The Rites of Hajj (Kitab Al-Manasik Wa'l-Hajj)

Zuhayr ibn Harb and Uthman ibn Abi Shaybah narrated to us, in meaning; they said: Yazid ibn Harun narrated to us, from Sufyan ibn Husayn, from al-Zuhri, from Abu Sinan, from Ibn Abbas: al-Aqra ibn Habis asked the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): Messenger of Allah, is Hajj required every year or only once? He replied: Only once; whoever does more, it is voluntary. Abu Dawud said: He is Abu Sinan al-Duali, as both Abd al-Jalil ibn Humayd and Sulayman ibn Kathir said, from al-Zuhri; Uqayl said: from Sinan.

Al-Nufayli narrated to us; Abd al-Aziz ibn Muhammad narrated to us, from Zayd ibn Aslam, from a son of Abu Waqid al-Laythi, from his father, who said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say to his wives during the Farewell Pilgrimage: This time, and then stay on your mats.

Qutaybah ibn Said al-Thaqafi narrated to us; al-Layth ibn Sad narrated to us, from Said ibn Abi Said, from his father, that Abu Hurayrah said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: It is not lawful for a Muslim woman to travel for a night's journey unless a male relative whom she may not marry accompanies her.

Abdullah ibn Maslamah and al-Nufayli narrated to us, from Malik; and al-Hasan ibn Ali narrated to us; Bishr ibn Umar narrated to us; Malik narrated to me, from Said ibn Abi Said. Al-Hasan's version says from his father; then they agree, from Abu Hurayrah, from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), who said: A woman who believes in Allah and the Last Day may not travel for a day and a night. He then mentioned a report with the same meaning. Abu Dawud said: Al-Qanabi and al-Nufayli did not mention his father in their reports. Ibn Wahb and Uthman ibn Umar narrated it from Malik as al-Qanabi did.

Yusuf ibn Musa narrated to us, from Jarir, from Suhayl, from Said ibn Abi Said, from Abu Hurayrah, who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said a report similar to the preceding one, except that he said: one barid.

Uthman ibn Abi Shaybah and Hannad narrated to us that Abu Muawiyah and Waki narrated to them, from al-Amash, from Abu Salih, from Abu Said, who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: It is not lawful for a woman who believes in Allah and the Last Day to travel for three days or more unless her father, brother, husband, son, or another unmarriageable male relative accompanies her.

Ahmad ibn Hanbal narrated to us; Yahya ibn Said narrated to us, from Ubayd Allah, who said: Nafi narrated to me, from Ibn Umar, from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), who said: A woman must not travel for three days unless an unmarriageable male relative is with her.

Nasr ibn Ali narrated to us; Abu Ahmad narrated to us; Sufyan narrated to us, from Ubayd Allah, from Nafi: Ibn Umar used to take a freedwoman of his, called Safiyyah, behind him as she traveled with him to Mecca.

Uthman ibn Abi Shaybah narrated to us; Abu Khalid—meaning Sulayman ibn Hayyan al-Ahmar—narrated to us, from Ibn Jurayj, from Umar ibn Ata, from Ikrimah, from Ibn Abbas, who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: There is no monasticism in Islam.

Ahmad ibn al-Furat—meaning Abu Masud al-Razi—and Muhammad ibn Abdullah al-Mukarrami narrated to us; this is his wording. They said: Shababah narrated to us, from Warqa, from Amr ibn Dinar, from Ikrimah, from Ibn Abbas, who said: People used to perform Hajj without taking provisions. Abu Masud said: The people of Yemen, or some of them, used to perform Hajj without provisions, saying: We are those who rely upon Allah. Then Allah, Exalted is He, revealed: Take provisions, and the best provision is God-consciousness (Quran 2:197).

Yusuf ibn Musa narrated to us; Jarir narrated to us, from Yazid ibn Abi Ziyad, from Mujahid, from Abdullah ibn Abbas, who said: He recited this verse: There is no blame upon you for seeking bounty from your Lord (Quran 2:198). He said: They did not trade at Mina, so they were instructed to trade when they departed from Arafat.

Musaddad narrated to us; Abu Muawiyah, Muhammad ibn Khazim, narrated to us, from al-Amash, from al-Hasan ibn Amr, from Mihran Abu Safwan, from Ibn Abbas, who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whoever intends to perform Hajj should hasten to do so.

Musaddad narrated to us; Abd al-Wahid ibn Ziyad narrated to us; al-Ala ibn al-Musayyib narrated to us; Abu Umamah al-Taymi narrated to us. He said: I used to hire out my services on this pilgrimage route, and people would tell me that my Hajj did not count. I met Ibn Umar and said: Abu Abd al-Rahman, I am a man who hires out his services on this route, and people tell me my Hajj does not count. Ibn Umar asked: Do you enter the state of ihram and recite the talbiyah, circumambulate the House, depart from Arafat, and stone the pillars? I said: Yes. He said: Then your Hajj counts. A man once came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and asked him the same thing you asked me. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) remained silent and did not answer him until this verse was revealed: There is no blame upon you for seeking bounty from your Lord (Quran 2:198). Then the Messenger of Allah sent for him, recited the verse to him, and said: Your Hajj counts.

Muhammad ibn Bashshar narrated to us; Hammad ibn Masadah narrated to us; Ibn Abi Dhib narrated to us, from Ata ibn Abi Rabah, from Ubayd ibn Umayr, from Abdullah ibn Abbas: At the beginning, people used to trade at Mina, Arafat, the market of Dhu al-Majaz, and at the Hajj fairs. They feared that trading while in ihram was forbidden, so Allah, Exalted is He, revealed: There is no blame upon you for seeking bounty from your Lord (Quran 2:198), during the Hajj seasons. He said: Ubayd ibn Umayr told me that he used to read it in the written Qur'an codex.

Ahmad ibn Salih narrated to us; Ibn Abi Fudayk narrated to us; Ibn Abi Dhib informed me, from Ubayd ibn Umayr—Ahmad ibn Salih said words to the effect that he was a freedman of Ibn Abbas—from Abdullah ibn Abbas: In the early days of Hajj, people used to sell goods. He mentioned a report with the same meaning up through the words about the Hajj seasons.

Ahmad ibn Hanbal narrated to us; Sufyan ibn Uyaynah narrated to us, from Ibrahim ibn Uqbah, from Kurayb, from Ibn Abbas, who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was at al-Rawha when he met a caravan. He greeted them and asked: Who are these people? They replied: Muslims. He asked: And who are you? They replied: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). A woman hurriedly took a child by the arm and lifted him from her litter. She said: Messenger of Allah, does this child have a Hajj? He replied: Yes, and you will have a reward.

Al-Qanabi narrated to us, from Malik; and Ahmad ibn Yunus narrated to us; Malik narrated to us, from Nafi, from Ibn Umar, who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) designated Dhu al-Hulayfah for the people of Medina, al-Juhfah for the people of Syria, and Qarn for the people of Najd. I have been informed that he designated Yalamlam for the people of Yemen.

Sulayman ibn Harb narrated to us; Hammad narrated to us, from Amr ibn Dinar, from Tawus, from Ibn Abbas, and from Ibn Tawus, from his father. They both said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) designated the pilgrimage boundary, with a report of the same meaning. One of them said: For the people of Yemen, Yalamlam; the other said: Alamlam. He said: These are for their people and for anyone from elsewhere who passes through them intending Hajj or Umrah. Those who live within these boundaries begin ihram from where they set out—this wording is from Ibn Tawus. He said: Likewise, even the people of Mecca begin ihram from there.

Hisham ibn Bahram al-Madaini narrated to us; al-Muafa ibn Imran narrated to us, from Aflah—meaning Ibn Humayd—from al-Qasim ibn Muhammad, from Aishah, may Allah be pleased with her: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) designated Dhat Irq for the people of Iraq.