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(6) Most of your journey should be at night. The Prophet said:
You should travel at night, as the earth becomes narrow'at night and not at day. Sleep little during the night that you'may be helper in journey. When you reach a high place, say: O God, Lord of seven heavens and that which casts shade, Lord of seven earths and that which reduces it, Lord of the devil and those whom they misguide, Lord of air and on what it blows upon, Lord of sea and what it blows upon, I seek good of the inhabitants of this place, I seek refuge to Thee from their evils. When you land at any place, pray two rak'ats.

(7) You should not travel during day time. Don't walk alone and don't go out of your company and keep a watch at the time of your sleep at night. Spread out your hands if you sleep at the early part of night. If you sleep by the latter part of night, place your head on the palm of your hand. Thus the Prophet used to sleep in his journey in order to guard against the loss of a prayer.
The loss of a prayer is more severe than the loss of a pilgrimage.

(8) When you get on a high place on the way, recite Takbir thrice and then recite: O God, Thy honour is above all honours, Thine is all praise and all glory when you get down, recite Tasbih.

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DUTIES FROM MIQAT TO THE ENTRY INTO MECCA

(1) Take bath with the intention of making Ihram, comb your hairs and head, manicure your nails, clip your mustache and do everything as described in the chapter on purity and cleanliness. (2) Put on two pieces of unsewn Ihram cloth.
White cloth is dearest to God. Use scent in body and cloth, (3).
Take journey if you walk on foot. Now make niyyat of either Ifrad, Qeran or Tamattu Haj and say Talbiyah-present to Thee, O God, present to Thee, there is no partner for Thee, all praise and gifts are for Thee, there is no partner for Thee. (4) When you enter into Ihram, recite the following: O God, I make niyyat for pilgrimage. O God, make it easy for me, help me in fulfilling its duties, accept it from me. There are other invocations also. (5) It is commendable to recite Talbiah in a loud voice at the time of ascending, descending, riding on conveyance. It is as follows: O God, I am present to Thee, I am present to Thee, There is no partner for Thee. All praise, gifts and lordship are for Thee. Thou hast got no partner. Whenever anything astonished the Prophet, he used to say: Labbaik, the life of the next world is true life.

DUTIES AFTER ENTRY INTO MECCA TILL TAWAF

(1) Take bath to enter Mecca.

(2) When you enter the first boundury of Harem outside Mecca, then recite: O God, this is Thy sacred sanctuary. Thy safe place. So save my blood, my hairs and my body from Hell. Save me from Thy chastisement on the day Thou wilt resurrect Thy servants and include me in the company of Thy friends and those subservient to Thee.

(3) Enter Mecca by the high place of Mecca and come out of it by its low place.