Umrah & Hajj Companion - Sunnah Daily

1 Before you fly

Passport valid 6+ months, visa sorted, copies saved to your phone and printed Required vaccinations done and certificate packed (check current Saudi entry rules) Money plan: card that works abroad + some cash riyals for the first day Ihram set (men: two unstitched white cloths + a belt; women: normal modest clothing) Unscented soap and unscented sunscreen (perfume is off-limits in ihram) Sandals men can wear in ihram (top of the foot open) + broken-in walking shoes Personal medicines for the whole trip + small first-aid kit + blister plasters Power bank, plug adapter, offline copies of bookings Finished the Umrah & Hajj module and know the talbiyah by heart Debts settled or arranged, family provided for, wrongs put right - the inner packing list

2 My trip notes

Private, on this device only - readable with no signal. Write what you'd need if you got separated from the group.

Group leader - name and phone Hotel in Makkah Hotel in Madinah Meeting point if separated Important numbers Medication reminders

3 Umrah, step by step

Tick each rite as you complete it. The order matters; the details and duas are in the module.

Ghusl, ihram clothing on, and the intention at (or before) the miqat Talbiyah from the miqat onward: Labbayk Allahumma labbayk... Tawaf: seven circuits of the Kaaba, starting and ending at the Black Stone corner Two rakat after tawaf, behind Maqam Ibrahim if you can reach it - anywhere in the masjid if not Drink Zamzam Sa'i: seven lengths between Safa and Marwah, beginning at Safa Men: shave or shorten the hair. Women: trim a fingertip's length. Ihram restrictions end

4 The days of Hajj - what comes next

The 8th to the 13th of Dhul-Hijjah, in order. Open the day you're in.

Day 1 · 8 Dhul-Hijjah - TarwiyahTo Mina

Enter ihram (for tamattu' pilgrims), move to Mina, and pray Dhuhr through Fajr there - each prayer in its time, four-rakat prayers shortened to two. A day of settling in and dhikr. Next: Arafah.

Day 2 · 9 Dhul-Hijjah - ArafahThe Hajj itself

"Hajj is Arafah" (Jami' at-Tirmidhi 889). From noon to sunset: standing, dua, tears, asking. Dhuhr and Asr combined and shortened. After sunset, move to Muzdalifah without praying Maghrib first - it is prayed there, combined with Isha. Next: the night under the sky.

Day 3 · 10 Dhul-Hijjah - Eid dayThe busiest day

Fajr at Muzdalifah, gather pebbles, then to Mina. In order: stone the large pillar (Jamarat al-Aqabah) seven times, sacrifice, men shave or shorten, then Tawaf al-Ifadah in Makkah with the sa'i of Hajj. Most restrictions lift after stoning and cutting. Next: the days of Mina.

Days 4-5 · 11-12 Dhul-Hijjah - TashriqMina, dhikr, stoning

Each afternoon: stone all three pillars, small to large, seven pebbles each, with dua between them. Days of eating, drinking and remembering Allah. Leaving on the 12th before sunset is allowed; staying for the 13th is better.

Day 6 · 13 Dhul-Hijjah - and farewellLast stoning, last tawaf

Stone the three pillars once more if you stayed. Before leaving Makkah, the farewell tawaf (Tawaf al-Wada) - let the House be the last thing you meet. May it be accepted.

5 The talbiyah, always in reach

لَبَّيْكَ اللَّهُمَّ لَبَّيْكَ، لَبَّيْكَ لَا شَرِيكَ لَكَ لَبَّيْكَ، إِنَّ الْحَمْدَ وَالنِّعْمَةَ لَكَ وَالْمُلْكَ، لَا شَرِيكَ لَكَ

Labbayk Allahumma labbayk, labbayka la sharika laka labbayk, innal-hamda wan-ni'mata laka wal-mulk, la sharika lak.

"Here I am, O Allah, here I am. Here I am - You have no partner - here I am. Truly all praise, favor and dominion are Yours. You have no partner."

Sahih al-Bukhari 1549

All Hajj & Umrah duas The full module