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The most common হজ্জ mistakes include: passing the miqat without ইহরাম, reciting fabricated duas for each তাওয়াফ circuit, pushing to kiss the হাজরে আসওয়াদ, standing outside আরাফাত boundaries, leaving আরাফাত before sunset, skipping মুযদালিফা, stoning all three জামারাত on the 10th, and shopping after the farewell তাওয়াফ. Each mistake has a specific remedy in the Sunnah.
The most common ইহরাম mistakes include: (1) Passing the miqat without entering ইহরাম — the হাজী must return to the miqat or pay fidyah (sacrifice a sheep). (2) Believing ইহরাম is the clothing rather than the intention — ইহরাম is a state entered through niyyah, not by wearing white cloths. (3) Men wearing underwear, socks, or fitted shoes beneath ইহরাম garments — these are violations that require fidyah. (4) Women believing they must wear white or specific colors — women may wear any modest clothing. (5) Applying perfume to the ইহরাম garments — perfume is only permissible on the body before making the niyyah, never on the garments. (6) Raising the voice in talbiyah for women — women should recite softly, not loudly. (7) Not making the conditional intention (ishtiraat) when there is a genuine fear of being prevented — নবী করীম permitted Duba'ah bint al-Zubayr to add this condition (Sahih Muslim, 1207). (8) Believing that wearing ইহরাম garments before the miqat means being in ইহরাম — wearing the garments without the intention does not initiate ইহরাম.
Common তাওয়াফ errors include: (1) Reciting specific duas for each circuit from books — there are NO authentic specific duas assigned to individual circuits. The only established dua for a specific location is 'Rabbana atina fi al-dunya hasanah...' between the Yemeni Corner and the হাজরে আসওয়াদ. The rest of তাওয়াফ is for any dua or dhikr you wish. (2) Pushing and shoving to kiss or touch the হাজরে আসওয়াদ — the Sunnah when crowded is to point toward it and say 'Allahu Akbar.' Harming others is sinful and negates the reward. (3) Walking clockwise — the কাবা শরীফ must ALWAYS be on your left side (counterclockwise). (4) Performing Raml (brisk walking) in all 7 circuits — Raml is only in the first 3 circuits and only in certain তাওয়াফs. (5) Wiping the body on the কাবা শরীফ's walls or the Maqam Ibrahim — there is no basis for this in the Sunnah. (6) Touching all four corners of the কাবা শরীফ — only the হাজরে আসওয়াদ corner and the Yemeni Corner are touched in the Sunnah. (7) Praying the 2 rak'at of তাওয়াফ directly behind Maqam Ibrahim when it blocks the তাওয়াফ path — the সালাত may be performed anywhere in the মসজিদ. (8) Believing that অযু breaking during তাওয়াফ invalidates all previous circuits — the majority say you renew অযু and continue from where you stopped.
These are the most frequent errors pilgrims make during this stage of Hajj.
Scholarly references supporting this guidance from established Islamic sources.
Common sa'i errors include: (1) Starting sa'i at Marwa instead of Safa — sa'i MUST begin at Safa. নবী করীম (সাল্লাল্লাহু আলাইহি ওয়া সাল্লাম) said: 'I begin with what Allah began with' and started at Safa (Sahih Muslim, 1218). Starting at Marwa means the first lap does not count. (2) Counting a round trip (Safa to Marwa and back) as one lap — each direction is one lap. Safa to Marwa = 1, Marwa to Safa = 2, and so on until 7, ending at Marwa. (3) Women jogging between the green markers — only men jog; women walk normally throughout. (4) Raising the hands toward the কাবা শরীফ from Safa/Marwa as if praying — the hands are raised for dua, not for salah. (5) Climbing to the very top of Safa or Marwa — it is sufficient to reach the hill/marker and face the কাবা শরীফ; you need not climb the ancient hilltop. (6) Believing sa'i requires অযু — অযু is মুস্তাহাব but not required for sa'i জমহুর উলামাদের মতে. (7) Performing sa'i without completing তাওয়াফ first — sa'i must follow a valid তাওয়াফ. (8) Running the entire distance between Safa and Marwa — only the section between the green markers requires jogging for men.
Critical errors at আরাফাত include: (1) Standing OUTSIDE the boundary of আরাফাত — this is the most catastrophic mistake because it invalidates the entire হজ্জ. The boundaries are marked with signs. Verify your location. The মসজিদ of Namirah is partially outside আরাফাত — pray inside the boundary. (2) Leaving আরাফাত BEFORE sunset — নবী করীম (সাল্লাল্লাহু আলাইহি ওয়া সাল্লাম) stayed until sunset (Sahih Muslim, 1218). Leaving before sunset requires a fidyah (sacrifice) according to many scholars. (3) Fasting on the Day of আরাফাত while performing হজ্জ — নবী করীম did not fast at আরাফাত during হজ্জ. Fasting on this day is for non-হাজীগণ. Umm Fadl sent a cup of milk to নবী করীম on আরাফাত and he drank it, showing he was not fasting (Sahih al-Bukhari, 1988). (4) Spending the day at আরাফাত in idle talk, sleeping excessively, or socializing instead of making dua — this is the greatest day of the year and the time for intensive দোয়া. (5) Facing the mountain of আরাফাত (Jabal al-Rahmah) instead of the Qiblah — face the Qiblah when making dua, not the mountain. (6) Climbing Jabal al-Rahmah, believing it has special virtue — there is no special virtue in climbing the mountain; নবী করীম stood at the base near the rocks.
Common মুযদালিফা errors include: (1) Skipping the overnight stay at মুযদালিফা entirely without excuse — this is wajib, and missing it requires fidyah. (2) Delaying Maghrib and Isha past their combined time — pray them as soon as you arrive, combined with one adhan and two iqamahs. Do not delay. (3) Praying nafl সালাতs between Maghrib and Isha — নবী করীম (সাল্লাল্লাহু আলাইহি ওয়া সাল্লাম) did not pray any nafl between them at মুযদালিফা (Sahih al-Bukhari, 1673). (4) Leaving মুযদালিফা before midnight without being among the weak, elderly, or women — the dispensation to leave early is only for those with valid excuses. (5) Spending excessive time collecting pebbles — you only need 7 for the first day; the rest can be collected at মিনা. Small pebbles the size of chickpeas are sufficient. (6) Washing the pebbles — there is no basis for washing them in the Sunnah. (7) Believing you must collect pebbles specifically from মুযদালিফা — pebbles may be collected from anywhere within the Haram boundaries.
Frequent stoning errors include: (1) Stoning all three জামারাত on the 10th of Dhul Hijjah — only জামারাত al-Aqaba (the large pillar) is stoned on the 10th. The small and middle pillars are stoned only on the 11th, 12th, and 13th. (2) Throwing large rocks or shoes — নবী করীম (সাল্লাল্লাহু আলাইহি ওয়া সাল্লাম) said to use small pebbles the size of chickpeas (Sahih Muslim, 1299). (3) Stoning before noon (zawal) on the days of Tashreeq — the time for stoning on the 11th, 12th, and 13th begins after zawal according to the majority. Only the 10th has flexibility for stoning before noon. (4) Stoning in the wrong order on Tashreeq days — the correct order is small, middle, then large. Reversing the order requires re-stoning. (5) Not stopping for dua after the small and middle pillars — the Sunnah is to move aside, face the Qiblah, and make dua after stoning each of these two. (6) Making dua after stoning the large pillar — নবী করীম did NOT make dua after জামারাত al-Aqaba. (7) Throwing all 7 pebbles at once — each pebble must be thrown separately with 'Allahu Akbar.' (8) Appointing a proxy for stoning without genuine inability — delegation is only permitted for the sick, elderly, pregnant women, and young children.
Common innovations and general mistakes include: (1) Visiting the graves of নবী করীম's companions or other historical sites as acts of worship — visiting graves is for making dua for the deceased, not for seeking blessings from them. (2) Touching and wiping the walls of the কাবা শরীফ or Maqam Ibrahim seeking barakah — only touching the হাজরে আসওয়াদ and the Yemeni Corner is from the Sunnah. Umar ibn al-Khattab said about the হাজরে আসওয়াদ: 'I know that you are a stone that neither harms nor benefits. Had I not seen নবী করীম kiss you, I would not have kissed you' (Sahih al-Bukhari, 1597). (3) Believing that হজ্জ requires visiting মদীনা মুনাওয়ারা — হজ্জ is complete without visiting মদীনা মুনাওয়ারা. Visiting নবী করীম's Mosque is a separate meritorious act. (4) Performing specific numbers of সালাতs at specific spots in মসজিদুল হারাম — there are no authentic narrations prescribing specific সালাত counts at specific locations. (5) Group dhikr in unison during তাওয়াফ or at আরাফাত where one person chants and others repeat — each person should make their own individual dua. (6) Tying ribbons or cloth on fences near holy sites — this is a superstitious practice with no basis. (7) Shopping or conducting business after the farewell তাওয়াফ — the farewell তাওয়াফ must be the last act before departure.