Covered in two white sheets and chanting Labbaik Allahumma Labbaik (Here I am O Allah, Here I am), close to 2 million Muslims from all across the world are on their way to Mina as the annual ritual of Haj begins Friday Dhul Hijjah 8th 1445 H, corresponding to June 14, 2024
Hajj 2024 Live Streaming: Rains and showers brought a timely relief for close to 2 million Muslims from around the world who are currently in Makkah and Mina to perform Hajj.
On the fourth day of Hajj 2024, when Hajj pilgrims were camping in Mina to perform stoning of devil and animal sacrifice, it started raining, and is still on.
Rain in Mina!#Hajj pic.twitter.com/Jje6duaqUj
— The Holy Mosques (@theholymosques) June 17, 2024
The Saudi Health Ministry reported record high temperatures at holy sites during this year’s Hajj pilgrimage.
Temperatures soared to 51.8 degrees Celsius in the shade at the central area of the Grand Mosque, the ministry said, with Arafat reaching 48 degrees Celsius and Mina and Muzdalifah 46 degrees Celsius.
In a separate message, Saudi Health Ministry said the number of cases of heat exhaustion and sunstroke reached 2,764 cases Sunday June 16, 2024.
The rains have however brought the temperature at the holy sites down, the Ministry said.
Sunday 10:50 AM (Makkah Time): Pilgrims are now camping in Mina to sacrifice animals to mark Youm un Nahr - the 3rd day of Hajj on 10th of Dhul Hijjah.
Today also marks Eid al Adha and millions of Muslims around the world will now join the Hajj pilgrims to observe the annual ritual of sacrificing animals.
The animal sacrifice on Eid al Adha is in rememberance of the sacrifice made by Prophet Ismael and his father Prophet Ibrahim (Peace be upon them all).
The pilgrims who made their way from Muzdalifah after the day-long supplication in Arafat Saturday are now at Jamrat al Aqaba for Pelting of stone to devil on Youmun Nahr.
After or before stoning the devil, pilgrims are required to offer Tawaf e Ziyara, also called as Tawafe Ifaadah.
Hajj Day 3 Itinerary
- Hujjaj will leave Muzdalifa and proceed to Jamarat in Mina to stone the devil.
- Salat Al Eid will be led around 6 AM in the Haramain Sharifain.
- Sacrifice animals
- Hujjaj will then proceed to Masjid Al Haram to perform Tawaaf Al Ifaadah.
Tawaaf Al Ifaadah or Tawaf e Ziarah is one of the rituals of the annual Hajj pilgrimage. After Tawaf e Ziyarat, pilgrims will again move back to Mina and stay there for the next two or three days.
Tawaf e Ziarah can be performed before or after sacrificing animals.
Saturday 01:00 PM (Makkah Time): After delivering Hajj sermon, the Imam has now finished Dhur and Asr combine prayers at Masjid an Namirah.
Pilgrims will now stay in Arafat till sunset. Immediately after the sunset, the pilgrims will leave Araft to stay for the night in Muzadlifah.
Saturday 12:30 PM (Makkah Time): Sheikh Maher Al Muaiqly has started delivering Hajj Sermon. Watch live streaming below.
In Hajj Sermon, the Imam is offering special prayers for the Palestinians facing the war by the Israeli Zionist regime in the occupied territories.
"We pray for our brothers and sisters in Palestine who have been afflicted with harm and suffered pain due to their enemies. Enemies who spill blood, cause corruption in the land, and prevent the essential provisions like food, medicine and even water", the Imam said as hundreds of thousands of pilgrims, in tears, said Aameen.
Dua for Palestine by Sheikh Maher Al Muaiqly#Hajj Arafat Khutbah 2024 pic.twitter.com/ncDdasOlIE
(@HaramainInfo) June 15, 2024
The Imam also prayed for peace and prosperity in the entire world.
"Pilgrims of the Sacred House of Allah, pray to Allah for yourselves, for your parents, and for those related to you. Whoever supplicates for his brother in the back of the unseen, the angel entrusted to him will say to him, Ameen, and the same for you", Shaikh Maher prayed and pilgrims said Aameen.
"Sharia came with everything that helps life flourish and achieve development. It prevents harming others or harming them. It enjoins justice, virtuous morals, honoring one’s parents, maintaining ties of kinship, telling the truth, preserving rights while delivering them to their rightful owners, performing trusts, and fulfilling contracts. Covenants, hearing, and obedience to those in charge", the Imam prayed delivering Hajj Khutbah.
Saturday 12:00 PM (Makkah Time): Dressed in just two white cloth sheets, close to two million Muslims from around the world have reached Mount Arafat for the key ritual of Hajj.
They are now flocking to Masjid Nimra, also pronounced as Masjid al Namirah, for Hajj Sermon.
Yawm al-Arafat (the Day of Arafat) or Yawm al-Wuquf (the Day of Standing) is the key ritual of Hajj.
[Imam e Haram Sheikh Maher Al Muaiqly with Deputy Governor of Makkah, Prince Saud bin Mishal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud in Arafat on Saturday June 15, 2024.]
In Arafat, the pilgrims will combine Dhuhr and Asr prayers and engage in Wuquf, the most solemn rite of the Hajj. They will also listen to Hajj Sermon.
Hajj Sermon this year will be delivered by Sheikh Maher Al Muaiqly, Imam e Haram and renowned scholar, from Masjid Namira. He has already arrived in Arafat.
Saturday 07:30 AM (Makkah Time): After observing Day of Tarwiyah on the first day of Hajj in Mina Friday, close to 2 million international and domestic Hajj pilgrims from every corner of the world, and of all colours and ethnicities, and are now dotting the Plains of Mount Arafat.
Pilgrims started their march from Mina to Arafat after Fajr prayers Saturday June 15, 2024.
Standing on the Plains of the Mount Arafat is the key ritual of Hajj.
VIDEO: Hujjaj gather on Jabal Ar Rahmah in Arafat pic.twitter.com/EyHbJJVrlY
— Inside the Haramain (@insharifain) June 15, 2024
At Arafat, pilgrims will keep themselves busy in supplication, offer Dhur and Asr prayers – Jama and Qasr (shortened and joint), and also listen to Hajj Sermon.
The Hajj Sermon delivered from Masjid An Namira will be broadcast live with translation is over 20 languages including English, French, Swedish, Spanish, Malay, German, Portuguese, Chinese, Russian, Filipino, Bosnian and others.
The departure of Hujjaj convoys from Mina to Arafat#Hajj
— Inside the Haramain (@insharifain) June 14, 2024
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The pilgrims will leave Arafat immediately after sun set and without offering Maghrib prayers.
From Arafat pilgrims will march to Muzdalifah where they will offer Maghrib and Isha prayers. They will spend the night in Muzdalifah – again is supplications ad prayers.
After Fajr prayer Sunday June 16, 2024, Pilgrims will again march to Mina to sacrifice animals.
Friday 09:30 PM (Makkah Time): The Tent City of Mina is reverberating with Talbiya, Labbaik Allahummah Labbaik, as close to 2 million pilgrims from all corner of the world and Saudi Arabia stay to observe Day of Tarwiyah on the first day of Hajj 1445 AH despite scorching heat.
The temperature in Makkah, Mina and other holy places is unusually high. The local officials are using various means including shower and distributing bottles of chilled water to provide relief to the pilgrims.
The Ministry of Health has issued a heat advisory for pilgrims in the wake of scorching surface temperatures, which pose a significant health risk. Many pilgrims are seen carrying white umbrellas to protect themselves from the scorching sun.
Nonetheless, the pilgrims are unperturbed by the unbearable heat as they surrender to the will of the Almighty Allah, as did Prophet Ibrahim and his noble son Prophet Ismael some 5000 years ago.
This year’s Hajj also saw Syrian pilgrims performing Hajj for the first time after a hiatus of 12 years. Syrian pilgrims traveled to Jeddah on the first direct flights from Damascus in more than a decade.
Friday 06:00 PM (Makkah Time): Every nook and corner of the Tent City Mina is filled by the Hajj pilgrims who draped in two white sheets of clothing chant Talbiyah to register their presence for the annual ritual and seek forgiveness from the Almighty Allah - The Great.
Hajj Pilgrims, who have come from all corners of the globe, began arriving in Mina in the early hours of Friday, Dhul-Hijjah 8, 1445 H to spend the Day of Tarwiyah immersed in supplications to God in the tent city for their forgiveness and salvation.
Among those performing Hajj this year are also 3,322 guests of King Salman. There are also 2,000 Palestinian pilgrims among them. They are the relatives and family members of the Palestinians killed and injured in Gaza due to the Israeli Zionist war.
The pilgrims will spend the Tarwiyah Day in prayers and meditation in their tents in preparation for Saturday’s standing at Arafat, the pinnacle of the annual pilgrimage of Hajj. In Mina, located between Makkah and Muzdalifah some 7 kms northeast of the Grand Mosque, the pilgrims pray Dhuhr, Asr, Magrib, Isha and Fajr prayers.
They shorten Dhuhr, Asr and Isha prayers to two Rakaats, following the tradition of the Prophet (peace be upon him), according to Saudi Gazette.
Friday 12:00 PM (Makkah Time): Covered in two white sheets and chanting Labbaik Allahumma Labbaik (Here I am O Allah, Here I am), close to 2 million Muslims from all across the world are on their way to Mina as the annual ritual of Haj begins Friday Dhul Hijjah 8th 1445 H, corresponding to June 14, 2024.
Hajj is performed annually to commemorate Prophet Ibrahim, his wife Hager and their noble son Prophet Ismael (May peace be upon all of them). It begins on 8th of Dhul Hijjah - the last month of Islamic Calendar when pilgrims march to Mina for a night stay.
[Pilgrims offering Maghrib prayers at Masjid al Khaif in Mina Friday June 14, 2024.]
Before moving into Mina to mark the beginning of the annual pilgrimage of Hajj on Friday, the Day of Tarwiyah, the pilgrims draped in Ihram, had visited the Grand Mosque in Makkah to perform Tawaf Al-Qudum (Tawaf of Arrival).
After staying in Mina Friday night, the pilgrims will proceed Saturday morning after Fajr to Arafat. Standing on the Plains of Arafat is the most important ritual of Hajj.
Hajj Steps
1. Hajj begins with pilgrims wearing ahram – two white sheets, and chanting Talbiyah (Labbaik) proceeding to Mina – around 10 kms from Makkah on 8th day of Dhul Hjjah - the first day of Hajj called The Day of Tarwiyah.
Pilgrims march to Mina after performing Tawaf Al-Qudum (Tawaf of Arrival). The pilgrims remain in the Tent City for a day and also spend there the night, praying, praying and praying.
[Tent City Mina on Friday morning.]
2. After Fajr prayers in Mina, pilgrims will proceed to the Plains of Arafat. Standing on the plains of Arafat on 9th of Dhul Hijjah is the key ritual of Hajj. Pilgrims are required to be at Arafat till sun set.
3. At Arafat, Pilgrims combine Zuhr and Asr prayers , and also listen to the Hajj Sermon from Masjid Namirah. Sheikh Maher Al Muaiqly, the Imam and Khateeb of Masjid Al Haram, has been appointed as the Hajj Khateeb for the year 2024 (1445 AH)
4. Close to sunset on 9th of Dhul Hijjah the pilgrims will leave for Muzdalifah. Pilgrims should note that they will have to offer Maghreb prayers in Muzdalifah, and not in Arafat.
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5. After spending the night in Muzdailfah, pilgrims will in the morning on 10th of Dhul Hijjah proceed to Mina again for stoning of devil and to sacrifice animals. 10th of Dhul Hijjah also marks Eid al Adha.
6. After sacrificing animals, pilgrims will have to go to Makkah and perform Tawaf - circulate the Kaaba seven times (Tawaf e Ziyarat or Ziarah), and then Sa’y between hills of Safa and Marwa. They then drink from Zam-zam well and return to Mina.
7. They will remain in Mina for the next 2 or 3 days, perform stoning of devil again and then return to Masjis Haram in Makkah for Farewell Tawaf. This makes the end of Hajj.
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