First
Day of Hajj - 8th of Dhul
Hijjah
This day is known as Yaumut Tarwiyah.
1. The pilgrims put on Ihram.
2. They declare the Niyah
(intention) of performing
the Hajj.
3. They do Tawaf
(Walk around) Ka’bah.
4. They perform Sa’i
(Running between the hills of Safa
and Marwah)
5. They leave for Mina
early in the morning, reciting Talbiyah.
6. They stay overnight
in Mina.
Second Day
of Hajj - 9th of Dhul Hijjah
This day is known as Yaumul Wuquf, or
the Day of Standing.
1. The pilgrims go to
‘Arafat.
2. They perform Zuhr
Salah
(Early Afternoon Prayers)
and ‘Asr Salah
(Late Afternoon Prayers) together,
in a shortened form (Qasr) at ‘Arafat.
3. Pilgrims stand there
with devotion, till sunset, praying and asking Allah’s
forgiveness. This is known as Wuquf
or standing.
4. In the evening the
pilgrims go to Muzdalifah and offer shortened
Maghrib Salah
(Sunset Prayers) and
‘Isha Salah
(Night Prayers) prayer together.
5. They rest there at
the night, and collect small pebbles for stoning the Jimar
in Mina.
Third
day of Hajj – 10th of Dhul
Hijjah
This is called Yaumun
Nahr, the day of sacrifice.
1. They go to Mina
and throw small pebbles or stones the large Jamratul
'Aqaba (Stone pillar Symbolizing
Satan situated in the back).
2. After stoning,
they offer sacrifice.
3. They return
to Makkah and perform the Tawaf
(if they have not performed the Sa’i
on 8th of Dhul Hijjah,
then perform the Sa’i also).
Then return to Mina and make sacrifice
by slaughtering the animal.
4. They trim the
hair or shave the head.
Fourth
day of
Hajj – 11th
Dhul
Hijjah
This and the next two days are
called Ayyamut Tashriq, which
literally means the days of the drying of meat.
1. The pilgrims
stay at Mina
2. They perform
Rami by throwing pebbles at all three
Jimar.
Fifth
Day – 12th of Dhul Hijjah
1. Stay at Mina
and throw pebbles at all three Jimar.
2. Return
the same day to Makkah
3. Perform
Tawaf Ka’bah.
4. Drink
water of Zamzam.
This
completes the Hajj rites.
