Hajj and Umrah GuidePacking list for Hajj and Umrah
A practical packing list for Hajj and Umrah: ihram clothing, unscented toiletries, footwear, documents, medicines, money, a small bag and what to leave at home.
- Documents: passport, visa and permit as given by your authorised organiser, vaccination certificate, flight tickets, copies of all of these and passport photographs.
- Ihram: two sets of ihram cloth for men, a belt, safety pins (check if allowed), and modest loose clothing for women, with enough underclothes.
- Footwear: comfortable open sandals for ihram, and another pair for walking.
- Toiletries: unscented soap, shampoo and deodorant; toothbrush; towel; nail clippers for use after ihram.
- Medicines and first aid: regular medicines, pain reliever, oral rehydration salts, plasters, a thermometer, sun cream (unscented).
- Small day bag, water bottle, umbrella, a prayer mat.
- Money: a limited amount in cash and a card, in a pouch under the clothes.
- Phone and power bank with a local SIM if allowed.
Leave valuables, jewellery and large luggage at home. Ask your group organiser for the baggage limits.
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This is a plain introduction, not a manual and not a fatwa. Schools of thought differ on details, and pilgrims follow the guidance of the scholars of their group. Rules, fees and procedures are set by the Saudi authorities and your national Hajj authority and change every year: check the official sources. We do not sell packages.