Ihram for Hajj
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8 Dhul Hijjah · Your hotel in Makkah

Ihram for Hajj

الإحرام للحج

Tamattuʿ pilgrims re-enter Ihram from their place in Makkah. Qiran and Ifrad are already in Ihram and simply travel to Mina.

When. Morning of 8 Dhul Hijjah, before leaving for Mina. After Fajr is calm; do not leave it until Dhuhr.

Steps

  1. 1Ghusl, Ihram clothes, two rak‘ahs, intention: “Labbayk Allahumma hajjan.”
  2. 2Start the Talbiyah again and keep it until the first pebble of Jamarat al-Aqabah.
  3. 3Qiran/Ifrad: confirm you are still in Ihram and join the move to Mina.

Keep in mind

  • There is no miqat for this ihram — Makkah itself is the point.
  • Pack a small bag for Mina: extra ihram, charger, medicines, snacks, spray bottle, documents.

Common mistakes

  • Making a new umrah on the 7th or 8th and exhausting yourself before Arafah.

Duas for this rite

Talbiyah

لَبَّيْكَ اللَّهُمَّ لَبَّيْكَ، لَبَّيْكَ لَا شَرِيكَ لَكَ لَبَّيْكَ، إِنَّ الْحَمْدَ وَالنِّعْمَةَ لَكَ وَالْمُلْكَ، لَا شَرِيكَ لَكَ

Labbayk Allahumma labbayk. Labbayka la shareeka laka labbayk. Innal-hamda wan-ni‘mata laka wal-mulk. La shareeka lak.

Here I am, O Allah, here I am. Here I am, You have no partner, here I am. Surely all praise, blessing, and dominion are Yours. You have no partner.

Intention for Ihram

لَبَّيْكَ اللَّهُمَّ عُمْرَةً · لَبَّيْكَ اللَّهُمَّ حَجًّا

Labbayk Allahumma ‘umrah. / Labbayk Allahumma hajjan.

Here I am, O Allah, for Umrah. / Here I am, O Allah, for Hajj. Speak the one that matches your ihram. Qiran: “for Hajj and Umrah.”