HAJJ
Merits and Precepts
  by
Maulana Justice Muhammad Taqi Usmani
During Journey


Inadmissible and absurd talks should be abstained from. As for as possible, one should keep oneself busy in the remembrance of Allah or in the study of the religious books which induce deep concern for the life hereinafter and mend one's ways.

To Begin With The Dictates For Hajj
As the 'Takbir-e-Tahrimah' i.e. saying (Allah-o-Akbar) is meant to begin with the prayers (Salat), so is the 'Ihram' with which 'Hajj' or 'Umra' begins. The detailes of the 'Ihram' are to follow hereafter. But before this, the difference between Hajj and Umra and the kinds of Hajj should be learnt.