As shared from a sister on our whatsApp group

Most applicable for Umrah, certain tips may be applied for Hajj

Clothing

5 abayas – wash & wear
8 scarves – wash & wear
Enough underwear and socks
2 salaah burkas (long length) – pack in ziplock packets
I used to wear normal scarves with my abayas and used to wear my burka at salaah time only because burka too hot and gets in the way if worn all the time- we not used to it- also in tawaf and rawda, burka gets pulled and tugged
1 good sneaker
1 slides/sandal/flip flops – I took slides because I used to wear with socks and go to Haram instead of wearing a bulky takkie
Black tights and sleeveless vests/inners to wear under abaya
2 Under caps- to keep hair covered and stay neat
1 Lightweight jacket- esp for fajr time in madina gets chilly
Scarf pins – always carry extra ICE

Kitaabs & Spiritual check

Travel musala/thin musala thats lightweight and can be folded
Drawstring bag for Haram
Tawaf counter/tasbeeh counter
Durood cards/prescribed duaas/surahs cards
Umrah guide pdf – very useful and easy to get to instead of carry multiple kitabs
Quraan- but keep in mind that travelling with a quraan is an amaanah

here’s another lady Shima that also assists with rawda bookings
They quite strict with rawda permits, so make sure it’s all in order when you go

Snacks & Food

Pack snacks to nibble on between maghrib/esha
Dry fruit
Nuts – stay away from peanuts because wudhu
Biltong
Gums
I took cold meat/pastrami that was in vacuum sealed packs- this was flat and could fit in small freezer section in hotel fridge
We used to buy bread and milk from bin Dawood as needed
When buying bread check the difference between sweet milk bread and normal bread
Buy Al marai fresh cream and fresh dates in the fridge section- this is very tasty together

In Makkah we had food included with hotel
But we also bought from restaurants such as Romansiya and Tazaj etc in Conrad/Hyatt/Hilton suites building food court

Miscellaneous

Umrah permits are checked randomly so it’s safe to have it all in order
Tawaf on mataaf only allowed to people performing Umrah
Makkah hotel fridges are much smaller and are not as chilled/cold
Shopping in Makkah- I have pics of the abaya/kurta shops that we shopped at
The souk at the bottom of old Hilton is much cheaper than the abaya shops in the actual malls

In my haram drawstring bag I carried a musala that I always kept folded inside out
And my salah burka in a ziplock packet
The reason for this is when you enter the haram you take your shoes off and place in bag and take out musala and burka to use
The ziplock packet will keep the burka paak and won’t get dirty because shoes going into same bag
I took a few ziplock packets in my main suitcase as spare in case I needed to replace or use for other stuff
Before we left for Makkah, we did laundry because we did not want the worry of having to wash clothes when we get there etc
Laundry is pricey, so some people prefer washing it themselves in their rooms
Shopping at quba street is cheap
Taiba centre shops are open and running like before
Ziyara in madina we went with Ml Abdullah jeena

Have a folder on you phone where you can store or save all of your Umrah info and pics etc
We made a WhatsApp group between my husband and I and put all of our stuff there so easy to find
Things like Umrah guideline pdf, copies of visa