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Practices prohibited during consecration (i.e. ihram)
1- Men may not wear anything that is tailored to take the shape of the body or any part of it, whether it is a robe or trousers or anything similar. They wear two pieces of cloth, one is wrapped around the body, covering them from the waist to well below the knees, and the other thrown over their shoulders and covering the top part of the body. If one cannot find a garment to wrap himself with, i.e. izar, he may wear trousers. Women may wear whatever they wish except veils and gloves. They have to leave their faces and hands uncovered. 2- Wearing perfume after entering the state of Ihram, on body or clothes, and deliberately taking a smell of perfume. He may, however, smell plants and use kohl that has no smell. 3- Removing hair and clipping nails. This applies to both men and women. One may wash one’s head gently. If one’s nail is broken, one may get rid of it. 4- A man may not use a head cover, but he may be in the shade of something like a tree, a tent, etc., or he may use an umbrella when needed. Women may not cover their faces with something like a veil, whether showing their eyes or not. If a person wears perfume, covers his head, or wears something tailored out of ignorance, forgetfulness, or because he is forced to do so, his mistake is overlooked. However, when the reason is removed, as when the person concerned learns of the prohibition or remembers or the compulsion is ended, he should stop this immediately. 5- Proposing or marrying for oneself or someone else. 6- Sexual intercourse with one’s wife. This renders the pilgrimage invalid if done before the initial release from consecration, even after the attendance at Arafat is over. 7- Sexual foreplay including kissing, touching and gazing with desire, but this does not invalidate the pilgrimage. 8- Hunting and killing game. He may kill the types of harmful animals that the Prophet (peace be upon him) allowed to kill in the Haram and elsewhere. These are ravens, rats, scorpions, kites, snakes and vicious dogs. He may not help in hunting or killing game, not even by pointing at game. If someone hunts an animal while not in the state of Ihram and was not assisted by someone in Ihram, it is permissible to eat from it. Otherwise, this is prohibited. 9- No one, whether in consecration or not, may cut the trees of the Haram area, or its green plants that are not harmful. Branches that stretch into people’s way and cause inconvenience may be cut. Excepted is a type of shrub tree called al-idhkhar, and what people themselves grow.
Recommended practices
1-Taking a bath, wearing perfume (for men only) and putting on two white ihram garments. 2-Clipping one’s nails, removing pubic and armpit hair and trimming one’s moustache. 3-Performing the tawaf of arrival for those doing the pilgrimage in the ifrad or qiran methods. 4-Jogging in the first three rounds of the tawaf of arrival. 5-Baring one’s right shoulder when doing the tawaf of arrival. 6-Staying at Mina the night that proceeds the day of Arafat. 7- Repeating the phrases of talbiyah from the time of entering into the state of consecration (Ihram) until one has done the stoning at the Grand Jamrah, on the Day of Eid, i.e. 10th of the month. 8-Offering the Maghrib and 'Isha’ prayers together at Muzdalifah.9-Stopping close to al-Mash'ar al-Haram at Muzdalifah from Fajr until sunrise, shortly before sunrise, if possible. If not, at any place at Muzdalifah.
Duties
1- Entering into the state of consecration, i.e. ihram, at the designated point (Meeqat) on one’s route. 2- Staying at Arafat until sunset The Prophet (peace be upon him) permitted women, children and the weak to leave Muzdalifah after midnight. 3- Staying at Muzdalifah until the break of dawn, after proceeding from Arafat. 4- Spending the next two or three nights at Mina. 5- Stoning the Jamrahs in the right order. 6- Shaving one’s head for men, or cutting one’s hair. 7- The tawaf of farewell at the end, except for women who are in the period or having postnatal bleeding.
Essentials
The pilgrimage includes four essential requirements, i.e. rukns:1. I h r a m , i.e. consecration, is a state where an individual commits himself to be in before setting off to perform either the major or minor (umrah).2. Attendance at Arafat on 9 Dhul-Hijjah.3. The t aw a f after Arafat.4. Walking between the two hills of al-Safa and al-Marwah.
Conditions for Pilgrimage
Conditions: Five conditions need to be met to make the pilgrimage obligatory: Islam Sanity Puberty Freedom Ability
The Pilgrimage (i.e. hajj)
The Arabic word hajj, i.e. the pilgrimage, originally means ‘to go for a definite aim’. In Islamic contexts it means ‘an act of worship through the fulfilment of certain rites in particular places during a specified period of time, in accordance with Allah’s messenger’s practice. Importance: The pilgrimage is one of the five pillars upon which the structure of Islam is built.
The Pilgrimage
Pilgrimage is one of the five pillars upon which the structure of Islam is built on. Its steps are clearly mentioned in Quran and it must fulfill certain rites in particular places and times in order to be complete.
The Pilgrimage
Pilgrimage is one of the five pillars upon which the structure of Islam is built on. Its steps are clearly mentioned in Quran and it must fulfill certain rites in particular places and times in order to be complete.
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After adhan when home, must we pray immediately or after 10 mins or wait for congregation to finish? - assim al hakeem
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He's not able to provide for his wife & children She wants divorce What's the ruling - assim al hakeem
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Can a person wipe over socks with holes in them for wudu? - assim al hakeem
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Am I sinful for imagining women mentioned in hadiths like the pr*stitute who gave water to dog assim al hakeem
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If I don't follow a specific scholar but follow Sheikh Assim, am I sinful? - assim al hakeem
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Affiliate marketing Writing reviews of products on websites that lead to haram sites - assim al hakeem
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How can I learn about Islam without getting the wrong knowledge? - assim al hakeem
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Can we remind thankless & ungrateful people of our favours or is it sinful? - assim al hakeem
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Can we fast in order to make our dua answered? - assim al hakeem
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I pray all my prayers loudly so I can focus, is this permissible? Are prayers valid? - assim al hakeem
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Backbiting Sheikh Assim & asking for forgiveness - assim al hakeem