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Traveling with your Spouse for Hajj


Your Hajj journey is probably composed of 3 portions 

  1. Umrah + Time spent in Makkah
  2. Madina
  3. Hajj

Hajj Portion

Traveling You will be travel together during the rituals of the Hajj.  

  • This includes the bus / walk to your assigned area in Mina.
  • The trip to Arafat
  • Moving from Arafat to Muzdalifah
  • Final leg from Muzdalifah to your tent in Mina
  • Daily trip to jamarāt to perform the stoning
  • Traveling to and from your final Tawaf
  • Performing your Umrah

At Location Typically when you arrive at the different locations during the Hajj you will not be together. Do confirm this information with your selected travel agent.  

  • In Mina you will be in separate tents. Have a system to arrange communication. Your spouse might be praying and not answer your text or call.  Dinner in Mina varies you and your spouse may be eating on different schedules. You may be able to coordinate to eat together in Mina.
  • Some tour operators provide tents for the day at Arafat. You and your spouse will be in separate tents reading your prayers. Coordinate how you will communicate. Remember your phone might not work effectively being that everyone is in one single location on that day. You should be able to eat together during Arafat
  • After arriving in Muzdalifah, you will probably eat and pray separately.  Then you will go to sleep in your designated separate areas.  Do make a plan on communicating how to get together again the next morning for the trip to jamarāt.  Additionally, some couples leave early from Muzdalifah for health reasons.  If this is your plan make sure you understand how your travel agent arranges this.

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