A Common Man’s Hajj – Day to Day Recount of Hajj 2019 – Asrar Qureshi – Part 21
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DAY 22 – 11 August 2019 – 10 Zilhajj 1440 – Eid ul Azha
Muzdalifah –
Jamarat - Mina
It is ‘masnoon’ to pray
Fajr here and then raise hands and pray to Allah till sunrise and leave
Muzdalifah just after sunrise. We started moving from the compound just after
Fajr. We prayed during the little time we got in the compound and then on the
way to the train.
The train took us
directly to Jamarat. It is ordained that on 10th Zilhajj, 7 pebbles
shall be thrown only at one Jamarah, the last one, or Jamarah Uqabah. Throwing
pebbles, about the size of chickpeas, is Rami.
Jamarat are now three
separate walls; Jamarah Oola (the first one), Jamarah Wusta (the middle one),
and Jamarah Uqabah (the last one). They are also popularly known as small,
middle, and large Shaitan, respectively.
We again boarded the
train and headed for our tent in Mina. After getting down, we found that the
road to our tent was closed due to traffic control. Anyway, it took a little
while, but we finally reached our tent.
Next was to wait for the
animal sacrifice done. Then get the head shaved and relieve us from Ihram.
Sacrifice money was
included in our Hajj package. We were informed that it would be done by late
afternoon. We could therefore get the head shaved after Maghrib prayer and forego
ihram.
A roommate of ours had
arranged for sacrifice independently through some local group he knew. He had
offered that if we wanted, we could do an additional sacrifice through the same
group. The advantage would be that it would be done by midday. We could then
shave head, be out of Ihram, take shower, change and can go to Haram Shareef
early for Tawaf e Ziarat.
The suggestion appealed
to us and two of us opted. Around midday, the sacrifice was confirmed. I got my
head shaved from a Pakistani guy who offered this service for 10 Riyals. Showered
and changed into regular dress.
Three of us then
proceeded to Haram Shareef for Tawaf e Ziarat in the afternoon.
Tawaf e Ziarat is
mandatory. It includes seven rounds of Ka’aba tul Musharrafah and seven rounds
of Sa’ee between Safa and Marwa.
Buses do not ply during
these days. We walked up to main road and got a taxi for 200 Riyals. In normal
days, it would be 20 Riyals.
I desired to do Tawaf
inside the Mataf, near Ka’aba tul Musharrafah; they worried about crowd and
wanted to go to upper level where it might be less busy. Anyway, we agreed to
gather at a point after Tawaf, and do the Sa’ee together.
Some mix up happened, and
a lot of time was spent in finding each other. Finally, two of us, performed
Sa’ee after Isha prayer.
We got out of Haram
Shareef and struggled to get some transport. A private car offered to take us
to Mina for 50 Riyals, but we had to sit in the boot. We did, but he dropped us
in Aziziya saying even cars could not go further, unless they had permission.
We walked for about 4 km
and reached our tent in Mina.
By the Grand Grace of
Allah, we were able to perform all Manasik e Hajj required till today, with
correct sequence and on time.
All Praise be to Allah.
Nothing can be accomplished without His Benevolence.
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