Minaa

On the 8th day of Dhul-Hijjah, the pilgrim intending Hajj Tamattu' should re-enter the state of Ihraam from his house or apartment in Makkah, start the Talbeeyah once again and then head for the area to the north-east of Makkah known as Minaa (also Muna) before mid-day, if possible, and camp overnight there until the morning of the next day (9th of Dhul-Hijjah) in compliance with the Prophet's Sunnah. The Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) did not tell anyone to make Ihraam from the Ka'bah or near the Meezaab (water trough of the Ka'bah) as many people do nowadays.

The pilgrim making Hajj Qiraan should simply leave his dwelling in Makkah and go to Minaa on the 8th if he or she has already made their 'Umrah. If 'Umrah has not been made then it should be made by those intending Hajj Qiraan before going to Minaa. Those intending Hajj Ifraad should enter the state of Ihraam from the nearest Meeqaat, enter Makkah, make Tawaaf Qudoom as mentioned earlier and then go on to Minaa.

In Minaa, the pilgrim should continually repeat the Talbeeyah as well as Du'aas and contemplate on their meanings. Special care should be taken to avoid loose and idle talk and the company of those who make one forget about Allah. The Salaahs can be prayed in their respective times but in the Qasr (shortened) form. They may also be joined, but it was not the practice of the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) to do so in Minaa. If the stay in Minaa is missed, the Hajj is not invalidated according to the scholars of Islamic law, but its quality would be affected and its total reward decreased. The Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) has told us to take the correct method of performing the rites of Hajj from his Hajj, and he stayed in Minaa. If our intention for making Hajj is to please Allah, and we know that Allah has told the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) in the Qur'an to tell us, If you love Allah, follow me and Allah will love you. (3:31) we would never deliberately skip the stay in Minaa without a valid reason.

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