“Among you, the one whom a cruel ruler, an illness or a financial issue does not stop you to perform Hajj, either he will die as a Jewish or a Christian.”
The Hadith has a deep meaning that refers to the fact that either a Muslim who has the ability to perform Hajj does not perform it without a solid reason, it means nothing to the Almighty that he may die as a Jewish or a Christian.
Hajj is among the five pillars of Islam and is obligatory while the performance of Umrah is a Non- obligatory gesture and is purely a Sunnah. Muslims all across the world pay extra attention to their religion and keep it at first place in all matters f their lives. But the performance of Hajj and Umrah is a matter that is not practiced of seen on daily basis. That is the main reason that people should have known about the accurate and true method of performing both Hajj and Umrah. The performance of Umrah is highly appreciated by the Allah Almighty because of the fulfillment of His SWT beloved Prophet Muhammad SAWW. Also, the performance of Umrah in the Holy month of Ramadhan gives an abundant of rewards that at some places it is considered to be equivalent to Hajj in the mean of rewards and blessings.
Performance of Hajj and Umrah is the desire of every Muslim living on the planet Earth. A number of Muslims perform Hajj and Umrah every year from all across the World and loved to be honored by the Almighty being His SWT guests. But sometimes, the Muslims going to Madinah and Mecca for the performance of their Holy journey gets confused and muddled because of their unawareness about the eminent aspects of the performance of Hajj and Umrah. Here is some information on the important aspects of performing Hajj and Umrah so that the pilgrims do not make mistakes that they usually make while performing their Holy Trip.
The very first thing that pilgrims should keep in mind is that they must follow the way being described in the Sunnah of the Holy Prophet SAWW and do not try to perform anything on their own. The whole process of performance of both Hajj and Umrah are elaborately described in the books or guides of Sunnah from the very start till the very end. So, it is necessary to know well about and to learn all the acts of Hajj and Umrah before performing this sacred journey.
When a person makes Niyyah perform Hajj or Umrah, it means that he or she makes a genuine intention of the Hajj or Umrah. When he or she utters Talbiyah, the person assured Halaal which means that he or she has promised to the Almighty that he will give up all the allowed things. The meaning is that he allowed Halaal things become Haraam for him. The combination of the two (that is Niyyah and Talbiyah) is known as Ihram. Ihram is a two sheet white cloth that men used to wear when they make Niyyah perform the sacred journey. Whereas the women can either wear Hijab or can simply dressed up like they used to be. The only necessity is that they must cover their head and do not show their hair to any Non- mahram in any condition. If somebody wears Ihram and does not make known clearly his intention for Hajj and Umrah and utter Talbiyah, he does not perform Umrah. That is the reason why before Niyyah and Talbiyah, he can cover his head during two rakah of Nafl. Praying two Rakahs of Nafl is an act which is not permitted in the real state of Ihram.
After putting on Ihram and making a complete Niyyah to perform the Sacred journey, the next step is to perform Sai. The actual meaning of Sai is “to rumor to make try”. In the sense of Hajj and Umrah performance, Sai is a walk moving back and forth for seven times. The Sai is performed between the two famous hills of Safa and Marwah situated to the south and north of the Kabah Shareef in that order. Sai is basically a gesture as a memorial of Hazrat Bibi Hajra RA who was the mother of Prophet Ismael AS and wife of Prophet Ibrahim AS. She was the maid of the first wife of Prophet Ibrahim AS and married him after his first wife permits him to marry her because of her infertility so that they could have a child and the child born was Prophet Ismael AS. The performance of Sai has a remarkable historical background. The incident when Bibi Hajra and baby Ismael AS were all alone in the desert and Prophet Ismael AS was crying badly because of his thirst, then the true example of Mother’s unconditional love was depicted and remained unmatchable until now. The mother, for the sake of his child, runs here and there praying for some help from the Almighty. Suddenly then, a spring of water appeared miraculously and quenched the thirst of the baby Ismael AS. The gesture of Hazrat Bibi Hajra RA was so admired by the Allah Almighty that it then becomes an obligation to perform during Hajj and Umrah.
Then, the ritual of Sacrifice of animals is performed by the pilgrims with full enthusiasm and zest. It should be noted that the sacrificing of animals in the way of Allah Almighty is practiced in the memory of Hazrat Ibrahim AS, who had presented his one and only and the most beloved thing he had in accordance to the will of his Lord. Sacrificing animals is a ritual only performed in Hajj and not in Umrah. In Umrah after Sai, the shaving of the head is the last and next ritual.
Then comes the shaving of heads; the pilgrim men should shave or trim their head hair. It is not necessary to shave the whole head, trimming can also be done. But it will be of more Fazeelat to shave the whole head. While the women clip their hair up to 1inch.
source: travelforumrah.co.uk
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