Hajj Rituals in Order
In order: ihram and Mina (8 Dhul Hijjah); Arafah until sunset, then Muzdalifah overnight (9th); stoning Jamarat al-Aqabah, sacrifice, shaving and Tawaf al-Ifadah with sa'i (10th); stoning all three Jamarat in Mina (11th–12th, optionally 13th); and the farewell tawaf before leaving Makkah.
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- Before 8 Dhul Hijjah: arrive, perform Umrah (for Tamattu) and leave ihram.
- 8 Dhul Hijjah: enter ihram for Hajj, go to Mina, pray Dhuhr to Fajr there.
- 9 Dhul Hijjah: go to Arafah; stand in dua from after midday until sunset; pray Dhuhr and Asr combined. After sunset go to Muzdalifah, pray Maghrib and Isha combined, spend the night, collect pebbles.
- 10 Dhul Hijjah: stone Jamarat al-Aqabah with seven pebbles, offer the sacrifice, shave or shorten the hair, then perform Tawaf al-Ifadah and sa'i.
- 11–12 (13) Dhul Hijjah: stay in Mina and stone all three Jamarat after midday each day; you may leave on the 12th before sunset.
- Before leaving Makkah: perform the farewell tawaf (Tawaf al-Wada).
Hanafi school: for Tamattu and Qiran pilgrims the order on the 10th (stoning, then sacrifice, then shaving) is wajib; changing it requires a dam. Other schools treat the order as sunnah.
Duas of these days
Intention for Hajj (on 8 Dhul Hijjah, for Tamattu)
لَبَّيْكَ اللّٰهُمَّ حَجًّا
Labbayk Allāhumma ḥajjan.
Meaning: Here I am, O Allah, for Hajj.
The best dua of the Day of Arafah (Tirmidhi)
لَا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا اللّٰهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ، لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ
Lā ilāha illallāhu waḥdahū lā sharīka lah, lahul-mulku wa lahul-ḥamdu wa huwa ʿalā kulli shay’in qadīr.
Meaning: There is no god but Allah alone, without partner; His is the dominion and His is the praise, and He has power over all things.
With each pebble at the Jamarat (Bukhari)
اللّٰهُ أَكْبَرُ
Allāhu akbar.
Meaning: Allah is the Greatest.
Takbir of the days of Tashreeq (reported from Ibn Masʿūd (Ibn Abi Shaybah))
اللّٰهُ أَكْبَرُ اللّٰهُ أَكْبَرُ، لَا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا اللّٰهُ، وَاللّٰهُ أَكْبَرُ، اللّٰهُ أَكْبَرُ وَلِلّٰهِ الْحَمْدُ
Allāhu akbar, Allāhu akbar, lā ilāha illallāh, wallāhu akbar, Allāhu akbar wa lillāhil-ḥamd.
Meaning: Allah is the Greatest, Allah is the Greatest; there is no god but Allah; Allah is the Greatest, Allah is the Greatest, and to Allah belongs all praise.
Pilgrims at Arafah do not fast; fasting the Day of Arafah is a sunnah for those not performing Hajj.
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