rown they must sacrifice an animal. This is to reenact the story of Abraham, who, in place of his son, he killed a sheep that God had given to him as a substitute. The pilgrims have the choice of sacrificing either a sheep, or 1/7th of a cow or camel. The meat from the slaughtered animal is to be shared with family, friends, and the poor and needy people of the community. They may now cut their hair, shower, and change into their everyday clothes for the trip back to Makkah.When the pilgrims arrive in Makkah, they perform the Tawaf al-Ifadah and Sa’ee after taking off their Ihram and changing into their street clothes and before returning to Mina for the throwing of pebbles. They will stay there until the 12th and 13th of Thul-Hijjah.Once back in Mina, the pilgrims perform all of their daily prayers. The minimum stay allowed in Mina should exceed most of the night. If a pilgrim leaves earlier then that, they must make another sacrifice. On the 11th of Thul-Hijjah, they will travel to throw pebbles at the Jamrahs. There are three stone pillars that the pilgrims will throw the stones at. They stone the first, which is known as the small one, then the middle one, which is known as the middle one, then last is the third stone, which is known as the big one and the al-Aqaba. They will throw seven pebbles at each, while reciting Allahu Akbar. On the 12th of Thul-Hijjah, the same process is performed as on the 11th.Th pilgrims stone the first Jamrah, then the middle and then the last the big one, in the same order. This is all to be done before midday. They will now return to Makkah before Maghrib time after the stoning is completed, to perform Tawafal-Wada.They now perform the farewell Tawaf just before leaving. This is the same Tawaf as the other, going in seven circuits, starting from the black stone line. Though its not related to the Hajj, many pilgrims will visit the Prophet Muhammad’s mosque in Madina. It is re...
