UMRAH GUIDE

1. Ihram: Before Reaching the Meeqaat

Upon reaching the meeqaat point, it is recommended to perform ghusl (wash the
entire body), and for males to apply fragrance to the body. These are done prior to
making the intention to assume the state of Ihraam.

In the state of Ihraam, a male is to wear an izaar (for the lower half of the body)
and a ridaa’ (for the upper half of the body), and it is recommended that they
both be white and clean.

In the state of Ihraam, a female may wear any normal attire that covers her as
prescribed by Islam’s teachings, with the exception of the aforementioned
garments that:
Cover the face with a niqaab (or anything else specifically tailored to fit
the face and leave an opening for the eyes).
Wearing gloves

Niyyah (Intention): Within the heart, one is to intend that he is beginning the rites of
‘Umrah or Hajj that he has set out to perform, and it is permissible to verbalize that as
well. If one intends to perform ‘Umrah, he may say,

‫َلَّب ْي َك الَّلُه َّم ُع ْم َرًة‬

Labbaikallahumma 'Umratan

“O Allaah, I obediently respond to Your call to perform ‘Umrah.”

Entering Masjid Al-Haram: Upon reaching al-Masjid al-Haraam , it is recommended to

enter with one’s right foot and say:

‫الَّلُه َّم اْف َت ْح ِلي َأْب َو اَب َرْح َم ِت َك‬

Allahumma aftah lee abwaaba rahmatika

“O Allaah, I implore You to open for me the gates of Your mercy.”

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2. TAWAF
From the beginning of Tawaaf until its end, a male is to uncover his right shoulder.

One proceeds to the Black Stone in order to begin Tawaaf.

When beginning each circuit, make a sign with your right hand towards The Black
Stone, and recite –
‫ِبْس ِم ِهَّللا َو ُهَّللا َأْك َب ُر‬

Bismillah Allaahu Akbar

“In every name of Allaah, and Allaah is the Greatest.”

After turning toward the Black Stone, one then proceeds to his right to begin Tawaaf
and he keeps the Ka‘bah to his left.

Men should walk briskly (Raml) during first 3 circuits only, the remaining 4 circuits are
done at a normal pace completely around until 7th circuit.

During Tawaf make any Dua, Dhikr, or recite Quran.

While in Tawaaf between the Yemeni Corner and the Black Stone, one is to say,

‫ا‬ ‫َرَّبَن ا آ َن ا ي الُّد ْن َي ا َح َس َن ًة َو ي اآْل َر َح َس َن ًة َو َن ا َع َذ اَب الَّن‬

‫ِر‬ ‫ِق‬ ‫ِخ ِة‬ ‫ِف‬ ‫ِت ِف‬
Rabbanaa aatinaa fid-dunyaa hasanatan wa feel aakhirati hasanatan wa qinaa
'adhaaban naar

((Our Lord, we beseech You to grant us good in this world, grant us good in the hereafter,
and protect us from the torment of the hellfire)) [2:201],

Once Tawaaf is complete, cover your right shoulder and ofer 2 rakaats
anywhere behind the Station of Ibraheem – or anywhere in the Haram:
Recite Surat al-Kafirun in 1st rakaa and Surat al-Ikhlas in the 2nd rakaa.
(After reciting Surat Al-Fatihah)

Drink Zamzam water – Make Dua

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3. Sa'y
Then one proceeds to the hill called as-Safaa while reading the passage of the
Qur’aan:

Innas-safaa wal marwata min sha'aa'irillaahi faman hajjal baita 'awi`tamara falaa
junaaha 'alaihi an yattawwafa bihimaa wa man tatawwa'a
khiran fa'innAllaha shaakirun 'aleemun

((Indeed, the hills as-Safaa and al-Marwah are among the defining marks of Allaah’s religion which He
designated as sites where He is to be worshipped. Thus, when someone comes to this House for Hajj or
‘Umrah, there is no sin upon him for performing Sa‘y between the two of them)) [2:158].

Upon reaching as-Safaa, one stands on it such that he can see the Ka‘bah. He faces
the Ka‘bah, raises his two hands in supplication, praises Allaah, and calls upon Allaah
using the words narrated from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):

‫ ُهَّللا َأْك َب ُر‬، ‫ ُهَّللا َأْك َب ُر‬، ‫ُهَّللا َأْك َب ُر‬

‫اَل َلَه اَّل ُهَّللا َو ْح َد ُه اَل َش يَك َلُه‬
‫ِر‬ ‫ِإ ِإ‬
‫َق‬
‫ْيٍء ِد يٌر‬ ‫َش‬ ‫ُكِّل‬ ‫ىَل‬ ‫َلُه اْلُم ْلُك َو َلُه ا َح ْم ُد َو َو َع‬
‫ُه‬ ‫ْل‬
‫ َأْن َج َز َو ْع َد ُه‬، ‫اَل َلَه اَّل ُهَّللا َو ْح َد ُه‬،
‫ِإ ِإ‬
‫َز‬ ‫َأْل‬ ‫َز‬
‫َو َنَص َر َع ْب َد ُه َو َه َم ا ْح اَب َو ْح َد ُه‬

Allahu Akbar Allahu Akbar Allahu Akbar - laa illaaha illallahu wahdau laa shareekalah -
lahul mulku wa lahul hamdu - yuhyee wa yumeetu wa huwa 'alaa kulli shai'in qadeer - laa
ilaaha illallahu wahdahu laa shareekalah - anjaza wa'dahu wa nasara ' abdahu wa
hazamal ahzaaba wahdahu

“There is none worthy of worship except Allaah alone, without any partner.
To Him alone belong all dominion and praise, and He is able to do all things.
There is none worthy of worship except Allaah alone. He fulfilled His promise,
aided His worshipping servant, and vanquished the alliance of enemies by Himself.”

One is to repeat that three times and also make any personal Dua to Allaah in between.
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3. Sa'y
One then performs seven laps of Sa‘y. From as-Safaa to al-Marwah is one lap, then
from al-Marwah to as-Safaa is a second lap.

In the area between the designated green markers, a male is to run, but without
causing any harm to others around him. That is to be done in all seven laps.

4. SHAVING HEAD/TRIMMING
After completing Sa‘y:
A male is to either:
shave the hair on his head or
shorten it
A female is
to gather her hair and cut the length of a fingertip (about 2 or 3 cm) from the
end.
This should not be done in marwah, but rather when back at the hotel.

With that, the rites of ‘Umrah are completed, one exits the state of Ihraam, and the
acts that were impermissible during Ihraam return to being permissible.

5. WHAT SHOULD I DO AFTER UMMRAH?

A Muslim should strive to make the most of his visit to those holy places, so he should do
a lot of righteous deeds, sincerely for the sake of Allah such as:
Prayer
One prayer in the haram boundaries is better than a 100,000 prayers offered in
any other mosque.
So you should be keen to offer the five daily prayers in congregation in al-Masjid
al-Haraam.
Tawaaf,
Seeking knowledge,
Reading Qur’an
dhikr,
du‘aa’
Taraweeh, Qiyaam and I'tikaaf in the nights of Ramadan
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1. FOR TRAVELLING

Allaahu 'Akbar, Allaahu 'Akbar, Allaahu 'Akbar, Subhaanal-lathee sakhkhara lanaa

haathaa wa maa kunnaa lahu muqrineen. Wa 'innaa 'ilaa Rabbinaa lamunqaliboon.
Allaahumma 'innaa nas'aluka fee safarinaa haathal-birrawattaqwaa, waminal-'amalimaa
tardhaa, Allaahumma hawwin 'alaynaa safaranaa haathaa watwi 'annaa bu'dahu,
Allaahumma 'Antas-saahibu fis-safari, walkhaleefatu fil-'ahli, Allaahumma 'innee
'a'oothu bika min wa'thaa'is-safari, wa ka'aabanl-mandhari, wa soo'il-munqalabi fil-
maaliwal'ahli.

Allah is the greatest, Allah is the greatest, Allah is the greatest, How perfect He is, The
One Who has placed this (transport) at our service, and we ourselves would not have
been capable of that, and to our Lord is our final destiny. O Allah, we ask You for birr
and taqwaa in this journey of ours, and we ask You for deeds which please You. O Allah,
facilitate our journey and let us cover its distance quickly. O Allah, You are The
Companion on the journey and The Successor over the family, O Allah, I take refuge
with You from the difficulties of travel, from having a change of hearts and being in a
bad predicament, and I take refuge in You from an ill fated outcome with wealth and
family.
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2. ENTERING THE MASJID

‫الَّلُه َّم اْف َت ْح ِلي َأْب َو اَب َرْح َم ِت َك‬

Allahumma aftah lee abwaaba rahmatika

O Allaah, I implore You to open for me the gates of Your mercy.

3. BREAKING YOUR FAST

‫ َو َثَب َت اَأل ْج ُر ْن شاَء ُهَّللا‬، ‫ واْب َت َّلِت الُع ُروُق‬،‫َذ َه َب الَّظ مُأ‬
‫ِإ‬

Dhahaba al-zama’ wa abtalat al-‘urooq wa thabata al-ajr in sha Allaah

The thirst is gone, the veins are moistened and the reward is certain if Allaah wills.

5. ENTERING THE MARKETPLACE

‫ َلُه اْلُم ْلُك َو َلُه اْلَح ْم ُد‬، ‫ اَل َلَه اَّل ُهللا َو ْح َد ُه اَل َش يَك َلُه‬،
‫ِر‬ ‫ِإ ِإ‬
‫ ُيْح ي َو ُيِم يُت َو ُه َو َح ٌّي اَل َيُم وُت‬،
‫ِي‬
‫َق‬
‫ْيٍء ِد يٌر‬ ‫َش‬ ‫ُكِّل‬ ‫ىَل‬ ‫ُه‬ ‫َخ‬ ‫ْل‬
‫ِبَي ِدِه ا ْي ُر َو َو َع‬

Laa ilaaha illallaahu wahdahu laa shareeka lahu, lahul-mulku wa lahul-hamdu,

yuhyee wa yumeetu, wa Huwa hayyun laa yamootu,
biyadihil-khayru, wa Huwa alaa kulli shayin Qadeer.

There is no Lord except Allah. He is One and has no partners.

His is the Kingdom and for Him are all praises. He gives life and gives death.
He is eternal and everlasting In His control is goodness, and He has power over everything.
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5. FUNRERAL PRAYER (JANAZA)

، ‫ َو َص غيـِرنا َو َكبيـِرنا‬، ‫ َو غاِئِب ـنا‬، ‫اللُه ـِّم اْغ ِف ـْر ِلَحِّي ـنا َو َم ِّي ِت ـنا َو شـاِه ِد نا‬
‫ُأ‬
‫َو َم ْن َتَو َّف ـْي ََت ُه‬، ‫ اللُه ـِّم َم ْن َأْح َي ْي ـَت ُه ِم ّن ا َف َأْح ـِه َع ىل ا ْس الم‬. ‫َو َذ َكـ نا َو ْن ثـانا‬
‫ِإل‬ ‫ِي‬ ‫ِر‬
‫ َو ال ُتِض ـَّلنا َبْع ـَد ُه‬، ‫ اللُه ـِّم ال َتْح ـِرْم نـا َأْج ـَره‬، ‫ِم ّن ا َف َت َو َّف ـُه َع ىل ا يـمان‬
‫ِإل‬

‫ َو َو ِّس ـْع‬، ‫ َو َأْك ـ ْم ُنُزَلـه‬، ‫ َو عاِف ِه َو اْع ُف َع ْن ـه‬، ‫اللُه ـِّم اْغ ِف ـْر َلُه َو اْرَح ْم ـه‬
‫ِر‬
‫ َو َنِّق ـِه ِم َن اْلخطـايا َكما َنـّق ْي َت‬، ‫ َو اْغ ِس ْلـُه اْلمـاِء َو الَّث ـْل َو اْلَب ـَرْد‬، ‫ُم ْد َخ ـَله‬
‫ِج‬ ‫ِب‬
‫ َو َأْه ًال َخ ـْي رًا ِم ْن‬، ‫ َو َأْب ـِد ْلُه دارًا َخ ـْي رًا ِم ْن دا ه‬، ‫الـَّث ْو ُب اَأل ْب َي ـُض ِم َن الَّد َنـْس‬
‫ِر‬ ‫َأ‬ ‫َأ‬ ‫َأ‬
‫ َو ِع ـْذ ُه ِم َع ذاِب ال ـ ر‬، ‫ َو ْد ِخ ـْلُه اْلَج ـَّن ة‬،‫ َو َزْو َج ـًا َخ ـْي رًا ِم ْن َزْو ِج ه‬، ‫ْه ِلـه‬
‫ْب‬ ‫َق‬ ‫ْن‬
‫َو َع ذاِب الّن ـار‬

Allaahum-maghfir lihayyinaa, wa mayyitinaa, wa shaahidinaa, wa ghaa'ibinaa, wa sagheerinaa wa

kabeerinaa, wa thakarinaa wa 'unthaanaa. Allaahumma man 'ahyaytahu minnaa fa'ahyihi 'alal-
'Islaami, wa man tawaffaytahu minnaa fatawaffahu 'alal-'eemaani, Allaahumma laa tahrimnaa
'ajrahu wa laa tudhillanaa ba'dahu

Allaahum-maghfir lahu warhamhu, wa 'aafihi, wa'fu 'anhu, wa 'akrim nuzulahu, wa wassi'

mudkhalahu, waghsilhu bilmaa'i waththalji walbaradi, wa naqqihi minal-khataayaa kamaa
naqqaytath-thawbal-'abyadha minad-danasi, wa 'abdilhu daaran khayran min daarihi, wa 'ahlan
khayran min 'ahlihi, wa zawjan khayran min zawjihi, wa 'adkhilhul-jannata, wa. 'a'ithhu min
'athaabil-qabri[wa 'athaabin-naar]

O Allah forgive our living and our dead, those who are with us and those who are absent, our
young and our old, our menfolk and our womenfolk. O Allah, whomever you give life from among
us give him life in Islam, and whomever you take way from us take him away in Faith. O Allah, do
not forbid us their reward and do not send us astray after them.

O Allah, forgive him and have mercy on him and give him strength and pardon him. Be generous
to him and cause his entrance to be wide and wash him with water and snow and hail. Cleanse
him of his transgressions as white cloth is cleansed of stains. Give him an abode better than his
home, and a family better than his family and a wife better than his wife. Take him into Paradise
and protect him from the punishment of the grave [and from the punishment of Hell-fire].
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6. VISITING THE GRAVEYARD

‫الَّس اَل ُم َع َلْي ُكُم َأْه َل الِّد َيا ِم َن اْلُم ْؤ ِم ِن يَن َو اْلُم ْس ِلِم يَن‬
‫ِر‬
‫َو َّنا ْن َش اَء ُهَّللا ُكْم اَل ِح ُق وَن َنْس َأُل َهَّللا َلَن ا َو َلُكُم اْلَع اِف َي َة‬
‫ِب‬ ‫ِإ ِإ‬
Assalaamu 'alaykum 'ahlad-diyaari, minal-mu'mineena walmuslimeena, wa 'innaa 'in
shaa' Allaahu bikum laahiqoona n'as'alullaaha lanaa wa lakumul- 'aafiyata.

Peace be upon you all, O inhabitants of the dwellings (i.e. the graves), amongst the
believers and the Muslims. Indeed we are, Allah willing, soon to follow (to die also),
we ask Allah for well-being for us and for you.