Little Muslims Five Pillars BOOK Five LITTLE MUSLIMS The Fifth Pillar of Islam HAJJ Note : This book does not cover the detailed Fiqh of Hajj and only an overview of the fifth pillar of islam Hajj: The Islamic calendar (Hijri calendar) has twelve months. The last month of the Islamic year is Dhul Hijjah. During this month, many Muslims perform Hajj, the pilgrimage to the Kabah. Whoever Allah guides none can misguide, and whoever He allows to fall astray, none can guide them aright Whatever is written of Truth and Benefit is only due to Allah’s Assistance and Guidance, and whatever of error is of me. Allah Alone Knows Best and He is the Only Source of Strength. SALAH SHAHADAH ZAKAH FASTING HAJJ Please respect the following terms when using any resources The Learning for Little Muslims Guides are free for personal and classroom use Permission is granted to share this resource in whole or in part for classroom and home use only. You may share the guide electronically or via print. 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A complete Muslim does all of the above as these are actions that Allah does love. O’ my Lord please accept this Dua:. Make us from the performers of Salaah and accept our wealth and our fast and may their blessing forever last. With the trip to Hajj let us be blessed and from doing well may we never rest. The last pillar of Islam is the Hajj which muslims must do if we can at least once in our life time if you can afford it .The month is called Dhul-Hijja and it is the last month of the year in the Islamic calendar. Hajj is the pilgrimage that Muslims make to the city of Makkah. It starts on the 8th day of Dhul-Hijjah. Hajj ends on the 13th of Dhul-Hijjah. A Muslim should make Hajj at least once in their life if they can afford to go . There are rites (the prescribed way of doing a series of religious acts) of Hajj that each Muslim must perform during the Hajj. If some of the rites are not done, a person’s Hajj will not be valid (it will not count). During the Hajj a Muslim puts on special clothes called ihram. Males wear two pieces of white cloth . Muslims must remember that they are guests in Allah’s House and should not become angry or impatient with other Hajees. THE KA’BAH Prophet Ibrahim (AS) and his son Ismaeel (AS) built the Ka’bah which is also known as the Baitullah. While building the Ka’bah Ibrahim (AS) recited the following Dua: Parent note: Ibrahim (AS) recited the Dua below which teaches us to make Dua to Allah the Almighty for our offspring Translation O my Lord! make me one who establishes Salah (regular Prayer), and also (raise such) among my offspring O our Lord! and accept my Prayer. Allah instructed Nabi Ibrahim (AS) to proclaim The Hajj (call the people for Hajj) Allah says “And proclaim to mankind the Hajj (pilgrimage). They will come to you on foot and on every lean camel, they will come from every deep and distant (wide) mountain highway (to perform Hajj)” [Al-Hajj 22:27] This means: Proclaim (O Ibrahim) the Hajj to the people, calling them to come on pilgrimage to this House which We have commanded you to build. It was mentioned that he said, “O Lord, how can I proclaim it to the people when my voice does not reach them?” He said, “Call and We will convey it.” So he stood in his maqaam (station) – or it was said, on the rock, or on al-Safa, or on Abu Qubays (a mountain) – and said: “O people, your Lord has taken a House, so come to it on pilgrimage.” We make tawaaf around the Ka’bah seven times Its time for Hajj so lets pack our gear To the House Allah I came near For my journey I was ready Allah made me strong and steady. I walked around the Ka'bah wall And teardrops from my eyes did fall! Yearning was I for this day To stand in Allah's House and pray! So happy there my heart had felt! I thank Allah for all His help With Allah’s Mercy I arrived Then home I went, purified! SA’EE AND THE WELL OF ZAMZAM Ismaeel (AS) mother went on breastfeeding Ismaeel (As) and drinking from the water (she had). When the water in the water-skin had all been used up, she became thirsty and her child also became thirsty. Safa was the nearest mountain to her on that land. She stood on it and started looking at the valley so that she might see somebody, but she could not see anybody. Then she descended from al-Safa and when she reached the valley, she tucked up her robe and ran in the valley till she crossed the valley and reached Marwa where she stood and started looking, expecting to see somebody, but she could not see anybody. She repeated that (running between al-Safa and al-Marwa) seven times. This action is called Sa’ee and all muslims should complete this when performing Hajj (and Umrah) When she reached al-Marwa (for the last time) she heard a voice and she said to herself “Shh!” and listened ,she heard the voice again and said, “O, (whoever you may be)! You have made me hear your voice; have you got something to help me?” Then she saw an angel at the place of Zamzam, digging the earth with his heel until water appeared. She started to make something like a basin around it, using her hand in this way, and started filling her water-skin with water with her hands, and the water was flowing out after she had scooped some of it. The Prophet Muhammed (Peace and Blessings of Allah be Upon Him) said, “May Allah have mercy on the mother of Ismaeel (As), had she let Zamzam (flow without trying to control it than the well of Zamzam would have been a stream flowing on the surface of the earth.” (This is how the well got the name Zamzam)And he said: “The angel said to her, ‘Do not be afraid of being neglected, for this is the House of Allah which will be built by this boy and his father, and Allah never neglects His people’…” RAMI Rami is the action done which imitates the action of Ibrahim (AS) when he stopped at three different places to pelt the Shaytaan . When Allah commanded Ibrahim (AS) to sacrifice his son Ibrahim (AS) went with Ismaeel (AS) to carry out the command of Allah and Shaytaan tried to turn Ibrahim (AS) away from fulfilling Allahs command , each time he would pick up some pebbles and pelt the Shaytaan . During the Hajj rituals we are commanded to do the same action . Allah sent down the Ram tor eplace Ismaeel (AS) and this the reason why muslims fulfil act of Qurbani on Eid ul Adha . When you are on Hajj you do not join perfrom the Saltul Eid on the Day of Eid al Adha There are three pillars erected to make it easier for the Hujaaj to identify the place where Shaytaan tried to trick Ibrahim (AS) ,these pillars are known as the jamarat We are only imitating the action of Ibrahim (AS) and we should remember to be respectful and considerate towards others and not to pelt in a way where we could hurt someone or block the pathways screaming and shouting and throwing our shoes or other times we have in our hands at the Jamarat. There are three types of Hajj that a pilgrim may choose to undertake, namely: Hajj al-Ifrad -Hajj al-Qiran and Hajj al-Tamatt’u Hajj al-Ifrad – This essentially refers to performing the rituals of Hajj alone without the need of a sacrificial animal (Hadee) or Qurbani. A prilgrim who undertakes this form of Hajj is called Mufrid. Hajj al-Qiran – In this type of pilgrimage, one performs both Hajj and Umrah together while being in the state of Ihram. This form requires a sacrificial animal to complete the rituals. A pilgrim who undertakes this form of Hajj is called Qaarin. Hajj al-Tamatt’u – The most common type of Hajj pilgrimage and the one Prophet Muhammed (PBUH) encouraged his companions to perform. It refers to performing Umrah rituals during the Hajj season and then proceeding to complete the steps to Hajj between the 8th and 13th day of Dhu al-Hijjah.