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The return

Stay in Madinah, ihram at the Dhul Hulayfah miqat, journey to Makkah, tawaf, saʿi, halq, 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. 1Stay in Madinah
  2. 2Preparing ihram at the hotel
  3. 3Ihram at the Dhul Hulayfah miqat (Abyar Ali)
  4. 4Madinah → Makkah journey in talbiya
  5. 5Entering Makkah and the Sacred Mosque
  6. 6Tawaf: 7 circuits around the Kaaba
  7. 7Prayer behind Maqam Ibrahim and Zamzam water
  8. 8Saʿi: 7 laps between Safa and Marwa
  9. 9Halq or taqsir: leaving ihram
  10. 10The return