The Hajj pilgrim...

The Hajj pilgrim, irrespective of the type of Hajj he intends to perform, turns towards `Arafat, passing through Mina. The period of the wufuq at `Arafat is, for the Hanafi, Shafi`i, and Maliki schools, from the noon of the ninth until the day break of the tenth; for the Hanbali school, from the daybreak of the ninth until the daybreak of the tenth; and for the Imamiyyah, from non until sunset on the ninth, and in exigency until the daybreak of the tenth.

[^9] The pilgrim offers invocations ( dua' ) at `Arafat, preferably ( istihbaban ) in an imploring manner. Then he turns towards Muzdalifah (also called al‑Mash'ar al‑Haram), where he offers the Maghrib and Isha' prayers on the night of the `Id (i.e. the tenth of Dhu al‑Hijjah). Offering the two prayers immediately after one another is considered mustahabb by all the five schools. According to the Hanafi, Shafi'i, and Hanbali schools, it is obligatory to spend this night (i.e.

the night of the `Id) at Muzdalifah; for the Imamiyyah, it is not obligatory but preferable. After the daybreak, he makes the wuquf at al‑Mash'ar al‑Haram, which is wajib for the Imamiyyah and mustahabb for other schools. And at Muzdalifah, preferably, he picks up seven pebbles to be thrown at Mina. After this, he turns towards Mina before sunrise on the day of `Id.

There he performs the ritual throwing of stones, called ramy, at Jamarat al‑`Aqabah, no matter which of the three kinds of Hajj he is performing. The ramy is performed between sunrise and sunset, preferably ( istihbaban ) accompanied by takbir and tasbi سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ *(*i.e. proclaiming God's glory by saying `How far God is from every imperfection!').

Then if a non‑Meccan on Hajj al-tamattu ; he should slaughter the sacrificial animal (a camel, cow or a sheep), by agreement of all the five schools. However, it is not obligatory for one on Hajj al‑'ifrad; again by consensus of all the five schools.

For one on Hajj al-qiran , the sacrifice is obligatory from the viewpoint o the four Sunni schools, and for the Imamiyyah it is not obligatory except when the pilgrim brings the sacrificial animal ( al‑hady ) along with him at the time of assuming ihram . For a Meccan performing Hajj al-tamattu ; the sacrifice is obligatory from the viewpoint of the Imamiyyah school, but not according to the four Sunni schools.

After this, he performs the halq or taqsir , irrespective of the kind of Hajj he is performing.