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Simple things to do during Hajj By
Muhammad Al-Shareef
[1] Smile at another Muslim(not
ghair mahrams) [2] Say Salaam to strangers( not ghair
mahrams) [3] Shake someone's hand and ask about their
health(not ghair mahrams) [4] Buy tea for someone [5]
Offer to get someone's groceries [6] Sit with a Hajj group
from another country and ask about Islam in their village [7]
Carry someone's bags for them [8] Guide someone ill to the
sick bay/ hospital [9] Shun vain talk [10] Recite
talbiyah loudly, encouraging others [11] On the days of Eid,
walk through the tents reciting talbiyah loudly reminding others
[12] Gather stones for people who are unable to do so [13]
Offer to throw on behalf of unable Hajjis [14] Guide people
to the Jamarat [15] Lower your gaze [16] Remind people of
the lives of the Sahaabah [17] Read Qur'an with the Tafseer
[18] Recite the authentic Dhikrs of the morning and evening
[19] Make dua during your Sajdah [20] Stand to the side
of a gate and offer people water/tea as they leave [21] Give
major attention to shy people in your group [22] Remind
people of patience, why they came here, and the example of our
Ulamaa' in Hajj [23] Explain a Hajj Khutbah you may have heard
to those around you [24] Explain the importance of purifying
ones actions for the sake of Allah [25] Try not to complain
over everything [26] Make dua for forgotten friends(and the
author of this list&the person who sent it to you) [27]
Don't allow Muslims to fight during Hajj [28] Help people
find a place to sleep [29] Remember - during the heat - the
unending torment of hellfire [30] Say 'Laa ilaaha illa Allah,
wahdahu laa sharika lah, lahul Mulk wa lahul hamd, wa Huwa 'ala
kulli shay'in Qadeer' 100 times. [31] Say the dua of
entering the market place when you go there [32] Give charity
to those who sell meager things (sandals/eggs) [33] Attend
the Halaqahs that are given in Mina [34] Try to Stay for the
13th of Dhul Hijjah [35] Remind people to go home as better
Muslims [36] Forgive people that wrong you [37] Talk to
10 different people from 10 different countries [38]
Compliment someone sincerely [39] Visit the hospital and
thank Allah for all that he has given you [40] Take young
Muslims and invite them to sit with the elders. Make them the
center of attention. [41] Attend the gatherings or
lectures of the pious and Ulama
[42] Always try and offer good words to others and keep a
check on one's anger [43] Ask about the health of senior
people in your group. Make sure they are attended to. [44]
Focus hard on helping those immediately near you [45] Take
people to the slaughter house and help them / Or assist them in
purchasing their slaughter coupons [46] Remember specific
blessings Allah has bestowed upon you and say Alhamdulillah [47]
Pray to Allah using his 99 most beautiful names (Al Asmaa' al
Husna) [48] Use a Miswak [49] Fill your pockets with
candies / sweets and give to the children that you meet
[50] Always intend reward from Allah for everything you go
through during Hajj