Descending from Arafah to Muzdalifah:
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When
the sun sets on the day of Arafah the pilgrim heads towards
Muzdalifah reciting Talbiyah and Takbir, praising, glorifiying and
saying: “Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar (Allah is the
Greatest) La ilaha illa Allah (there is no god but Allah), wa lillah
el hamd (praise be to Allah)”.
- He says: “O Allah! To You I aspire, for Your Majesty I pray, so
accept my act of worship, guide me, provide me in it with more good
than I ask for and never let me down, You are Allah the Most
Bountiful, the Most Generous”.
- The pilgrim walks slowly to Muzdalifah in calmness and reverence
so not to cause harm to anyone.
- When the pilgrim reaches Muzdalifah, he tries to settle near
Masjid Al-Mash‘ar Al-Haram (Kuzah mountain) if possible.
- It is advised to say Du‘a, recitations, Talbiyah and read what
he can from the Holy Qur’an.
“But when
you depart from ‘Arafat, remember Allah at al- Mash‘ar al-Haram. And
remember Him, as He has guided you, for indeed, you were before that
among those astray. Then depart from the place from where [all] the
people depart and ask forgiveness of Allah. Indeed, Allah is Forgiving
and Merciful”.
- Then he combines Maghrib and Isha prayer (after the time due to
Isha) together by one azan (call for prayer) and an Iqama and he
delays the Sunnah prayer for Maghrib, Isha and Witr till after he
prays Isha.
- From the Du‘a of Muzdalifah: “O Allah! I ask You for the
preludes (beginnings) of all blessings and its results,
combinations, start and end, its outward and inward, and grant me
the highest degrees in Paradise, and that You set right for me all
my affairs, and that You keep away from me all evil, for there is
none who does that but You, and no one offers it generously but
You”.
- He asks for Allah’s forgiveness continuously, and he spends the
night in Muzdalifah, till midnight (it is the mid-time between
Maghrib (sunset) and Fajr (daybreak).
- Then the pilgrim gathers 70 pebbles (small stones which are
bigger than the size of chick-pea and smaller than a hazelnut) for
throwing all the Jamarat.
- When the day breaks, it is a Sunnah to pray Fajr prayer at the
beginning then he says: “Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar
(Allah is the Greatest), La illaha illa Allah (there is no god but
Allah), Allahu Akbar wa Lillah el Hamd (praise be to Allah). He says
salutations upon our Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) and he
supplicates while raising both hands to heaven.
It should be noticed that Muzdalifah is all a standing except for
Wadi Muhassar (it is the valley between Al-Mash‘ar Al-Haram and Mina).
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