In Madinah there is no ihram rite: the aim is prayer in the Prophet’s ﷺ Mosque, greeting the Prophet ﷺ and his two companions, then visits (Baqiʿ, Quba, Uhud). The Rawda is booked through the Nusuk app, run by the authorities: the agency helps but does not control the slots.
Educational guide. If in doubt, ask your guide or a scholar.
Supplications
السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ وَرَحْمَةُ اللهِ وَبَرَكَاتُهُ
As-salāmu ʿalayka yā rasūla Llāhi wa raḥmatu Llāhi wa barakātuh
Peace be upon you, O Messenger of Allah, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings (then upon Abu Bakr and Umar).
Greeting wording reported from Ibn Umar (Muwatta, Bayhaqi)
بِسْمِ اللهِ، وَالصَّلَاةُ وَالسَّلَامُ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ، اللَّهُمَّ افْتَحْ لِي أَبْوَابَ رَحْمَتِكَ
Bismi Llāh, wa-ṣ-ṣalātu wa-s-salāmu ʿalā rasūli Llāh, Allāhumma ftaḥ lī abwāba raḥmatik
Supplication for entering the mosque.
Muslim 713, Abu Dawud 465 (entering the mosque)
Common mistakes
- Raising the voice or pushing near the grave.
- Believing the Rawda is guaranteed: the slot depends on Nusuk.
- Getting lost in the vast courtyard: note your gate.
What if…
No Rawda slot on Nusuk?
Try again early each morning; pray elsewhere in the mosque, the reward of prayer there remains immense.
I want to pray at Quba?
Perform ablution at the hotel then pray two units at Quba: reward compared to an Umrah in a hadith.
Checklist
- ☐ Greeting to the Prophet ﷺ done
- ☐ Rawda slot attempted on Nusuk
- ☐ Baqiʿ, Quba, Uhud visits done with the group
Sources
- Muslim 713, Abu Dawud 465 (entering the mosque)
- Ibn Majah 1412, Tirmidhi 324 (prayer at Quba)
- Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah, Nusuk app (practical rules)
All steps
- 1Stay in Madinah
- 2Preparing ihram at the hotel
- 3Ihram at the Dhul Hulayfah miqat (Abyar Ali)
- 4Madinah → Makkah journey in talbiya
- 5Entering Makkah and the Sacred Mosque
- 6Tawaf: 7 circuits around the Kaaba
- 7Prayer behind Maqam Ibrahim and Zamzam water
- 8Saʿi: 7 laps between Safa and Marwa
- 9Halq or taqsir: leaving ihram
- 10The return