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In Ḥajj al-Tamattuʿ, thirteen actions are obligatory:
1. Entering the state of Iḥrām from Mecca.
2. Standing (wuqūf) in ʿArafāt from noon to sunset on the 9th of Dhū al-Ḥijjah.
3. Spending part of the night at Muzdalifah until sunrise on the night preceding Eid day.
4. Throwing seven stones at Jamarat al-ʿAqaba on Eid day.
5. Offering a sacrifice on Eid day or afterward until the last day of Tashrīq in Minā.
6. Shaving the head or cutting a portion of hair in Minā.
7. Performing Ṭawāf al-Ḥajj (Ṭawāf of visitation) around the Kaʿba.
8. Performing the prayer of Ṭawāf behind Maqām (station) of Ibrahim (peace be upon him).
9. Performing Saʿy between Ṣafā and Marwah.
10. Performing Ṭawāf al-Nisāʾ (Ṭawāf of women).
11. Performing the prayer of Ṭawāf al-Nisāʾ.
12. Staying in Minā on the nights preceding the11th and 12th days of Dhū al-Ḥijjah.
13. Throwing stones at the three Jamarāt on the11th and 12th of Dhū al-Ḥijjah.
Issue 136: Each of the acts of ʿUmrah and Ḥajj are acts of worship and must be performed with the intention of obedience and submission to Almighty Allah. The rituals of Ḥajj have many rules and specificities detailed in Manāsik al-Ḥajj. A person intending to perform this divine obligation must adequately learn its rulings to avoid ignorance or negligence, ensuring that his Ḥajj pilgrimage is neither incomplete nor invalid; otherwise, he must perform Ḥajj again.
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2. Standing (wuqūf) in ʿArafāt from noon to sunset on the 9th of Dhū al-Ḥijjah.
3. Spending part of the night at Muzdalifah until sunrise on the night preceding Eid day.
4. Throwing seven stones at Jamarat al-ʿAqaba on Eid day.
5. Offering a sacrifice on Eid day or afterward until the last day of Tashrīq in Minā.
6. Shaving the head or cutting a portion of hair in Minā.
7. Performing Ṭawāf al-Ḥajj (Ṭawāf of visitation) around the Kaʿba.
8. Performing the prayer of Ṭawāf behind Maqām (station) of Ibrahim (peace be upon him).
9. Performing Saʿy between Ṣafā and Marwah.
10. Performing Ṭawāf al-Nisāʾ (Ṭawāf of women).
11. Performing the prayer of Ṭawāf al-Nisāʾ.
12. Staying in Minā on the nights preceding the11th and 12th days of Dhū al-Ḥijjah.
13. Throwing stones at the three Jamarāt on the11th and 12th of Dhū al-Ḥijjah.
Issue 136: Each of the acts of ʿUmrah and Ḥajj are acts of worship and must be performed with the intention of obedience and submission to Almighty Allah. The rituals of Ḥajj have many rules and specificities detailed in Manāsik al-Ḥajj. A person intending to perform this divine obligation must adequately learn its rulings to avoid ignorance or negligence, ensuring that his Ḥajj pilgrimage is neither incomplete nor invalid; otherwise, he must perform Ḥajj again.
