Pilgrimage and Umrah

A wonderful booklet in English presented by the Saudi Ministry of Islamic Affairs to explain the rituals of pilgrimage in an easy and practical way.

An excellent article of 18 pages excerpted from the book of Sh. Albani entitled, "Series of Authentic and Weak Hadiths." It mentions some hadith handle rules of pilgrimage.

A fatwa in English in which Sh. Abdulaziz ibn Baz (may Allah have mercy on him) answers a question about delaying the pilgrimage without a reason, and shows the prestige of this rite in Islam.

A simple and brief English guide on pilgrimage which describes its rites. It is excerpted from the book entitled, "Rites of Pilgrimage" written by Sh. Albani (may Allah have mercy on him).

An article in English contains an accurate comparison between the Islamic vs Western method in slaughtering animals which shows that the Islamic one is better.

A book in English presents the common mistakes which some pilgrims make such as their wrong creedal concepts about pilgrimage, their mistakes in circumambulating around the kaabah, walking between As-safa and Al-Marwa, shaving or trimming, standing at Arafah, spending night in Mina and Muzdalifah, and stoning the stones. Finally, it....

An interesting episode in English in which Sh. Muhammad Salah relates the history of pilgrimage (hajj) and shows that there is a whole chapter in the Quran called Al-Hajj. Also, He mentions the benefits and conditions of pilgrimage and afterwards says that there is a great threat in the Sunnah....

An interesting episode in English in which Sh. Muhammad Salah mentions the targets for which one should be keen to perform pilgrimage, and the issues taken into consideration before traveling to performing pilgrimage. Afterwards, Sh. Muhammad begins to show the first pillar of pilgrimage, i.e. al-ihram and illustrate the difference....

An interesting episode in English in which Sh. Muhammad Salah illustrates the meaning of talbiyah and gives a full explanation as to the ruling of having intercourse or its introductions during ihraam. He also mentions the ruling on crossing miqaat unintentionally without making ihraam. Then he shows the prohibited deeds....

An interesting episode in English in which Sh. Muhammad Salah mentions the prerequisites of tawaaf and the ruling on menstruation during performing pilgrimage. Then, he shows how to make tawaaf around the Ka’bah, the place of beginning and ending of a round (shawt) and the meaning of idtibaa’ and ramal.....

An interesting episode in English in which Sh. Muhammad Salah answers the questions concerning tawaaf, e.g. forgetting how many rounds performed, breaking ablutions during tawaaf, and being tired during tawaaf. Afterwards, he talks about the virtue of Zamzam Well and illustrates the difference between kinds of tawaaf.

An interesting episode in English in which Sh. Muhammad Salah begins to explain how to perform sa’i between As-Safa and Al-Marwah and mentions the original story of that. Then he mentions how to count the seven trips of sa’i and confirms that there are no certain supplications said during it.....