How to Perform Umrah?
Umrah is a non-mandatory pilgrimage to
Makkah. Muslims can perform this pilgrimage in any part of the year.
Detailed way of Performing Umrah
Wearing Ehram & Meeqat
When you are moving for this holy travel to
the Holy city of Makkah, then you have to make sure that you clean your body
from all the unneccesary hair and cut your nails. You should make sure that you
do this at “Meeqat”. Meeqat are the places appointed by the Sharia where you
get yourself clean from unnecessary hair and cut your nails. After doing so you
have to take a bath and make sure your body is clean and perform ablution.
To perform Umrah you have to wear Ehram and
after wearing Ehram you have to abide by certain conditions. Following is the
detail of the condition that you have to abide by.
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The sole
intention should be to perform hajj to fulfil Allah’s command
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Try to avoid all major or minor sins from the core of your heart. Try to pray and ask forgiveness from Allah and all the people
for any wrongdoing.
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Make sure
you pray 5 times a day
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Go to your
dresser exactly 2 days before your departure and make sure cut properly your nails.
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You should
be strong to bear the troubles and the difficulties with patience on Hajj.
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You should
wear Ehram before entering the plane.
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Make sure you have all your medicines and you have taken the vaccination. You should also
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Your
passport and travelling documents are important, thus you should have
some carry bags that can hold all your important things.
Intention for Umrah
After wearing Ahram you need to offer two
rakats of of Nafal prayer after making the intention of Umrah. After doing so
you have to read the following.
“Here I am O Allah, (in response to Your call), here I am. Here I am. You have no partner, here I am. Verily all praise, grace, and sovereignty belong to You. You have no partner.”
This prayer is called Talbiyah.
This is the second step of Umrah.
First Step: Circular Movement of Allah’s House
After landing in Makkah Mukarma you should
make sure you have got your luggage in a safe place and then enter Masjid
Haram from any door.
When you see Bait Allah, you need to recite the following prayer
Method of Tawaf
The most important step of Umrah is the
Twaf, which is also known as circulation movement. After performing ablution you
should come to the corner of Bait-ul-Allah. The point from where the Tawaf
should be started is where the Hajr Aswad is at the opposite of a green
light that is fitted above ground in the place of Tawaf. While standing there
you need to intend for the Tawaf Bait-ul-Allah and you have to pray.
“O' Allah I intend performing tawaf of your
sacred house, (seven rounds) so make my tawaf easy for me and O'Allah accept it
from me.”
After the intention you have to perform “Idhtiba”.
To perform Idhtiba, cover the left shoulder with one end of the
ehram and pass the other end under the right arm. Now stand at right of Hajre
Aswad and raise your hand that your palm face Hajre Aswad and recite.
Since you have welcomed Hajr Aswad now, it’s the time to kiss Hajr Aswad. This is known as “Estalam.” After this you need to move towards the door of Ka’ba. When you reach the door of Ka’ba you need to recite the following.
After coming towards Hajre Aswad, perform Istalam and recite the following.
Second Step: The Sayee of Safa & Marwa
In the second step you have to perform the
Sayee of safa & Marwa. In this you have to climb Safa Mountain to where you could see the Bait-ul-Allah.
Then you have to run on Marwa Mountain intending to Sayee. Men should run while the women could walk. Repeat this 7 times to complete your seven rounds of Sayee of Safa and Marwa.
Third Step: Halaq/Qasr
Now the third and the final step is to
perform Halaq. In this step men have to shave off their head while women have
to cut their 1-inch long hair.
After this your Umrah is complete and you
could stay in Makkah to wait for the Hajj to start. In the meantime, you could
also perform Nafli Umrah. In Nafli Umrah you do not have to perform all the
steps. The only step necessary for Nafli Umrah is to perform welcoming of Hajr
Aswad and after doing 12 estalam of Hajr Aswad make seven circular movements
(Tawaf) of Khana Ka’aba and do estalam in every round.
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