hajj or umrah
Two white untailored sheets of cloth are required to put on during Hajj and Umrah. But after completing Umrah or hajj, the pilgrims put on routine clothes while performing Tawaf and saying prayers.
As-salāmu 'alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh. Akhbari Hajj refers to every normal Hajj. It is called Akhbari Hajj(big Hajj) to distinguish it from Umrah which is called Hajj-e-Asghar (small Hajj). However, if the day of Arafaat is a Friday, the reward for such a Hajj is 70 times more. Please visit this site for hajj & umrah bookings. muslimsholytravel.co.uk
Only Hajis (pilgrims) put on Ihram while performing Umrah or Hajj. After completing Umrah or Hajj, the pilgrims put off Ihram and wear normal routine clothes.
If it is a woman then she should go with a Mah'ram, if she can not find a suitable Mah'ram then it is permissable for her to attend Hajj or Umrah with a trusted male friend. There are many Hajj and Umrah organisers and since Saudi only allow people to attend Hajj or umrah in large groups you have to go through one of these. There are many just google around a bit, good ones such as ; http://www.hajjandumrah.net/ lots more inshallah.
If it is a woman then she should go with a Mah'ram, if she can not find a suitable Mah'ram then it is permissable for her to attend Hajj or Umrah with a trusted male friend. There are many Hajj and Umrah organisers and since Saudi only allow people to attend Hajj or umrah in large groups you have to go through one of these. There are many just Google around a bit, good ones such as ; http://www.hajjandumrah.net/ lots more inshallah.
To perform Umrah, Hajj or offer prayer in the Haram-i-Pak.
For women, hajj or umrah is considered as jihad, according to a hadith that was narrated by A'isha:O Messenger of Allaah, do women have to engage in jihad? He said: "Jihad in which there is no fighting: Hajj and 'Umrah.
There are two types of pilgrimage, Umrah and Hajj.. Umrah can be performed during any month of the year while hajj is performed annually. Performing umrah is highly recommended while hajj is obligatory for everyone who has the means and circumstance to perform hajj. Both the pilgrimages are different, thought it has similar procedures..
Hajj is performed only in the month of Zil Hajjah, the last month of Islamic calendar. Many of the Muslims go to Mecca to perform Umrah, mini Hajj, in the sacred month of Ramazan. Performing Umrah in Ramazan enjoys more blessings of Almighty Allah than Umrah performed in other months.
M.S Motara has written: 'Hajj and umrah made easy'
Gents/men put on two untailored sheets of white cloth called Ahraam while performing Umrah or Hajj. They,however, put off Ahraam after performing Umrah and Hajj. They may put on normal every day dress during their stay at Makka Mukarma and can perorm Tawaf.