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The Prophet of Islam, Muhammad [peace and blessings of Allah be upon him], established rites and rituals of the Hajj by performing it himself. There are 3 types of Hajj:

Hajj Qiraan - this is reserved for the pilgrim who brings along his sacrificial animal with him on the Hajj journey. This Hajj is not performed by most pilgrims today.

Hajj Ifraad - this is performed only by those Muslims who reside in Saudi Arabia. No Umrah is done in this type of Hajj.

Hajj Tamattu' - this is the Hajj performed by majority of the Muslim pilgrims - in which they perform Umrah when they reach Makkah, then exit the state of Ihraam for the rest of their stay in or around Makkah until the 8th day of Dhul Hijjah, whence they enter ihraam again for the main five Hajj days. The Umrah at the start of the journey is a part of this type of Hajj.
1. Make your intention solely the pleasure of Allah:

The Hajj is only to be performed to please Allah and fulfill its obligation due upon a Muslim. It should not be done for the sake of establishing one's piety or seeking to be known as a "Haji". Hajj will not be valid unless the intention is completely pure.

2. Join a group and get yourself vaccinated:

After you have registered for Hajj with a certain group in your area (all pilgrims proceed in a group, under a leader known as a mu'allim), get yourself vaccinated and submit your documents to the Hajj-group leader. The Saudi government requires each to-be pilgrim to be vaccinated for protection from certain diseases. Note: consult others who have performed Hajj before you to authenticate the valdiity of the Hajj group beforehand. Many fake Hajj group-leaders disappear at Jeddah airport, leaving their group on its own to perform Hajj with little knowledge or support. Beware of such scams.

3. Gain knowledge:

The to-be pilgrim should attend Hajj training classes, read books, meet people who have performed Hajj before, and read up material and advice on authentic websites on the Internet in order to be fully knowledgeable about the requirements of Hajj.

4. Put on the clothes for ihraam just before leaving for the airport:

Just before departing for Hajj from one's house, one should put on the clothes for ihraam. However, the actual state of ihraam is entered with a renewal of intention when the airplane passes over the prescribed Meeqat, at which point the pligrim starts reciting the talbiyah as an announcement of his intention to perform Hajj from that point onwards.

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