1- Every Muslim man and woman who has been called upon by Allah to make hajj or 'umrah is to make sincere repentance to Allah, Glory be to Him, ask for His forgiveness, start over a new leaf, and enter into a new covenant with his Lord without violating his pact.
2- Among the signs of sincerity is collecting the expenses of hajj from one's most wholesome and lawful earnings. This is because Allah is good and does not accept save what is good. Whoever performs hajj from unlawful gains and says, "Ever at Your service, O Allah, ever at Your service", Allah will respond and say (as reported in the noble hadith), "You are not accepted and you are not welcome until you return what you hold in your hands."3
3- Repentance and genuine sincerity include purifying the self and freeing it from any injustice to others and returning their rights if possible. A Muslim is to repent to Allah and ask for His forgiveness concerning the rights of others he is unable to return. Furthermore, he is to maintain his ties of kinship, be dutiful towards his parents, and ask his siblings and neighbors to forgive him.
4- Among the conditional prerequisites of hajj is a person's ability to endure the hardships of the journey. Consequently, a person is not blameworthy if he refrains from undertaking the journey due to a physical inability as it is only prescribed for those who are able.
5- Cleanliness must be maintained with regards to everything—clothes, food and drink, and the holy sites visited. This is because Islam is a religion that prescribes cleanliness—a person does not embark upon prayers except after making ablution or bathing.
6- A pilgrim is not to burden himself with more than he can bear with regards to expenses and physical effort. He should strive to provide comfort to others as he does to himself and he is to treat others as he would like to be treated.
7- Allah the Almighty says,
3 Recorded by Al-Dailami in a raised chain hadith from 'Umar. Al-Bazzar recorded a similar hadith through Abu Huraira.
8 (Sacred Precinct) looking at the Ka'bah, reading the Holy Qur`an, and making tawaf (circumambulating the Ka'bah) whenever he is able to.
9- A pilgrim must inform those who are closest to him of his dues and rights. He must exhort his children, family, and siblings to be mindful of Allah, abide by Islamic morals, and persevere in their obligatory acts of worship.
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3 Recorded by Al-Dailami in a raised chain hadith from 'Umar. Al-Bazzar recorded a similar hadith through Abu Huraira.
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