Hajj costs

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Also, another difficult part I heard was communications problem - they are all Arabic speaking personnel and it's extremely difficult to even ask for help if one gets lost in the crowd.
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Really, coz I didnt find it so. Almost everywhere you can find someone speaks Urdu!

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But the actual hajj process, how long is that.
Sorry I sound so foolish and ignorant
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No, you dont! The only foolish question is the unasked one!

The actual Hajj consists:
8th of Dhul Hijjah: Day of Tarwiyah. This day is option
9th of Dhul Hijjah: Day of Arafat
10th of Dhul Hijjah: Day of Nahr
11th and 12th of Dhul Hijjah: Days of Tashreeq
13th of Dhul Hijjah: optional day of Tashreeq

People usually go a few days at least earlier, to get settled in, do Umrah, pray at the Haram etc. And then spend a few more days in Makkah after Hajj and then off to Madinah for a bit. But if someone cant manage to stay that long, its ok. You can easily find a package to suit your needs. I have seen really short packages to accomodate for people who cant take much time off to go. Or alternatively if your group only has longer packages, you can try to make arrangements with them to come back earlier as well

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Never figured out why they take away your passport. What is a person going to do, make a run for it?

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money goes in airfare, hotels, Mina tent, food and transportation...
and Spanishgirl we are not FORCED to do Hajj... Hajj is farz but if someone cant afford it its ok.. Allah wont give you gunnah for not doing Hajj if you can not afford it..
I know a couple both husband and wife are cardiologists their excuse for not going on hajj ... their million dollars mansion and expensive cars are not fully paid off therefore according to them they are exempt from Hajj because they own the bank etc...

they take away your passports because there are different checkpoints between Makkah and Medina and while travelling your group leader takes care of it all so you dont have to worry about anything and concentrate on your Hajj...thats what i was told by our travel agent :)