Wednesday, July 29, 2026

Step-by-Step Guide to Performing Ṭawāf and Sa'ī with Authentic Du'ās

To recite Ṣalāt-'Alan-Nabī once before making this Du'ā is better.

Du'ā to be made at Multazam

اَللّٰهُمَّ يَا رَبَّ الْبَيْتِ الْعَتِيْقِ اَعْتِقْ رِقَابَنَا وَ رِقَابَ اٰبَآئِنَا وَ اُمَّهَاتِنَا وَ اِخْوَانِنَا وَ اَوْلَادِنَا مِنَ النَّارِ يَا ذَا الْجُوْدِ وَ الْكَرَمِ وَ الْمَنِّ وَالْعَطَآءِ وَالْاِحْسَانِ ۔ اَللّٰهُمَّ اَحْسِنْ عَاقِبَتَنَا فِی الْاُمُوْرِ كُلِّهَا وَاَجِرْنَا مِنْ خِزْیِ الدُّنْيَا وَعَذَابِ الْاٰخِرَةِ ۔ اَللّٰهُمَّ اِنِّیْ عَبْدُكَ وَابْنُ عَبْدِكَ وَاقِفٌ تَحْتَ بَابِكَ مُلْتَزِمٌ بِاَعْتَابِكَ مُتَذَلِّلٌ بَيْنَ يَدَيْكَ اَرْجُوْ رَحْمَتَكَ وَاَخْشٰى عَذَابَكَ مِنَ النَّارِ يَا قَدِيْمَ الْاِحْسَانِ ۔ اَللّٰهُمَّ اِنِّیْ اَسْئَلُكَ اَنْ تَرْفَعَ ذِكْرِیْ وَتَضَعَ وِزْرِیْ وَتُصْلِحَ اَمْرِیْ وَتُطَهِّرَ قَلْبِیْ وَتُنَوِّرَ لِیْ فِیْ قَبْرِیْ وَتَغْفِرَ لِیْ ذَنْبِیْ وَاَسْئَلُكَ الدَّرَجَاتِ الْعُلٰى مِنَ الْجَنَّةِ ۔ اٰمِيْنَ بِجَاهِ النَّبِیِّ الْاَمِيْنَ صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ

Translation:

O Allah ! O Creator of this ancient House! Free our necks and those of our ancestors, our mothers (and sisters), our brothers and children from the fire of Hell! O the Forgiver, the Most Merciful, the Most Beneficent, the Most Kind, the Bestower and the Most Generous. O Allah , bless us with good end in all our affairs and save us from remorse in this world and torment in the Hereafter. O Allah ! I am Your servant and the son of Your servant. I am standing beneath Your sacred door. I have clung to its doorstep and I am expressing my humbleness before You and I am begging for Your mercy and I fear the torment of Hell, O Ever-Kind (be kind with me at this moment). I implore You to raise my name and lighten the burden of my sins and reform my affairs, cleanse my inner self, illuminate my grave, and forgive my sins and I am begging You for high status in Paradise. Āmīn

An important ruling

After performing the Ṭawāf which is followed by Sa'ī, offer Ṣalāh of Ṭawāf before coming to Multazam. In case of performing the Ṭawāf which is not followed by Sa'ī, e.g. a Nafl Ṭawāf or Ṭawāf-uz-Ziyārah (provided Sa'ī of Ḥajj has already been performed), one should approach Multazam prior to offering the Ṣalāh of Ṭawāf at Maqām-u-Ibrāhīm.

(Al-Maslak-ul-Mutaqassiṭ, pp. 138)

Drink Zamzam water

A large number of Zamzam water-containing coolers are placed in Masjid-ul-Ḥarām at different points. Come to any water-cooler and drink Zamzam water in three breaths until your stomach is full, whilst standing and facing the Qiblah. (Remember that it is necessary to make the intention of I'tikāf before you drink Zamzam water in any Masjid.)

The Beloved and Blessed Prophet has stated, 'The difference between us and the hypocrites is that they do not drink Zamzam to their full stomach.'

(Ibn Mājah, vol. 3, pp. 489, Ḥadīš 3061)

Recite بِسْمِ اللّٰہ every time you drink Zamzam water and say اَلْحَمْدُ لِلّٰہ afterwards. Look at the Holy Ka'bah every time you drink it. Sprinkle the remaining water over the body or moisten the face and the head, etc. Take care that no drop of water falls over the ground. When drinking Zamzam water, make Du'ā as it will be accepted. Here are two sayings of the Holy Prophet :

1.      'This (Zamzam water) is blessed and a meal for the hungry and a cure for the patient.'

 (Abū Dāwūd Ṭayālsī, pp. 61, Ḥadīš 457)

2.      'The purpose for which Zamzam is drunk will be fulfilled.'

(Ibn Mājah, vol. 3, pp. 490, Ḥadīš 3062)

Recite this Du'ā after drinking Zamzam water

اَللّٰهُمَّ اِنِّیْ اَسْئَلُكَ عِلْمًا نَّافِعًا وَّرِزْقًا وَّاسِعًا وَّشِفَآءً مِّنْ كُلِّ دَآءٍ

Translation: O Allah ! I ask You for useful knowledge, increased sustenance and cure for all diseases.

How to make Du'ā whilst drinking Zamzam water

The exegetist of Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim Sayyidunā Imām Nawavī Shāfi'ī عَلَيْهِ رَحْمَةُ اللّٰهِ الْقَوِیّ has stated, 'If a person desires forgiveness or a cure for some disease etc by drinking Zamzam water, it is Mustaḥab for him to stand facing the Qiblah and recite بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ and then say: O Allah ! I have heard a Ḥadīš of Your Prophet who has said, 'The purpose for which Zamzam is drunk will be fulfilled.' O Allah ! I am going to drink it so that You would forgive me or O Allah ! I am going to drink it to be cured of my disease. O Allah ! You grant me the cure. Many other Du'ā's may be made in the same way.

(Al-Īḍāḥ fī Manāsik al-Ḥajj lin-Nawavī, pp. 401)

Do not drink very cold water

Avoid drinking very cold water lest it causes hindrance to the acts of worship. Crushing the desire of Nafs, drink water from such cooler that has on it the writing زَمْزَم غَيْرُ مُبَرَّد (i.e. Zamzam water that is not cold).

Eyesight improves

To see Zamzam water improves the eyesight and removes the sins. To sprinkle three handfuls of it onto the head protects against disgrace.

(Al-Baḥr-ul-'Amīq fil-Manāsik, vol. 5, pp. 2569-2573)

Tū har sāl Ḥajj per bulā Yā Ilāhī
Wahān Āb-e-Zamzam pilā Yā Ilāhī

May I perform Hajj every year, O Almighty!
And drink Zamzam water there, O Almighty!

صَلُّوْا عَلَى الْحَبِيْبْ ۔        صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

Sai of Safa and Marwah

Prepare for Sa'ī between Ṣafā and Marwah. However, if you are tired or occupied, you may take some rest before performing Sa'ī. It should be noted that it is not a Sunnah to perform Iḍṭibā' in Sa'ī.

Now, perform Istilām of Ḥajar-ul-Aswad as usual by raising both hands up to ears and then recite the following Du'ā:

بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ وَ الْحَمْدُ لِلّٰهِ وَ اللّٰهُ اَكْبَرُ وَ الصَّلٰوةُ وَ السَّلَامُ عَلٰى رَسُوْلِ اللّٰهِ

If it is not possible to perform Istilām, then face Ḥajar-ul-Aswad and recite اَللّٰہُ اَکْبَرُ وَلَا اِلٰہَ اِلَّا اللّٰہُ وَالْحَمْدُ لِلّٰہ with Ṣalāt-'Alan-Nabī and come at Bāb-us-Ṣafā immediately. The mount Ṣafā is outside Masjid-ul-Ḥarām. Since it is a Sunnah to place out left foot first whilst exiting a Masjid, do the same here while exiting Masjid-ul-Ḥarām and recite the following Du'ā with Ṣalāt-'Alan-Nabī:

اَللّٰهُمَّ اِنِّیْ اَسْئَلُكَ مِنْ فَضْلِكَ وَ رَحْمَتِكَ

O Allah ! I beg You for Your mercy and grace.

While reciting Ṣalāt-'Alan-Nabī, now go uphill at Ṣafā such that you may see the Holy Ka'bah from there. This can be achieved by walking uphill just slightly. Therefore, avoid climbing the mount too high like other people. Then recite the following Du'ā:

اَبْدَاُ بِمَا بَدَاَ اللّٰہُ تَعَالٰى بِهٖ ۔ اِنَّ الصَّفَا وَالْمَرْوَةَ مِنْ شَعَآئِرِ اللّٰہِ ۔ فَمَنْ حَجَّ الْبَيْتَ اَوِ اعْتَمَرَ فَلَا جُنَاحَ عَلَيْهِ اَنْ يَّطَّوَّفَ بِهِمَا ۔ وَمَنْ تَطَوَّعَ خَيْرًا فَاِنَّ اللّٰہَ شَاكِرٌ عَلِيْمٌ

Translation:

I begin that which Allah has begun with (this Holy Statement of His): Without doubt, Ṣafā and Marwah are from amongst the signs from Allah , whosoever performs Hajj or 'Umrah of this house, there is no sin on him for taking rounds of these two. And whoever performs a good deed at his own will, undoubtedly Allah is the most Rewarding and all Knowing.

Wrong way

Out of ignorance, many people are seen waving their palms towards the Ka'bah. Likewise, some people signal with their hands and raise hands up to their ears three times and then drop them; all these are incorrect manners. What you should do is to raise your hands up to your shoulders as in Du'ā, whilst facing the Ka'bah. Make Du'ā for as long as it takes to recite 25 verses of Sūrah al-Baqarah. Make Du'ā humbly whilst pleading and sobbing as this is a place where Du'ā is accepted. Pray for the betterment of yourself and all other Muslims including Muslim jinns. It will be a great favour if you make Du'ā of forgiveness for me, a sinner (Sag-e-Madīnah). Reciting Ṣalāt-'Alan-Nabī make the following Du'ā.¹

¹ As intention is not a condition for the Ramī of Jamarāt and Wuqūf in 'Arafāt etc. it is not a condition for Sa'ī as well. If the Sa'ī is performed even without an intention, it will still be valid. However, it is Mustaḥab to make intention. One will not get the reward if there is no intention.

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