Quran Verses about Hajj and Umrah

22 ayahs · from 5 surahs

Allah makes pilgrimage to the House an obligation for those able to make the journey, commanded Ibrahim to call people to Hajj, and commands completing Hajj and Umrah for Allah. The verses name the months of Hajj, what is forbidden in ihram such as hunting and intimacy, and rites such as the walk between Safa and Marwah, standing at Arafah, remembrance at al-Mash'ar al-Haram and Mina, leaving ihram, and circling the House. The Kaaba is named a place of return and a mainstay of Hajj and Umrah.

The obligation of and call to Hajj

  1. وَأَتِمُّواْ ٱلۡحَجَّ وَٱلۡعُمۡرَةَ لِلَّهِۚ فَإِنۡ أُحۡصِرۡتُمۡ فَمَا ٱسۡتَيۡسَرَ مِنَ ٱلۡهَدۡيِۖ وَلَا تَحۡلِقُواْ رُءُوسَكُمۡ حَتَّىٰ يَبۡلُغَ ٱلۡهَدۡيُ مَحِلَّهُۥۚ فَمَن كَانَ مِنكُم مَّرِيضًا أَوۡ بِهِۦٓ أَذٗى مِّن رَّأۡسِهِۦ فَفِدۡيَةٞ مِّن صِيَامٍ أَوۡ صَدَقَةٍ أَوۡ نُسُكٖۚ فَإِذَآ أَمِنتُمۡ فَمَن تَمَتَّعَ بِٱلۡعُمۡرَةِ إِلَى ٱلۡحَجِّ فَمَا ٱسۡتَيۡسَرَ مِنَ ٱلۡهَدۡيِۚ فَمَن لَّمۡ يَجِدۡ فَصِيَامُ ثَلَٰثَةِ أَيَّامٖ فِي ٱلۡحَجِّ وَسَبۡعَةٍ إِذَا رَجَعۡتُمۡۗ تِلۡكَ عَشَرَةٞ كَامِلَةٞۗ ذَٰلِكَ لِمَن لَّمۡ يَكُنۡ أَهۡلُهُۥ حَاضِرِي ٱلۡمَسۡجِدِ ٱلۡحَرَامِۚ وَٱتَّقُواْ ٱللَّهَ وَٱعۡلَمُوٓاْ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ شَدِيدُ ٱلۡعِقَابِ ١٩٦

    Wa atimmul-ḥajja wal-ʿumrata lillāh, fa in uḥṣirtum famastaysara minal-hady, wa lā taḥliqū ruʾūsakum ḥattā yablughal-hadyu maḥillah, faman kāna minkum marīḍan aw bihī adham mir raʾsihī fafidyatum min ṣiyāmin aw ṣadaqatin aw nusuk, fa idhā amintum faman tamattaʿa bil-ʿumrati ilal-ḥajji famastaysara minal-hady, famal lam yajid faṣiyāmu thalāthati ayyāmin fil-ḥajji wa sabʿatin idhā rajaʿtum, tilka ʿasharatun kāmilah, dhālika limal lam yakun ahluhū ḥāḍiril-masjidil-ḥarām, wattaqullāha waʿlamū annallāha shadīdul-ʿiqāb.

    And complete the ḥajj and ʿumrah for Allāh. But if you are prevented, then [offer] what can be obtained with ease of sacrificial animals. And do not shave your heads until the sacrificial animal has reached its place of slaughter. And whoever among you is ill or has an ailment of the head [making shaving necessary must offer] a ransom of fasting [three days] or charity1 or sacrifice.2 And when you are secure,3 then whoever performs ʿumrah [during the ḥajj months]4 followed by ḥajj [offers] what can be obtained with ease of sacrificial animals. And whoever cannot find [or afford such an animal] - then a fast of three days during ḥajj and of seven when you have returned [home]. Those are ten complete [days]. This is for those whose family is not in the area of al-Masjid al-Ḥarām. And fear Allāh and know that Allāh is severe in penalty.

    Footnotes (4)
    1. Feeding six needy persons.
    2. The slaughter of a sheep or goat.
    3. Under normal conditions, i.e., are not prevented.
    4. The months of Shawwāl, Dhul-Qaʿdah and Dhul-Ḥijjah.
  1. إِنَّ أَوَّلَ بَيۡتٖ وُضِعَ لِلنَّاسِ لَلَّذِي بِبَكَّةَ مُبَارَكٗا وَهُدٗى لِّلۡعَٰلَمِينَ ٩٦

    Inna awwala baytiw wuḍiʿa lin-nāsi lalladhī bibakkata mubārakaw wa hudal lil-ʿālamīn.

    Indeed, the first House [of worship] established for mankind was that at Bakkah [i.e., Makkah] - blessed and a guidance for the worlds.

  2. فِيهِ ءَايَٰتُۢ بَيِّنَٰتٞ مَّقَامُ إِبۡرَٰهِيمَۖ وَمَن دَخَلَهُۥ كَانَ ءَامِنٗاۗ وَلِلَّهِ عَلَى ٱلنَّاسِ حِجُّ ٱلۡبَيۡتِ مَنِ ٱسۡتَطَاعَ إِلَيۡهِ سَبِيلٗاۚ وَمَن كَفَرَ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ غَنِيٌّ عَنِ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ ٩٧

    Fīhi āyātum bayyinātum maqāmu ibrāhīm, wa man dakhalahū kāna āminā, walillāhi ʿalan-nāsi ḥijjul-bayti manistaṭāʿa ilayhi sabīlā, wa man kafara fa innallāha ghaniyyun ʿanil-ʿālamīn.

    In it are clear signs [such as] the standing place of Abraham. And whoever enters it [i.e., the Ḥaram] shall be safe. And [due] to Allāh from the people is a pilgrimage to the House - for whoever is able to find thereto a way. But whoever disbelieves [i.e., refuses] - then indeed, Allāh is free from need of the worlds.1

    Footnotes (1)
    1. He has no need for His servants' worship; it is they who are in need of Him.
  1. وَأَذِّن فِي ٱلنَّاسِ بِٱلۡحَجِّ يَأۡتُوكَ رِجَالٗا وَعَلَىٰ كُلِّ ضَامِرٖ يَأۡتِينَ مِن كُلِّ فَجٍّ عَمِيقٖ ٢٧

    Wa adhdhin fin-nāsi bil-ḥajji yaʾtūka rijālaw wa ʿalā kulli ḍāmiriy yaʾtīna min kulli fajjin ʿamīq.

    And proclaim to the people the ḥajj [pilgrimage]; they will come to you on foot and on every lean camel; they will come from every distant pass -

  2. لِّيَشۡهَدُواْ مَنَٰفِعَ لَهُمۡ وَيَذۡكُرُواْ ٱسۡمَ ٱللَّهِ فِيٓ أَيَّامٖ مَّعۡلُومَٰتٍ عَلَىٰ مَا رَزَقَهُم مِّنۢ بَهِيمَةِ ٱلۡأَنۡعَٰمِۖ فَكُلُواْ مِنۡهَا وَأَطۡعِمُواْ ٱلۡبَآئِسَ ٱلۡفَقِيرَ ٢٨

    Liyashhadū manāfiʿa lahum wa yadhkurusmallāhi fī ayyāmim maʿlūmātin ʿalā mā razaqahum mim bahīmatil-anʿām, fakulū minhā wa aṭʿimul-bāʾisal-faqīr.

    That they may witness [i.e., attend] benefits for themselves and mention the name of Allāh on known [i.e., specific] days over what He has provided for them of [sacrificial] animals.1 So eat of them and feed the miserable and poor.

    Footnotes (1)
    1. Al-anʿām: camels, cattle, sheep and goats.

The time of Hajj and what is forbidden in ihram

  1. ۞ يَسۡـَٔلُونَكَ عَنِ ٱلۡأَهِلَّةِۖ قُلۡ هِيَ مَوَٰقِيتُ لِلنَّاسِ وَٱلۡحَجِّۗ وَلَيۡسَ ٱلۡبِرُّ بِأَن تَأۡتُواْ ٱلۡبُيُوتَ مِن ظُهُورِهَا وَلَٰكِنَّ ٱلۡبِرَّ مَنِ ٱتَّقَىٰۗ وَأۡتُواْ ٱلۡبُيُوتَ مِنۡ أَبۡوَٰبِهَاۚ وَٱتَّقُواْ ٱللَّهَ لَعَلَّكُمۡ تُفۡلِحُونَ ١٨٩

    Yasʾalūnaka ʿanil-ahillah, qul hiya mawāqītu lin-nāsi wal-ḥajj, wa laysal-birru biʾan taʾtul-buyūta min ẓuhūrihā wa lākinnal-birra manittaqā, waʾtul-buyūta min abwābihā, wattaqullāha laʿallakum tufliḥūn.

    They ask you, [O Muḥammad], about the crescent moons. Say, "They are measurements of time for the people and for ḥajj [pilgrimage]." And it is not righteousness to enter houses from the back, but righteousness is [in] one who fears Allāh. And enter houses from their doors. And fear Allāh that you may succeed.

  1. ٱلۡحَجُّ أَشۡهُرٞ مَّعۡلُومَٰتٞۚ فَمَن فَرَضَ فِيهِنَّ ٱلۡحَجَّ فَلَا رَفَثَ وَلَا فُسُوقَ وَلَا جِدَالَ فِي ٱلۡحَجِّۗ وَمَا تَفۡعَلُواْ مِنۡ خَيۡرٖ يَعۡلَمۡهُ ٱللَّهُۗ وَتَزَوَّدُواْ فَإِنَّ خَيۡرَ ٱلزَّادِ ٱلتَّقۡوَىٰۖ وَٱتَّقُونِ يَٰٓأُوْلِي ٱلۡأَلۡبَٰبِ ١٩٧

    Al-ḥajju ashhurum maʿlūmāt, faman faraḍa fīhinnal-ḥajja falā rafatha wa lā fusūqa wa lā jidāla fil-ḥajj, wa mā tafʿalū min khayriy yaʿlamhullāh, wa tazawwadū fa inna khayraz-zādit-taqwā, wattaqūni yāʾulil-albāb.

    Ḥajj is [during] well-known months,1 so whoever has made ḥajj obligatory upon himself therein [by entering the state of iḥrām], there is [to be for him] no sexual relations and no disobedience and no disputing during ḥajj. And whatever good you do - Allāh knows it. And take provisions, but indeed, the best provision is fear of Allāh. And fear Me, O you of understanding.

    Footnotes (1)
    1. See previous footnote.
  1. يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓاْ أَوۡفُواْ بِٱلۡعُقُودِۚ أُحِلَّتۡ لَكُم بَهِيمَةُ ٱلۡأَنۡعَٰمِ إِلَّا مَا يُتۡلَىٰ عَلَيۡكُمۡ غَيۡرَ مُحِلِّي ٱلصَّيۡدِ وَأَنتُمۡ حُرُمٌۗ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَحۡكُمُ مَا يُرِيدُ ١

    Yāʾayyuhal-ladhīna āmanū awfū bil-ʿuqūd, uḥillat lakum bahīmatul-anʿāmi illā mā yutlā ʿalaykum ghayra muḥilliṣ-ṣaydi wa antum ḥurum, innallāha yaḥkumu mā yurīd.

    O you who have believed, fulfill [all] contracts.1 Lawful for you are the animals of grazing livestock except for that which is recited to you [in this Qur’ān] - hunting not being permitted while you are in the state of iḥrām.2 Indeed, Allāh ordains what He intends.

    Footnotes (2)
    1. Which includes promises, covenants, oaths, etc.
    2. The state of ritual consecration for ḥajj or ʿumrah.
  2. يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ لَا تُحِلُّواْ شَعَٰٓئِرَ ٱللَّهِ وَلَا ٱلشَّهۡرَ ٱلۡحَرَامَ وَلَا ٱلۡهَدۡيَ وَلَا ٱلۡقَلَٰٓئِدَ وَلَآ ءَآمِّينَ ٱلۡبَيۡتَ ٱلۡحَرَامَ يَبۡتَغُونَ فَضۡلٗا مِّن رَّبِّهِمۡ وَرِضۡوَٰنٗاۚ وَإِذَا حَلَلۡتُمۡ فَٱصۡطَادُواْۚ وَلَا يَجۡرِمَنَّكُمۡ شَنَـَٔانُ قَوۡمٍ أَن صَدُّوكُمۡ عَنِ ٱلۡمَسۡجِدِ ٱلۡحَرَامِ أَن تَعۡتَدُواْۘ وَتَعَاوَنُواْ عَلَى ٱلۡبِرِّ وَٱلتَّقۡوَىٰۖ وَلَا تَعَاوَنُواْ عَلَى ٱلۡإِثۡمِ وَٱلۡعُدۡوَٰنِۚ وَٱتَّقُواْ ٱللَّهَۖ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ شَدِيدُ ٱلۡعِقَابِ ٢

    Yāʾayyuhal-ladhīna āmanū lā tuḥillū shaʿāʾirallāhi wa lash-shahral-ḥarāma wa lal-hadya wa lal-qalāʾida wa lā āmmīnal-baytal-ḥarāma yabtaghūna faḍlam mir rabbihim wa riḍwānā, wa idhā ḥalaltum faṣṭādū, wa lā yajrimannakum shanaʾānu qawmin an ṣaddūkum ʿanil-masjidil-ḥarāmi an taʿtadū, wa taʿāwanū ʿalal-birri wat-taqwā, wa lā taʿāwanū ʿalal-ithmi wal-ʿudwān, wattaqullāh, innallāha shadīdul-ʿiqāb.

    O you who have believed, do not violate the rites of Allāh or [the sanctity of] the sacred month or [neglect the marking of] the sacrificial animals and garlanding [them] or [violate the safety of] those coming to the Sacred House seeking bounty from their Lord and [His] approval. But when you come out of iḥrām, then [you may] hunt. And do not let the hatred of a people for having obstructed you from al-Masjid al-Ḥarām lead you to transgress. And cooperate in righteousness and piety, but do not cooperate in sin and aggression. And fear Allāh; indeed, Allāh is severe in penalty.

  1. يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ لَيَبۡلُوَنَّكُمُ ٱللَّهُ بِشَيۡءٖ مِّنَ ٱلصَّيۡدِ تَنَالُهُۥٓ أَيۡدِيكُمۡ وَرِمَاحُكُمۡ لِيَعۡلَمَ ٱللَّهُ مَن يَخَافُهُۥ بِٱلۡغَيۡبِۚ فَمَنِ ٱعۡتَدَىٰ بَعۡدَ ذَٰلِكَ فَلَهُۥ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٞ ٩٤

    Yāʾayyuhal-ladhīna āmanū layabluwannakumullāhu bishayʾim minaṣ-ṣaydi tanāluhū aydīkum wa rimāḥukum liyaʿlamallāhu may yakhāfuhū bil-ghayb, famaniʿtadā baʿda dhālika falahū ʿadhābun alīm.

    O you who have believed, Allāh will surely test you through something of the game that your hands and spears [can] reach, that Allāh may make evident those who fear Him unseen. And whoever transgresses after that - for him is a painful punishment.

  2. يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ لَا تَقۡتُلُواْ ٱلصَّيۡدَ وَأَنتُمۡ حُرُمٞۚ وَمَن قَتَلَهُۥ مِنكُم مُّتَعَمِّدٗا فَجَزَآءٞ مِّثۡلُ مَا قَتَلَ مِنَ ٱلنَّعَمِ يَحۡكُمُ بِهِۦ ذَوَا عَدۡلٖ مِّنكُمۡ هَدۡيَۢا بَٰلِغَ ٱلۡكَعۡبَةِ أَوۡ كَفَّٰرَةٞ طَعَامُ مَسَٰكِينَ أَوۡ عَدۡلُ ذَٰلِكَ صِيَامٗا لِّيَذُوقَ وَبَالَ أَمۡرِهِۦۗ عَفَا ٱللَّهُ عَمَّا سَلَفَۚ وَمَنۡ عَادَ فَيَنتَقِمُ ٱللَّهُ مِنۡهُۚ وَٱللَّهُ عَزِيزٞ ذُو ٱنتِقَامٍ ٩٥

    Yāʾayyuhal-ladhīna āmanū lā taqtuluṣ-ṣayda wa antum ḥurum, wa man qatalahū minkum mutaʿammidan fajazāʾum mithlu mā qatala minan-naʿami yaḥkumu bihī dhawā ʿadlim minkum hadyam bālighal-kaʿbati aw kaffāratun ṭaʿāmu masākīna aw ʿadlu dhālika ṣiyāmal liyadhūqa wabāla amrih, ʿafallāhu ʿammā salaf, wa man ʿāda fayantaqimullāhu minh, wallāhu ʿazīzun dhuntiqām.

    O you who have believed, do not kill game while you are in the state of iḥrām.1 And whoever of you kills it intentionally - the penalty is an equivalent from sacrificial animals to what he killed, as judged by two just men among you as an offering [to Allāh] delivered to the Kaʿbah, or an expiation: the feeding of needy people or the equivalent of that in fasting, that he may taste the consequence of his matter [i.e., deed]. Allāh has pardoned what is past; but whoever returns [to violation], then Allāh will take retribution from him. And Allāh is Exalted in Might and Owner of Retribution.2

    Footnotes (2)
    1. See footnote to 5:1.
    2. Refer to footnote for 3:5.
  3. أُحِلَّ لَكُمۡ صَيۡدُ ٱلۡبَحۡرِ وَطَعَامُهُۥ مَتَٰعٗا لَّكُمۡ وَلِلسَّيَّارَةِۖ وَحُرِّمَ عَلَيۡكُمۡ صَيۡدُ ٱلۡبَرِّ مَا دُمۡتُمۡ حُرُمٗاۗ وَٱتَّقُواْ ٱللَّهَ ٱلَّذِيٓ إِلَيۡهِ تُحۡشَرُونَ ٩٦

    Uḥilla lakum ṣaydul-baḥri wa ṭaʿāmuhū matāʿal lakum walis-sayyārah, wa ḥurrima ʿalaykum ṣaydul-barri mā dumtum ḥurumā, wattaqullāhal-ladhī ilayhi tuḥsharūn.

    Lawful to you is game from the sea and its food as provision for you and the travelers,1 but forbidden to you is game from the land as long as you are in the state of iḥrām. And fear Allāh to whom you will be gathered.

    Footnotes (1)
    1. Fishing and eating whatever is caught from the sea is permitted even during iḥrām.

The rites of Hajj and Umrah

  1. رَبَّنَا وَٱجۡعَلۡنَا مُسۡلِمَيۡنِ لَكَ وَمِن ذُرِّيَّتِنَآ أُمَّةٗ مُّسۡلِمَةٗ لَّكَ وَأَرِنَا مَنَاسِكَنَا وَتُبۡ عَلَيۡنَآۖ إِنَّكَ أَنتَ ٱلتَّوَّابُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ ١٢٨

    Rabbanā wajʿalnā muslimayni laka wa min dhurriyyatinā ummatam muslimatal laka wa arinā manāsikanā wa tub ʿalaynā, innaka antat-tawwābur-raḥīm.

    Our Lord, and make us Muslims [in submission] to You and from our descendants a Muslim nation [in submission] to You. And show us our rites [of worship] and accept our repentance. Indeed, You are the Accepting of Repentance, the Merciful.

  1. ۞ إِنَّ ٱلصَّفَا وَٱلۡمَرۡوَةَ مِن شَعَآئِرِ ٱللَّهِۖ فَمَنۡ حَجَّ ٱلۡبَيۡتَ أَوِ ٱعۡتَمَرَ فَلَا جُنَاحَ عَلَيۡهِ أَن يَطَّوَّفَ بِهِمَاۚ وَمَن تَطَوَّعَ خَيۡرٗا فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ شَاكِرٌ عَلِيمٌ ١٥٨

    Innaṣ-ṣafā wal-marwata min shaʿāʾirillāh, faman ḥajjal-bayta awiʿtamara falā junāḥa ʿalayhi ay yaṭṭawwafa bihimā, wa man taṭawwaʿa khayran fa innallāha shākirun ʿalīm.

    Indeed, aṣ-Ṣafā and al-Marwah are among the symbols1 of Allāh. So whoever makes ḥajj [pilgrimage] to the House or performs ʿumrah - there is no blame upon him for walking between them.2 And whoever volunteers good - then indeed, Allāh is Appreciative3 and Knowing.

    Footnotes (3)
    1. Places designated for the rites of ḥajj and ʿumrah.
    2. Some believers had previously feared that this might be a pagan practice, so Allāh confirms that saʿī is among the rites of His religion.
    3. i.e., He rewards generously.
  1. لَيۡسَ عَلَيۡكُمۡ جُنَاحٌ أَن تَبۡتَغُواْ فَضۡلٗا مِّن رَّبِّكُمۡۚ فَإِذَآ أَفَضۡتُم مِّنۡ عَرَفَٰتٖ فَٱذۡكُرُواْ ٱللَّهَ عِندَ ٱلۡمَشۡعَرِ ٱلۡحَرَامِۖ وَٱذۡكُرُوهُ كَمَا هَدَىٰكُمۡ وَإِن كُنتُم مِّن قَبۡلِهِۦ لَمِنَ ٱلضَّآلِّينَ ١٩٨

    Laysa ʿalaykum junāḥun an tabtaghū faḍlam mir rabbikum, fa idhā afaḍtum min ʿarafātin fadhkurullāha ʿindal-mashʿaril-ḥarām, wadhkurūhu kamā hadākum wa in kuntum min qablihī laminaḍ-ḍāllīn.

    There is no blame upon you for seeking bounty1 from your Lord [during ḥajj]. But when you depart from ʿArafāt, remember Allāh at al-Mashʿar al-Ḥarām.2 And remember Him, as He has guided you, for indeed, you were before that among those astray.

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    1. i.e., profit from trade or business.
    2. Which is in Muzdalifah.
  2. ثُمَّ أَفِيضُواْ مِنۡ حَيۡثُ أَفَاضَ ٱلنَّاسُ وَٱسۡتَغۡفِرُواْ ٱللَّهَۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ غَفُورٞ رَّحِيمٞ ١٩٩

    Thumma afīḍū min ḥaythu afāḍan-nāsu wastaghfirullāh, innallāha ghafūrur raḥīm.

    Then depart from the place from where [all] the people depart and ask forgiveness of Allāh. Indeed, Allāh is Forgiving and Merciful.

  1. فَإِذَا قَضَيۡتُم مَّنَٰسِكَكُمۡ فَٱذۡكُرُواْ ٱللَّهَ كَذِكۡرِكُمۡ ءَابَآءَكُمۡ أَوۡ أَشَدَّ ذِكۡرٗاۗ فَمِنَ ٱلنَّاسِ مَن يَقُولُ رَبَّنَآ ءَاتِنَا فِي ٱلدُّنۡيَا وَمَا لَهُۥ فِي ٱلۡأٓخِرَةِ مِنۡ خَلَٰقٖ ٢٠٠

    Fa idhā qaḍaytum manāsikakum fadhkurullāha kadhikrikum ābāʾakum aw ashadda dhikrā, faminan-nāsi may yaqūlu rabbanā ātinā fid-dunyā wa mā lahū fil-ākhirati min khalāq.

    And when you have completed your rites, remember Allāh like your [previous] remembrance of your fathers or with [much] greater remembrance. And among the people is he who says, "Our Lord, give us in this world," and he will have in the Hereafter no share.

  2. وَمِنۡهُم مَّن يَقُولُ رَبَّنَآ ءَاتِنَا فِي ٱلدُّنۡيَا حَسَنَةٗ وَفِي ٱلۡأٓخِرَةِ حَسَنَةٗ وَقِنَا عَذَابَ ٱلنَّارِ ٢٠١

    Wa minhum may yaqūlu rabbanā ātinā fid-dunyā ḥasanataw wa fil-ākhirati ḥasanataw waqinā ʿadhāban-nār.

    But among them is he who says, "Our Lord, give us in this world [that which is] good and in the Hereafter [that which is] good and protect us from the punishment of the Fire."

  3. أُوْلَٰٓئِكَ لَهُمۡ نَصِيبٞ مِّمَّا كَسَبُواْۚ وَٱللَّهُ سَرِيعُ ٱلۡحِسَابِ ٢٠٢

    Ulāʾika lahum naṣībum mimmā kasabū, wallāhu sarīʿul-ḥisāb.

    Those will have a share of what they have earned, and Allāh is swift in account.

  1. ۞ وَٱذۡكُرُواْ ٱللَّهَ فِيٓ أَيَّامٖ مَّعۡدُودَٰتٖۚ فَمَن تَعَجَّلَ فِي يَوۡمَيۡنِ فَلَآ إِثۡمَ عَلَيۡهِ وَمَن تَأَخَّرَ فَلَآ إِثۡمَ عَلَيۡهِۖ لِمَنِ ٱتَّقَىٰۗ وَٱتَّقُواْ ٱللَّهَ وَٱعۡلَمُوٓاْ أَنَّكُمۡ إِلَيۡهِ تُحۡشَرُونَ ٢٠٣

    Wadhkurullāha fī ayyāmim maʿdūdāt, faman taʿajjala fī yawmayni falā ithma ʿalayhi wa man taʾakhkhara falā ithma ʿalayh, limanittaqā, wattaqullāha waʿlamū annakum ilayhi tuḥsharūn.

    And remember Allāh during [specific] numbered days. Then whoever hastens [his departure] in two days - there is no sin upon him; and whoever delays [until the third] - there is no sin upon him - for him who fears Allāh. And fear Allāh and know that unto Him you will be gathered.

  1. ثُمَّ لۡيَقۡضُواْ تَفَثَهُمۡ وَلۡيُوفُواْ نُذُورَهُمۡ وَلۡيَطَّوَّفُواْ بِٱلۡبَيۡتِ ٱلۡعَتِيقِ ٢٩

    Thummal-yaqḍū tafathahum walyūfū nudhūrahum walyaṭṭawwafū bil-baytil-ʿatīq.

    Then let them end their untidiness and fulfill their vows and perform ṭawāf around the ancient House."

  2. ذَٰلِكَۖ وَمَن يُعَظِّمۡ حُرُمَٰتِ ٱللَّهِ فَهُوَ خَيۡرٞ لَّهُۥ عِندَ رَبِّهِۦۗ وَأُحِلَّتۡ لَكُمُ ٱلۡأَنۡعَٰمُ إِلَّا مَا يُتۡلَىٰ عَلَيۡكُمۡۖ فَٱجۡتَنِبُواْ ٱلرِّجۡسَ مِنَ ٱلۡأَوۡثَٰنِ وَٱجۡتَنِبُواْ قَوۡلَ ٱلزُّورِ ٣٠

    Dhālik, wa may yuʿaẓẓim ḥurumātillāhi fahuwa khayrul lahū ʿinda rabbih, wa uḥillat lakumul-anʿāmu illā mā yutlā ʿalaykum, fajtanibur-rijsa minal-awthāni wajtanibū qawlaz-zūr.

    That [has been commanded], and whoever honors the sacred ordinances of Allāh - it is best for him in the sight of his Lord. And permitted to you are the grazing livestock, except what is recited to you.1 So avoid the uncleanliness of idols and avoid false statement,

    Footnotes (1)
    1. See 5:3.
  1. لَّقَدۡ صَدَقَ ٱللَّهُ رَسُولَهُ ٱلرُّءۡيَا بِٱلۡحَقِّۖ لَتَدۡخُلُنَّ ٱلۡمَسۡجِدَ ٱلۡحَرَامَ إِن شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ ءَامِنِينَ مُحَلِّقِينَ رُءُوسَكُمۡ وَمُقَصِّرِينَ لَا تَخَافُونَۖ فَعَلِمَ مَا لَمۡ تَعۡلَمُواْ فَجَعَلَ مِن دُونِ ذَٰلِكَ فَتۡحٗا قَرِيبًا ٢٧

    Laqad ṣadaqallāhu rasūlahur-ruʾyā bil-ḥaqq, latadkhulunnal-masjidal-ḥarāma in shāʾallāhu āminīna muḥalliqīna ruʾūsakum wa muqaṣṣirīna lā takhāfūn, faʿalima mā lam taʿlamū fajaʿala min dūni dhālika fatḥan qarībā.

    Certainly has Allāh showed to His Messenger the vision [i.e., dream] in truth. You will surely enter al-Masjid al-Ḥarām, if Allāh wills, in safety, with your heads shaved and [hair] shortened,1 not fearing [anyone]. He knew what you did not know and has arranged before that a conquest near [at hand].

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    1. i.e., having completed the rites of ʿumrah.

The House of Allah, the goal of Hajj

  1. وَإِذۡ جَعَلۡنَا ٱلۡبَيۡتَ مَثَابَةٗ لِّلنَّاسِ وَأَمۡنٗا وَٱتَّخِذُواْ مِن مَّقَامِ إِبۡرَٰهِـۧمَ مُصَلّٗىۖ وَعَهِدۡنَآ إِلَىٰٓ إِبۡرَٰهِـۧمَ وَإِسۡمَٰعِيلَ أَن طَهِّرَا بَيۡتِيَ لِلطَّآئِفِينَ وَٱلۡعَٰكِفِينَ وَٱلرُّكَّعِ ٱلسُّجُودِ ١٢٥

    Wa idh jaʿalnal-bayta mathābatal lin-nāsi wa amnaw wattakhidhū mim maqāmi ibrāhīma muṣallā, wa ʿahidnā ilā ibrāhīma wa ismāʿīla an ṭahhirā baytiya liṭ-ṭāʾifīna wal-ʿākifīna war-rukkaʿis-sujūd.

    And [mention] when We made the House [i.e., the Kaʿbah] a place of return for the people and [a place of] security. And take, [O believers], from the standing place of Abraham a place of prayer. And We charged Abraham and Ishmael, [saying], "Purify My House for those who perform ṭawāf1 and those who are staying [there] for worship and those who bow and prostrate [in prayer]."

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    1. A form of worship particular to the Kaʿbah consisting of going around it in circuits.
  1. ۞ جَعَلَ ٱللَّهُ ٱلۡكَعۡبَةَ ٱلۡبَيۡتَ ٱلۡحَرَامَ قِيَٰمٗا لِّلنَّاسِ وَٱلشَّهۡرَ ٱلۡحَرَامَ وَٱلۡهَدۡيَ وَٱلۡقَلَٰٓئِدَۚ ذَٰلِكَ لِتَعۡلَمُوٓاْ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَعۡلَمُ مَا فِي ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَمَا فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ بِكُلِّ شَيۡءٍ عَلِيمٌ ٩٧

    Jaʿalallāhul-kaʿbatal-baytal-ḥarāma qiyāmal lin-nāsi wash-shahral-ḥarāma wal-hadya wal-qalāʾid, dhālika litaʿlamū annallāha yaʿlamu mā fis-samāwāti wa mā fil-arḍi wa annallāha bikulli shayʾin ʿalīm.

    Allāh has made the Kaʿbah, the Sacred House, standing1 for the people and [has sanctified] the sacred months and the sacrificial animals and the garlands [by which they are identified]. That is so you may know that Allāh knows what is in the heavens and what is in the earth and that Allāh is Knowing of all things.

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    1. Conspicuously as a symbol of Allāh's religion.