09/05/2026
First of all congratulations on embarking on the most important journey of your life yet. I don’t understand how people can have the money and delay such an important journey, but I was guilty too. I did Haj last year at the age of 45 and honestly I wish I had the money or knowledge or education to do it at 25 or 30 for so many reasons.
1. Hajj requires a very HIGH fitness level. Thankfully because I’m always training I didn’t really feel anything but I felt bad for people who had no fitness and had to walk for many hours carrying a backpack that was around 5 - 7 kg so make sure that you’re ready and prepared to walk for up to 4 hours with a heavy backpack
2. Make sure that you have your toiletries like fragrance - free soap, deodorant, sunscreen, body cream, shower gel, and toothpaste.
3. Not everybody who goes to Hajj is actually ready for Hajj so be prepared to exercise your best tolerance level & utmost patience. People will be people and it will be REALLY HARD to deal with MANY.
4. Make sure you have noise cancellation, headphones I used my AirPods Max. They were amazing during the nights in Mina where I had to sleep with over 50 women in one big tent who didn’t necessarily have much respect for the fact that we were sharing a tent or during hajj season.
5. Arafa will be a very long and very hot day. You need to exercise your utmost patience - don’t yell, don’t lose your patience. Don’t lose your temper. It will be very challenging, and God will be testing you but make sure that you have to control your temper.
6. Make sure you have a change of 5 to 6 abayas & make sure to carry panty liners and so you don’t need to change your underwear and carry lots of fragrance free wipes.
7. Make sure you carry a small chargeable fan that will come in very handy even if the AC is on because there are so many people it gets so hot and stuffy
8. Pack running shoes ONLY- you walk for looong hours.
9. Don’t forget your sunglasses and a small umbrella
10. Make the longest possible list of wishes and dreams because God is most merciful, most forgiving and don’t forget the verse : ﴿وَقَالَ رَبُّكُمُ ادْعُونِي أَس�