Then he should go out to the Mas?aa (place for saa'i) and when he comes near to al-Safa? he should recite (interpretation of the meaning): "Verily, As-Safa and Al-Marwah (two mountains in Makkah) are of the Symbols of Allaah" [al-Baqarah 2:158]
And he should say: "Nabda'u bima bada'a Allaah bihi (We start with that with which Allaah started)."
Then he should climb al-Safa until he can see the Ka?bah, then he should face it and raise his hands and praise Allaah, and make du'aa as he wishes. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) used to say: "Laa ilaaha ill-Allaah wahdahu laa shareeka lah, lahu'l-mulk, wa lahu'l-hamd, wa huwa 'ala kulli shay'in qadeer. Laa ilaaha ill-Allaah wahdah, anjaza wa'dah, wa nasara 'abdah, wa hazamaa al-ahzaaba wahdah (There is no god but Allaah alone, with no partner or associate; His is the Dominion, all praise is due to Him, and He is able to do all things. There is no god but Allaah alone; he fulfilled His promise, granted victory to His slave, and defeated the confederates alone)." Narrated by Muslim, 1218.
He should repeat that three times, and make du'aa in between. He should recite this dhikr then make du'aa, then recite it again and make du'aa, and recite it a third time, then come down to al-Marwah, and not make du'aa after the third time.
When he reaches the green marker he should run as quickly as he can without disturbing anyone, because it was proven that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) did saa'i between al-Safa and al-Marwah, and he said, "The river bed is not crossed except with vigour." Narrated by Ibn Maajah and classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh Ibn Maajah, 2419. The river bed [it was a dried river bed in the time of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him)] is the area between the two green markers that stand there now.
When he reaches the second green marker, he should walk normally until he reaches al-Marwah. He should climb up it and turn to face the qiblah, and raise his hands and say what he said at al-Safa. Then he should come down from al-Marwah and head for al-Safa, walking in the place of walking and running in the place of running. When he reaches al-Safa he should do what he did the first time, and the same when he goes back to al-Marwah, until he has completed seven circuits; going from al-Safa? to al-Marwah is one circuit, and coming back from al-Marwah to al-Safa is another circuit. During his saa'i he can say whatever he likes or dhikr and du?aa?, and recite Qur'aan.
Note: The verse (interpretation of the meaning): "Verily, As-Safa and Al-Marwah (two mountains in Makkah) are of the Symbols of Allaah" [al-Baqarah 2:158] should be recited by the pilgrim who wants to perform saa'i when he approaches al-Safa at the beginning of saa'i only. It is not mustahabb to repeat it every time he approaches al-Safa and al-Marwah, as some people do.
4 - Shaving the head or cutting the hair
When he has completed seven circuits (of saa'i) he should shave his head if he is a man, or cut some of his hair. If he shaves his head he must shave his entire head, and if he cuts his hair he must cut from all over his head. Shaving is better than cutting because the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) made du'aa three times for those who shaved their heads and once for those who cut their hair. Narrated by Muslim, 1303.
Women should cut the length of a fingertip from their hair.
With these actions, Umrah is complete. So Umrah consists of ihraam, tawaaf, saa'i and shaving the head or cutting the hair. We ask Allaah (Swt) to help us to do righteous deeds, and to accept them from us, for He is Ever Near and responds to our prayers.
The Umrah of the one who is doing Tamattu? is concluded, after which he should exit ihraam completely and do everything that those who are not in ihraam do, such as wearing regular clothes, wearing perfume, having intercourse with their wives, etc.
Those who are doing Ifraad or Qiraan should not shave their heads or cut their hair, or exit ihraam, rather they should remain in ihraam until they exit ihraam on the day of Eid, after stoning Jamarat al-'Aqabah and shaving their heads or cutting their hair.
Then when the day of al-Tarwiyah comes, which is the 8th day of Dhu'l-Hijjah, the one who is doing Tamattu? should enter ihraam for Hajj in the morning from the place where he is in Makkah. It is mustahabb for him to do the same when entering ihraam for Hajj as he did when entering ihraam for Umrah, namely doing ghusl, putting on perfume and praying. He should form the intention of entering ihraam for Hajj and recite the Talbiyah, and say, "Labbayk Allaahumma Hajjan (Here I am, O Allaah, for Hajj)."
✍️ Uncle Yunus
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