Thursday 11 July 2013

HAJJ

There are three Fara'id, or obligatory acts, in Hajj :-

(1) Putting on the Ihram and making the Niyat of Hajj and reciting the Taibah ; (2) Wuquf-i-'Arsfat, i.e. staying in the plain of 'Arafat at any time between the time of Zawal (declining of the sun) on the 9th of Zilhij and up to the Subh Sadiq (real dawn) of the 10th Zilhij ; and (3) Tawaf-i-Ziyarat on the 10th, 11th or 12th of Zilhij, after the shaving of the head or shortening of hair. These three obligatory duties are to be performed ub the prescribed order and the prescribed manner. If any of these three fara'id is left out, there shall be no Hajj ; and the defect cannot be cured by sacrifice.

Wajibat, or Secondary Imperatives

There are six Wajibat of Hajj :- (1) Stay at muzdalifa; (2) Sa'yi between Safa and Marwa; (3) Rami Jimar i.e. stoning the devil; (4) Qurbani for Qarin and mutamatta'; (5) Getting the hair of the head shaved or the hair shortened; (6) For pilgrims coming out from abroad, Tawaf-i-Wida. If any of these Wajibat is left out, for any reason, the Hajj shall not be nullified ; but the person at fault shall have to pay the penalty, whether in the shape of Dam, i.e. Qurbani, or Sadqa.

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