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How to do tamattu haj
PRIMARY
AIM OF HAJJ :
To remain
at all times focused on the primary aim of his Hajj: to plead to
The
Almighty to forgive his sins and to bless him with The Straight Path for
the
remainder of his life. it is the starting point of one's commitment to
cast away
one's bad ways and to begin afresh a new Allah-centred life.
A.
Some useful information (Advisory) for hajj:
1.
Medicines: Take medical prescription alongwith you. Most pilgrims will
suffer
from one or more of the following: sore throat, coughing, frequent
sneezing,
runny nose , fever, leg cramp , foot sore. Bring enough supplies of over the counter medicine on advice of your personal doctor with his rubber stamped prescription containing his registration number
.
This will reduce the need to make frequent trips to the makkah medina indian
pharmacy
and also lower your out of pocket expenses.
2. Take
multivitamins daily as you may not be eating a balanced diet
there.
You may want to consider a diet of bottled water, jamjam water, dates and fruits as this will
reduce the need to go to the toilet frequently. This diet may also help to
keep you more alert and not make you feel 'sleepy'. You will thus
have more
time to worship.
3. The
Hajj pilgrimage involves a lot of walking. If you don't go for daily
walks at
home, begin it well before your journey to The Holy Land. This will
reduce
the likelihood of getting muscle pulls and cramps. The tawaf, sa'ee,
and the
frequent daily walks to The Mosque will help to improve your health.
Do not
stop this habit of walking when you return home. You must to be in
the best
of health to concentrate fully on your worship wherever you are.
4. You
are never more than a foot from another pilgrim when you are in
Mecca
during the peak period of the pilgrimage. Cover your nose and mouth
with a
mask when you leave your hotel/apartment to reduce the likelihood of
infection.
You can get a good quality washable mask at the pharmacies
there.
5. If you
wear glasses, bring along an extra pair, preferably one with a
plastic
frame. The likelihood of your glasses falling down and being stepped
on by
sudden movements of the crowd are high. As an additional cover, bring
along
your glass prescriptions as well. There are optical shops near The
Mosque.
It is common for those wearing glasses to remove it and place it in
front
before starting their prayer. Never do this in both mosques. The
likelihood
of your glasses being stepped on by others is 99%.
6.
Flatulence (passing of wind) is an important cause of the loss of wudu. In
the crowd
packed Holy Mosques, this can be a big problem. Avoid or reduce
the
intake of food that contribute to this problem. If this is a serious
problem
for you, consult your doctor. Both herbal and other medications
[antacid
antiflatulent] are now available to reduce the occurrence of
flatulence.
7. It is
very important that the pilgrim wears his identification tag at all
times
he/she is out of his place of accommodation
B.
Location map of Kaba and medina in the brain
If I am
standing facing the door of the Kaba, On my left its Hazre Aswad ,
than on
my right its Hateem and on my back its makame ibraheem and
further
behind its zam zam.
Tawaf
starts from the black stone hazre aswad. During the peak Haj period, DO NOT attempt
to kiss The Black Stone hazre aswad.
We used to sit in mataaf facing the kaaba door till all our companions gather at the same place. Similarly we used to gather near the iron gate near jannatul baqi in medina till all our companions gather. Only after that we used to go to our home together.
Other
Items You should Take Along:
1. A 20
Inch suitcase with name, address, passport no, cover no written outside.
2. A
small carry bag
3. A warm
bed sheet
4. A
small bag for Stones to be collected at muzdalifa to throw stone at satan at mina
5. Small
Torch
6. Two
sets of Ihram ( one towel set and one Cotton set)
7. Towel, small, big, one each
8. Hawai
Sappal
9. Watch
10.
Cotton Shirts and pant
11. A
sweater
12. A
waist Belt
13.
Tissue papers
14.
Medicines with prescription
15. Mobile phone
16. tayammum earth
The following is a list of items of daily use you should carry with you. They will make your life easier, and your stay in Saudi Arabia more comfortable.
- multi-blade pocket knife, can opener, nail clipper, small scissors.
- tooth brush, tooth paste, disposable razors, shaving cream, small mirror, comb, toilet paper (2 rolls), napkins, soap (2 cakes), plastic soap dish, small shampoo bottle, deodorant, chapstick, small vaseline, tooth picks.
- pocket Quran, tasbeeh,pen, pencil, notebook.
- slippers (flip-flops, thongs, chappals), sneakers, folding umbrella, sunglasses (or clip-on sunshades), small flash light with extra batteries, travel alarm clock, elastic eye-glass holder, baseball cap, 10 zippered sandwich bags, 4 garbage bags, plastic spoons, laundry detergent, 6 plastic grocery bags.
- towels (2 large, 2 small), musalla (i.e. prayer rug), one heavy sheet, inflatable pillow.
Common
medicines required are :
Imodium(Stomach
problem), Paracetamol(Fever), Ibuprofen (Pain Releif),Neosporine
ointment,Vaselin (For feet), Multivitamines and your regular medicines as given by your doctor.
Medication during Hajj
Gastrointestinal
and respiratory infections are very common during Hajj . Carry certain
medicines with you for use later.
PREVENTIVE
ANTIBIOTICS: Ask your doctor to prescribe a broad-spectrum antibiotic to be
taken prophylactically (i.e., as a preventive measure) throughout your stay in
Saudi Arabia. This writer's (saleem) doctor prescribed 250 mg of the
antibiotic CIPLOX250 to be taken daily once. I never contracted any disease
during my stay there but all my team members suffered this and that.
Some
people were prescribed AMOXICILLIN in place of CIPLOX250 by doctors and
pharmacists with good results.
- Take Medicines
with prescription
Carry a reasonable supply of over-the-counter drugs such as
:
1.Ibuprofen (for pain)
2. TYLENOL PM (as a sleep-aid)
3. BENGAY, ASPERCREME (for muscular pain)
4. IMMODIUM (for diarrhoea)
5. EMETROL (for nausea)
6. Anti Allergic like Cetzine10, Allegra120
7.Paracetamol (Fever),
8. COUGH Syrup
9. MULTI-VITAMINS,
10. ANTI-BACTERIAL CREAM (for cuts) Neosporine
ointment, Vaselin(dry weather)
11.BAND-AIDS, Cotton, Dettol
b.
Take multivitamins daily as you may not be eating a balanced diet
c.
You may want to consider a diet of jum jum water, dates and fruits as
this
will
reduce the need to go to the toilet frequently. This diet may also
help
to keep you more alert and not make you feel 'sleepy'. You will thus
have
more time to worship.
Tawaf (Arabic: طواف) is one of the principal rites of the pilgrimage and refers to circumambulating or walking in circles around the Kaaba in an anti-clockwise motion. Seven complete circuits, with each one starting and ending at the hazre aswad the black stone, constitute one Tawaf.
Sa'ee is an Arabic word which means ritual walking or formal procedure defined in Pilgrimage. It is the back and forth movement between the hills of Safa and Marwah in Makkah. It is an integral part of the Hajj and Umrah in Islam.Thus the walk begins at Safa and ends at Marwah. Starting from Safa one should walk to Marwah and this constitutes one walk, from Marwah back to Safa the second and so on up to seven walks finally ending at Marwah.
YOU WILL BE IN IHRAM DURING STAY AT MINA, ARAFAT, MUJDALIFAH. Learn dos and donts when in Ihraam.There is no problem in taking insulin injection during ihram by diabetic patients as it is not among the forbidden things in ihram.
For detailed description of hajj pls read this article https://islamqa.info/en/31822
7th zil hajj ;
Take a bath(ghusl) , WEAR IHRAM,
pray two rakats sunnat and make niyyat for hajj tamattu. Say Talbiyah (" labbaik....)
Go to
kaaba , do TAWAF & SAYEE.
If you do sayee now,no need to do sayee in tawaf e ziyarat ( FARZ TAWAAF
on 10th zul hajj ) .
8 th zul hajj : Spend the day & night at Mina.
Pray five salaats.
we were
sent to arafah from mina on the nite itself .
9 th zul hajj: Day of Arafah : From dhuhr to asr,
"STAND UP" for prayers & pleadings at Arafah maidan ( inside tent
). "Arafah is Hajj". Keep this in mind.
After sun set at arafat ,we went to mujdalifah and
stayed the night there under open sky ( no tent ) . its too cold at night but we cant
wear anything as we are in ihraam , we collected 70 pebbles at mujdalifah.
10th zul hajj: day of Qurbaani :
on the
morning of 10 th zilhaj , we offer fazr prayer at mujdalifah and immidiately
move to mina with the stones in hand to stone the big satan.
Five
things are to be done serially one after another on the 10th day. You cant break the series atall. or you will have to offer a dum ( a sheep ).
the
series is as follows :
1. Stone
the big satan ( only the big satan, not the other two) with seven pebbles . you can throw pebbles on behalf of other persons also who cant throw
themselves.
2. Do the
qurbani ( if you personally want to do the jawah of the sheep than u will have
to go to makkah to do so, since we gave the duty of doing the qurbani to a saudi
govt. bank , we did not went to makkah, instead we rested at our tent in
mina and waited for the qurbaani time to be over )
3.
Shave off hair ( After the qurbaani time is over )
4. Took
off Ihraam ( After shaving )
5.
immidietly went to makkah to do tawaf e ziyarat ( FARZ TAWAAF ) . In tawaf e ziyarat , we have not done Ramal,
Izteba, and sayee.
6. After
farz tawaf ,we came back to mina to stay the night at mina tents.
11 th zul hajj . you stone the
three satans , each of them with seven stones after dhuhr prayer ( not before
noon ). stay at mina.
12 th zul hajj . you stone the three satans , each of them
with seven stones after dhuhr prayer ( not before noon ). And now, you must leave mina boundary line before maghrib to makkah. if you are in Mina after sunset , you will have to stay one another day at mina (13 th zul hajj also) and stone the three satans...he he he....and nobody wants to live in mina for another night.
You have now completed Hajj Tamattu Minus Tawaf Al
Wada ( Farewell Tawaf )
BEFORE U LEAVE FOR INDIA :
Before
coming back to Home (India) , you do Tawaf al wada, no sayee .
With this last act, by the grace of almighty Allah your tamattu haj is complete.
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
MY OWN HAJ EXPERIENCE IN 2008
( 03.11.2008) we
boarded a plane at Guwahati Airport (The first direct flight from
Guwahati to Jeddah Non Stop) noon time and reached jeddah at maghrib. And
travelled by bus to makkah and at isha time we offered our FIRST prayer in life
DIRECTLY infront of Kaaba.
I just cant describe the feeling here.
Seeing is only believing. Go for it man when you are young and energetic.
Here is one of my haj experience that you may find interesting and
informative
...
at makkah u find barbers to shave off your hairs easily. so many of them are
there....shouting at you...kom here kom here...
But on the 10th zulhijjah, at mina, you will not find barbers easily. and you
cant shave yourself or your male relative cant shave you if he has not shaved
his hair .We want to take off Ihraam fast , so, i searched and searched
frantically but could not find any.
nobody there take chances with unknown people . But I asked one boy whether he
will shave me, he said yah yah, why not. and now listen how he shaved me. i
gave him my razor. he opened the razor set and took out the blade. holding the
blade by hand he shaved me in 10 minutes flat. and my head was red here and
there with cuts.
my mom was not worried about the cuts , she was worried about the unknown boy
and probable infection. i Told mom that I carried the blade from Delhi. (MY
OWN BLADE)
After that , i shaved my father and took almost one hour to shave him, isko
dekh kar shamim bhai dar gaye and he took a round of the tents at mina aur
shamim bhai ko kisi ne kar diyaa ganja,
Summery of the story : Take your own blade with u when u go there.
and dont take unnecessary risks.
I think the book "HOJOLOI OLAOK " in assamese compiled by syed sayeedur rahman is the most easy to follow and step by step haj guide book I have ever found. email: sayeedbinjamal@gmail.com
