Prayers during Hajj

Hajj is also unique in that it has no prescribed prayers. The pilgrim may pray in a fashion and language of his choosing. Some prayers are, however, recommended and are particularly appropriate at certain stages of the Hajj.

Niyyah for Hajj.

This prayer expresses the intention to do Hajj.

O Allah! I intend to perform Hajj; make it easy for me and accept it from me. I make the niyyah for Hajj and enter into the state of Ihram for the sake of Allah alone, the most High.

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Talbiyah

Through this prayer, pilgrims assert their intention to perform the pilgrimage only for the glory of Allah.

Here I am at Thy service O Lord, here I am. Here I am at Thy service, and Thou hast no partner. Thine alone is All Praise and All Bounty, and Thine alone is The Sovereignty. Thou hast no partner.

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Niyyah for Tawaf

This prayer expresses the intention to do Tawaf, the circumnavigation of the Holy Ka'aba.

O Allah! I intend to perform Tawaf of Thy Sacred House. Make it easy for me and accept from me the seven ashwat for Thy sake, Allah, the Most High.

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Prayer At Maqam-o-Ibrahim

O Allah! Thou knowest that which I keep secret and that which I disclose. Grant me Thy pardon. Thou knowest my needs; grant me my wishes. Thou knowest that which is in my breast; forgive me my sins. O Allah! I seek from Thee a faith that will saturate my heart, and a true conviction that will make me realize that naught can befall me except what Thou hast decreed for me, and that I may find contentment in whatever Thou hast given me. Thou art my patron in this world and the Hereafter. Allow me to die in a state of Islam and to be counted among the righteous. O Allah! on this occasion of our presence in this place, let not any of our sins go unforgiven, nor any of our worries undispelled, nor any of our needs unfulfilled or unfacilitated by Thee. And let all our tasks be made easy, and our minds relieved, and our hearts illuminated and our actions judged as pious. O Allah! allow us to die as Muslims and to join the ranks of the virtuous without any distress. Amen, O Lord of the Universe.

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Prayer at Multazam

O Allah! Lord of this Ancient House, free our necks and the necks of our fathers and mothers and brothers and children from the fires of Hell. O Thou who art Master of Beneficence, Benignity, Grace, Bounty, Munificence and Benevolence! O Allah! let the final result of all our affairs be good, and protect us from degradation in this world and eternal doom in the Hereafter. O Allah! truly I am Thy slave and the son of Thy slave, standing beneath Thy door and holding to Thy threshold in humility before Thee. I hope for Thy Mercy and I fear Thy punishment in Hell. O The Eternally Beneficent! O Allah! I ask Thee to accept my remembrance of Thee, and relieve me of my burdens, and set right my affairs, and purify my heart, and illuminate my grave for me and forgive me my sins. And I beseech of Thee high ranks in Paradise. Amen.

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First Shawt

This prayer is usually recited on the first circumnavigation of the Ka'aba.

All Glory is to Allah! All praise is to Allah! There is none worthy of worship but Allah! Allah is the Greatest. There is no power, nor strength except that from Allah, The Most High, The Greatest! Blessings and Peace be upon the Prophet of Allah, Muhammad (pbuh). O Allah! By my Faith in Thee, and by my belief in Thy Book, and in fulfillment of the vows I made to Thee, and following the Sunnah of Thy beloved Prophet, Muhammad (pbuh), (I perform the Tawaf of the Holy Kaaba).

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Second Shawt

This prayer is usually recited on the second circumnavigation of the Ka'aba.

O Allah! This House is Thy House, and this Sanctuary is Thy Sanctuary, and this Security is Thy Security, and this slave is Thy slave. I am Thy slave and the son of Thy slave. And this place is a refuge from the fires of Hell for him who seeks Thy protection. Forbid our flesh and our bodies to the Fire. O Allah! Endear to us the Faith, and adorn with it our hearts, and make hateful to us disbelief, wickedness and transgression, and cause us to be among those who are rightly guarded.

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Third Shawt

This prayer is usually recited on the third circumnavigation of the Ka'aba.

O Allah! Allow this pilgrimage to be accepted, and this endeavour to be rewarded, and my sins to be forgiven, and my good deeds to be approved and cause my business to flourish; O Thou, who knoweth all that is in our hearts! O Allah! Take me out of darkness into light. O Allah! I ask thee, that I be worthy of Thy Mercy, and certain of Thy Forgiveness, and immune to all sins, and be worthy of rewards for all my virtues, and be worthy of entering Paradise and be immune from Hell.

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Fourth Shawt

These prayers are usually recited on the fourth circumnavigation of the Ka'aba.

O Allah! Allow this pilgrimage to be accepted, and this endeavour to be rewarded, and my sins to be forgiven, and my good deeds to be approved and cause my business to flourish; O Thou, who knoweth all that is in our hearts! O Allah! Take me out of darkness into light. O Allah! I ask thee, that I be worthy of Thy Mercy, and certain of Thy Forgiveness, and immune to all sins, and be worthy of rewards for all my virtues, and be worthy of entering Paradise and be immune from Hell.

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Fifth Shawt

This prayer is usually recited on the fifth circumnavigation of the Ka'aba.

O Allah! Bestow upon me the shade of Thy Throne on the Day when there shall be no shade except Thine, and there shall be no countenance except Thine. And allow me a drink from the cistern of Thy Prophet, Muhammad a drink so pleasant that it may quench my thirst for ever. O Allah! I ask Thee the best of that which Thy Prophet, our master Muhammad (pbuh) has asked of Thee. And I seek refuge in Thee from the evils from which Thy Prophet, our Master, Muhammad (pbuh) has sought refuge in Thee.

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Sixth Shawt

This prayer is usually recited on the sixth circumnavigation of the Ka'aba.

O Allah! Thou hast many claims on me in my relations to Thee, and many claims in my relations to Thy creatures. O Allah! Release me if those which I owe to Thee, and give me the strength to bear those which I owe to Thee, and give me strength to bear those which I owe to Thy creatures. Make me content with what Thou hast made lawful and enable me to reject what Thou hast declared forbidden. And make me content with obedience to thee, and let me beware of disobeying Thee.And make me content with Thy favour so that I may not seek favour from anyone else, O Thou, whose Mercy is All Embracing.

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Seven Shawt

This prayer is usually recited on the seventh circumnavigation of the Ka'aba.

O Allah! I seek from Thee a Faith that is perfect, a conviction that is true, a heart that is full of devotion towards Thee, and a tongue that is forever engaged in Thy remembrance; and provisions that are vast, lawful and clean, and a repentance that is sincere; a repentance before death, peace at the time of death and Thy Benign Forgiveness and Mercy after death, and Thy Pardon at the time of reckoning, and the reward of Paradise and a reprieve from the fires of Hell.

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Niyyah for Sa'i

This prayer expresses the intention to do Sa'i, the act of running between to the hills of Safa and Marwah during the Umrah.

O Allah! I intend to perform Sa'i of seven ashwat between Safa and Marwah for Thy Pleasure alone. Make it easy for me and accept it from me.

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Prayer for Partaking of Zam-Zam

This prayer is appropriate when the pilgrim tastes the water from the Zam-Zam well in Mecca.

O Allah! I seek from Thee profitable knowledge and bounteous sustenance and a cure from all ailments through Thy Mercy, O Most Merciful of the merciful!

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Prayer Upon Departing from Mina

This prayer is commonly used when the pilgrim leaves Mina after the stoning of the Jamarat.

O Allah! To Thee I turn praying to approach Thy Bounteous Countenance. Let my sins be forgiven and my Hajj be acceptable, and have Mercy on me. Allow me not to be disappointed, for Thou hast Power over all things.

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Prayer Upon Entering Arafat

This prayer is commonly used when the pilgrim enters Arafat for the Day of Standing.

O Allah! Forgive me and help me in my repentance and grant me all that I beseech of Thee; and wherever I turn, let me see goodness. Allah be praised! All praise is due to Allah! And there is no deity except Allah! And Allah is Most Great.

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Prayer at Muzdalifah

This prayer is appropriate when the pilgrim is at Muzdalifah.

Allah is Most Great! Allah is Most Great! Alllah is Most Great! There is no deity except Allah, and unto Allah is due all Praise! Oh Allah! As Thou hast allowed us to halt in this place and hast shown it to us, so also grant us that we may repeat Thy Name. As Thou hast guided us, so also forgive us and have mercy on us as Thou hast promised us! Any Thy Word is The Truth!

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Prayer After Tawaf-al-Wada

This prayer is commonly used for the farewell Tawaf made by the Hajji before they leave the Holy city of Makkah.

We are those who have returned to our Lord, and those who have repented, and those who have worshipped (our Lord), and those who praise our Creator and Sustainer. Allah has fulfilled His Promise, and awarded victory to His servant and, alone, He has defeated the forces of evil.

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