50 Things To Do During Hajj

By Muhammad Alshareef

• Smile in another Muslims face
• Say Salam to strangers
• Shake someone’s hand and ask about their health
• Buy tea for someone
• Offer to get someone’s groceries
• Sit with a Hajj group from another country and ask about Islam in their village
• Carry someone’s bags for them
• Guide someone ill to the infirmary
• Shun vain talk
• Recite talbiyah loudly, encouraging others
• On the days of Eid, walk through the tents reciting talbiyah loudly reminding others
• Gather stones for people
• Offer to throw on behalf of unable Hajjis
• Guide people to the Jamarat
• Lower your gaze
• Remind people of the lives of the Sahaabah
• Read Qur’an with the Tafseer
• Do the authentic Dhikr of the morning and evening
• Make dua during your Sajdah
• Stand to the side of a gate and offer people water/tea as they leave
• Give major attention to shy people in your group
• Remind people of patience, why they came here, and the example of our Ulumaa’ in Hajj
• Explain a Hajj Khutbah you may have heard to those around you
• Explain the importance of purifying ones actions for the sake of Allah
• Phone relatives (from Makkah) on Eid day
• Make dua for forgotten friends (and the author of this list)
• Don’t allow Muslims to fight during Hajj
• Help people find a place to sleep
• Remember – during the heat – the unending torment of hellfire
• Say ‘Laa ilaaha illa Allah, wahdahu laa sharika lah, lahul Mulk wa lahul hamd, wa Huwa ‘ala kulli shay’in Qadeer’ 100x
• Say the dua of entering the market place when you go there
• Give charity to those who sell meager things (sandals/eggs)
• Attend the Halaqahs that are given in Mina
• Stay for the 13th of Dhul Hijjah
• Remind people to go home as better Muslims
• Forgive people that wrong you
• Talk to 10 different people from 10 different countries
• Compliment someone sincerely
• Visit the hospital and thank Allah for all that he has given you
• Take young Muslims and invite them to sit with the elders. Make them the center of attention.
• Give a tafseer class after Salah / ask someone knowledgeable
• (For men) On the days of Eid, offer perfume to those around you
• Ask about the health of senior women in your group. Make sure they are attended to.
• Focus hard on helping those immediately near you
• Take people to the slaughter house and help them / Or assist them in purchasing their slaughter coupons
• Remember specific blessings Allah has bestowed upon you and say Alhamdulillah
• Pray to Allah using his 99 most beautiful names (al Asmaa’ al Husna)
• Use a Miswak
• Fill your pockets with candies and give to the children that you meet
• Always intend reward from Allah for everything you go through during Hajj