Umrah Guidelines for the Young Ones

UMRAH GUIDELINES FOR THE YOUNG ONES

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2 Umrah Guidelines for the Young Ones

CHECKLISTS You must try as much as you can to help your parents to prepare for this trip. They already have a million things in mind. So do make a checklist of the things you want or need to bring

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ITEMS Ihram Thawb/ Abaya/ Headscarves Jammies Day shirt Day pants Undies Stationeries Shoe/ sandal Swimming suit (in case) Socks Sweater Toothbrush Little scissors (for the ladies to cut their hair)

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You can add more things that you find useful. But don’t bring the whole house with you. To parents : 1. Mention the need to put effort and put TAWAKKAL to Allah. This is important because we need to instill our children from young that firstly planning and preparation is important. And more important is to give tawakkal to Allah. For He is the one who will allow anything to happen. In His hands alone are the success or otherwise of our plan. We pray that Allah will give the best to us. 2. Mention also the need to have ikhlas in whatever they need to do. Remind them that niyah is only for Allah and our hope that He is please with us.


TECHNICAL WORDS THAT YOU WILL HEAR OFTEN Meeqat

a special place where you will make your niyah for umrah or hajj

Niyah

Intention to do something. For umrah you say ٍ‫لَبَيْكَ اَللّ ُهنَ ِب ُعوْزَة‬

Ihram

Being in the state of haram in order to do umrah or hajj. During this time some things that are normally allowed for you to do will be forbidden like cutting nails or hair for example. This will last until you complete umrah or hajj. Reciting ،‫حوْدَ وَال ِّنعْ َهتَ لَكَ وَا ْلوُلْك‬ َ ‫ إِىَ ا ْل‬،َ‫ لَبَيْكَ لَا شَزِيْكَ لَكْ لَبَيْك‬،‫لَبَيْكَ اللّ ُهنَ لَبَيْك‬ َ‫ لَا شَزِيْكَ لَك‬from doing the niyah until you reach masjidil haram Circumblating the kaabah seven times. This is one of the rites for umrah and hajj. It is sunnah to do it when you visit Masjidil haram at any times. The holy black stone attached to one of the corners the kaabah. It is sunah to kiss it. It is the corner of the kaabah before the corner of hajaratul Aswad (when you look at it counter clockwise) Brisk walk or slow running. It is sunnah for the men to perform Raml on their first tawaf for the first three rounds. Also called the station of Ibrahim. This is the spot where Prophet Ibrahim a.s. stood when he built the kaabah. An impression of his feet can be seen at this spot. After performing tawaf, go and perform sunnah prayer behind the Maqaam Ibrahim. The area between the door of the kaabah an the corner of hajaratul aswad. Make dua between these places as it is accepted by Allah, Insya Allah. It is an area next to the Kaabah. Refer to diagram. Praying in that area is like praying in the kaabah itself. One of the hills that one needs to ascend when performing sa’ee rite. Then go to the Marwah The other hill that one need to ascend during sa’ee rite. Then go to Safa

Talbiyah

Tawaf Hajaratul Aswad Rukun Yemeni Raml Maqam Ibrahim

Multazam

Hijr Ismael Safa Marwah Sa’ee

Tahlul

One of the rites of umrah and hajj. It invovlves ascending Safa, descending the going to Marwah, brisk walking at the appropriate place, then ascending up to Marwah, descending then going to Safa. This will be repeated seven times ending at Marwah. Trimming the hair or shaving them. Doing the tahlul ends the ihram.

Just refer back to this list when you find these words to remind you what it means. But Insya Allah as you go along, these words will become less difficult. May Allah make it easy for us to understand.


MEEQAT ‫ميقات‬ In Arabic it means a station or a place. But when we talk about the ibadah Umrah or Hajj, it means a special place where you will make your niyah for umrah or hajj. You see for umrah, you need to make your niyah at special place. And if you miss this, your umrah is invalid.

Who gives this rule? Rasullullah said it in his hadith (Book of Hajj) Bukhari :: Book 2 :: Volume 26 :: Hadith 599 Narrated Ibn Abbas: Allah's Apostle (p.b.u.h) made Dhul-Huiaifa as the Miqat for the people of Medina; Al-Juhfa for the people of Sham; Qarn-al-Manazil for the people of Najd; and Yalamlam for the people of Yemen; and these Mawaqit are for the people at those very places, and besides them for those who come thorough those places with the intention of performing Hajj and 'Umra; and whoever is living within these boundaries can assume lhram from the place he starts, and the people of Mecca can assume Ihram from Mecca.

Since we will travel by car to Mekkah from Qatar, which is considered as coming from Najd1, we will stop at this place called Qarn Un Manazil. Qarn un Manazil is after the town Taif. Qarn Un Manazil is our meeqat. It is about 75km from Makkah.

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Nejd or Najd (literally "highland", Arabic: ‫نجد‬‎) is the central region of the Arabian Peninsula.


What should I do at the meeqat? Now that you know what meeqat is, you must know what you are supposed to do there. Do as the sunnahs 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

You will take the special bath there. You will put on perfume (for boys only) before you put on the ihram garment Cut your nails If you have armpit hair, it is sunnah to remove them If you have pubic hair it is sunnah to remove them also.

For girls, the ihram garment is the normal prayer clothes that you wear. Care must be taken that it should not be transparent nor tight. Nor should it be too short and not covering your chest. For boys, you will be wearing extra special. Ask ayah to help you with the ihram garment. Make sure it is fasten properly. We don’t want it to drop. *Blush* If it drops during the tawaf, or part of your awrah is shown, quickly have it covered. If you delay it, then that turn is consider invalid and you must repeat that round.


FORBIDDEN THINGS IN IHRAM After you make niyah for umrah, you will be in a state of ihram. And being in a state of ihram means, there are things that you cannot do. There are also things that you must complete doing. Before we discuss what we cannot do, we must know that once you say the niyah for umrah, you must complete all the umrah rites. Pray to Allah that it is made easier for you. The things that you cannot do while in ihram are 1. Cutting your hair 2. Cutting your nails 3. Apply perfume on body/ clothes 4. Killing or hunting 5. Marrying or asking someone to marry 6. Wearing a cap (for man) 7. Wearing seamed garment (for men) meaning no wearing socks nor spender 8. Covering face for woman 9. Wearing gloves for woman 10. Don’t pull out any plants, flowers or leaves (this apply all the time in Makkah)


STARTING THE UMRAH Just like everything, we must make intention. So make the intention in your heart

ٍ‫َل َب ْيكَ اَلّلهُنَ بِعُوْزَة‬ Allah! Here I am responding to you in performing the Umrah Also add this condition to your niyah

‫س َتّنِي‬ ْ َ‫حب‬ َ ُ‫حيْث‬ َ ‫حلِي‬ ِ َ‫اَللهُنَ ه‬ O! Allah take the place where I take off my ihram is where you restrain me2 The one who reads this and qadar Allah that he is prevented from completing the umrah – there is no compensatory sacrifice due from him. Most important of all be sincere, have IKHLAS, about going to umrah. You are doing this for ALLAH. Not because your parents made you go. Since you don’t want to be alone at home, you had to follow. Even initially this is how you feel, change it now. Do this for ALLAH alone. May Allah shower you with Mercy and abundant of rewards both in the world and the afterlife. And may He make our heart content.

2 Muslim :: Book 7 : Hadith 2756

A'isha (Allah be pleased with her) reported that Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) went (into the house of) Duba'a bint Zubair and said to her: Did you intend to perform Hajj? She said: By Allah, (I intend to do so) but I often remain ill, whereupon he (the Holy Prophet) said to her: Perform Hajj but with condition, and say: O Allah, I shall be free from Ihram where you detain me. And she (Duba'a) was the wife of Miqdad.


TALBEEYAH After saying the niyah, we start reciting the talbeeyah all the way until we reach Makkah. The sunnah is to recite the talbeeyah loudly for the boys. For the girls we do it q u i e t l y.

،َ‫ َل َب ْيكَ لَا شَ ِز ْيكَ َلكْ َل َب ْيك‬،‫َل َب ْيكَ الّلهُنَ َل َبيْك‬ ،‫ِإىَ الْحَوْدَ وَالّنِعْوَتَ َلكَ وَالْ ُولْك‬ َ‫لَا شَ ِز ْيكَ َلك‬ Here am I, O Allah, Here am I. There is no associate with You. Here am I. Surely all praise and graces are Yours, and so is the dominion! There is no associate with You3

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Saheeh Bukhari Volume 2, Book 26, Number 621: Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Umar :

The Talbiya of Allah's Apostle was : 'Labbaika Allahumma labbaik, Labbaika la sharika Laka labbaik, Inna-l-hamda wan-ni'mata Laka walmu Lk, La sharika Laka' (I respond to Your call O Allah, I respond to Your call, and I am obedient to Your orders, You have no partner, I respond to Your call All the praises and blessings are for You, All the sovereignty is for You, And You have no partners with you.


ON REACHING MAKKAH Stop reciting the Talbeeyah upon reaching Makkah. We will most likely put our bags at the hotel first. Take this opportunity to 1. Check for any najasah on the ihram garment. Clean them if any. 2. Renew your wudhu’ if necessary. Tawaf is invalidate without wudhu’

GOING TO THE KAABAH Let’s do dzikir on our way there so we can calm our heart and remember Allah. When you are finally there, enter with your right foot. And say

ِ‫س ْىل‬ ُ َ‫علَى ر‬ َ ُ‫سلَام‬ َ ‫ّصلَاةُ وَال‬ َ ‫ وَال‬،‫بِسْنِ اللّه‬ َ‫اللّه۔ اَلّلهُنَ ا ْفتَحْ لِي َأ ْبىَابَ رَحْ َو ِتك‬ I begin in the name of Allah. May Allah render Rasulullah (s.a.w) safe from every evil. O! Allah! Open for me the gates of Your Mercy


STARTING TAWAF For boys, you need to wear your Ihram garment as in this picture. The right shoulder must be exposed while the left shoulder remained covered. This is called IDTIBA’ (‫)إضطباع‬

Getting orientation right to start tawaf Here are two diagrams of the orientation around Kaabah. Insya Allah you may understand.

We start at the corner of the BLACK STONE or HAJARATUL ASWAD. Can you find it in the diagram?


Hajaratul Aswad. 1. If you can, go and kiss the stone saying ‫بِسْنِ الّلهِ الّلهُ أَكْبَز‬ 2. If you can’t kiss it then touch it with your right hand and kiss the hand saying the same thing.

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But if you can’t because there are too many people just point to the HAJARATUL ASWAD with your right hand and say ‫أَكْبَز‬

ُ‫الّله‬, Do not kiss your hand in this case.

NOW START 1. You will go round the Kaabah SEVEN times counter clockwise 2. For the boys it is sunnah to walk faster or slow running for the first three round. This is called Raml. 3. Your left shoulder will always face the Kaabah 4. You will not turn around 5. You are not to play catchers or race with people. 6. You will concentrate on the ibadah tawaf and remember Allah. Refer to the topic dua later 7. When you reach the Yemeni corner (refer to the diagram again) Yemeni corner is the corner right before the hajaratul aswad, touch the corner if it is possible but DO NOT KISS IT. 8. Between the YEMENI CORNER and the HAJARATUL ASWAD recite this dua.

‫رَبَّنَا آتِّنَا فِي الدُنْيَا حَسَّنَتً َوفِي اآلخِ َزةِ حسَّنَتً َوقِّنَا‬ ‫عذَابَ الّنَار‬ َ Our Lord! Give us in this world that which is good and in the Hereafter that which is good, and save us from the torment of Fire!4 9. Complete the last round until after the corner line of hajaratul aswad. 4

Sunan Abu Dawood Book 4, Number 1887:

Narrated Abdullah ibn as-Sa'ib: I heard the Apostle of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) say between the two corners: O Allah, bring us a blessing in this world and a blessing in the next and guard us from punishment of Hell.


Dua while doing the tawaf There are no specific supplications (dua) recorded in the authentic hadith during the tawaf. So you can do either dzikir or recite the ayatul quraan that you have memorized. Dzikir : Subhanallah, Alhamdullillah, Allahhu Akbar, Astaghfirulah. You can also make your own dua and ask Allah’s assistance. Tips 1. Always ask for something good. Never something bad for people 2. Think of what you want beforehand even before going for umrah. Let me help you to narrow it down a. Glorify Allah by doing Dzikir. Sends salaah to Prphet Muhammad s.a.w. b. Thank Allah for the Mercy that He has bestowed you i. Being able to perform umrah ii. Being healthy iii. Having loving parents iv. Having good life c. Make dua for yourself i. Ask for forgiveness. You can specify which sins so Insya Allah you can be more remorseful ii. To enter Jannah iii. To remain on the straight path iv. To remain a mu’min v. To have a strong mind vi. To give strength to memorise the quran vii. To excel in my studies viii. To be healthy ix. Brainstorm with yourself on what other dua you want to ask from Allah d. Make dua for your parents i. To forgive them ii. To place them in Jannah iii. That your parents remain on the straight path iv. Remain a mu’min and to stay away from syirik v. To shower them barakah and mercy vi. Accept all their good deeds vii. To guide them so they can raise you as good Muslims viii. To remain healthy


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ix. Brainstorm further what other duas that you want for your beloved parents Make dua for your siblings/family i. To forgive them ii. To place them in Jannah iii. That they remain on the straight path iv. Remain mu’min and to stay away from syirik v. To shower them barakah and mercy vi. To remain healthy vii. That you will remain good siblings viii. That the love between you remain ix. They excel in their studies x. That you can work together in the path of Allah xi. Brainstorm further what other duas that you want for your beloved siblings Make dua for the ummah i. That the ummah will be victorious ii. That the ummah remain united iii. That we will adhere to the quran and the sunnah iv. Peace in the world v. World to become a safer place vi. Think of Gaza, Iraq, Afghanistan and other Muslim countries vii. Brainstorm what other dua can you make for the ummah Other dua that you want to make for your friends Other specific dua that you want for yourself

I suggest you have a good sit down alone and write down what you want so Insya Allah you can focus during the tawaf. Further tips : It’s beneficial that you can invoke Allah’s names while you make the duas. Some of Allah’s name  Al ALim (Allah knows everything). Allahu Alim you know what is in my heart.  As Samiee (Allah hears everything). Allahu Samiee. You can hear my need and my cries. I seek Your assistance  Ar Razaq. Ar Razaq bestow me rizq and shower me with your mercy.  Do you know other Allah’s names that you can invoke during your dua?


COMPLETION OF TAWAF – NOW GO TO MAQAM IBRAHIM MASYALLAH! You have now completed your tawaf! May Allah accept your ibadah. Now proceed to Maqam Ibrahim. Recite this ayatul Quran

       and take ye the station of Abraham As a place of prayer; Al Baqarah 2:125 Then pray sunah prayer of two rakaah. Recite uratul Kafirun in the first rakaah and Suratul Ikhlas in the second If the area behind Maqaam Ibrahim is full, you can go further back.

COMPLETION OF MAQAM IBRAHIM – NOW GO TO THE ZAM ZAM WELL Have a drink of zam zam. Use your right hand and say Bismillah. Make dua while you drink and pour some on your head. What would like for yourself? Healthy? Clean heart? Clever? Good brain? Long memory retention? Do not splash the water. Wasting is not good.

FINISH DRINKING THE ZAM ZAM WATER Go back to hajaratul aswad and say ALLAHU AKBAR. If possible touch it with right hand. Go to the multazam. This is the area between HAJARATUL ASWAD and the KAABAH’S door. The dua here is the most mustajab. Make intense dua here. Ask Allah what your heart desires.


IT’S TIME TO DO THE SA’EE NOW Walking in between Safa and Marwah Go to foot of Safa and recite this

               

            158. Behold! Safa and Marwa are among the Symbols of Allah. so if those who visit the House In the Season or at other times, should compass them round, it is no sin In them. and if any one obeys His own impulse to good,- be sure that Allah is He who recognises and knows. Then climb the As Safa till you see the Kaabah. Face the Kaabah and declare tawhid to Allah say

‫ال إِله إِلَا اللّه‬ There is no true god except Allah alone Then make takbeer three times

‫أللّه’ أكبز أللّه’ أكبز أللّه’ أكبز‬


Then say

َ‫ لَهُ الوُ ْلكُ وَلَهُ الحَ ْودُ وَهُى‬،ُ‫ح َدهُ لَا شَز ْيكَ لَه‬ ْ َ‫ال إِلهَ إِلَا اللّهُ و‬ ‫عَلَى كُّلِ شَيءٍ َقدِيْز‬ ُ‫ع َدهُ وَ َنّصَزَ عَ ْب َده‬ ْ ‫ أَنْجَزَ َو‬،ُ‫ح َدهُ لَا شَز ْيكَ لَه‬ ْ َ‫ال إِلهَ إِلَا اللّهُ و‬ ُ‫ح َده‬ ْ َ‫وَهَ َزمَ األَحْزَابَ و‬ There is no true god except Allah alone, who is without partner. His is the Kingdom, all praise due to Him and He is able to do all things. There is no true god except Allah alone, who is without partner. He fulfilled His promise, and made His slave prevail, and He defeated the clans all alone. Repeat the dua 3 times. Then you go to Marwah and reach green traffic light. Run a bit until you reach the next green traffic light. Make dua and dzikir until you reach Marwah. At Marwah repeat what you did at Safa. Then descend Marwah and go back to Safa. Repeating everything. Repeat this to and fro until you make seven circuits ending at Marwah. 5

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Saheeh Muslim vol2 p 612 no 2803 (part of hadith) He then went out of the gate to al-Safa' and as he reached near it he recited: "Al-Safa' and al-Marwa are among the signs appointed by Allah," (adding:) I begin with what Allah (has commanded me) to begin. He first mounted al-Safa' till he saw the House, and facing Qibla he declared the Oneness of Allah and glorified Him, and said: "There is no god but Allah, One, there is no partner with Him. His is the Sovereignty. to Him praise is due. and He is Powerful over everything. There is no god but Allah alone, Who fulfilled His promise, helped His servant and routed the confederates alone." He then made supplication in the course of that saying such words three times. He then descended and walked towards al-Marwa, and when his feet came down in the bottom of the valley, he ran, and when he began to ascend he walked till he reached al-Marwa. There he did as he had done at al-Safa'.


COMPLETE SA’EE – GO FOR TAHLUL For the girls, it is sufficient just to trim some hair. Minimum is three strands of hair. For the boys – it is encouraged to totally shave the head because Rasullullah prays three times more for those who shave their hair off6. However it is ok to trim it.

COMPLETE MASYA ALLAH! You have completed all the umrah rites. Mabrouk! Alhamdullillah! May Allah accept our ibadah and May all of you grow up to be righteous children.

TAWAF WADA’ We will be staying in Makkah for a few days, Insya Allah. And within these days we must grab as many opportunities as we can to grab the reward of praying in the masjidil haram. I would recommend for the young ones to set an objective within the time that we are in Makkah and also in Madinah later. For example perhaps you can set an objective to complete memorizing the whole of Juz Amma (if not already). Can you suggest other realistic missions that you can do?

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Bukhari :: Book 2 :: Volume 26 :: Hadith 785Narrated Abdullah bin Umar:

Allah's Apostle said, "O Allah! Be merciful to those who have their head shaved." The people said, "O Allah's Apostle! And (invoke Allah for) those who get their hair cut short." The Prophet said, "O Allah! Be merciful to those who have their head shaved." The people said, "O Allah's Apostle! And those who get their hair cut short." The Prophet said (the third time), "And to those who get their hair cut short." Nafi' said that the Prophet had said once or twice, "O Allah! Be merciful to those who get their head shaved," and on the fourth time he added, "And to those who have their hair cut short."


Before we leave Makkah for mAdinah, we will perform our last Tawaf which is called Tawaf Wadaa’. This is based on this hadith Bukhari :: Book 2 :: Volume 26 :: Hadith 810

Narrated Ibn Abbas: The people were ordered to perform the Tawaf of the Ka'ba (Tawaf-al-Wada') as the lastly thing, before leaving (Mecca), except the menstruating women who were excused. This tawaf is to show our gratefulness to Allah for making the Umrah easy for all of us and through His will that we are here in Makkah. For this tawaf, the man is not required to do Raml nor wear the Idtiba’. But the tawaf will still be done counterclockwise for seven times. And we shall leave Makkah immediately after performing this ibadah. Knowing that we should not linger in makkah after this, make sure you do your shopping or errands before performing this tawaf. Young ones, I pray that all of you will grow up to be among the righteous who will make dua for your parents, who will strive in Allah’s path and who will in return raise righteous Muslims. May Allah’s Mercy be upon you all, Insya Allah.

NASEEHA When you are in Makkah, please remember to be patient all the time. If you have not been a very patient person, this is perhaps the time to be one. Refrain yourself from saying anything bad. Practice thinking before saying anything. When you see something that is not pleasing or you funny (and you feel like mocking them), try to refrain from saying it. If you have said it in your heart, make istighfar quickly. Ask Allah for forgiveness for this attitude. This is the time for us to practice good. It is the time for ibadah. Let’s clean our heart from anger and mockery of other people or things. May Allah make it easier for all of us. And I pray this is the start of us to make changes in our personality.

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