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As mentioned in Part 1,
you may leave Muzdalifah after midnight, especially if your family is
accompanying you on Hajj. If you are strong and young, you may follow
the Prophet's Sunnah, spending the whole night in Muzdalifah and
praying the Fajr Prayer there. After Fajr, the Prophet headed to
Al-Mash`ar Al-Haram, supplicated Allah until the twilight became
clear, and then moved to Mina before the sun rose.
After arriving at Mina, there are four
rituals to do:
1. Throwing the pebbles
2. Slaughtering the hadi animal
3. Shaving or cutting the hair
4. Making Tawaf Al-Ifadah
1. Throwing the Pebbles
The first ritual on Dhul-Hijjah 10 is to
throw pebbles at Jamrat Al-`Aqabah, also called Al-Jamarat Al-Kubra.
Seven pebbles (not bigger than beans)
should be thrown into the Jamrah basin. You may collect the pebbles
from Muzdalifah or from wherever you like, but do not use the pebbles
thrown by other pilgrims. It is a good idea to collect all the pebbles
you will use throughout the three or four days (Dhul-Hijah 10–13).
If you intend to spend three days in Mina after the day of `Eid, then
you will need 70 pebbles. If you intend to spend just two days after
`Eid, then you need only 49 pebbles.
The Prophet threw the pebbles when he
reached Mina after sunrise of Dhul-Hijjah 10. Women and weak persons
are allowed to spend half the night in Muzdalifah and then go to Mina,
where they are allowed to throw the pebbles when they arrive, even if
it is before the Fajr Prayer of Dhul-Hijjah 10. The time of throwing
pebbles extends until the Fajr Prayer of Dhul-Hijjah 11.
When throwing the pebbles, make sure that
they fall in the basin of the Jamrah. The pillar of the Jamrah is
merely a sign indicating the throwing place. So hitting the pillar is
not required. Actually, a pebble hitting the pillar and not falling in
the basin is not counted. It is recommended to say "Bismillah,
Allahu Akbar" when throwing each pebble.
Note the Following
Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akba, La
ilaha illa Allah
Wallahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar, wa
lillahi al-hamd.
Allah is the Greatest, Allah is the
Greatest, there is no god but Allah. And Allah is the Greatest,
Allah is the Greatest, and to Him belongs all praise.
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Take
extra pebbles with you. It may happen that one or more pebbles
miss the basin.
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Never
take luggage with you. Tragic stampede accidents occurred in
the past years because luggage blocked the way.
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Try to
choose suitable times. Never try to throw pebbles when the
place is crowded.
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Take
care of your money and important documents when going to throw
pebbles and in any crowded place. Unfortunately, some thieves
do not care for the sacredness of the place and time of Hajj
and exploit such big gatherings in robbing the pilgrims.
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If you
lose your shoe, never bend down to take it. This could put you
in a serious risk of being trampled.
2. Slaughtering the Hadi Animal
People who perform tamattu` or qiran
Hajj are required to slaughter an animal and give it as a gift for the
poor of Makkah. This animal is called hadi.
The animals that can be slaughtered as hadi
are sheep, goats, cows, and camels. One sheep or one goat is enough
for one person; whereas seven persons can share in one cow or camel.
You may eat part of your hadi, give part of it as a gift to
whomever you like, and distribute the rest among the poor of Makkah.
According to some scholars, at least half of the hadi should go
to the poor. You may not give the butcher any part of the hadi
in lieu of his wage.
The following conditions should be met in
your hadi:
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A goat
should be no less than 1 year old; a sheep no less than 6
months on condition that it is fat; a cow no less than 2
years; and a camel 5 years.
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The
animal should be healthy and free from physical defects. It
should not be one-eyed, limping, mangy, or very thin and weak.
You may find it difficult to slaughter and
distribute the hadi meat. So the Islamic Development Bank has
set up booths around Makkah and Mina
to facilitate the purchase of coupons for slaughtering and
distributing hadi animals.
3. Shaving or Cutting Hair
The next step is to shave or cut your hair.
A woman is required to gather her hair and cut a small amount from the
end of it. In Mina, there are places reserved for barbers near the
Jamarat where you can have your hair shaved or cut. Women can cut
their hair in their tents by themselves or with the help of other
women or mahrams.
After throwing the pebbles and shaving or
cutting your hair, you are partially absolved of the state of ihram
and may change into other clothes. All the restrictions of ihram cease
to be in effect with one exception: intimate relations with your
spouse. This restriction remains in force until you make Tawaf
Al-Ifadah.
4. Tawaf Al-Ifadah
The last ritual on Dhul-Hijjah 10 is making
Tawaf Al-Ifadah. This Tawaf is an indispensable pillar of Hajj. It
differs from the Tawaf of `Umrah in two things:
1. There is no idtiba` (exposing
the right shoulder for men) in it, simply because people in this
Tawaf do not wear ihram. They are permitted to wear their ordinary
clothes after throwing the pebbles and shaving or cutting their
hair.
2. There is no ramal (jogging)
in it.
Otherwise, it is done in the same way Tawaf
of `Umrah is done.
It is recommended to perform Tawaf
Al-Ifadah on Dhul-Hijjah 10, especially if women fear that their
period might start before they make Tawaf. Yet it is acceptable to
delay it until before leaving Makkah; in this way you need not also
make Tawaf Al-Wada` (Tawaf of leaving or Farewell Tawaf).
If you are performing tamattu` Hajj,
you need not to make Sa`i after Tawaf Al-Ifadah. The Sa`i of `Umrah is
enough. Some scholars, however, deem it recommended to make a second
Sa`i.
If you are performing ifrad or qiran
hajj and you have already made Sa`i after the Tawaf of arrival, you
also need not make another Sa`i. If you did not make Sa`i after the
Tawaf of arrival, you have to make it after Tawaf Al-Ifadah.
5. Leaving to Mina
After making Tawaf Al-Ifadah (and Sa`i if
you have not made it after ther Tawaf of Arrival), you are totally
absolved form the state of ihram. All the restrictions of ihram,
including intimate relations with your spouse, are no longer
applicable to you.
You then leave to Mina where you spent the
night.
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