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Entering the sacred state: the 5 miqat points, the talbiya, and the prohibitions of ihram.
Updated on 06 October 2026 at 10:50 PM
Al-Mughni by Ibn Qudama · Hanbali school
Chapter: the mention of the miqat (stations for entering sacralization). Question 546; Abu al-Qasim, may Allah have mercy on him, said: "The miqat of the people of Medina is Dhu al-Hulayfa; that of the people of Syria, Egypt and the Maghreb is al-Juhfa; that of the people of Yemen is Yalamlam; that of the people of Ta'if and Najd is Qarn; and that of the people of the East is Dhat Irq."
Al-Hawi al-Kabir by al-Mawardi · Shafi'i school
Chapter: the miqats of Hajj. Al-Shafi'i said: "The miqat of the people of Medina is Dhu al-Hulayfa; that of the people of Syria, Egypt, the Maghreb and others is al-Juhfa; that of the people of the Tihama of Yemen is Yalamlam; that of the people of Najd (coming) from Yemen is Qarn; and that of the people of the East is Dhat Irq; were they to enter sacralization from al-Aqiq, that would be dearer to me."
Al-Mawardi said: the miqat, in their language, is the boundary. Allah, the Most High, said: "They ask you about the new moons; say: they are markings of time for the people and for the Hajj" (al-Baqara, 189), meaning it is a boundary for settling their debts and for the times of their Hajj and their acts of worship. The miqats of Hajj are five. The first: Dhu al-Hulayfa, which is the miqat of the people of Medina. The second: al-Juhfa, which is the miqat of the people of Syria, Egypt and the Maghreb. The third: Yalamlam, also called al-Musallam, which is the miqat of the people of the Tihama and Yemen. The fourth: Qarn, which is the miqat of the people of Najd.
Take ihram before entering Mecca with a beast to slaughter in compensation (the Hanafi and Hanbali manuals' rule); consult a pilgrimage guide for application.
Yes before taking ihram (the Prophet perfumed himself before); after, no perfume during the consecrated state.
Her ordinary ample clothes serve as ihram; no niqab nor gloves per the hadith (al-Bukhari 1741): see the women's hajj page.