Obligatory Acts (Wajibat) of Hajj & Umrah

Required acts that, if missed, are compensated with a dam (sacrifice) rather than invalidating the pilgrimage.

• Entering Ihram from the Miqatالإحرام من الميقاتCrossing the miqat without ihram (while intending Hajj/Umrah) does not invalidate the Hajj, and ihram entered afterward is still valid. H…›
• Staying overnight at Muzdalifah (and the standing at al-Mash'ar al-Haram)المبيت بمزدلفة والوقوف بالمشعر الحرامMajority (wajib view): Hajj remains valid, but leaving Muzdalifah / failing to stop there without a valid excuse obligates a dam (sacrifi…›
• Stoning the Jamarat (Ramy al-Jamarat)رمي الجمراتLeaving the stoning of an entire day, or abandoning the ramy altogether, obliges a dam (sacrifice in the Haram, distributed to the poor) …›
• Hady (sacrificial animal for Tamattu' and Qiran)الهديWhoever is able but neglects it deliberately is sinful and the hady remains a debt he must still discharge. Whoever cannot afford it fast…›
• Shaving or trimming the hair (Halq or Taqsir)الحلق أو التقصيرPer the three schools that hold it wajib, omitting it obliges a dam (sacrifice). Per the Shafi'i school (rukn), it cannot be compensated …›
• Staying overnight at Mina during the nights of Tashreeq (Mabit bi-Mina)المبيت بمنى ليالي التشريقRequires a dam (a sheep/goat, or one-seventh of a camel or cow, slaughtered in the Haram and given to the poor) per the three madhabs tha…›
• Farewell Tawaf (Tawaf al-Wada')طواف الوداعDoes not invalidate the Hajj. Per Hanafi/Shafi'i/Hanbali, leaving it without a valid excuse requires a dam (a sheep/goat slaughtered with…›