Ihram:
Ihram
consists of the intention and the Talbiyah. A pilgrim enters
the state of Ihram at the Miqat or shortly before, for the
sake of his peace of mind. Before entering the state of
Ihram, the pilgrim is advised to do the following:
- Cut his hair or shave it as he used to do before.
- Cut his nails and remove pubic hair.
- Take a bath and perform ablution.
- Wear two garments of unsown white cloth, preferably
new.
- Apply perfume, and pray two rak‘ahs in a permissible
time.
Afterwards, he intends by heart to offer ‘Umrah and Hajj
and can utter his intention as follows:
“O Allah! I intend to perform ‘Umrah and Hajj so make
them easy for me and accept them from me. I intend to offer
‘Umrah and Hajj and have entered the state of Ihram for
Allah, so if I am detained by anything, my release from
Ihram shall be where I am detained ”.
Then the pilgrim says the Talbiyah as follows:
“Labbayk Allahuma labbayk, Labbayka La Shareeka Laka Labbayk.
Inna – alhamda wan-ni‘mata Laka walmulk. La Shareeka Lak”
(Here I am, O Allah! Here I am, at Your service! You have
no partner, here I am. All praise, grace and dominion belongs
to You. You have no partner).
He repeats the Talbiyah three times and concludes by
saluting our prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him).
The pilgrim repeats the Talbiyah whenever he climbs a
hill, descends a valley, gets into a car or gets out of
it. Also when he meets friends and acquaintances and at
the end of prayers.