Chapters on Hajj Rituals

It wasnarrated from Muhammad bin Jubair bin Mut’im that his fathersaid: “The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) stood up in Khaif in Mina, andsaid:‘May Allah make his face shine, the man who hears my words andconveys them. It may be that the bearer of knowledge does notunderstand it, and it may be that he takes it to one who willunderstand it more than he does. There are three things in which theheart of the believer does not betray: sincerity of action for thesake of Allah, offering sincere advice to the rulers of the Muslims,and adhering to the Jama’ah (main body of the Muslims). Theirsupplication is answered (i.e. encompassing every good, and all ofthepeople).”

It wasnarrated that ‘Abdullah bin Mas’ud said: “The Messenger ofAllah (ﷺ) said, when he was atop his camel with the clipped ears in‘Arafat: ‘Do you know what day this is, what month this is andwhatland this is?’ They said: ‘This is a sacred land, a sacredmonth and asacred day.’ He said: ‘Your wealth and your blood aresacred to you asthis month of yours, in this land of yours, on thisday of yours. Iwill reach the Cistern (Hawd) before you, and I willbe proud of yourgreat numbers before the nations, so do not blackenmy face (i.e.,cause me to be ashamed). I will rescue some people,and some peoplewill be taken away from me. I will say: “O Lord, mycompanions!” andHe will say: “You do not know what innovationsthey introduced afteryou were gone.’”

It wasnarrated from Ibn ‘Umar that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)stood, onthe Day of Sacrifice, between the Pillars, during the Hajjthat heperformed. The Prophet (ﷺ) said: “What day is this?” Theysaid:“The day of sacrifice.” He said: “What land is this?” Theysaid:“This is the sacred land of Allah.” He said: “What monthis this?”They said: “The sacred month of Allah.” He said:“This is the day ofthe greatest Hajj, and your blood, your wealthand your honor aresacred to you, as sacred as this land, in thismonth, on this day.”Then he said: “Have I conveyed (themessage)?” They said: “Yes.” Thenthe Prophet (ﷺ) started tosay: “O Allah, bear witness.” Then hebade farewell to thepeople, and they said: “This is the FarewellPilgrimage.”

It wasnarrated from ‘Aishah and Ibn ‘Abbas that the Prophet (ﷺ)delayed Tawafuz-Ziyarah until nighttime.

It wasnarrated from ‘Abdullah bin ‘Abbas that the Prophet (ﷺ) didnotwalk quickly (Ramal) during the seven circuits of Tawaful-Ifadah(done on 10th day of Dhul-Hijjah).

It wasnarrated that Muhammad bin ‘Abdur-Rahman bin Abu Bakr said: “Iwas sitting with Ibn ‘Abbas, and a man came to him and he said:‘Wherehave you come from?’ He said: ‘From Zamzam.’ He said:‘Did you drinkfrom it as you should?’ He said: ‘How is that?’He said: ‘When youdrink from it, turn to face the Qiblah andmention the name of Allah,drink three draughts and drink your fillof it. When you havefinished, then praise Allah.’ The Messenger ofAllah (ﷺ) said: ‘Thesign (that differentiates) between us andthe hypocrites is that theydo not drink their fill from Zamzam.”

It wasnarrated that Jabir bin ‘Abdullah said: “I heard the MessengerofAllah (ﷺ) say: ‘The water of Zamzam is for whatever it is drunkfor.’”

It wasnarrated that Ibn ‘Umar said: “The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)entered the Ka’bah on the Day of the Conquest (of Makkah), withBilal and ‘Uthman bin Shaibah, and they locked the door behind themfrom the inside. When they came out, I asked Bilal: ‘Where did theMessenger of Allah (ﷺ) pray?’ He told me that when he entered, heturned to his right and prayed in the direction that he was facing,between the two columns.”

It wasnarrated that ‘Aishah said: “The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) wentout delighted, then he came back to me sad. I said: ‘O Messenger ofAllah, (why did) you go out happy and come back sad?’ He said: ‘Ientered the Ka’bah, and I wish that I had not done that, because Iamafraid that I may have caused difficulty for my nation after I amgone.’”

It wasnarrated that Ibn ‘Umar said: “Abbas bin ‘Abdul-Muttalib askedthe Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) for permission to stay overnight inMakkah on the nights of Mina for the purpose of supplying water tothepilgrims, and he gave him permission.

It wasnarrated that Ibn ‘Abbas said: “The Prophet (ﷺ) did notallowanyone to stay overnight in Makkah apart from ‘Abbas, for thepurpose of supplying water to the pilgrims.”

It wasnarrated that ‘Aishah said: “Staying in Abtah is not Sunnah;theMessenger of Allah (ﷺ) only stayed there because it was moreconvenient for his departure.”

It wasnarrated that ‘Aishah said: “The Prophet (ﷺ) set out beforedaybreak, on the night of departure, from Batha’.”

It wasnarrated that Ibn ‘Umar said: “The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ),AbuBakr, ‘Umar and ‘Uthman used to stay at Abtah.”

It wasnarrated that Ibn ‘Abbas said: “The people were going in alldirections, and the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ‘No one shoulddepart until the last thing he does is (Tawaf around) the House.’”

It wasnarrated that Ibn ‘Umar said: “The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)forbade a man to depart until the last thing he did was (Tawafaround)the House.”

It wasnarrated that ‘Aishah said: “Safiyyah bint Huyai got hermensesafter she had done Tawaful-Ifadah.” ‘Aishah said: “I mentionedthat to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and he said: ‘Has she detainedus?’ I said: ‘She performed Tawaful-Ifadah then she got hermensesafter that.’ The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ‘Then letherdepart.’”

It wasnarrated that ‘Aishah said: “The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)mentioned Safiyyah and we said: ‘She has got her menses.’ Hesaid: ‘‘Aqra Halqa!* I think that she has detained us.’ Isaid: ‘O Messengerof Allah, she performed Tawaful-Ifadah on theDay of Sacrifice.’ Hesaid: ‘No then, tell her to depart.’”

Ja’farbin Muhammad narrated that his father said: “We entered upon Jabirbin ‘Abdullah, and when we reached him he asked about the people(i.e., what their names were, etc.). When he reached me, I said: ‘Iam Muhammad bin ‘Ali bin Husain.’ He stretched forth his handtowards my head, and undid my top button, then undid my lower button.Then he placed his hand on my chest, and I was a young boy at thattime. Then he said: ‘Welcome to you, ask whatever you want.’ So Iasked him, and he was blind. The time for prayer came, so he stoodup, wrapping himself in a woven cloth. Every time he put it on hisshoulders, its edges came up, because it was too small. And his cloakwas beside him on a hook. He led us in prayer, then he said: ‘Tellus about the Hajj of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ).’ He held up hishands, showing nine (fingers), and said: ‘The Messenger of Allah(ﷺ) stayed for nine years without performing Hajj, then it wasannounced to the people in the tenth year that the Messenger of Allah(ﷺ) was going for Hajj. So many people came to Al-Madinah,all ofthem seeking to follow the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and do what hedid. He set out and we set out with him, and we came to Dhul-Hulaifahwhere Asma’ bint ‘Umais gave birth to Muhammad bin Abu Bajr. Shesent word to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) asking what she should do.He said: “Perform Ghusl, fasten a cloth around your waist and enterIhram.” The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) prayed in the mosque, then herode Qaswa’ (his she-camel) until, when his she-camel arose withhim upon Baida’,’ Jabir said: ‘As far as I could see, I sawpeople riding and walking in front of him, and I saw the same to hisright and left, and behind him, and the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) wasamong us and Qur’an was being revealed to him, and he understoodits meaning. Whatever he did, we did too. Then began the Talbiyah ofmonotheism: “Labbaika Allahumma labbaik, labbaika la sharika lakalabbaik. Innal-hamda wan-ni’mata laka wal-mulk, la sharika laka(Here I am, O Allah, here I am. Here I am, You have no partner, hereI am. Verily all praise and blessings are Yours, and all sovereignty,You have no partner).” And the people repeated his words. And theMessenger of Allah (ﷺ) approved of that. And the Messenger of Allah(ﷺ) continued to recite the Talbiyah.’ Jabir said: ‘We did notintend (to do) anything but Hajj. We were not aware of ‘Umrah. Thenwhen we reached the House with him, he touched the Corner, and walkedquickly (Ramal) for three circuits and walked (normally) for four.Then he stood at the place of Ibrahim and said: “And take you(people) the place of Ibrahim as a place of prayer.” [2:125] Hestood with the place between him and the House. My father used tosay:* “And I do not think that he mentioned it other than from theProphet (ﷺ): ‘That he used to recite in those two Rak’ah (atthe place of Ibrahim): “Say: ‘O you disbelievers!’”[Al-Kafirun (109)] and “Say: ‘He is Allah, (the) One.’”[Al-ikhlas (112)]“Then he went back to the House and touched the Corner, then he went out through the gate to Safa. When he drew near to Safa he recited: “Verily, Safa and Marwah are among the symbols of Allah,” [2:158] (and said:) “We will start with that with which Allah started.” So he started with Safa and climbed it until he could see the House, then proclaimed the greatness of Allah (by saying: Allahu Akbar and said Tahlil (La ilaha illallah) and praised Him (saying Al-Hamdulillah), and he said: “La ilaha illallah wahdahu la sharika lahu, lahul-mulku, wa lahul-hamdu, yuhyi wa yumit wa huwa ‘ala kulli shai’in Qadir. La ilaha illallah wahdahu, La sharika lahu anjaza wa’dahu, wa nasara ‘abduhu, wa hazamal-Ahzaba wahdahu (None has the right to be worshipped but Allah lone, with no partner or associate; His is the dominion, all praise is due to Him, He gives life and causes death and He is able to do all things. None has the right to be worshipped but Allah alone; He has no partner or associate, He fulfilled His promise, granted victory to His slave, and defeated the Confederates alone).” And he said that three times, supplication in between. Then he headed towards Marwah walking normally until, when he started to go downhill, he walked quickly (Ramal) in the bottom of the valley. When he started to go uphill, he walked normally, until he reached Marwah, and he did atop Marwah what he had done atop Safa. At the end of his Sa’y, atop Marwah he said: “If I had known before what I have come to know now, I would not have garlanded the sacrificial animal, and I would have made it ‘Umrah. Whoever among you does not have a sacrificial animal with hi, let him exit Ihram and make it ‘Umrah.” So all the people exited Ihram and cut their hair, except the Prophet (ﷺ) and those who had sacrificial animals with them. Suraqah bin Malik bin Ju’shum stood up and said: “O Messenger of Allah! Is this for this year only, or forever and ever?” The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) interlaced his fingers and said: “‘Umrah is included in Hajj like this,” twice. “No, it is forever and ever.” ‘Ali brought the camels of the Prophet (ﷺ), and he found that Fatimah was one of those who had exited Ihram. She had put on a dyed garment and used kohl. ‘Ali disliked this action on her part, but she said: “My father told me to do this.” ‘Ali used to say in Iraq: “So I went to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), feeling upset with Fatimah because of what she had done, to ask the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) about what she had said that he said, and that I had disliked that. He said: ‘She spoke the truth, she spoke the truth. What did you say when you began your Hajj?’” He said: “I said: ‘O Allah, I begin the Talbiyah for that for which your Messenger (ﷺ) begins the Talbiyah.’ (He said:) ‘And I have the sacrificial animal with me, so do not exit Ihram.’ He said: “The total number of sacrificial animals that ‘Ali had brought from Yemen and that the Prophet (ﷺ) brought from Al-Madinah were one hundred. Then all the people exited Ihram and cut their hair, apart from the Prophet (ﷺ) and those who had sacrificial animals with them. When the day of Tarwiyah came (the 8th of Dhul-Hijjah), they headed for Mina and began the Talbiyah for Hajj. The Messenger of Allah 9saw) rode. He prayed Zuhr, ‘Asr, Maghrib, ‘Isha’ and Fajr at Mina. Then he stayed for a short while until the sun rose, and he ordered that a tent of goat hair be pitched for him in Namirah. Then the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) set out, and the Quraish were certain that he was going to stay at Al-Mash’ar Haram or at Al-Muzdalifah, as Quraish used to do during the Ignorance days. But the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) continued until he came to ‘Arafat, where he found that the tent had been pitched for him in Namirah, and he stopped there. Then when the sun had passed its zenith, the called for Qaswa’ and she was saddled for him. He rode until he came to the bottom of the valley, and he addressed the people and said: ‘Your blood and your wealth are sacred to you, as sacred as this day of yours, in this month of yours, in this land of yours. Every matter of Ignorance days is abolished, beneath these two feet of mine. The blood feuds of the Ignorance days are abolished, and the first blood feud of Rabi’ah bin Harith, who was nursed among Banu Sa’d and killed by Hudhail. The usuries of Ignorancedays are abolished, and the first usury (that I abolish) is our usury, the usury due to ‘Abbas bin ‘Abdul-Muttalib. It is all abolished. Fear Allah with regard to women, for you have taken them as a trust from Allah, and intimacy with them has become permissible to you through Allah’s Word. Your rights over them are that they should not allow anyone whom you dislike to sit on your bedding.** If they do that, then hit them, but in a manner that does not cause injury or leave a mark. Their rights over you are that you should provide for them and clothe them in a reasonable manner. I have left behind you something which, if you adhere to it, you will never go astray: the Book of Allah. You will be asked about me. What will you say?’ They said: ‘We bear witness that you have conveyed (the message) and fulfilled (your duty) and offered sincere advice.’ He gestured with his forefinger towards the sky and then towards the people, (and said:) ‘O Allah, bear witness, O Allah bear witness,’ three times. Then Bilal called the Adhan, then the Iqamah, and he prayed Zuhr. Then he made Iqamah and prayed ‘Asr, and he did not offer any prayer between them. Then the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) rode until he came to the place of standing, and he made his she-camel face Sakharat*** with the path in the sand in front of him, and he faced the Qiblah, then he remained standing until the sun had set and the afterglow had lessened somewhat, when the disk of the sun disappeared. Then he seated Usamah bin Zaid behind him and the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) set out. He pulled Qaswa’s reins tight until her head was touching the saddle, and he gestured with his right hand: ‘O people, calmly, calmly!’ Every time he came to a hill, he released the reins a little so that she could climb. Then he came to Muzdalifah where he prayed Maghrib and ‘Isha’ with one Adhan and two Iqamah, offering no prayer in between. Then the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) lay down until dawn came, and he prayed Fajr, when he saw that morning had come, with one Adhan and one Iqamah. Then he rode Qaswa’ until he came to Al-Mash’ar Al-Haram. He climbed it and praised Allah and proclaimed His greatness and that He is the only One worthy of worship. Then he remained standing until it had become quite bright, then he moved on before the sun rose. He seated Fadl bin ‘Abbas behind him, who was a man with lovely hair, white and handsome. When the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) moved on, he passed some women riding camels. Fadl started to look at them, so the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) put his hand on the other side. Fadl turned his face to the other side to look. When he came to Muhassir, he sped up a little. Then he followed the middle road that brings you out to the biggest Pillar, until he reached the Pillar that is by the tree. He threw seven pebbles, saying the Takbir with each throw, pebbles suitable for Khadhf (i.e., the size of a chickpea) throwing from the bottom of the valley. Then he went to the place of slaughter, and slaughtered sixty-three camels with his own hand. Then he handed it over to ‘Ali who slaughtered the rest, and he gave him a share in his sacrificial animal. Then he ordered that a piece from each camel be brought; (the pieces) were put in a pot and cooked, and they (the Prophet (ﷺ) and ‘Ali) ate from the meat and drank from the soup. Then the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) hastened to the House, and prayed Zuhr in Makkah. He came to Banu ‘Abdul-Muttalib, who were providing water to the pilgrims at Zamzam, and said: ‘Draw me some water, O Banu ‘Abdul-Muttalib. Were it not that the people would overwhelm you, I would have drawn water with you.’ So they drew up a bucket for him and he drank from it.’”* It appears that the speaker is Ja’far bin Muhammad who is narrating from his father, from Jabir. **And they say that the meaning if ‘your furniture’ or, ‘your special place’ in which case the objective is to say that the wife is not to admit anyone in the house whom the husband would be displeased with.***Sakharat plural of Sakhrah rock or boulder. Nawawi said: “They are the rocks that lay at the base of the Mount of Mercy, and it is the mount in the middle of ‘Arafat.”

It wasnarrated that ‘Aishah said: “We went out with the Messenger ofAllah (ﷺ) for Hajj in three ways. Some of us began the Talbiyah forHajj and ‘Umrah together, some of us began the Talbiyah for Hajj onits own, and some of us began the Talbiyah for ‘Umrah on its own.Those who began the Talbiyah for Hajj and ‘Umrah together did notexitIhram at all until they had completed the rites of Hajj. Thosewhobegan the Talbiyah for Hajj on its own did not exit ihram at alluntilthey had completed the rites of Hajj. And those who began theTalbiyahfor ‘Umrah on its own circumambulated the House and ranbetween Safaand Marwah, then whatever had been forbidden to thembecamepermissible until the time for Hajj came.”

Sufyansaid: “The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) performed Hajj threetimes,twice before he emigrated, and once after he had emigrated, andonceafter he had emigrated to Al-Madinah. He performed ‘Umrah alongwith his Hajj. The total number of camels brought by the Prophet(ﷺ)and ‘Ali was one hundred. Among them was a (male) camelbelonging toAbu Jahl, which had a silver ring in its nose. TheProphet (ﷺ)slaughtered sixty-three with his own hand, and ‘Alislaughtered therest.”

It wasnarrated from ‘Ikrimah: “Hajjaj bin ‘Amr Ansari narrated tome,he said: ‘I heard the Prophet (ﷺ) say: “Whoever breaks a boneorbecomes lame, has exited Ihram, but he must perform another Hajj.”

It wasnarrated from ‘Ikrimah, from ‘Abdullah bin Rafi’, the freedslave of Umm Salamah, that he said: “I asked Hajjaj bin ‘Amrabout a Muhrim being prevented (from completing Hajj). He said: ‘TheMessenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “Whoever breaks a bone, falls sickor becomes lame, has exited Ihram, and he has to perform Hajj thefollowing year.”

It wasnarrated that ‘Abdullah bin Ma’qil said: “I sat with Ka’b bin‘Ujrah in the mosque and asked him about this Verse: ‘He must payacompensation of either fasting (three days) or giving charity(feedingsix poor persons) or offering sacrifice (one sheep).’[2:196] Ka’bsaid: it was revealed concerning me. I had troublewith my head, so Iwas carried to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), withlice crawling on myface. He said: ‘I did not think that you weresuffering as much as Isee. Do you have a sheep?’ I said: ‘No.’Then this Verse was revealed:“He must pay a Fidyah (ransom) ofeither fasting (three days) orgiving Sadaqah (charity – feedingsix poor persons) or offeringsacrifice (one sheep).” [2:196] Hesaid: ‘Fasting is three days,charity is to be given to six poorpersons, giving each one half of aSa’ of food, and the sacrificeis a sheep.’”

It wasnarrated that Ka’b bin ‘Ujrah said: “The Prophet (ﷺ)commanded me, when I was suffering, from live, to shave my head andfast for three days or feed six poor persons. He knew that I did nothave an animal I could sacrifice.”

It wasnarrated from Ibn ‘Abbas that the Prophet (ﷺ) was treatedwithcupping when he was fasting and in the state of Ihram.

It wasnarrated from Jabir that the Prophet (ﷺ) was treated withcuppingwhen he was in the state of Ihram, because he did not feelwell.

It wasnarrated from Ibn ‘Umar that the Prophet (ﷺ) used to put oilonhis head when he was in the state of Ihram, but not oil that wasperfumed.