Hajj Commences with Wearing Ahram again on 8th of Zilhajj It...

Hajj Commences with Wearing Ahram again on 8th of Zilhajj It is narrated from Imam -asws that on the day of ‘Tarviyah’ (8 th Zilhajj), perform ‘Ghusal’ and walk bare-foot to the Masjid with peace of mind and grace, offer two-rakat salat near ‘Muqam-e-Ibrahim’ or ‘Hajjar’ then stay there until after noon (Zawwal), offer compulsory prayers, then leave from there and say what you have said at the place of ‘Shajra’ (Miqad) and ‘Ahram-e-Hajj’ and when you reach near the place of ‘Roam and Abtah’ start reciting ‘Talbiyah’ aloud on your way to ‘Minnah’ (– which is the first stop, then Arafah, then Muzdalfa and heading back to Kabah – via staying in Minnah) station so one has to go through .

[174] I asked from where I should wear ‘Ahram’, on the day of ‘Tarviyah’ Imam -asws replied, from any mosque you wish [175] . Imam -asws said it would be better to perform Hajj on board (riding) rather than on foot so that you could carry out worship and offer prays in the best way. [176] It is narrated from Imam -asws that upon reaching ‘Minah’ say ‘O Allah -azwj ! I only expect from You and pray to You, thus fulfil my expectations and correct my practices’.

[177] Imam -asws said that during the days of ‘Tashriq’ the nights must be spent in ‘Minah’ (11, 12 and 13 th of Zilhajj) otherwise one ‘goat’ would need to be sacrificed. If one leaves during the early part of night, he better reach ‘Minah’ before the mid-night. But if he had been engaged in ‘Tawaaf and Sa’ee’ and got delayed as a result then there is no harm in it. But in any case, regardless of leaving during the day or night, he should observe dawn in ‘Minah’.

[178] Imam -asws also recommend that one may go to ‘Minah’ before the day of ‘Tarviyah’ owing to overcrowding conditions, but do not go there more than three days in advance. [179] When a Hajji leaves Makkah for ‘Minah’ and reaches beyond the build-area (of Makkah) and falls asleep on his way and could not make it his way up to ‘Minah’ before dawn, then there is no ‘Kuffara’ on him.