Dua at Muzdalifah
3 Things to Know About the Night Under the Sky
After the standing at Arafat, the pilgrims move to Muzdalifah, where they spend the night under the open sky, combining the sunset and night prayers, gathering pebbles for the stoning, and remembering Allah. Muzdalifah is the place of the Sacred Landmark, where Allah commands the believers to remember Him, making it a blessed station of dhikr and supplication during the Hajj. The dua at Muzdalifah centres on this remembrance, as the pilgrim magnifies Allah at this sacred place.
The night at Muzdalifah is a time of rest and worship beneath the stars, in which the pilgrim gathers strength for the days ahead while filling the place with the remembrance of Allah. This guide explains the dua at Muzdalifah and three things to know about the night under the sky, so that the pilgrim may honour this blessed station in the way the Prophet (pbuh) did, remembering Allah at the Sacred Landmark and supplicating to Him until the light of dawn.
Remembrance at the Sacred Landmark
Allah commands the believers in His Book that when they depart from Arafat, they should remember Allah at the Sacred Landmark, the place known as al-Mashar al-Haram at Muzdalifah. This command makes Muzdalifah a station of the remembrance of Allah, where the pilgrim magnifies Him and supplicates after arriving from Arafat. The pilgrim answers this command by filling the night and the time before dawn at Muzdalifah with the dhikr and praise of Allah.
When the Prophet (pbuh) reached Muzdalifah, he combined the sunset and night prayers, rested, and then in the early morning faced the direction of prayer at the Sacred Landmark, magnifying Allah, declaring His oneness, and supplicating until the sky grew bright. He remained in remembrance and supplication at this blessed place. The dua at Muzdalifah follows this practice, filling the station with the remembrance of Allah as He commanded and as the Prophet (pbuh) showed.
فَاذْكُرُوا اللَّهَ عِنْدَ الْمَشْعَرِ الْحَرَامِ
Fadhkurullaha ‘indal-mash‘aril-haram
Remember Allah at the Sacred Landmark after Arafat
Three Things to Know About the Night Under the Sky
Muzdalifah is a blessed station of remembrance during the Hajj. These three things help the pilgrim honour the night there.
- Allah commands the believers to remember Him at the Sacred Landmark after departing from Arafat.
- The pilgrim combines the sunset and night prayers and rests under the open sky at Muzdalifah.
- The Prophet (pbuh) magnified Allah and supplicated at the Sacred Landmark until the light of dawn.
Magnify Allah and supplicate until the light of dawn
Magnifying Allah Until Dawn
The dua at Muzdalifah fills the blessed night under the sky with the remembrance of Allah, as He commanded the believers to remember Him at the Sacred Landmark. By remembering Allah at this station, combining the prayers and resting there, and magnifying Allah until dawn as the Prophet (pbuh) did, the pilgrim honours the night at Muzdalifah in the best way. The Sacred Landmark is a place of the remembrance of Allah, and the believer fills it with His praise and supplication beneath the open sky, gathering strength for the many rites of the Hajj that still await the pilgrim in the early morning ahead.
This practice pairs naturally with the dua at Mina and the dua on the Day of Arafah. Together they help the pilgrim fill the stations of the Hajj with the remembrance of Allah.
At Muzdalifah, the pilgrim remembers Allah at the Sacred Landmark beneath the open sky until dawn. Learn the duas of Hajj with us on YouTube, where the supplications are recited aloud, on Facebook for a reminder of the blessed night, and on X where readers share their experience of the Hajj.
Frequently Asked Questions
The dua at Muzdalifah is the remembrance of Allah at the Sacred Landmark, as He commands in the Quran: fadhkuru-llaha indal-mashAril-haram, then remember Allah at the Sacred Landmark. The pilgrim magnifies Allah and supplicates there until dawn.
At Muzdalifah the pilgrims arrive from Arafat, combine the sunset and night prayers, rest under the open sky, gather pebbles for the stoning, and remember Allah, magnifying Him and supplicating until the light of dawn.
The Sacred Landmark, al-Mashar al-Haram, is the blessed place at Muzdalifah where Allah commands the believers to remember Him after departing from Arafat. The Prophet (pbuh) magnified Allah and supplicated there in the early morning.
The pilgrims reach Muzdalifah after sunset on the Day of Arafah, departing Arafat as the sun sets. They spend the night there, combining the prayers and resting, before moving to Mina in the morning.
Because Allah commands the believers to remember Him at the Sacred Landmark there, making it a blessed station of dhikr during the Hajj. The pilgrims spend the night there and gather the pebbles they will use to stone the Jamarat.
Yes, in the early morning the Prophet (pbuh) faced the direction of prayer at the Sacred Landmark, magnified Allah, declared His oneness, and supplicated until the sky grew bright, filling the station with the remembrance of Allah.