The actions of the pilgrimage are as follows...

The actions of the pilgrimage are as follows: putting on the special ihrām clothes in Mecca, stopping in ‛Arafāt, staying in al-mash'ar, throwing the stones at the 'qabah , sacrificing an animal, shaving one's head, walking around the Ka‛bah seven times ( tawāf ), performing the tawāf prayer, running back and forth between Safā and Marwah, tawāf al-nisā' , tawāf al-nisā' prayer, throwing stones at the symbol of satans , and staying at Mina . There are three kinds of pilgrimage.

The first is called al-tamatu ‛ and is obligatory on those whose homes are more than 92 kilometers away from the Holy Mosque of Mecca. The second and third are called al-qirn and al-ifrād respectively. These are obligatory on those whose homes are less than that distance. Lesser pilgrimage (‛ umrah ): There are two types of this smaller version of pilgrimage.

The first is called al-tamatu‛ and is obligatory on every mukallaf who can perform the pilgrimage and lives more than 92 kilometers away from the Holy Mosque of Mecca. The second type is called al-ifrād and is obligatory on anyone who is financially able to perform it, whether the greater pilgrimage has…