Rami of
Jamrah Aqabah
The next act of Hajj is “
Rami al-Jamarah al-Aqaba”
, on the day of Eid of Qurban (festivity of sacrifice). The meaning of this is to throw seven pebbles to a place which is placed at the end of Mina in the side of Mecca that is called “
Jamarah al-Aqabah”
.
The time for performing the throwing of the pebbles is from sunrise until sunset of 10th Zil Hijjah, but “
women”
and “
old men”
and those who are afraid of the congestion of the crowd can perform Rami
a little before sunset or at night..
Stop Talbiyah
Stop saying Talbiyah when you throw the first pebble. Also don'
t stop for du'
a. Just go to your residence and do Qurbani (animal sacrifice).
Qurbani (Animal Sacrifice)
There are three days designated for qurbani, i.e., 10, 11 or 12 Zil Hijjah. It can be done any time during day or night. It is usually easy to sacrifice an animal on 11 Zil Hijjah. Do qurbani yourself or ask a reliable person to do it for you.
Halq or Qasr
After qurbani men should preferably get their whole head shaved (Halq) but it is permissible to cut the hair (Qasr) of their whole head equal in length to a joint of a finger (about an inch). It is also permissible to cut the hair (about an inch) of one fourth of the head. Women are prohibited to shave their heads. They should cut about an inch long hair of one fourth of their head. But according to some scholars it is sufficient for a woman to have a lock of her hair clipped.
- If the sacrifice is postponed till the next two days, Halq or Qasr is also postponed because it comes after the sacrifice.
- Halq or Qasr can be done at any time up to the 12 of Zil Hijjah even if the sacrifice is not postponed. After Halq or Qasr all prohibitions of Ihram are lifted except the private relations between husband and wife which are permissible after Tawaf-e-Ziarah.
- Halq or Qasr in Mina is a Sunnah. But you are allowed to do it anywhere in Haram. If done outside the precincts of Haram, it requires a Dam.
- You have to make sure that Rami, sacrifice and shaving or clipping of the hair are performed in the order in which they are listed otherwise a Dam is required as a penalty.
Tawaf-e-Ziarat
Now perform Tawaf-e-Ziarat. It can be performed any time, day or night, from 10 Zil Hijjah to the sunset of 12 Zil Hijjah. Usually it is convenient to do it on 11 Zil Hijjah. Its procedure is similar to that of Tawaf of Umrah and it is essential that you have performed wudu. According to Sunnah this tawaf is to be performed after Rami, sacrifice and shaving or clipping of the hair, and every effort should be made to do that, but the Fard stands discharged even if Tawaf-e-Ziarat is performed prior to all these practices. As mentioned earlier, Halq or Qasr after Qurbani lifts all the prohibitions of Ihram but the private relations between man and wife are permitted only after this Tawaf.
Sa'
i of Hajj
After this perform Sa'
i between the hills of Safa &
Marwah. Its procedure is the same as that of Sa'
i of Umrah. It is a Sunnah to make sure that your wudu is intact.
Return to Mina
Return to Mina when Sa'i is done and spend the night there.
