Hajj is a once-in-a-lifetime pilgrimage for many, and as women, we often have unique concerns about purity, mobility, and worship. Dr Haifaa Younis breaks down the rulings in an easy-to-understand Q&A format so you can focus on ibadah with confidence. This essential guide is more than just a list of rules; it also highlights the importance of du'a, offering powerful supplications and reaffirming the significance of the remembrance of Allah.
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Table of Contents
Category: Hajj Nusuk
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Sub-Category: Difficulties
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Sub-Category: Duaa
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Sub-Category: Eating Meat
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Sub-Category:
Fidya........................................................................
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Sub-Category: Getting out of Ihram
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Sub-Category: Hady
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Sub-Category: Hajj Qiran
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Sub-Category: Hajj Tamattu
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Sub-Category: Ihram
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Sub-Category: Intention
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Sub-Category: Madinah
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Sub-Category: Mena
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Sub-Category: Muzdalifeh
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Sub-Category: Pelting
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Sub-Category: Prayer
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Sub-Category: Sa'i
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Sub-Category: Tahara
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Sub-Category: Talbiyah
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Sub-Category: Tawaf
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Sub-Category: Tawaf Al Ifadah
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Sub-Category: Tawaf Al
Wadaa........................................................................
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Sub-Category: Umrah
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Category: Menstruation
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Sub-Category: Discharge
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Sub-Category: Entering Masjid
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Sub-Category: Extended bleeding
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Sub-Category: Getting out of Ihram
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Sub-Category: Hajj Qiran
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Sub-Category: Hajj type
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Sub-Category: Intention
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Sub-Category: Menopause
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Sub-Category: Regulating or delaying period
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Sub-Category: Spotting
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Sub-Category: Tahara
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Sub-Category: Tawaf Al Ifadah
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Sub-Category: Tawaf Al
Wadaa........................................................................
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Sub-Category: Type of Hajj
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Category: Ibadah
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Sub-Category: Ablution
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Sub-Category: Clothing
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Sub-Category: Dhikr
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Sub-Category: Duaa
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Sub-Category: During Menstruation
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Sub-Category: Fasting
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Sub-Category: Ghusl
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Sub-Category: Janazah Prayer
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Sub-Category: Jannatul Baqi
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Sub-Category: Prayer
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Sub-Category: Quraan Memorization
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Sub-Category: Qurbani
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Sub-Category: Qurbani
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Sub-Category: Rawdah
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Sub-Category: Reflection
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Sub-Category: Sadaqah
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Sub-Category: Salam to the Prophet (PBUH)
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Sub-Category: Tahara
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Sub-Category: Tawaf
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Category: Tahara
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Sub-Category: Discharge
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Sub-Category: Ghusl
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Category: Matters of the heart
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Sub-Category: After Hajj
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Sub-Category: Duaa
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Sub-Category: Excellence
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Sub-Category:
Focus........................................................................
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Sub-Category: Prayer
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Sub-Category: Religious Knowledge
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Sub-Category: Repeated Hajj
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Sub-Category: Submission
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Category: General
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Sub-Category: Dreams
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Sub-Category: Forbidden acts
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Sub-Category: Initiatives
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Sub-Category: Laser hair removal
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Sub-Category:
Terminology..................................................................
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Sub-Category: Women labour
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Duaa and Guidance Shared by Sh. Haifaa
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Guidelines on day of Tarwiyah
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Duaa for the day of Arafat
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A Duaa very dear to Sh. Haifaa Younis (Courtesy of sh Yahyaa Ibrahim)
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Duaa During Sai
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Duaa During Tawaf Al-Wadaa
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Dr. Haifaa Younis is an American Board Certified Obstetrician and Gynaecologist with roots in Iraq. She is the founder, Chairman, and resident scholar at Jannah Institute. She is a Resident Scholar at the Islamic Center of Irvine, California. Dr. Younis graduated from the Mecca Institute of Islamic Studies (Jeddah, Saudi Arabia) and Al-Huda Quran Memorization School (Jeddah, Saudi Arabia) where she completed the memorization of the Quran. Currently, she lives and works in the United States, and teaches various Islamic studies courses focusing on purification of the heart (Tazkiyah).
