Chapters on Hajj Rituals

It wasnarrated that Jabir bin ‘Abdullah said: “A woman held up achildof hers to the Prophet (ﷺ) during Hajj and said: ‘O MessengerofAllah, is there Hajj for this one?’ He said: ‘Yes, and you willberewarded.’”

It wasnarrated that ‘Aishah said: “Asma’ bint ‘Umais gave birth atShajarah, and the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) told Abu Bakr to tell herto take a bath and begin the Talbiyah.”

It wasnarrated from Abu Bakr that he went out for Hajj with theMessengerof Allah (ﷺ), and Asma’ bint ‘Umais was with him. She gavebirth, at Shajarah, to Muhammad bin Abu Bakr. Abu Bakr came to theProphet (ﷺ) and told him about that, and the Messenger of Allah(ﷺ) told him to tell her to take a bath, then begin the TalbiyahforHajj, and to do everything that the people did, apart fromcircumambulating the House (Tawaf).

It wasnarrated that Jabir said: “Asma’ bint ‘Umais gave birth toMuhammad bin Abi Bakr and sent word to the Prophet (ﷺ). He told herto take a bath, fasten a cloth around her private part and begin theTalbiyah.”

It wasnarrated from Ibn ‘Umar that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said: “The people of Al-Madinah should begin the Talbiyah fromDhul-Hulaifah, the people of Sham from Juhfah, and the people of NajdfromQarn.” ‘Abdullah said: “As for these three, I heard themfrom theMessenger of Allah (ﷺ). And it reached me that theMessenger ofAllah (ﷺ) said: ‘And the people of Yemen shouldenter Ihram fromYalamlam.’”

It wasnarrated that Jabir said: “The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)addressedus and said: ‘The Talbiyah of the people of Al-Madinahbegins atDhul-Hulaifah. The Talbiyah of the people of Sham begins atJuhfah.The Talbiyah of the people of Yemen begins at Yalamlam. TheTalbiyahof the people of Najd begins at Qarn. The Talbiyah of thepeople ofthe east begins at Dhat ‘Irq.’ Then he turned to face the(eastern) horizon and said: ‘O Allah, make their heartssteadfast.’”

It wasnarrated from Ibn ‘Umar that when the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)puthis foot in the stirrup and his riding beast rose up with him, hewould say the Talbiyah from the mosque of Dhul-Hulaifah.

It wasnarrated that Anas bin Malik said: “I was by the knees of theshe-camel of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), at Shajarah. When it roseup with him, he said: ‘Labbaika bi ‘Umrah wa Hajjah ma’an [HereI am(O Allah) for ‘Umrah and Hajj together].’ That was duringthe FarewellPilgrimage.”

It wasnarrated from Nafi’, that Ibn ‘Umar said: “I learned theTalbiyah from the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) who said: LabbaikaAllahumma labbaik, labbaika la sharika laka labbaik. Innal-hamdawan-ni’mata laka, wal-mulk. La sharika laka (Here I am, O Allah,here Iam. Here I am, You have no partner, here I am. Verily allpraise andblessings are Yours, and all sovereignty, You have nopartner).” Hesaid: “And Ibn ‘Umar used to add: Labbaikalabbaika labbaika wasa’daika wal-khairu fi yadaika, labbaikawar-raghba’u ilaika wal-‘amal(Here I am, here I am, here I am,and at Your service; all good is inYour Hands, here I am, seekingYour pleasure and striving for Yoursake).”

It wasnarrated that Jabir said: “The Talbiyah of the Messenger ofAllah(ﷺ) was: ‘Labbaika Allahumma labbaik, (labbaika) la sharikalakalabbaik. Innal-hamd wan-ni’mata laka, wal-mulk. La sharika laka(Here I am, O Allah, here I am. Here I am, You have no partner, hereIam. Verily all praise and blessings are Yours, and all sovereignty,You have no partner).’”

It wasnarrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)used tosay in his Talbiyah: “Labbaika ilahal-haqq, labbaika (Here Iam, Ogod of Truth, here I am).”

It wasnarrated from Sahl bin Sa’d As-Sa’idi that the Messenger ofAllah(ﷺ) said: “There is no (pilgrim) who recites the Talbiyah butthat which is to his right and left also recites it, rocks and treesand hills, to the farthest ends of the earth in each direction, fromhere and from there.”

It wasnarrated from Khallad bin Sa’ib, from his father, that theMessenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “Jibra’il came to me and told metocommand my Companions to raise their voices when reciting theTalbiyah.”

It wasnarrated from Zaid bin Khalid Al-Juhani that the Messenger ofAllah(ﷺ) said: “Jibril came to me and said: ‘O Muhammad! Tell yourCompanions to raise their voices when reciting the Talbiyah, for itisone of the symbols of Hajj.’”

It wasnarrated from Abu Bakr As-Siddiq that the Messenger of Allah(ﷺ)was asked: “Which actions are best?” He said: “Raising one’svoice and slaughtering the sacrificial animal.”

It wasnarrated from Jabir bin ‘Abdullah that the Messenger of Allah(ﷺ)said: “There is no Muhrim (pilgrim in Ihram) who exposes himselftothe sun all day for the sake of Allah, reciting the Talbiyah untilthe sun goes down, but his sins will disappear and he will go backlike on the day his mother bore him.”

It wasnarrated that ‘Aishah said: “I put perfume on the Messenger ofAllah (ﷺ) for his Ihram before he entered into it, and when heexited Ihram before he returned.”*

It wasnarrated that ‘Aishah said: “It is as if I can see the racesofperfume in the parting (of hair) of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ),while he is reciting the Talbiyah.”

It wasnarrated that ‘Aishah said: “It is as if I can see the tracesofperfume in the parting (of hair) of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)after three days, and he was a Muhrim.”

It wasnarrated from ‘Abdullah bin ‘Umar that a man asked theMessengerof Allah (ﷺ), what clothes may the Muhrim wear? TheMessenger ofAllah (ﷺ) said: “He should not wear a shirt, or turbans(or headcover), pants or pajamas, hooded cloaks and no leather socks,unlesshe cannot find sandals, in which case he may wear leather socksbutshould cut them to below the ankles. And he should not wear anyclothes that have been touched (dyed) with saffron or Wars.”*

It wasnarrated that ‘Abdullah bin ‘Umar said: “The Messenger ofAllah(ﷺ) forbade the Muhrim to wear a garment dyed with Wars orsaffron.”

It wasnarrated that Ibn ‘Abbas said: “I heard the Prophet (ﷺ)delivering a sermon – (one of the narrators) Hisham said: ‘On thepulpit’ – and he said: ‘Whoever does not have a waist wrap, lethimwear pants or pajamas, and whoever does not have sandals, let himwearleather socks.’” In his narration, Hisham said: “If hedoes not findany, then let him wear pants or pajamas.”

It wasnarrated from Ibn ‘Umar that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said: “Whoever does not have sandals let him wear leather socks, andlethim cut them to below the ankle.”

It wasnarrated that Asma’ bint Abu Bakr said: “We went out with theMessenger of Allah (ﷺ) until, when we were in ‘Arj, we stopped tocamp. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) sat, with ‘Aishah by his side,andI was sitting beside Abu Bakr. Our mount* and the mount of AbuBakrwas one, under the care of the slave of Abu Bakr. The slavelooked andhis camel was not with him, so he said to him: ‘Where isyour camel?’He said: ‘I lost it yesterday.’ He said: ‘Youhave one camel with youand you lost it?’ He started to beat him,and the Messenger of Allah(ﷺ) said: ‘Look at what this Muhrim isdoing!’”

It wasnarrated from Ibrahim bin ‘Abdullah bin Hunain, from his father,that ‘Abdullah bin ‘Abbas and Miswar bin Makhramah disagreed atAbwa’. Abdullah bin ‘Abbas said that the Muhrim may wash hishead, and Miswar said that the Muhrim may not wash his head.Ibn ‘Abbas sent me to Abu Ayyub Al-Ansari to ask him about that, and I found him taking a bath near the well, screened with a piece of cloth. I greeted him with Salam, and he said: “Who is this?” I said: “I am ‘Abdullah bin Hunain. ‘Abdullah bin ‘Abbas sent me to you to ask you how the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to wash his head when he was in Ihram.” He said: “Abu Ayyub put his hand on the cloth and lowered it until his head appeared, then he said to someone who was pouring water for him, Pour water. So he poured water on his head. Then he rubbed his head with his hands, forwards and backwards, and said: ‘This is what I saw him (ﷺ) doing.’”

It wasnarrated that ‘Aishah said: “We were with the Prophet (ﷺ),andwe were in Ihram. When a rider met us we would lower our garmentsfrom the top of our heads, and when he has gone, we would lift themupagain.”

It wasnarrated from Abu Bakr bin ‘Abdullah bin Zubair from hisgrandmother – he (the narrator) said: “I do not know if it wasAsma’bint Abu Bakr or Su’da bint ‘Awf’ – that theMessenger of Allah (ﷺ)entered upon Duba’ah bint ‘Abdul-Muttaliband said: “What is keepingyou, O my aunt, from performing Hajj?”She said: “I am a sick woman,and I am afraid of being prevented(from completing Hajj).” He said:‘Enter Ihram and stipulate thecondition that you will exit Ihram fromthe point where you areprevented.’”

It wasnarrated that Duba’ah said: “The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)enteredupon me when I was unwell. He said: ‘Do you intend to performHajjthis year?’ I said: ‘I am sick, O Messenger of Allah.’ He said:‘Go for Hajj and say: “I will exit Ihram from the point where Iamprevented.’”

It wasnarrated that Ibn ‘Abbas said: Duba’ah bint Zubair bin‘Abdul-Muttalib came to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and said: “Iam a heavywoman and I want to go for Hajj. How should I enterIhram?” He said:“Enter Ihram and stipulate the condition thatyou will exit Ihram fromthe point where you are prevented.”