Hajj & Umrah
When in the State of Ihram
اَللّٰهُمَّ حَجَّةٌ لَا رِيَاءَ فِيْهَا ، وَلَا سُمْعَةَ
Allāhumma ḥajjatun la riyā’a fiha, wa lā sum‘ata.
O Allah, a Hajj in which there is no showing off nor reputation sought.
Virtue:- Anas b. Mālik (raḍiy Allāhu ‘anhu) narrated: “The Prophet ﷺ performed Hajj on an old saddle, wearing a cloak that was worth four Dirham or less. Then he said: ‘O Allah, a Hajj in which there is no showing off nor reputation sought.’” (Ibn Mājah 2890)
Talbiyah in hajj & ʿUmrah
لَبَّيْكَ اَللّٰهُمَّ لَبَّيْكَ ، لَبَّيْكَ لاَ شَرِيْكَ لَكَ لَبَّيْكَ ، إِنَّ الْحَمْدَ ، وَالنِّعْمَةَ ، لَكَ وَالْمُلْكَ ، لاَ شَرِيْكَ لَكَ
Labbayk Allāhumma labbayk, labbayka lā sharīka laka labbayk, inna-l-ḥamda, wa-n-niʿmata, laka wa-l-mulk, lā sharīka lak.
At Your service, Allah, at Your service. At Your service, You have no partner, at Your service. Truly all praise, favour and sovereignty is Yours; You have no partner.
Virtue:- ʿAbdullāh b. ʿUmar (radiy Allāhū ‘anhumā) narrates that the talbiyah of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was [the above]. (Bukhārī 1549)
When Reaching the al-hajar al-Aswad (Black Stone)
اَللّٰهُ أَكْبَرُ
Allāhu Akbar.
Allah is the Greatest.
Virtue:- Ibn ʿAbbās (radiy Allāhū ʿanhumā) narrates that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ performed Ṭawāf (of the Kaʿbah) riding a camel (at that time the Prophet ﷺ had a foot injury). Whenever he came to the Corner (where the Black Stone is located), he would point out towards it with a thing in his hand and say [the above]. (Bukhārī 1632)
Between the al-Rukn al-Yamani (Yemeni Corner) & al-hajar al-Aswad (Black Stone)
رَبَّنَآ اٰتِنَا فِي الدُّنْيَا حَسَنَةً وَّفِي الْآخِرَةِ حَسَنَةً وَّقِنَا عَذَابَ النَّارِ
Rabbanā ātinā fi-d-dunyā ḥasanah wa fil-ākhirati ḥasanah wa qinā ʿadhāba-n-Nār.
Our Lord, grant us good in this world and good in the Hereafter, and protect us from the torment of the Fire.
Virtue:- ʿAbdullāh ibn as-Sā’ib (radiy Allāhū ʿanhu) narrated: “I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say [the above] between the two corners (Rukn al-Yamānī and Ḥajar al-Aswad).” (Abū Dāwūd 1892)
At Maqam Ibrahim (Station of Ibrahim)
وَاتَّخِذُوْا مِنْ مَّقَامِ إِبْرَاهِيْمَ مُصَلًّا
Wa-takidhū min maqāmi Ibrāhīma muṣallā.
[You may] take the standing-place of Ibrahim as a site of prayer. (2:125)
Virtue:- Jābir (raḍiy Allāhu ‘anhu) said: “…Then the Messenger of Allah ﷺ came to the Maqām (Ibrahim) and said [the above]. He raised his voice so the people heard him and prayed two rakʿah’s with the Maqām between him and the Kaʿbah. In the first rakʿah, he recited Sūrah al-Ikhlās, and in the second rak’ah, he recited Sūrah al-Kāfirūn.” (Nasā’ī 3929)
When Beginning the Sa’i at safa
إِنَّ الصَّفَا وَالْمَرْوَةَ مِنْ شَعَآئِرِ اللّٰهِ ، أَبْدَأُ بِمَا بَدَأَ اللّٰهُ بِهِ
Abda’u bi-mā bad’allāhu bihi, inna-ṣ-Ṣafā wa-l-Marwata min shaʿāiri-llah,
Indeed, Ṣafā and Marwa are from the Signs of Allah. I begin with that which Allah has begun with.
Each Time on safa & Marwah
اَللّٰهُ أَكْبَرُ ، اَللّٰهُ أَكْبَرُ ، اَللّٰهُ أَكْبَرُ ، لَا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا اللّٰهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيْكَ لَهُ ، لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ ، وَهُوَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيْرٌ ، لَا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا اللّٰهُ ، أَنْجَزَ وَعْدَهُ ، وَنَصَرَ عَبْدَهُ ، وَهَزَمَ الْأَحْزَابَ وَحْدَهُ
Allāhu Akbar, Allāhu Akbar, Allāhu Akbar, lā ilāha illā-llāhu waḥdahū lā sharīka lah, lahu-l-mulku wa lahu-l-ḥamdu yuḥyī wa yumīt, wa Huwa ʿalā kulli shay’in Qadīr, lā ilāha illā-llāh, anjaza waʿdah, wa naṣara ʿabdah, wa hazama-l-aḥzāba waḥdah.
There is no god but Allah. He is Alone and He has no partner whatsoever. To Him Alone belong all sovereignty and all praise. He gives life and He gives death. He is over all things All-Powerful. There is no deity except Allah alone. He fulfilled His promise, supported His slave and defeated the confederates alone.
Virtue:- Jābir (raḍiy Allāhu ‘anhu) said: “The Messenger of Allah ﷺ went to Ṣafā and Marwa and recited [the above]. He began with Ṣafā and climbed it until he could see the Kaʿbah, then he turned to face the qiblah and proclaimed the Oneness of Allah and magnified Him.” (Muslim 1218)
Between safa & Marwa
رَبِّ اغْفِرْ وَارْحَمْ إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ الْأَعَزُّ الْأَكْرَمُ
Rabbi-ghfir wa-rḥam innaka Anta-l-Aʿazzul Akram.
O my Lord, forgive, have mercy. Truly You are the Most Mighty, the Most Noble.
Virtue:- ʿAbdullāh b. Masʿūd (radiy Allāhū ‘anhumā) and ʿAbdullah b. ʿUmar (radiy Allāhū ‘anhumā) would both say [the above] during the walking between Ṣafā and Marwa. (Ṭabarānī in al-Duʿā’ 870)
On the Day of ʿArafah
لَا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا اللّٰهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيْكَ لَهُ ، لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ ، وَهُوَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيْرٌ
Lā ilāha illā-Allāh, waḥdahū lā sharīka lah, lahu-l-mulk, wa lahu-l-ḥamd, wa Huwa ʿalā kulli shay’in Qadīr.
There is no god worthy of worship but Allah. He is Alone and He has no partner whatsoever. To Him Alone belong all sovereignty and all praise. He is over all things All-Powerful.
Virtue:- Ibn ‘Amr (radiy Allāhū ‘anhumā) narrates that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “The best duʿā’ is the duʿā’ of the day of ʿArafah. The best of what I and the Prophets before me have said is [the above].” (Tirmidhī 3585)
On Every Throw at the Jamarat
اَللّٰهُ أَكْبَرُ
Allāhu Akbar.
Allah is the Greatest.
Virtue
Al-Zuhrī (raḥimahullāh) narrated: “Whenever the Messenger of Allah ﷺ stoned the Jamarah (pillar) near Mina Mosque, he would throw seven small pebbles and say takbīr on each pebble. Then he would go ahead and stand facing the qiblah with his hands raised, supplicating (to Allah). He would stand for a long period. Then he would come to the second Jamarah (al-Wusṭā) and stone it with seven small pebbles, reciting takbīr on each pebble. Then he would stand facing the qiblah with his hands raised, supplicating (to Allah). Then he would come to the Jamarah (al ʿaqabah) and throw seven small pebbles, reciting takbīr on each pebble. He would then leave and not stay by it (to supplicate).
Al- Zuhrī (raḥimahullāh) narrated: “I heard Sālim b. ʿAbdullāh saying the same that his father said on the authority of the Prophet ﷺ. (Bukhārī 1753)