardens of Paradise, and my pulpit is upon my fountain (Al-Kauthar).” [Bukhari]
22m long and 15m wide
Try to pray in it.
Make du’a in sujood
2 raka’at will suffice
Quality time rather than length of time
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Al-Baqi` (مقبرة البقيع) Cemetery
Many family members and companions of the Prophet (s) buried here.
“Visit graves as they remind you of the Hereafter” [Muslim]
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Quba Mosque (مسجد قباء)
“One who does wudhu at home, then prays in Quba mosque is entitled to the reward of an umrah.” [Ahmad]
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Ihraam (إحرام)
In a state of ritual consecration
Preparation:
Cut nails, etc
Ghusl (sunnah)
Perfume (men; not to the garments)
At the meeqaat (boundary) or before:
Madinah to Makkah (Dhul-Hulaifah)
Salah
Niyah (spoken) + stipulation (ishtirat) 41
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Ihraam
Men:
Two clean, unfitted/untailored pieces of cloth
Izaar (ازار): Waist wrap (keep up with money belt/bum bag, safety pins)
Ridaa (رداء): Top shawl (cover shoulders)
No perfume (shampoo, soap, etc)
Shoes/sandals (do not cover ankles)
No headgear, no underwear
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Ihraam
Women:
Any clothes
No perfume (shampoo, soap, etc)
Menstruating/post-natal bleeding:
Perform all rites except tawaaf
OC – medical advice
No gloves or face veils (niqaab)
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Ihraam
Talbiyah (recite often):
Labbaika Allahomma Labbaik. Labbaik La Shareeka Laka Labbaik. Innal-Hamdah, Wan-Nematah, Laka wal Mulk, La Shareeka Laka.
"Here I am at Your service O Lord, here I am. Here I am at Your service and You have no partners. Yours alone is All Praise and All Bounty, and Yours alone is The Sovereignty. You have no partners."
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Ihraam Prohibitions
No perfume/scents (unperfumed soap, etc)
No cutting hair, nails, etc.
No marriage
No marital relations
Except Hajj - after Tawaaful-Ifadah
No hunting
No disobedience to Allah (swt)
No idle talk or disputes
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Ihraam Permissions
Bathing or showering (unscented soap)
Changing clothes
Umbrella
Face mask okay
Eye shades okay
Blankets (men keep head uncovered)
Not in sleeping bag (fitted garment)
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Makkah
Hotel – settle, rest, shower, etc
Perform Umrah
Shoes (shoe bag, prayer mat, small umbrella) – no other bags allowed inside
Du’a for entering masjid
Proceed to perform Tawaaf of Umrah
Tawaaf replaces tahhiyatul masjid
Unless prevented, they pray it
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Makkah: Eg., Retaj Albayt Suites Hotel Zamzam Towers
5 Star (becomes 3-4)
8-10 per room (2 level suite)
4/5 per bathroom
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Tawaaf (طواف)
Wudu
Niyah for tawwaf (heart)
Men uncover right shoulder (sunnah)
Not for Taawafat-Tatawwu` (nafl)
Reason = Counter allegations of weakness
Hajr-al-aswad (kiss, touch, gesture to it)
Say: “bismillahi wallahu-akbar”
Tawaaf (anti-clockwise)
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Tawaaf - طواف
Touch Rukn-Al-Yamani (right hand)
Du’a = “Rabanaa aatinaa…”
Make thikr and du’aa
First 3 rounds – walk faster
Not for Tawaaf at-Tatawwu`
Reason = Counter allegations of weakness
Repeat = total 7 circuits
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Maqaam Ibrahim
Proceed towards it
Recite: “Wattakhithu …”
Cover right shoulder
Pray 2 raka’at behind it (don’t block tawaaf traffic).
Surat Al-Kaafiruun
Surat Al-Ikhlaas
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Circle the Ka’ba (Tawaf)
7 times or circles
Tawaf
Maqam Ibrahim
Multazam
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Zamzam
Proceed to drink some
“It is blessed (water), it is food for the hungry and a healing for the sick.”
[Bukhari and Muslim]
Make du`a:
وشفاء ورزقا واسعا ي أسألك علما نافعا اللهم إنداء من كل
"O Allah, I seek beneficial knowledge, wide sustenance and cure from all ailments from You".
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Sa`ee
Proceed to sa`ee (none after nafl tawaaf or tawaaful-wadaa الوداعطواف )
Wudhu – preferable
Say:
“Innas-safa wal…” (beginning only)
“Abda’u bimaa …” (beginning only)
“Alhamdulillah, walaa ilaaha…”
“Laa ilaaha illallahu wahadahu …”
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Sa`ee
From Safa to Marwah = 1 lap
Make du’aa and dhikr
Eg., “Rabbighfir warham …”
Between green lights – men walk briskly or run
Complete 7 laps (ending at Marwah)
Trim hair (umrah)
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Umrah Complete
Come out of ihraam
Spend most time in the haram (100,000 rewards for each fard salah)
If staying at Al-Aziziyah (العزيزية)
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Hajj Pillars
Ihraam (with niyyah)
Wuqoof bil Arafah (standing on Arafah)
Tawaaful-Ifaadah - اإلفاضةطواف (Tawaaf of Hajj)
Sa`ee for Hajj
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Obligatory Acts of Hajj
Ihraam at the meeqaat
Stay at Arafah until sunset
Night at Muzdalifah
Ramy (throwing pebbles) at the Jamaraat
Shave / cut the hair
Nights in Mina
Tawaaful-Wadaa ( الوداعطواف )
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Days of Hajj
Common = 5 days:
8th Dhul-Hijjah (Mina) until 12th Dhul-Hijja (Mina)
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Mina
8th Dhul-Hijja
Enter ihraam (in hotel)
Recite talbiya
Travel light (small back pack)
Makkah to Mina
Salah x 5: Dhuhr to Fajr (qasr not jam`)
Shortened not joined
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Mina
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Mina
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Mina
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Arafah
9th Dhul-Hijja
From Mina after Fajr
Listen to khutbah (after midday)
Salah = Dhuhr and Asr (qasr + jam`)
Make du`a and dhikr – blessed day!
Leave Arafat after sunset for Muzdalifah
Not part of Haram – for purification!
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Arafah
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Muzdalifah
Salah = Maghrib + Ishaa (qasr + jam`) and Fajr
Spend the night – rest until dawn
Collect pebbles (or in Mina)
Leave for Mina after Fajr
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Muzdalifah
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Muzdalifah
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Mina
10th Dhul-Hijja
Go to camp
Go to do ramy (جمرة العقبة)
1 hour walk from camp (Australia)
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Mina
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Jamaraat
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Ramy
70 pebbles in total (take extra)
10th: after sunrise – only big one
11th, 12th and 13th: after midday – all three (small to big)
7 at each
Say: “Allahu-akbar!” (Allah is the Greatest)
Hit the target
After small and middle: Face qibla, make du’a
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Hady (Sacrifice)
Slaughtered on the 10th – 13th of Dhul-Hijja
Performed in Mina
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Shave / Cut Hair
Done after slaughtering
Shaving = Prophet prayed 3 times for their forgiveness
Cutting = one time
Use the barbers
Women:
No more than a finger tip from
one place only
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Tawaaful-Ifaadah
طواف اإلفاضة
Also called Tawaaful-Ziyarah or Tawaaful-Hajj
On the 10th of Dhul-Hijja
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Sa`ee (السعي)
After Tawaaful-Ifaadah
As before
Come out of ihraam (hotel)
Say takbiraat
Return to Mina
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Mina
Spend 11th – 13th Dhul-Hijja
If leaving on the 12th leave before sunset
Salah = qasr (shortened) not joined
Ramy 11th, 12th and 13th:
After midday – all three (small to big)
Time concession = all day (death, crowd-crush)
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Walking Distances
Makkah (Haram) to Mina (jamraat):
8 km (1.5 hours)
Mina (jamaraat) to Arafat:
15 km (4 hours)
Arafat to Muzdalifah:
9 km (2.5 hours)
Muzdalifah to Mina (camp):
3 km (1 hour)
Mina (camp) to Mina (jamraat): 3 km (1 hour) 81
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Walking Distances:
Tawaaf:
7 circuits = 3.5 km (1-2 hours)
Sa`ee:
7 laps = 3.5 km (1-1.5 hours)
Example:
Muzdalifah-Mina-Haram-Tawaaf-Sa’ee = 21 km
MUST get:
Good sandals and runners
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Tawaaful-Wadaa
طواف الوداع
Farewell Tawaaf
Last rite performed before leaving Makkah
No Sa`ee
Hajj is now complete
May Allah (swt) accept it!
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Common Mistakes
Passing the meqaat without ihram
Ihram with studs
Always uncovering right shoulder
Kissing Rukn-al-Yamani corner
Kissing/touching Maqaam Ibrahim
Not staying at Muzdalifah
Washing the pebbles
Shopping (distraction; weight, etc)
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Realistic Expectations!
Variations beyond the Organiser’s control
>6 hour transit at Jeddah airport
Bus trips
Hotel: 5 star becomes 2-3 star
Meal menu
Traffic delays
Weather events
Etc
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Motto
“Expect the worst and you will be pleasantly surprised inshaAllah!”
“Expect the worst and you will not be disappointed inshaAllah!”
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Further Reading
Getting the best out of Hajj
Abu Muneer Ismail
Fiqh-us-Sunnah
Sayyid Sabiq
Minhaj Al-Muslim
Abu Bakr Al-Jazairi
Islamic Jurisprudence according to the four Sunni schools (Vol. 1)
`Abd al-Rahman Al-Jaziri
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About the Authors
Dr Zachariah Matthews Principal Instructor, Deen Academy
Sheikh Mutasim Jarrah Imam, Punchbowl Mosque
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Deen Academy
“Inspiring profound understanding”
PO Box 82, Roselands NSW 2196
Australia
info@deenacademy.net.au
www.deenacademy.net.au
August 2013
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