Pillars & Obligations (Summary)
- Arkān (Pillars): Ihrām with niyyah; Wuquf at ʿArafah; Ṭawāf al-Ifāḍah.
- Wājibāt: Saʿy, stoning jamarāt, staying in Muzdalifah, nights of Minā, ḥalq/taqṣīr, Farewell ṭawāf (for non-residents).
8 Dhū al-Ḥijjah (Yawm at-Tarwiyah)
- Enter ihrām (if doing Ḥajj al-Tamattuʿ, re-enter ihrām for Ḥajj).
- Go to Minā; pray Ẓuhr, ʿAṣr, Maghrib, ʿIshāʾ and Fajr of next day (shortening 4-rakʿah prayers).
9 Dhū al-Ḥijjah (ʿArafah → Muzdalifah)
- After sunrise, depart to ʿArafah. Wuquf (standing) from Ẓuhr until sunset – the heart of Ḥajj.
- After Maghrib (without praying it in ʿArafah), move to Muzdalifah; pray Maghrib & ʿIshāʾ combined, stay overnight.
- Collect pebbles (7+21 for the next days).
10 Dhū al-Ḥijjah (Yawm an-Naḥr)
- Stone Jamrat al-ʿAqabah (7 pebbles).
- Offer Qurbānī (if required by your Ḥajj type).
- Ḥalq/taqṣīr (men shave preferred; women trim fingertip length).
- Change into normal clothes; proceed to Makkah for Ṭawāf al-Ifāḍah + Saʿy (if not done earlier).
- Return to Minā for the nights.
11–12 (optionally 13) Dhū al-Ḥijjah
- Each day after Ẓuhr: Stone all 3 jamarāt (7 each, total 21 per day) in order: Ṣughrā → Wusṭā → ʿAqabah.
- Remain in Minā nights (wājib). On day 12 you may leave before sunset; otherwise stay to 13 and repeat stoning.
Farewell Ṭawāf
Before leaving Makkah, non-residents perform Ṭawāf al-Wadāʿ (Farewell ṭawāf). This is wājib in Hanafi fiqh.
- Recite Talbiyah until stoning Jamrat al-ʿAqabah on the 10th.
- Follow group timings and safety instructions; crowds can be intense.
- Women: no idṭibāʿ/raml; keep hair covered; trim only.