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10 Dhul-Hijjah

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10 Dhul-Hijjah

  1. 1The Deeds of 10 Dhul-Hijjah at a Glance
  2. 2The Virtue of the Tenth Day of Dhul-Hijjah
  3. 3First rite: Stoning Jamarat al-‘Aqabah
  4. 4The Time Limit for Throwing Pebbles
  5. 5Some rulings concerning the throwing of pebbles
  6. 6The Method of Throwing Pebbles
  7. 7Throwing pebbles by the weak and women
  8. 82. The second act: Hady, that is, slaughtering an animal
  9. 9The Virtue of Slaughtering the Hady or Offering a Sacrifice
  10. 10Guidelines Concerning Hady or Sacrificial Animals
  11. 11The ruling on offering an additional sacrifice besides the hady
  12. 12Ruling on Offering Dam for an Unknown Mistake
  13. 13Third rite: Shaving the head or shortening the hair
  14. 14The Virtue of Shaving the Head
  15. 15The Method of Shaving the Head or Shortening the Hair
  16. 16The Sunnah method of shaving the head or shortening the hair
  17. 17Some rulings concerning shaving the head
  18. 18Fourth rite: Tawaf al-Ifadah and the Sa‘i of Hajj
  19. 19Rules of Tawaf al-Ifadah
  20. 20Tawaf al-Ifadah by a Menstruating Woman
  21. 21Some Guidelines Regarding Tawaf al-Ifadah
  22. 22The ruling on maintaining continuity in four acts
  23. 23The Process of Exiting Ihram
  24. 24The ruling on spending the night in Mina
  25. 25Mistakes that occur with regard to spending the night

The Deeds of 10 Dhul-Hijjah at a Glance

1 min readLast updated September 11, 2026

1. Throwing seven pebbles at Jamrat al-‘Aqabah, or the largest Jamarah.

2. Slaughtering the hady, or sacrificial animal.

3. Shaving the head or shortening the hair.

4. Performing Tawaf al-Ifadah (Tawaf al-Ziyarah), or the obligatory Tawaf.

A detailed discussion of these is given below.