In Session 5, learners will:

• Explore the actions of the Days of Tashrīq, learning how to pelt the jamarāt, stay in Minā, and fill every moment with the remembrance of Allah.
• Uncover the secrets of Minā, from appreciating divine hospitality and strengthening brotherhood, to embracing a minimalist life free from the traps of consumerism.
• Renew their pledge to Allah and His Messenger ﷺ, reflecting deeply on what they are willing to sacrifice for the sake of Allah’s dīn.
• Reflect on the story of Barsīṣā, understanding the subtle tricks of Shayṭān and how to guard the heart long after ḥajj is complete.
• Discover the secrets of ṭawāf al-wadāʿ, departing the House of Allah with a heart full of gratitude, hope, and longing for return.
• Reflect on the farewell of our beloved Prophet ﷺ, drawing profound lessons from his final moments in Makkah and the legacy he left for the ummah.
• Commit to lasting transformation, identifying one mindset shift, one duʿa, and one action to carry forward from ḥajj into everyday life.

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The lesson opens by establishing Dhul Hijjah as one of the four sacred months in Islam, a month of mercy and forgiveness that mirrors the blessing of Ramadan. Through the words of our beloved Prophet ﷺ, learners discover that good deeds performed during these ten days are more beloved to Allah than good deeds performed at any other time of the year, and that the very best deed during these days is dhikr: filling the tongue and heart with tahlil, takbir, and tahmid.

Day by day, learners are guided through a beautiful and practical breakdown of what to do throughout the ten days: fasting as many days as possible from the 1st to the 8th, the mighty fast of the Day of ʿArafah on the 9th which wipes away two years of sins, the joyful sunnahs and qurbani of Eid al-Adha on the 10th, and the continued dhikr and takbirat of tashriq through the Days of Tashriq until after ʿasr on the 13th. The full text and translation of the takbirat at-tashriq is presented clearly for learners to memorise and carry with them.

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The lesson continues through the eyes of a pilgrim during the Days of Tashriq, the 11th to 13th of Dhul Hijjah, as he spends his remaining hours in Mina in dhikr, duʿa, and recitation of the Qur’an, stoning all three jamarat just as our beloved Prophet ﷺ did. With each pebble thrown, the connection to the Prophet Ibrahim عليه السلام and his steadfast family becomes more vivid and more personal. Learners witness the beautiful unity of the Ummah through the pilgrim’s encounter with Muslims from across the world, all united by one faith and one Prophet ﷺ.

The lesson then arrives at one of the most moving moments in all of hajj: the farewell tawaf. Standing before the Kaʿbah for the last time, the pilgrim reflects on how hajj has utterly transformed him. He came as one person, he is leaving as another. A Muslim reborn. Learners are invited to sit with this profound spiritual reality and consider what it truly means to return from hajj with a heart renewed in love, obedience, and ʿubūdiyyah. A Hadith of our beloved Prophet ﷺ anchors the lesson beautifully, reminding learners that tawaf, saʿy, and the stoning of the jamarat were prescribed for one purpose alone: to establish the remembrance of Allah.

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