Manasik of Hajj by Ayatullah al-Uzma Sayyid Ali Husaini Sistani On-line: http://www.sistani.org/html/eng/menu/2/books/3/ 1 Table of Contents Obligation to perform Hajj......................................................................................... 4 Conditions which make Hajjatul Islam obligatory .......................................................... 4 1. Adulthood......................................................................................................... 4 2. Reason ............................................................................................................ 5 3. and 4. Freedom and Financial Ability ................................................................... 6 A- Time............................................................................................................. 6 B- Physical Health and Strength............................................................................ 6 C- No Obstruction............................................................................................... 6 D- Expenses for the Journey ................................................................................ 7 E- Availability of Means on Return......................................................................... 8 Making a will regarding pilgrimage ........................................................................... 15 The rules on pilgrimage by proxy (Niyabah)............................................................... 19 First: Adulthood .................................................................................................. 19 Second: State of Mind.......................................................................................... 19 Third: Faith ........................................................................................................ 19 Fourth: The Agent's Freedom................................................................................ 20 Various kinds of Umrah........................................................................................... 23 Optional pilgrimage ................................................................................................ 25 Types of Hajj......................................................................................................... 25 Hajj-Ut-Tamatu ..................................................................................................... 26 Hajj-UL-Ifraad ....................................................................................................... 28 Meqats for wearing ihram........................................................................................ 29 Rules of Meqats .................................................................................................. 30 Ihram procedure.................................................................................................... 33 First: Niyyah....................................................................................................... 33 Second: Talbiyah ................................................................................................ 34 Third: Wearing ihram garments............................................................................. 35 Prohibitions during Ihram........................................................................................ 36 1. Hunting: ........................................................................................................ 37 Kaffarah (penalty) for hunting ............................................................................ 38 2. Sexual Activity ................................................................................................ 39 3. Kissing a Woman............................................................................................. 40 4. Touching a Woman .......................................................................................... 41 5. Looking at and Playing with a Woman................................................................. 41 6. Masturbation................................................................................................... 41 7. Marriage Contract............................................................................................ 41 8. Use of Perfume ............................................................................................... 42 9. Wearing Sewn Clothes by Men........................................................................... 42 10. Applying Antimony (Surma) ............................................................................ 43 11. Looking in the Mirror ...................................................................................... 43 12. Wearing Shoes, Socks or Stockings .................................................................. 43 13. Outrage (Fusouq) .......................................................................................... 44 14. Quarrelling.................................................................................................... 44 15. Killing of Insects Found on the Body ................................................................. 44 16. Self Beautification.......................................................................................... 45 17. Applying Oil .................................................................................................. 45 18. Removal of Hair from the Body ........................................................................ 45 19. Covering of the Head for Men .......................................................................... 46 20. Ladies' Face Cover ......................................................................................... 46 21. Remaining under Shade by Men....................................................................... 46 22. Removal of Blood from the Body ...................................................................... 47 23. Cutting Nails ................................................................................................. 47 24: Extraction of Teeth ........................................................................................ 48 25. Wearing of Arms............................................................................................ 48 2 Matters forbidden within (The Haram)....................................................................... 48 First: Hunting ..................................................................................................... 48 Second: Uprooting grass or cutting down trees........................................................ 48 Third: Execute the religious punishment ................................................................. 49 Fourth: To pick up lost property ............................................................................ 49 Boundaries of Haram.............................................................................................. 49 Place of sacrifice ................................................................................................. 49 Disbursement of the sacrifice ................................................................................ 50 Tawaf................................................................................................................... 50 Conditions of Tawaf ............................................................................................. 50 First: Niyyah.................................................................................................... 50 Second: Taharah from urine and excrement. ........................................................ 50 Thirdly, Conditions of Tawaf ............................................................................... 52 Fourth: Circumcision for Males ........................................................................... 53 Fifth: Covering the Private Parts ......................................................................... 53 Obligations of Tawaf............................................................................................... 53 Stepping out of the bounds of Tawaf......................................................................... 54 Irregularities in Tawaf............................................................................................. 55 Tawaf prayer......................................................................................................... 55 Obligations of Sa'y ................................................................................................. 56 Rules of Sa'y ......................................................................................................... 57 Doubt in Sa’y................................................................................................... 58 Taqseer ................................................................................................................ 59 Ihram for Hajj ....................................................................................................... 60 Wuquf at Arafat ..................................................................................................... 61 Wuquf at Muzdalifah............................................................................................... 62 Accomplishing both the Wuqufs or one of them ....................................................... 63 Mina and the obligations there ................................................................................. 63 Stoning