وَصَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ
Translation: And one prays two rakʿahs.
The two rakʿahs are mentioned within recommended preparation, not as a separate pillar of the Hajj itself. Prohibited prayer times or other impediments require their usual legal assessment.
This sentence does not make the two rakʿahs an indispensable condition for a valid iḥrām.
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Chapter on the Mīqāts: Five Stations and Entering Iḥrām
وَصَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ
Translation: And one prays two rakʿahs.
The two rakʿahs are mentioned within recommended preparation, not as a separate pillar of the Hajj itself. Prohibited prayer times or other impediments require their usual legal assessment.
This sentence does not make the two rakʿahs an indispensable condition for a valid iḥrām.