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The most common উমরাহ mistakes include: passing the miqat without ইহরাম, reciting fabricated circuit-specific duas during তাওয়াফ, pushing to kiss the হাজরে আসওয়াদ, starting sa'i at Marwa instead of Safa, miscounting তাওয়াফ circuits and sa'i laps, women jogging between the green markers, exiting ইহরাম before completing halq or taqsir, and following group leaders who chant duas in unison.
The most common ইহরাম errors during উমরাহ are: (1) Passing the miqat without entering ইহরাম — this is especially common for air travelers who do not realize their flight crosses the miqat boundary. The pilot usually announces it, but some হাজীগণ are asleep, distracted, or unaware. The penalty is to return to the miqat and enter ইহরাম from there, or if unable, to slaughter a sheep as fidyah. (2) Entering ইহরাম from within মক্কা মুকাররমা for উমরাহ — মক্কা মুকাররমা residents or those already in মক্কা মুকাররমা must exit to a point outside the Haram boundary (such as al-Tan'eem/Masjid Aisha or al-Ji'ranah) before entering ইহরাম for উমরাহ. (3) Believing that simply wearing the ইহরাম garments initiates ইহরাম — ইহরাম is the INTENTION, not the clothing. A person wearing ইহরাম garments without the niyyah is not in ইহরাম. (4) Women buying special white ইহরাম outfits — women may wear ANY modest clothing for উমরাহ; there is no color or style requirement. (5) Men wearing underwear beneath the ইহরাম because they are uncomfortable — this is a violation. Use a belt to secure the izar instead. (6) Applying perfume to the ইহরাম garments — perfume may only be applied to the body before making the niyyah, never to the garments (Sahih al-Bukhari, 1539). (7) Not reciting the তালবিয়াহ after entering ইহরাম — the তালবিয়াহ should be recited frequently and continuously from the miqat until the beginning of তাওয়াফ.
These are the most frequent errors pilgrims make during this stage of Umrah.
Scholarly references supporting this guidance from established Islamic sources.
তাওয়াফ errors are among the most frequent during উমরাহ: (1) Reciting specific duas for each circuit from booklets — this is the MOST widespread innovation. There are absolutely NO authentic narrations that prescribe specific দোয়াs for circuit 1, circuit 2, and so on. These booklets are widely sold but have no basis in the Sunnah. The only established location-specific dua is 'Rabbana atina fi al-dunya hasanah wa fi al-akhirati hasanah wa qina adhab al-nar' between the Yemeni Corner and the হাজরে আসওয়াদ (Abu Dawud, 1892, authenticated by al-Albani). During the rest of তাওয়াফ, make whatever dua you wish from your heart. (2) Following a group leader who chants duas that the group repeats in unison — this prevents individual দোয়া and has no basis in নবী করীম's practice. (3) Pushing and shoving to kiss or touch the হাজরে আসওয়াদ — নবী করীম (সাল্লাল্লাহু আলাইহি ওয়া সাল্লাম) said to Umar: 'O Umar, you are a strong man, do not crowd the weak. If you find space, then touch it (the Stone). If not, face it and say Allahu Akbar' (Musnad Ahmad, 191, authenticated by al-Arnaut). (4) Walking CLOCKWISE instead of counterclockwise — the কাবা শরীফ must be on your LEFT side at all times. (5) Touching all four corners of the কাবা শরীফ — only the হাজরে আসওয়াদ corner and the Yemeni Corner are touched in the Sunnah. The other two corners are not touched because they are not on the foundations of Ibrahim (Sahih al-Bukhari, 1583).
Additional তাওয়াফ errors: (6) Miscounting circuits — this is extremely common, especially in large crowds where focus is divided. Miscounting usually means uncertainty between circuit 6 and 7, or 5 and 6. The ruling is: if you are unsure, take the LOWER number and complete the uncertain circuit. It is better to have done an extra circuit than to have done too few. Use a counter (app, pebbles in pocket, or finger counting). (7) Breaking অযু during তাওয়াফ and continuing without renewing it — the majority of scholars require অযু for তাওয়াফ, based on the hadith: 'তাওয়াফ around the House is a সালাত, except that Allah has permitted speaking in it' (Sunan al-Tirmidhi, 960, graded sahih by al-Albani). If অযু breaks, go renew it and return to resume from where you stopped (majority opinion). (8) Praying the 2 rak'at of তাওয়াফ directly behind Maqam Ibrahim, blocking the তাওয়াফ path — when the area is crowded, pray ANYWHERE in the মসজিদ. The obligation is the সালাত, not the exact location. (9) Believing there is a specific 'greeting সালাত' (tahiyyat) upon entering মসজিদুল হারাম apart from তাওয়াফ — the greeting of মসজিদুল হারাম IS তাওয়াফ. If you are not performing তাওয়াফ, the tahiyyat al-masjid (2 rak'at upon entering) is sufficient. (10) Performing Idtiba' (exposing the right shoulder) AFTER তাওয়াফ — Idtiba' is ONLY during তাওয়াফ. Cover both shoulders when praying the 2 rak'at.
Common sa'i errors include: (1) Starting 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' (Sahih Muslim, 1218), and Allah mentioned Safa first in the verse: 'Indeed, Safa and Marwa are among the symbols of Allah' (Al-Baqarah 2:158). If you start at Marwa, that first walk does not count as a valid lap — you effectively need to do 8 walks to complete 7 valid laps. (2) Miscounting laps by treating a round trip as one lap — each direction is one lap. Safa to Marwa = 1, Marwa to Safa = 2, and so on until 7, ending at Marwa. Many হাজীগণ confuse this and think 'there and back' equals one lap, ending up with only 3.5 actual laps instead of 7. (3) Women jogging between the green markers — the green markers indicate the area where men should jog (raml). Women walk at their normal pace throughout the entire sa'i. (4) Running the entire distance between Safa and Marwa — men only jog between the two green fluorescent markers, NOT the entire distance. Walk normally before and after the green markers. (5) Not making dua at Safa and Marwa — the Sunnah is to stop at each hill, face the কাবা শরীফ, raise your hands, and make takbir, tahlil, and personal dua three times. Many হাজীগণ rush through without stopping.
Errors related to shaving or trimming the hair: (1) Exiting ইহরাম before completing halq or taqsir — some হাজীগণ change into regular clothes and apply perfume immediately after sa'i, before cutting their hair. This is a violation because the person is still in ইহরাম until the hair is cut. ALL ইহরাম restrictions remain binding until halq or taqsir is performed. (2) Women shaving their heads — women must NEVER shave their heads for উমরাহ or হজ্জ. This is agreed upon by ALL four schools of jurisprudence. Women trim approximately a fingertip's length (1-2 cm) from the ends of their hair, gathered together. (3) Men trimming only a small portion of the head — the Hanafi and Maliki schools require trimming at least one-quarter of the head. The Shafi'i school permits as few as three hairs, but the stronger practice is to trim from all parts of the head evenly. Shaving is preferable, as নবী করীম (সাল্লাল্লাহু আলাইহি ওয়া সাল্লাম) supplicated three times for those who shave and once for those who trim (Sahih al-Bukhari, 1727; Sahih Muslim, 1301). (4) Trimming only the sides or back — the trim should come from all over the head, not just one area. (5) Delaying halq/taqsir significantly after sa'i without excuse — while there is flexibility in timing, unnecessarily delaying means remaining in ইহরাম longer and risking accidental violations.
Beyond the specific ritual phases, common general mistakes include: (1) Believing that visiting নবী করীম's grave in মদীনা মুনাওয়ারা is part of উমরাহ — visiting মদীনা মুনাওয়ারা and নবী করীম's Mosque is a separate, মুস্তাহাব act entirely unrelated to উমরাহ. Your উমরাহ is complete without it. (2) Wiping or touching the walls of the কাবা শরীফ, the Maqam Ibrahim, or the pillars of the Haram for 'blessings' — there is no basis for this in the Sunnah. Umar said about the হাজরে আসওয়াদ: 'I know 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). Only the হাজরে আসওয়াদ and the Yemeni Corner are touched. (3) Performing উমরাহ multiple times during a single trip by going back and forth to al-Tan'eem — while permissible, scholars differ on whether this is মুস্তাহাব. Sheikh Ibn Taymiyyah stated that spending time in voluntary তাওয়াফ and worship at the Haram is better than performing multiple উমরাহs in quick succession. (4) Raising the voice excessively in dua during তাওয়াফ, disturbing others — নবী করীম (সাল্লাল্লাহু আলাইহি ওয়া সাল্লাম) said: 'Each of you is conversing with his Lord, so do not raise your voices over one another in recitation' (Sahih al-Bukhari, 6011). (5) Taking selfies and photos during তাওয়াফ and sa'i — while photography is not haram, doing it during the actual rites distracts from worship and disrupts the spiritual focus. Photograph before or after the rites. (6) Leaving the Haram immediately after উমরাহ without spending time in worship — being near the কাবা শরীফ is a blessing; use the opportunity for nafl তাওয়াফ, সালাত, কুরআন, and dua.