The Prophet ﷺ said: take your rites from me. The main rites are ihram, being at Arafah on the 9th of Dhul-Hijjah, the tawaf of the Kaaba (tawaf al-ifadah) and the sa'i between Safa and Marwa. The Prophet ﷺ said: Hajj is Arafah.
1The order of the rites (Hajj Tamattu')
Ihram at the miqat with the intention for Umrah, then tawaf and sa'i for Umrah, and shorten or shave the hair, and exit ihram.
On the 8th, ihram again for Hajj and go to Mina.
The 9th: stand at Arafah from noon until sunset. This is the pillar of Hajj. Then go to Muzdalifah, pray Maghrib and Isha combined and spend the night there.
The 10th (Eid): stone Jamrat al-Aqabah, sacrifice, shave or shorten the hair, then tawaf al-ifadah and sa'i.
The 11th to 13th: stay in Mina and stone the three jamarat after noon each day. Leave after the 12th if in a hurry, or stay until the 13th.
The farewell tawaf before leaving Makkah.
2The pillars and the obligations
The pillars (without which Hajj is invalid): ihram, standing at Arafah, tawaf al-ifadah and the sa'i (in most schools).
Other obligations: ihram from the miqat, staying at Muzdalifah and Mina, stoning the jamarat, shaving or shortening, and the farewell tawaf. Missing one of these requires a sacrifice (dam).
Things forbidden in ihram include cutting the hair and nails, perfume, covering the head (men), sewn clothes (men), hunting, intercourse and marriage.
Where the schools differ
The four Sunni schools agree on the main ruling above and differ in these points. No school is preferred here.
The sa'i is a pillar of Hajj in the Shafi'i, Maliki and Hanbali schools (in the well-known view). In the Hanafi school it is an obligation (wajib), and missing it requires a sacrifice.
Three forms of Hajj. Tamattu' (Umrah first, then Hajj), Qiran (both together) and Ifrad (Hajj only). The Hanbali school prefers tamattu', the Hanafi school prefers qiran, and the Shafi'i and Maliki schools prefer ifrad.
Note
Hajj has many details. Learn them with a guide from your Hajj group, or from a trusted scholar, before you leave.
(Masa untuk mengerjakan ibadat) Haji itu ialah beberapa bulan yang termaklum. Oleh yang demikian sesiapa yang telah mewajibkan dirinya (dengan niat mengerjakan) ibadat Haji itu, maka tidak boleh mencampuri isteri, dan tidak boleh membuat maksiat, dan tidak boleh bertengkar, dalam masa mengerjakan ibadat Haji. Dan apa jua kebaikan yang kamu kerjakan adalah diketahui oleh Allah; dan hendaklah kamu membawa bekal dengan cukupnya kerana sesungguhnya sebaik-baik bekal itu ialah memelihara diri (dari keaiban meminta sedekah); dan bertaqwalah kepadaKu wahai orang-orang yang berakal (yang dapat memikir dan memahaminya).
Tidaklah menjadi salah, kamu mencari limpah kurnia dari Tuhan kamu (dengan meneruskan perniagaan ketika mengerjakan Haji). Kemudian apabila kamu bertolak turun dari padang Arafah (menuju ke Muzdalifah) maka sebutlah nama Allah (dengan doa,"talbiah" dan tasbih) di tempat Masy'ar Al-Haraam (di Muzdalifah), dan ingatlah kepada Allah dengan menyebutnya sebagaimana Ia telah memberikan petunjuk hidayah kepadamu; dan sesungguhnya kamu sebelum itu adalah dari golongan orang-orang yang salah jalan ibadatnya.
"Kemudian hendaklah mereka membersihkan dirinya dan hendaklah mereka menyempurnakan nazar-nazarnya, dan hendaklah mereka tawaf akan Baitullah (Kaabah) yang tua sejarahnya itu".
From the Sunnah
Sahih Muslim 1297Authentic collection
The point of the hadith: The Prophet ﷺ said: take your rites from me.
This is general information, not a fatwa. For your own situation, ask a qualified scholar.
Fiqh questions
The rites of Hajj in outline
The Prophet ﷺ said: take your rites from me. The main rites are ihram, being at Arafah on the 9th of Dhul-Hijjah, the tawaf of the Kaaba (tawaf al-ifadah) and the sa'i between Safa and Marwa. The Prophet ﷺ said: Hajj is Arafah.
Is this a fatwa?
No. It is a summary of well-known rulings with their evidence. For your own case, ask a qualified scholar.
What if my school differs from this answer?
Follow the view of the school you follow and the scholar who teaches you. The page lists the differences of the four schools.
