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A brief outline of the Tamattu? Hajj
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A brief outline of the Tamattu? Hajj
120. The Tamattu? Hajj consists of Umrah and Hajj, and a brief outline of various stage of the Hajj is as follows:
Umrah
? The individual declares and assumes the state of ihraam from the miqaat to start the Umrah of the Hajj.
? He travels to the holy city of Makkah, and on arrival he goes to the Grand Mosque to perform the tawaaf around the Ka?bah. The tawaaf consists of going round the Ka?bah seven times.
? He then should perform the tawaaf prayers ? of two rak?ah ? by Maqaam Ibrahim, or behind it.
? He should then go to perform the sa?y ? which is to go from the mount of Safa to the mount of Marwah, and back. The sa?y is completed when all together seven laps have been covered between the mounts.
? At this stage one does not need to perform the Tawaaf an-Nisa.
? He then performs taqseer, which is the trimming of the hair or fingernails.
? After taqseer, the state of ihraam is lifted, and so too all restrictions and prohibitions imposed on the muhrim as a result of [being in] the state of ihraam.
Having performed and completed the Umrah, one must perform the Hajj:
