Chapters on Hajj Rituals

It wasnarrated from ‘Aishah that Sawdah bint Zam’ah was a slow-movingwoman, so she asked the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) for permissiontodepart from Jam’ ahead of the people, and he gave her permission.

It wasnarrated from Sulaiman bin ‘Amr bin Ahwas that his mothersaid: “Isaw the Prophet (saw0 on the Day of Sacrifice, at ‘AqabahPillar,riding a mule. He said: ‘O people! When you stone the Pillar,throwsmall pebbles.’”

It wasnarrated that Ibn ‘Abbas said: “On the morning of ‘Aqabah,whenhe was atop his she-camel, the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:‘Pickup some pebbles for me.’ So I picked up seven pebbles for him,suitable for Khadhf.* He began to toss them in his hand, saying:‘Throw something like these.’ Then he said: ‘O people, bewareofexaggeration in religious matters for those who came before youweredoomed because of exaggeration in religious matters.’”

It wasnarrated that ‘Abdur-Rahman bin Yazid said: “When ‘AbdullahbinMas’ud stoned ‘Aqabah Pillar, he went to the bottom of the valleyand turned to face the Ka’bah, with the Pillar on his right handside.Then he threw seven pebbles, saying the Takbir with each one.Then hesaid: ‘From here, by the One besides Whom there is noneworthy ofworship, did the one throw, to whom Surat Al-Baqarah wasrevealed.’”

It wasnarrated from Sulaiman bin ‘Amr bin Ahwas that his mothersaid: “Isaw the Prophet (ﷺ) on the Day of Sacrifice, at ‘AqabahPillar.He went to the interior of the valley and threw seven pebbles,sayingTakbir with each pebble, then he departed.”

It wasnarrated that Ibn ‘Umar stoned ‘Aqabah Pillar, but he did notstay there, and he mentioned that the Prophet (ﷺ) had donelikewise.

It wasnarrated that Ibn ‘Abbas said: “When the Messenger of Allah(ﷺ)had stoned ‘Aqabah Pillar, he would continue on, and would notstaythere.”

It wasnarrated from Ibn ‘Abbas that the Prophet (ﷺ) stoned thePillarfrom atop his mount.

It wasnarrated that Qudamah bin ‘Abdullah Al-‘Amiri said: “I saw theProphet (ﷺ) stone the Pillar, on the Day of Sacrifice, from atop areddish-brown camel of his, without beating anyone, driving them offor telling them to go away.”

It wasnarrated from Abu Baddah bin ‘Asim, from his father, that theProphet (ﷺ) granted permission for some shepherds to stone one dayand to not stone (the next) day.

It wasnarrated from Abu Baddah bin ‘Asim that his father said: “TheMessenger of Allah (ﷺ) granted permission to some camel herdersregarding staying (in Mina),* and allowing them to stone the Pillarson the Day of Sacrifice, then to combine the stoning of two daysafterthe sacrifice, so that they could do it on one of the twodays.”**Malik said: “I think that he said: ‘On the first ofthe first of thetwo days, then they could stone them on the day ofdeparture (fromMina).’”

It wasnarrated that Jabir said: “We performed Hajj with theMessenger ofAllah (ﷺ), and there were women and children with us.We recitedTalbiyah on behalf of the children and stoned the Pillarson theirbehalf.”

It wasnarrated from Ibn ‘Abbas that the Prophet (ﷺ) recitedTalbiyahuntil he stoned ‘Aqabah Pillar.

It wasnarrated that Ibn ‘Abbas said: “Fadl bin ‘Abbas said: ‘I wasriding behind the Prophet (ﷺ) and I continued to hear him recitingthe Talbiyah until he stoned ‘Aqabah Pillar, and when he stoned it,hestopped reciting the Talbiyah.’”

It wasnarrated that Ibn ‘Abbas said: “When you have stoned thePillar,everything becomes permissible to you except your wives. A mansaidto him: ‘O Ibn ‘Abbas, and perfume?’ He said: ‘I saw theMessenger of Allah (ﷺ) perfume his head with musk. Is that perfumeor not?’”

It wasnarrated that ‘Aishah said: “I applied perfume to theMessengerof Allah (ﷺ) for his Ihram when he entered Ihram, and whenheexited Ihram.”

It wasnarrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said: “OAllah, forgive those who shave (their heads).” They said: “OMessenger of Allah, and those who cut (their hair)?’ He said; “OAllah, forgive those who shave (their heads),” three times. Theysaid:“O Messenger of Allah, and those who cut (their hair)?” Hesaid: “Andthose who cut (their hair).”

It wasnarrated from Ibn ‘Umar that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said: “May Allah have mercy on those who shave (their heads).” Theysaid: “And those who cut (their hair), O Messenger of Allah!” Hesaid:“May Allah have mercy on those who shave (their heads).”They said:“And those who cut (their hair), O Messenger of Allah!”He said: “MayAllah have mercy on those who shave (their heads).”They said: “Andthose who cut (their hair), O Messenger of Allah!”He said: “And thosewho cut (their hair).”

It wasnarrated that Ibn ‘Abbas said: “It was said: ‘O Messenger ofAllah, why did you support (by supplicating for) those who shave(their heads) three times and those who cut (their hair) only once?’He said: ‘Because they did not entertain any doubts.’”

It wasnarrated from Ibn ‘Umar that Hafsah, the wife of the Prophet(ﷺ),said: “I said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, what is the matter withpeople who have exited Ihram when you have not exited your Ihram?’Hesaid: ‘I have applied something to my head to keep my hairtogether,and I have garlanded my sacrificial animal, so I will notexit Ihramuntil I have offered my sacrifice.’”

It wasnarrated from Salim, from his father: “I heard the MessengerofAllah (ﷺ) reciting the Talbiyah when he entered Ihram withsomething applied to his head to keep the hair together.’”

It wasnarrated from Jabir that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “All ofMina is a place of sacrifice. Every road of Makkah is athoroughfareand a place of sacrifice. All of ‘Arafat is the place ofstanding,and all of Muzdalifah is a place of standing.”

It wasnarrated that Ibn ‘Abbas said: “The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)wasnever asked about someone who had done one thing before another,buthe would gesture with both his hands to say: ‘There is no harm inthat.’”

It wasnarrated that Ibn ‘Abbas said: “The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)wasasked on the Day of Mina, and he would say: ‘There is no harm inthat, there is no harm in that.’ A man came to him and said: ‘Ishavedmy head before I slaughtered (my sacrifice),’ and he said:‘There isno harm in that.’ He said: ‘I stoned (the Pillar)after evening came,’and he said: ‘There is no harm in that.’”

It wasnarrated from ‘Abdullah bin ‘Amr that the Prophet (ﷺ) wasaskedabout a man who slaughtered his sacrifice before shaving hishead, orwho shaved his head before slaughtering his sacrifice, and hesaid: “There is no harm in that.”

Jabirbin ‘Abdullah said: “The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) sat in Mina,onthe Day of Sacrifice, for the people (to come and speak to him). Aman came to him and said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, I shaved my headbefore I slaughtered my sacrifice.’ He said: ‘There is no harm inthat.’ Then another man came and said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, Islaughtered my sacrifice before I stoned (the Pillar).’ He said:‘There is no harm in that.’ And he was not asked that day aboutanything being done before another but he replied: ‘There is noharmin that.’”

It wasnarrated that Jabir said: “I saw the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)stoning ‘Aqabah Pillar at forenoon, but after that day, he would doitafter the sun had passed its zenith.”

It wasnarrated from Ibn ‘Abbas that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)used tostone the Pillars when the sun had passed its zenith, to theextentthat, as soon as he finished stoning them, he would pray Zuhr.

It wasnarrated from Sulaiman bin ‘Amr bin Ahwas that his fathersaid: “Iheard the Prophet (ﷺ) say, during the Farewell Pilgrimage:‘Opeople! Which day is the most sacred?’ three times. They said: ‘Theday of the greatest Hajj.’ He said: ‘Your blood and your wealthandyour honor are sacred to one another, as sacred as this day ofyours,in this land of your. No sinner commits a sin but it isagainsthimself. No father is to be punished for the sins of hischild, and nochild is to be punished for the sins of his father.Satan hasdespaired of ever being worshipping in this land of yours,but he willbe obeyed in some matters which you regard asinsignificant, and hewill be content with that. All the blood feudsof the Ignorance daysare abolished, and the first of them that Iabolish is the blood feudof Harith bin ‘Abdul-Muttalib, who wasnursed among Banu Laith andkilled by Hudhail. All the usuries of theIgnorance days areabolished, but you will have your capital. Do notwrong others and youwill not be wronged. O my nation, have Iconveyed (the message)?’ (Heasked this) three times. They said:‘Yes.’ He said: ‘O Allah, bearwitness!’ three times.”