How to Perform Umrah — Step by Step

Umrah has four essential steps: (1) Ihram — assumed before the Miqat with ghusl, the two white garments for men, two rakats and the intention “Labbayk Allahumma Umrah”; (2) Tawaf — seven counter-clockwise circuits of the Kaaba starting at the Black Stone; (3) Sa’i — seven lengths between Safa and Marwah after two rakats at Maqam Ibrahim and Zamzam; (4) Halq or Taqsir — shaving or trimming the hair, which lifts the restrictions of Ihram.

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