September 25, 2015
Yesterday was the longest day of my life. It began after Fajr in Muzdalifah (about 4:00 AM), [and after that] I was crammed into a bus to get back to our camp in Mina. We had the option of walking, but it’s a good thing we didn’t walk—we had a whole day of walking ahead of us. We got back to the camp around 6:30. It was the Day of Eid which, everywhere else in the world, meant a day of celebration. For us, it [was the beginning of the Days of Tashreeq, which means] it was a day of sacrifice and hard work. Sheikh Munir said that there’s no Eid prayer for pilgrims, because the world is praying Eid prayer for you. On this day, pilgrims do 4 things:
1. Sacrifice a sheep, to feed the poor (this was done on our behalf, so we didn’t have to do it [ourselves])
2. Stone the largest Jamarat pillar
3. Shave the head to leave the state of ihram
4. Perform Tawaf and Sa’i
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