3- Drinking from the water of Zamzam and reciting this prayer after that...

3- Drinking from the water of Zamzam and reciting this prayer after that: ا ** ** للَّهُمَّ اجْعَلْهُ عِلْماً نَافِعاً وَ رِزقاً واسِعاً وَ شِفاءً مِنْ کُلِّ داء وَ سُقْم And بسم الله و بالله و الشّکر لله ”. 4- Looking at the holy Ka’ba. 5- Performing ten Tawafs in each 24 hours (if it does not disturb other performers of Tawaf) three of them at the beginning of the night, and three of them at the end of the night, and two of them after the dawn and two of them after the noontime.

6- Performing as the number of days of the year while staying in Mecca and if it is not possible, performing fifty-two Tawafs and if it is not possible either, performing as much as it is possible.

7- It is Mustahab for the person who is performing Hajj for the first time to enter the house of Ka’ba and it is Mustahab to have Ghusl and saying this prayer while entering: اللّهُمَّ إنَّکَ قُلتَ وَ مَنْ دَخَلَهُ کانَ آمِناً فآمنِّی مِنْ عَذابِ النّارِ And then performing two Rak'ats prayer between the two pillars on the red stone, reciting Sura Fussilat after Sura Hamd in the first Rak'at and fifty-five verses of the holy Qur'an from other Suras after Hamd in the second Rak'at.

8- Performing prayer in each corner of Ka’ba and reciting this prayer after that: اللَّهُمَّمَنْ تَهیَّأَ أوْ تَعبَّأَ أوْ أعَدَّ أوِ اسْتَعَدَّ لِوِفادَة إلىمَخلُوق رَجاءَ رِفدِهِ وَ جائِزِتهِ وَ نَوافِلِه وَ فَواضِلِه فَإلَیکَیا سیِّدی تَهْیِئَتی وَ تعبِیَتی وَ إعْدادی وَ اسْتِعْدادی رَجاءَرِفدِکَ وَ نَوافِلِکَ وَ جائِزتِکَ فَلا تُخَیِّبِ الیَومَ رَجائی یمَنْ لا یَخیبُ عَلَیهِ سائِلٌ وَ لا یَنْقُصُهُ نائِلٌ فإنّی لَمْ آتِکَالیَومَ بِعَمَل صالِح قَدَّمْتُهُ وَ لا شَفاعَةِ مَخلُوق رَجُوتُهُ وَلکنّی أتَیتُکَ مُقِرّاً بالظُّلمِ وَ الإساءَةِ عَلى نَفسی فإنَّهُ لحُجَّةَ لی وَ لا عُذْرَ فَأسْألُکَ یَا مَنْ هُوَ کذلِکَ أنْ تُصَلِّىَعَلى مُحَمَّد وَ آلهِ وَ تُعطینَی مَسْأَلَتی وَ تَقْلِبَنی بِرَغْبَتیوَ لا تَرُدَّنی مَجْبُوهاً مَمْنوُعاً وَ لا خائِباً یا عَظیمُ یا عَظیمُیا عَظیمُ، أرْجوکَ لِلعَظیمِ أسألُکَ یا عظیمُ أنْ تَغفِرَ لی الذَّنبَالعَظیمَ لا إلهَ إلاّ أنتَ And it is Mustahab to say الله اکبر (Allah is the greatest) when leaving Ka’ba.

Then reciting: اَللّهُمَّ لا تُجْهِدْ بَلاءَنا رَبَّنا وَ لا تُشمِتْ بِنا أعْداءَنا فَإِنَّکَ أنْتَ الضَّارُّ النّافِعُ After that one comes down and stands at the right side of the stairs and faces and respects the holy Ka’ba and performs two Rak'ats prayers (Albeit, performing these Mustahab acts is not possible most of the times).

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