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The return

Preparation at home, journey, ihram at the miqat or on the plane, Makkah, then Madinah and return.

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Educational guide. If in doubt, ask your guide or a scholar.

Before leaving Makkah, a farewell tawaf is recommended for Umrah according to several scholars (obligatory for Hajj). Buy Zamzam water at the official airport points (5 l can, not deducted from checked weight). On the way back, recite the travel supplication, thank Allah and keep the good habits you gained.

Schools differThe farewell tawaf for Umrah: recommended for some, obligatory for others, not required for others still. If you can, do it.

Supplications

آيِبُونَ تَائِبُونَ عَابِدُونَ لِرَبِّنَا حَامِدُونَ

Āyibūna tāʾibūna ʿābidūna li-rabbinā ḥāmidūn

We return, repentant, worshipping, praising our Lord.

Muslim 1342 (travel and return supplication)

Common mistakes

What if…

I leave feeling I did not pray enough?

An accepted Umrah changes the life that follows: prayers on time, patience, generosity. That is where acceptance shows.

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All steps

  1. 1Forming your intention
  2. 2Documents and formalities
  3. 3Health and fitness
  4. 4The pilgrim’s suitcase
  5. 5The journey and arrival
  6. 6Ihram at the miqat or on board
  7. 7The talbiya
  8. 8Entering Makkah and the Sacred Mosque
  9. 9Tawaf: 7 circuits around the Kaaba
  10. 10Prayer behind Maqam Ibrahim and Zamzam water
  11. 11Saʿi: 7 laps between Safa and Marwa
  12. 12Halq or taqsir: leaving ihram
  13. 13Madinah: the Prophet’s Mosque and visits
  14. 14The return