Dua at Maqam Ibrahim
3 Things to Know About the Station
After completing the seven circuits of tawaf around the Kaaba, the pilgrim moves to pray behind the Station of Ibrahim, known as Maqam Ibrahim, the place where the Prophet Ibrahim stood as he built the sacred house. Allah commanded the believers to take the Station of Ibrahim as a place of prayer, and so the pilgrim offers two units of prayer there, completing the rite of tawaf. The dua at Maqam Ibrahim centres on this prayer, fulfilling the command of Allah at a blessed place tied to the legacy of Ibrahim.
وَاتَّخِذُوا مِنْ مَقَامِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ مُصَلًّى
Wattakhidhū min maqāmi Ibrāhīma musallā.
“And take the Station of Ibrahim as a place of prayer.”
The Station of Ibrahim is a stone that bears the honoured place where Ibrahim stood, preserved by Allah as a sign at the sacred house. This guide explains the dua at Maqam Ibrahim and three things to know about the Station, so that the pilgrim may pray behind the Station after the tawaf in the way the Prophet (pbuh) did, fulfilling the command of Allah and honouring the blessed place connected to the great Prophet Ibrahim, the builder of the House.
The Command to Pray at the Station
In Surah Al-Baqarah, Allah commands the believers to take the Station of Ibrahim as a place of prayer. This Station, Maqam Ibrahim, is the stone upon which the Prophet Ibrahim stood as he raised the walls of the Kaaba with his son Ismail, and Allah honoured it by commanding that prayer be offered near it. After completing the tawaf, the pilgrim moves behind the Station of Ibrahim and prays two units of prayer, fulfilling the command of Allah and following the practice of the Prophet (pbuh).
When the Prophet (pbuh) performed the tawaf, he prayed two units behind the Station of Ibrahim, reciting in them the chapters of sincerity, Surah Al-Kafirun and Surah Al-Ikhlas. By praying behind the Station after the tawaf, the pilgrim connects with the legacy of Ibrahim, the builder of the House and the father of the prophets, and fulfils a command Allah placed in His Book. The dua at Maqam Ibrahim is this prayer, offered at a blessed place rich with the history of the faith.
وَاتَّخِذُوا مِنْ مَقَامِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ مُصَلًّى
Wattakhidhu min maqami Ibrahima musalla
And take the Station of Ibrahim as a place of prayer
Three Things to Know About the Station
The Station of Ibrahim is a blessed place tied to the building of the House. These three things help the pilgrim pray at the Station.
- Allah commanded taking the Station of Ibrahim as a place of prayer, in His Book.
- After the tawaf, the pilgrim prays two units behind the Station, completing the rite.
- The Prophet (pbuh) recited Surah Al-Kafirun and Surah Al-Ikhlas in the two units of prayer.
Praying Where Ibrahim Stood
The dua at Maqam Ibrahim fulfils the command of Allah to take the Station of Ibrahim as a place of prayer, offered after the tawaf at a blessed place. By praying two units behind the Station as Allah commanded, completing the rite of tawaf, and reciting the chapters the Prophet (pbuh) recited, the pilgrim honours this blessed place in the best way. The Station of Ibrahim connects the pilgrim with the legacy of the great Prophet who built the House, and the believer prays there in obedience to the command of Allah.
This practice pairs naturally with the dua during tawaf and the dua between the Yemeni Corner and Black Stone. Together they help the pilgrim fill the rites at the sacred house with the remembrance of Allah.
After tawaf, the pilgrim prays behind Maqam Ibrahim, the place where Ibrahim stood to build the House. Learn the duas of Hajj with us on YouTube, where the supplications are recited aloud, on X for a reminder of this blessed station, and on Pinterest where readers share their experience at the sacred house.
Frequently Asked Questions
Maqam Ibrahim, the Station of Ibrahim, is the stone upon which the Prophet Ibrahim stood as he built the Kaaba with his son Ismail. Allah honoured it and commanded the believers to take it as a place of prayer.
After completing the seven circuits of tawaf, the pilgrim moves behind the Station of Ibrahim and prays two units of prayer, fulfilling the command of Allah and completing the rite of tawaf.
The Prophet (pbuh) recited Surah Al-Kafirun in the first unit and Surah Al-Ikhlas in the second, the two chapters of sincerity, when he prayed two units behind the Station of Ibrahim after the tawaf.
Because it bears the honoured place where Ibrahim stood to build the sacred house, preserved by Allah as a sign, and Allah commanded that prayer be offered near it. It connects the pilgrim with the legacy of Ibrahim.
Praying two units behind the Station of Ibrahim after the tawaf is a confirmed Sunnah, following the Prophet (pbuh) and the command of Allah to take the Station as a place of prayer. If crowded, the pilgrim may pray elsewhere in the mosque.