Through this article, we will introduce you to the services provided by Mawakeb Hajj and Umrah Company regarding Umrah by air.
Also, The most important steps to be followed when performing Umrah pilgrimage by air.

First, Umrah by air provided by Mawakeb for Hajj and Umrah and Travel and Tourism are divided into two parts: Trips to Mecca only and trips to Medina and Mecca together, With its keenness to provide the best services to pilgrims at the best prices.

Important information before traveling

Before the start of your flight to perform Umrah pilgrimage by air to the Land of the Two Holy Mosques, The pilgrim must confirm with our staff that all necessary papers and arrangements for travel are ready.

Check your entry visa, plane ticket and flight reservations, Verify the accuracy of the information contained in the reservation, including traveler names, hotel reservations, and dates, as agreed upon.

After that, A group is created via the WhatsApp application through us that serves our customers with instructions related to travel and reception.

The procedure of entering ihram when performing Umrah pilgrimage by air

The procedure for entering ihram varies depending on your initial destination. And it will be as follows:

Ihram if your first destination is directly to Mecca

If your trip is to Mecca only or to Mecca first, you must enter ihram at home or inside the airport before boarding the plane, and when flying over the meeqat, travelers are notified to make the intention.

Ihram if your first destination is Medina

If your journey begins in Medina, you will enter into ihram and perform the intention in Medina.

For more information about how to enter ihram, Read the following article: The procedure of Ihram

The flight itself

First, before performing Umrah pilgrimage by air, You must take into consideration the importance of being at Queen Alia International Airport three hours before take-off time in anticipation of any emergency that may occur at the airport or by the airline.

If your flight is to Mecca only or Mecca first, you will travel to King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah and the flight time will be two hours and fifteen minutes.

If your flight is to Medina, you will travel to Prince Mohammed bin Abdulaziz International Airport in Medina, and the flight duration will be one hour and fifty minutes.

Arrival to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

After the plane landed safely, passports were stamped, and bags were received, Our company’s representative will be waiting for you at the location and gate previously agreed upon with you, To drop you off to your hotel, This can be done either via buses designated for groups traveling on the same trip, or via private transport vehicles according to your request and prior arrangement with the sales employee.

If the trip is to Medina and Mecca, We provide transportation service between the Madina and Mecca via buses. We also provide private car service (Extra charge) and express train service (Extra charge). The area passes through Aabar Ali to make the intention.

Performing Umrah pilgrimage

Mawakeb For Hajj and Umrah Company is keen to explain the Umrah pilgrimage and how to perform them through its sales employees, and also to provide you with a booklet with a detailed explanation of Umrah and how to perform it, especially for those whom God Almighty has honored by performing it for the first time. As in the following order:

Tawaf of Umrah

When the pilgrim arrives in Mecca, it is recommended that he/she perform ablution and then go to the Sacred Mosque to begin the Umrah pilgrimage. If he goes without ablution, there is nothing wrong with that.

When entering the Grand Mosque, he/she enters with his/her right foot, saying:
“I seek refuge in Allah, the Magnificent, and in His noble face, and in his eternal domain, from the accursed Devil”.

Then the pilgrim heads to the Holy Kaaba to perform the tawaf, and it is Sunnah for a man to uncover his right shoulder immediately and place his robe under his right armpit and its two ends over his left shoulder. Then he circumambulates 7 rounds, starting from the Black Stone. It is enough for him to point to the Black Stone from afar, saying (God is Great) without stopping when passing the Black Stone.

Then he completes the circumambulation around the Kaaba 7 times, and upon reaching the Yemeni Corner, he takes it with his hand if possible, and it is not permissible to kiss it or touch it, contrary to the Sunnah of our Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace. If he is unable to receive it with his hand, he completes the circumambulation without pointing to it or saying “Allahu Akbar,” and it is Sunnah to say between the Black Stone and the Yemeni Corner (Our Lord, give us good in this world and good in the Hereafter, and protect us from the torment of the Fire).

The circumnavigation is completed in 7 rounds, with a fast, close-paced walk that begins and ends with the black checkpoint.

Important notes:
-Some believe that circumambulating inside the vicinity of the Black Stone… This is not true, Tawaf inside and outside is valid.
-It is an innovation to touch the curtain of the Kaaba, its door, or the Abrahamic Shrine.
-Crowding is wrong for men and women, especially at the Black Stone.

Completion of Tawaaf

Upon completion of Tawaaf, the pilgrim does the following:
– Covering the right shoulder with ihram clothing

– Praying two rak’ahs behind the Maqam al-Ibrahimi, if possible, or somewhere inside the Haram, which is a confirmed Sunnah.
– In the first rak’ah after Al-Fatiha, he recites Surah (Al-Kafirun)
– In the second rak’ah after Al-Fatiha, he recites Surah (Al-Ikhlas)

There is nothing wrong with reading other surahs

Sa’y between Safa and Marwa

After completing Tawaaf, the pilgrim goes to Al-Safa and Al-Marwah to perform the Sa’y 7 rounds. When approaching Al-Safa, he begins with the words of God Almighty (Indeed, Al-Safa and Al-Marwah are among the rituals of God).
After ascending to Al-Safa, facing the Holy Kaaba, he says “Allahu Akbar” three times, supplicates many times, and raises his hands, saying:
( There is no god but Allah alone with no partner , His is the dominion, to Him belong praises and thanks and he is able to do everything , There’s No God but Allah, His promise was true, Victorious His servant, He defeated the parties alone.)

He repeats this prayer three times and supplicates whatever he wants between them. He does not raise his hands when saying “Allahu Akbar.”

Then he descends from Al-Safa, heading towards Al-Marwah, walking, praying whatever supplications he can for himself, his family, and the Muslims. When he reaches the green flag in Al-Safa, he runs quickly, for men, not women, until he reaches the second flag, then he walks normally until he reaches Al-Marwah. Upon arriving at Al-Marwah, facing the Holy Kaaba, he repeats what he said when he sought Al-Safa without reciting the verse. Then he repeats his Sa’y for 7 rounds, just as the Sa’y from Al-Safa to Al-Marwah is considered one lap, and from Al-Marwah to Al-Safa another lap, and thus he completes his Sa’y. There is no harm in if the person performing Umrah is ill or exhausted, he/she can use carriage.

Important notes:
– It is permissible for a menstruating or postpartum woman to perform the sa’i without tawaf, because the sa’i is not part of the Sacred Mosque.
– It is not permissible for a woman to rush between the two green lights.

Ending ihram

Ending ihram is the last act of Umrah, It is as the following:
– The male Umrah pilgrim shaves his head or shortens his hair on all sides, and shaving is better.
– A woman performing Umrah only shortens her hair to the extent of a fingertip, equivalent to the tip of a finger.

Thus, the pilgrim completes the performance of the Umrah pilgrimage, and what was forbidden to him during ihram becomes permissible for him.

Performing Umrah pilgrimage by air is considered easier in terms of transportation, especially for the elderly and those who have physical illnesses, may God heal them.

We ask God to accept your Umrah and forgive your sins