Once you arrive at the Holy Mosque in Makkah, you must be in a state of Ihram, and you can begin your Hajj. You must start with Tawaf and Sa’i. For Tawaf, you have to walk around the Kaabah anti-clockwise seven times. You may also perform prayer. Then, you must offer Sa’i, which means to walk and run between the hills of Safa and Marwa seven times.
On 8th Zil Hajj, you must assume Ihram once again and then go to Mina with the rest of the pilgrims. At Mina, you stay in a tent and pray all five prayers from Zuhr to Fajr; you should shorten the four rakat to two only. On the next day after Fajr, you must head to the plains of Arafah. Spending 9th Zil Hajj at Arafah is one of the greatest things a Muslim can experience.
At Arafah, you must ask Allah for forgiveness and make dua. According to Allah’s instructions, you should also perform Zuhr and Asr combined. The Day of Arafah is the day that Allah perfected the religion of Islam for Muslims on; hence, it’s very virtuous. After this, we go to Muzdalifah and offer prayers there during the night. There, you should also collect pebbles for the Jamarat.
On the next day, pilgrims should sacrifice their animals and throw the stones at the Jamarat (Devil). This is a symbolic action. After the sacrifice, men should ideally shave their heads while women can trim some of their hair, and you can leave Ihram. Then, you go back to Makkah and perform the Tawaf al-Ifaadah and Sa’i.
During the next two days, you should go and stone the Jamarat once again. Then, you complete your Hajj by offering Tawaf al-Wida (Farewell Tawaf) before leaving Makkah.
