The Ruling on Pamphlets on the Rituals of Hajj and 'Umrah

Question:
May Allah reward you. The questioner asks: What is the ruling on these small pamphlets sold in front of al-Masjid al-Haram titled "The Rituals of Hajj and 'Umrah," given that they include specific supplications for each lap of the tawaf and the performance of two rak'ahs in the Hijr?

Answer:
These pamphlets contain a concern regarding the supplications; the supplications themselves are not a concern.
They have been read and verified, and there is no concern in them. However, the one who performs tawaf or sa'y should supplicate with whatever is easy for him; he is not to supplicate from a book. He should supplicate with whatever is easy for him, or recite the Qur'an, or engage in tasbih, tahlil, and takbir. He has no need for these pamphlets.
In fact, it is better for him to supplicate from his own heart and choose the supplications himself; this is better for him than imitating a book and reading from a book. Perhaps a group gathers, and one person supplicates while the others repeat after him. This is not prescribed. However, we do not say that this book contains a concern, because the supplications in it, as far as we have read, contain no concern. Unless you have found pamphlets containing un-prescribed supplications, in which case you must present them to the Directorate of al-Masjid al-Haram.