الرِّحْلَة

• Passport 6+ months validity, with Hajj visa stamped or attached.
• Hajj visa printout Plus a photo of it on your phone.
• Vaccination certificate Meningitis ACWY is required; carry the original.
• Travel insurance Policy number written on a card, in your wallet.
• Agency contact card Laminated. Name, phone, group ID, hotel.
• Cash + cards Some Saudi riyal in small notes; one card you trust internationally.
• Photocopies Three sets of every document, distributed across bags.
• Emergency contact Written on paper, in a wallet pocket.

1. i
   Be at the airport 6 hours before departure

   Hajj flights run heavier than usual — group ticketing, two full check-in bags per pilgrim, and a manual Nusuk visa check at the counter. From major US hubs (JFK, ORD, IAD, ATL, LAX, IAH, DFW) plan on 6 hours; in peak Hajj weeks treat that as a hard floor. Confirm your terminal the night before — some carriers run a separate Hajj-only check-in line.

2. ii
   Travel in your everyday clothes

   You'll change into ihrām at the designated mīqāt — onboard, or at the airport in Madinah / Jeddah. Don't enter ihrām before then.

3. iii
   Make travel duʿāʾ before takeoff

   Once you're settled in your seat, recite the Sunnah travel duʿāʾ — the full text is in the next section. Ask Allah for ease, safety, and that He fold up the distance.

4. iv
   Pray on the plane

   Combine and shorten according to what you've learned in your seminar — pray seated if needed.

5. v
   Stay with your group

   From the moment you land, do not break from your group's flow. Bathroom breaks, food breaks — tell someone.

اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ، اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ، اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ، سُبْحَانَ الَّذِي سَخَّرَ لَنَا هَذَا وَمَا كُنَّا لَهُ مُقْرِنِينَ، وَإِنَّا إِلَى رَبِّنَا لَمُنْقَلِبُونَ. اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّا نَسْأَلُكَ فِي سَفَرِنَا هَذَا الْبِرَّ وَالتَّقْوَى، وَمِنَ الْعَمَلِ مَا تَرْضَى، اللَّهُمَّ هَوِّنْ عَلَيْنَا سَفَرَنَا هَذَا وَاطْوِ عَنَّا بُعْدَهُ، اللَّهُمَّ أَنْتَ الصَّاحِبُ فِي السَّفَرِ، وَالْخَلِيفَةُ فِي الْأَهْلِ، اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ وَعْثَاءِ السَّفَرِ، وَكَآبَةِ الْمَنْظَرِ، وَسُوءِ الْمُنْقَلَبِ فِي الْمَالِ وَالْأَهْلِ

“Allah is the Greatest, Allah is the Greatest, Allah is the Greatest. Glory be to Him who has subjected this to us, though we could never have accomplished it ourselves; indeed, to our Lord we are returning. O Allah, we ask You on this our journey for goodness, piety, and works that are pleasing to You. O Allah, ease this journey for us and fold up its distance. O Allah, You are our companion on the journey and the Caretaker of our family. O Allah, I seek refuge with You from the hardship of travel, from a sorrowful sight, and from an evil return — in family or in wealth.”

Sahih Muslim · 1342 · narrated by Ibn ʿUmar