As any travel, it is best to plan your journey. Even better to carry all essential items with you. I’ve listed below a shopping list that I had prepared. It is neither an exhaustive list nor is it a core list.
There were items that I didn’t carry and also items that I carried but never used! You can identify the essential items that relate to you. If in doubt, don’t carry them as you can purchase them (if/when needed) during your stay in Saudi Arabia!
Feel free to use this Hajj Shopping & Packing List Template as a guide for your usage!
Clothes & Footwear
- Ihram garment set
- Ihram belt (Choose the one in which its pocket can accommodate your mobile)
- Extra Ihram garment set. (Your choice, although I purchasing the extra set from Makkah / Madinah itself if needed)
- Regular night wear clothes
- Regular masjid wear clothes
- Regular outing clothes (can be reduced if you wear same as masjid wear)
- Inner wear (vest / boxers / lingerie / etc…)
- Footwear for masjid / umrah / hajj rituals. (Best to wear that you already use and comfortable with. Avoid new purchase)
- Footwear for airport / outing / stoning tashreek days. (Can be ignored if you are comfortable wearing the same footwear that you generally wear to masjid. I carried my lone flip flop from start to finish with full ease and comfort)
- Extra footwear. (This depends on the quality and how strong the footwear is. If you doubt its resistance, best to carry another one that is already in use)
Religious Material
- Pocket Quran or Individual parts for day use and ease of carrying
- Fortress of the Muslim
- Dua / Supplication Book (I highly recommend the Darussalam book titled Some Selected Supplications from the Qur’an)
- Hajj & Umrah Notes print out / book
- Qibla Compass (optional)
- Straw Hajji Mat (a compact light weight mat that is widely available in Saudi Arabia – can be used as your prayer mat, a mat to sit on, your sleeping mat in Muzdalifa and so on)
- Prayer Mat (Best for it to be light weight for ease of carrying. Alternatively, you could use Straw Hajji Mat for this purpose too)
- Prayer Beads (optional – I prefer using my fingers)
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Medication
- Diarrhoea (eg. Immodium)
- Fever/Flu (eg. Paracetamol, Fludrex)
- Pain Relief (eg. Voltaren tablet / gel)
- Band Aid for cuts and bruises (common due to wheelchairs around)
- Dehydration (eg. ORS powder)
- Food & Beverage
- Dates – these would help you give the much needed energy during busier days
- Dry Fruits & Nuts – these would help you give the much needed energy during busier days
- Energy Bars – these would help you give the much needed energy during busier days
Electronics / Gadgets / Electrical
- Mobile Phone
- Mobile Phone Charger
- Mobile Phone Extra Charger
- Tablet and its charger
- Laptop and its charger
- MP3 player and its charger – can be used to listen to Hajj lectures, Quran, lectures and so on
- Camera and its charger – refrain from photography during your Hajj rituals and devote time in supplicating
- Trimmer / Shaving Set and its charger – optional
- Universal Travel Adapter with USB port
- 10 in 1 USB charger (you can use this USB charger in the travel adapter above)
- Solar powered USB charger (I haven’t used this but heard it does the job!)
- Pocket fan and its batteries
- Power Extension Cord
- Torch – optional
- GPS to help you in case you get lost
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Hygiene / Cosmetics
- Towel (I recommend quick dry micro fiber towels as they occupy less space, serves the purpose and more importantly practical during travel journeys)
- Hand Towel / Napkins (Can be ignored if you are comfortable using the above towel for the same purpose)
- Disposable toilet seat covers
- Sanitary Pads
- Pocket Tissues (fragrance free)
- Pocket Tissues (normal) – can be ignored if you are comfortable using the fragrance free tissues during non-Ihram days
- Body Wash Gel / Soap (normal)
- Body Wash Gel / Soap (fragrance free) during Ihram – can be ignored if you don’t intend taking a shower with soap
- Shampoo (normal)
- Shampoo (fragrance free) during Ihram – can be ignored if you don’t intend shampooing during Ihram
- Toothbrush
- Toothpaste (fragrance free)
- Toothpaste (normal) – can be ignored if you are comfortable using the same as above for regular days
- Toner
- Body Moisturizer
- Face pack
- Facewash (normal)
- Facewash (fragrance free) – can be ignored if you don’t intend using facewash during Ihram
- Miswak
- Deodrant (fragrance free) – can be ignored if you don’t intend using facewash during Ihram
- Deodrant (normal)
- Perfume / Ittar
- Nail cutter
- Scissor
- Ear buds
- Cotton buds
- Sanitiser / hand wipes (normal)
- Sanitiser / hand wipes (fragrance free) – can be ignored if you are comfortable using only water to santise yourself
- Petroleum Jelly (fragrance free – to apply between your thighs during long walks if you have a history of skin rashes)
- Sunscreen lotion SPF 15/30/50 – (you may want to assess fragrance free option too.)
- Hair Brush / Comb
Miscellaneous
- Saudi Arabia Sim cards
- Vaccination card
- Hair pins & Scarf pins
- Sleeping bag – (may not be necessary if you are comfortable with the Straw Hajji Mat and perhaps a bedsheet)
- Baby pillow (might come handy during land journeys and Mina days)
- Umbrella
- Sunglasses
- Regular glasses and lens kit (solution, lens, etc…)
- Detachable hooks / hangars to dry clothes
- Bottle for refilling drinking water – optional
- Sandwich sealable bags for stoning days
- Big Bag for entire journey
- Small Bag for Mina days
- Even smaller bag for Arafat & Muzdalifa rituals
- A small pouch to carry short notes and a book or two during your mosque visits, including Umrah and optional Tawaaf.
- An identifiable bag to keep your footwear when you enter the mosques
2 comments
Madeha
August 3, 2016 at 4:34 pm (UTC 4) Link to this comment
Great tips Jazak Allah
Noaman Sayed
August 5, 2016 at 8:20 pm (UTC 4) Link to this comment
Wa antum fajazakamullahu khairan!