Planning Tools
Practical checklists for getting ready: what to arrange, what to carry and how to prepare your affairs. The rites themselves, and their rulings, are in the step-by-step Umrah and Hajj guides.
Check official sources for anything time-sensitive
Visas, permits, Hajj registration, passport validity rules and health or vaccination requirements change from year to year and differ by country. HikmahBridge does not publish them, because they go out of date.
Confirm them with the official Saudi platform Nusuk, the Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah, your country’s official Hajj body or an authorised operator, your own government’s travel advice, and your doctor.
Official source links checked: 3 October 2026 (Nusuk and Ministry of Hajj and Umrah homepages). Next check due: 3 January 2027, and again before the 2027 Hajj season.
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1. Before you book
2. Documents
Keep paper and digital copies, stored separately from the originals.
3. Packing
What ihram involves, including what becomes temporarily prohibited, is explained in the Umrah guide.
4. Preparing your affairs and yourself
5. The days of Hajj at a glance
For orientation only. What is done on each day, and where scholars differ, is in The Days of Hajj in the Hajj guide.
| Date (Dhul Hijjah) | Name |
|---|---|
| 8th | Day of Tarwiyah |
| 9th | Day of Arafah |
| 10th | Day of Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha) |
| 11th to 13th | Days of Tashreeq |