Things to Do Before Going to Hajj and Umrah

Pilgrims who are going to perform Umrah or Hajj must do the following:

1- Pay charity as much as possible and refrain from harming other peoples.

2- Select righteous company during their sacred journey such as those people who are willing to do more and more worship. ALLAH Almighty is the Companion of Muslims; He protects the pilgrim, who remembers Him through Zikr in all his of actions, thoughts and words. A pilgrim should look for the company of a honest and righteous scholar to benefit from the knowledge and guide you throughout your sacred journey, and be with those people who seek the company of a righteous person who constantly keep reminding him of ALLAH Almighty and exhort him to do more worship and enjoin what is good and forbid from what is evil. If possible, for a pilgrim it is much better to be in the company of one of the responsible scholars for instructing pilgrims on their Umrah and hajj trip to help him in performing all the rites and rituals of pilgrimage, maintain supportive conduct and assist and guide him in moments of weakness.

3- A pilgrim should be polite, humble and kind to his fellow pilgrims and everyone as much as possible. He must be kind even to the animal he is using for ride and avoid burdening it with too much load more than it can bear.

4- Be sincere, honest and truthful all the time. It is completely unlawful to tell a lie, even while jest.

5- Acquire lawful provisions to have his supplication accepted. The hajj and Umrah is valid and will be accepted of those who pay for the entire sacred journey with lawfully gained money.

6- Most of the speech of pilgrims must include appropriate words which benefit him in this life and in the life hereafter; otherwise, lewd talks will bring him to bad.

7- Before going to perform Hajj and Umrah, learn how to perform all the rituals regarding pilgrimage.

8- Renounce hurting or harming others and self indulgence.

9- Return whatever he owes others. A pilgrim should not go to the journey for Umrah or hajj or until he paid or returns all his financial debts, even return any other rights he owes others. He must return back trusts and deposits to their owners.

10- Reconcile with those he has fight or misbehaved or have any kind of conflict with and before travelling he should seek the forgiveness of those people he has wronged either by slandering or insulting them.

11- Repent and feel sorry for all of his sins and all that is reprehensible.

12- Write his will prior to his sacred journey in the presence of a witness.

13- A person before travelling to the journey of lifetime Settle his all debts or commission another for reconciling them on his behalf if the due date has not yet arrived.

14- Download an app or Take with him any authentic book regarding the rites and rituals of performing Hajj and Umrah and a person should keep reading it throughout his way.

15- Take enough and appropriate amount of money and provisions so as not to depend on any others and should be able to give the needy from them.

16- Offer two rakats Nafil Namaz before leaving his home.

17- Seek the forgiveness and contentment of his parents.

18- Give his family, relatives, neighbours and friends farewell.

19- A person should give something in charity before leaving for pilgrimage.

20- Supplicate to ALLAH Almighty in abundance for himself and for entire Muslim Ummah.

21- Be clean and try to maintain purity all the time.

21- Be clean and try to maintain purity all the time.

23- Involve yourself in doing good activities by all possible means, such as helping other fellow pilgrims as much as possible and by providing water in the scorching heat to his companions when they are in need of it. This is because the best kind of charity is helping in the needs of others.

24- Avoid disputing and miserliness with others while buying and selling.

25- Try to utilize all your time in worshipping ALLAH Almighty and fulfilling the rites and not involve more in shopping with buying and selling route.

26- During Hajj and Umrah everyone has to face huge throng of people so avoid quarrelling and insulting with others at places which are too crowded especially where water is supplied.

27- Be lenient, calm and relax in all matters.

28- Remember ALLAH Almighty through Zikr at all places and all the time.

29- Keep saying the testimony of faith and recite Durood in abundance at every place. A pilgrim should perform as many voluntary and obligatory Namaz to earn more rewards and blessings of ALLAH Almighty.

30- Perform the daily five obligatory Namaz on their prescribed timings and with congregation if possible. Neglecting and avoiding any of obligatory Namaz will vanish and forfeits many benefits.

31- Umrah is quite easy as compare to Hajj and Hajj is also one pillar of Islam, it requires more physical effort. A person has to walk much in the scorching heat. So Start focusing on your diet and also start walking 30 minutes a day and try to involve in any other kind of exercise that will help to be physically ready for when you are on Hajj, get a medical check-up too.

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