Importance Of Different Cities During Hajj And Umrah

You don’t have to get worried about Ihram when landing in Jeddah if you are travelling with one of those groups who are going to Madinah because you are not getting entered in Makkah. This is the most preferable method of many pilgrims because then they don’t have to face the trouble of entering in Ihram when they are on plane.

Outside the Holy city, Madinah, there is a place called Dhu’l-$ulayfah and every single driver of bus and taxi stops at Dhu’l-$ulayfah and informs you that it is a particular place of gettinginto Ihram. Because people are travelling from all over the world, availing any kind of package like Hajj Packages 2017 from Birmingham, England or any other, and often don’t know the places and their names so the drivers are trained enough to inform all the pilgrims so that they don’t face any trouble.

In Dhu’l-$ulayfah, you perform the two rakaat of Namaz, wear your Ihram and then move to the next place. You also say Labbayk when you are in Dhu’l-$ulayfah. It is very important to note one thing that wearing and Ihram and being in the state of Ihram are two completely different things. You can wear your Ihram but unless you don’t say Labbayk then you would not be in the state of Ihram.

Contrary to this, if you are going to Makkah first then you must wear your Ihram in the plane. People often ask the question that if we are performing Hajj Tamattu in which you have to perform both Umrah and Hajj then is it necessary that you go to Dhu’l-$ulayfah to enter in the state of Ihram and say Labbayk? Here the strongest point to be noted is that you might be wearing Ihram when you are coming back to Makkah because you are doing Hajj Tamattu and there is no point of wearing your Ihram again in Dhu’l-$ulayfah because you are in the period of enjoyment and pleasure. Since the word Tamattu means enjoyment, the purpose of this kind of Hajj is to take pleasure in normal daily routines as well.