Common Mistakes Done By Pilgrims of Hajj during Their Hajj Session in Makkah

Hajj is the prime most of the liturgies in Islam and is valued as the most important part of the Islamic teaching and prayers. There are a number of aspects that need to be considered while performing Hajj. 

Lack of Knowledge about Hajj 

These matters are not considered as problematic but they actually influence the performance of Hajj and can end up in nullifying the whole effort done by the pilgrims while performing the rituals of Hajj. The major aspects of these problems acts that result during the performance of Hajj is the lack of knowledge and information with the pilgrims.

Ihraam

Going into ihram is the most important and the prime most part of the performance of Hajj. Sometimes the pilgrims bypass the designated Meeqaats that are marked for the pilgrims to go into Ihraam. According to the rulings, every pilgrim has to go into Ihraam from the designated Meeqaat and if anyone not does so, he or she will be required to make expiation by the sacrifice of sheep in Makkah and feeding all its meat to the poor. 

Tawaf

Another major matter that needs to be noted is most of the times the pilgrims begin their tough from any other point is to the black stone. If the pilgrims do not go all around the Kaaba including the hijar of Ismaeil, it would be considered an incomplete circle and they need to take that part into the circle. Excluding that area would not complete the tawaaf and the performance of tawaaf and other liturgies would be void. Ramal is only required to be done in the first three of the tawaaf, while in remaining three; the pilgrim is required to walk easily. People tend to do ramal in all the seven of the tawaafs which is wrong. 

Touching the Kaaba

Some of the pilgrims tend to touch all the four corners of the Kaaba where as there is no such example from the Life of Holy Prophet and it is just a bidah and has no significant value.

Saei

While doing so, the pilgrims sometimes face towards the Kaaba and recite certain words, it is prohibited by the rulings. Throwing pebbles at the stone pillars is a part of the prime liturgy of Islam and throwing anything else to the stone towers. As doing so is the bidah and exaggeration from the basic teachings and techniques of Islam for the performance of the liturgies.

Visiting Ohd, Badar and Grave of Holy Prophet (PBUH)

Ohad Mountain

There are certain pilgrims that think that visiting the grave of the Holy Prophet (PBUH) and the places of Ohd and Badar and praying for the blessings and seeking help is a ritual and part of the activity all these activities come under the Bidaah and are not permitted in any way for the Pilgrims. I hope during hajj 2013, this will help you to keep the actual spirit of hajj in mind with the right way to perform your prayers.

There are many of the others; I hope I will write them too here as soon as possible.