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

Muhammad ibn Bashshar narrated to us; Abd al-Rahman narrated to us; Sufyan narrated to us, from Abu al-Zubayr, from Aishah and Ibn Abbas, that the Prophet (ﷺ) delayed the circumambulation of the Day of Sacrifice until night.

Sulayman ibn Dawud informed us; Ibn Wahb informed us; Ibn Jurayj informed me, from Ata ibn Abi Rabah, from Ibn Abbas, that the Prophet (ﷺ) did not perform ramal during the seven circuits of the departure circumambulation.

Nasr ibn Ali narrated to us; Sufyan narrated to us, from Sulayman al-Ahwal, from Tawus, from Ibn Abbas, who said: People used to depart by every route. The Prophet (ﷺ) said: No one should depart until his final act is circumambulation of the House.

Al-Qa‘nabi narrated to us, from Malik, from Hisham ibn Urwah, from his father, from Aishah, that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) mentioned Safiyyah bint Huyayy. He was told she had begun menstruating. He said: Perhaps she will hold us back. They said: Messenger of Allah, she has already performed the departure circumambulation. He said: Then there is no need to wait.

Amr ibn Awn informed us; Abu Awanah informed us, from Ya‘la ibn Ata, from al-Walid ibn Abd al-Rahman, from al-Harith ibn Abd Allah ibn Aws, who said: I came to Umar ibn al-Khattab and asked him about a woman who circumambulated the House on the Day of Sacrifice and then menstruated. He said: Let her final act be at the House. Al-Harith said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) gave me the same ruling. Umar said: May your hands be dusted! You asked me about something you had already asked the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), so that I might oppose him?

Wahb ibn Baqiyyah narrated to us, from Khalid, from Aflah, from al-Qasim, from Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her), who said: I entered ihram for ‘umrah at al-Tan‘im, entered Mecca, and completed my ‘umrah. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) waited for me at al-Abtah until I finished, then ordered the people to depart. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) came to the House, circumambulated it, and then departed.

Muhammad ibn Bashshar narrated to us; Abu Bakr—meaning al-Hanafi—narrated to us; Aflah narrated to us, from al-Qasim, from Aishah, who said: I went with him—meaning the Prophet (ﷺ)—on the final departure, and he stopped at al-Muhassab. Abu Dawud said: Ibn Bashshar did not mention in this report the account of sending her to al-Tan‘im. She said: I came to him before dawn. He announced to his Companions that it was time to depart, and they set out. He passed by the House before the dawn prayer and circumambulated it as he left, then departed toward Medina.

Yahya ibn Ma‘in narrated to us; Hisham ibn Yusuf narrated to us, from Ibn Jurayj, who said: Ubayd Allah ibn Abi Yazid informed me that Abd al-Rahman ibn Tariq told him, from his mother, that whenever the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) passed a certain place near the house of Ya‘la—the narrator Ubayd Allah had forgotten its name—he would face the House and supplicate.

Ahmad ibn Hanbal narrated to us; Yahya ibn Sa‘id narrated to us, from Hisham, from his father, from Aishah, who said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) stopped at al-Muhassab only because it made departure easier. It is not a Sunnah rite; whoever wishes may stop there, and whoever wishes may leave it.

Ahmad ibn Hanbal and Uthman ibn Abi Shaybah narrated to us—the meaning is the same. Musaddad narrated to us; they said: Sufyan narrated to us; Salih ibn Kaysan narrated to us, from Sulayman ibn Yasar, who said: Abu Rafi‘ said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) did not instruct me to camp there; I pitched his tent there, and he stopped there. Musaddad said: Abu Rafi‘ was responsible for the Prophet’s baggage. Uthman said: That was at al-Abtah.

Ahmad ibn Hanbal narrated to us; Abd al-Razzaq informed us; Ma‘mar informed us, from al-Zuhri, from Ali ibn al-Husayn, from Amr ibn Uthman, from Usamah ibn Zayd, who said: I asked: Messenger of Allah, where will you camp tomorrow during your Hajj? He replied: Did Aqil leave us a house? Then he said: We will camp at the ravine of Banu Kinanah, where Quraysh swore an oath of disbelief—meaning al-Muhassab. Banu Kinanah had allied with Quraysh against Banu Hashim, vowing not to marry them, trade with them, or shelter them. Al-Zuhri said: Al-khayf means a valley.

Mahmud ibn Khalid narrated to us; Umar narrated to us; Abu Amr—meaning al-Awza‘i—narrated to us, from al-Zuhri, from Abu Salamah, from Abu Hurayrah, that when the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) intended to depart from Mina, he said: We will camp tomorrow. The narrator then related something similar to the previous report, omitting its opening and the explanation that al-khayf means a valley.

Musa Abu Salamah narrated to us; Hammad narrated to us, from Humayd, from Bakr ibn Abd Allah and Ayyub, from Nafi‘, that Ibn Umar used to nap briefly at al-Batha’, then enter Mecca, believing that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to do the same.

Ahmad ibn Hanbal narrated to us; Affan narrated to us; Hammad ibn Salamah informed us; Humayd informed us, from Bakr ibn Abd Allah, from Ibn Umar, and Ayyub, from Nafi‘, from Ibn Umar, that the Prophet (ﷺ) prayed noon, afternoon, sunset, and night at al-Batha’, then took a brief nap and entered Mecca. Ibn Umar used to do the same.

Al-Qa‘nabi narrated to us, from Malik, from Ibn Shihab, from Isa ibn Talhah ibn Ubayd Allah, from Abd Allah ibn Amr ibn al-As, who said: During the Farewell Pilgrimage, the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) stopped at Mina as people came to ask him. A man said: Messenger of Allah, I did not realize and shaved before sacrificing. He replied: Sacrifice; there is no harm. Another man said: Messenger of Allah, I did not realize and sacrificed before stoning. He replied: Stone; there is no harm. That day, whenever he was asked about something done earlier or later than its proper time, he said: Do it; there is no harm.

Uthman ibn Abi Shaybah narrated to us; Jarir narrated to us, from al-Shaybani, from Ziyad ibn Ilagah, from Usamah ibn Sharik, who said: I went out with the Prophet (ﷺ) to perform Hajj. People kept coming to him. Whoever said: Messenger of Allah, I performed sa‘i before circumambulating, or I did something early or late, he would say: No harm, no harm—except for a man who wrongfully violates the honor of a Muslim; that is the one who incurs blame and ruin.

Ahmad ibn Hanbal narrated to us; Sufyan ibn Uyaynah narrated to us; Kathir ibn Kathir ibn al-Muttalib ibn Abi Wada‘ah narrated to me, from one of my family, from his grandfather, that he saw the Prophet (ﷺ) praying near the gate of Banu Sahm while people passed in front of him, with no barrier between them. Sufyan said: There was no barrier between him and the Ka‘bah. Sufyan added: Ibn Jurayj related that Kathir had said, from his father; when I asked him, he said: I did not hear it from my father, but from one of my family, from my grandfather.

Ahmad ibn Hanbal narrated to us; al-Walid ibn Muslim narrated to us; al-Awza‘i narrated to us; Yahya—meaning Ibn Abi Kathir—informed me, from Abu Salamah, from Abu Hurayrah, who said: When Allah Most High granted His Messenger (ﷺ) victory over Mecca, he stood among the people, praised Allah, and extolled Him. Then he said: Allah held back the Elephant from Mecca and gave His Messenger and the believers authority over it. It was made lawful to me for only one hour of one day; thereafter it is sacred until the Day of Resurrection. Its trees are not to be cut, its game is not to be frightened, and its lost property may be picked up only by someone who will publicly announce it. Abbas—or al-Abbas—stood and said: Messenger of Allah, except for idhkhir grass, which we need for our graves and houses. He said: Except idhkhir. Abu Dawud said: Ibn al-Musaffa added from al-Walid: Abu Shah, a man from Yemen, stood and said: Messenger of Allah, write this down for me. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: Write it for Abu Shah. I asked al-Awza‘i what ‘Write it for Abu Shah’ meant. He said: This was the sermon Abu Shah heard from the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ).

Uthman ibn Abi Shaybah narrated to us; Jarir narrated to us, from Mansur, from Mujahid, from Tawus, from Ibn Abbas, who added in this account: Its fresh herbage is not to be cut.

Ahmad ibn Hanbal narrated to us; Abd al-Rahman ibn Mahdi narrated to us; Isra’il narrated to us, from Ibrahim ibn Muhajir, from Yusuf ibn Mahak, from his mother, from Aishah, who said: I asked: Messenger of Allah, shall we not build you a house or shelter at Mina to shade you from the sun? He replied: No. It is a place for whoever gets there first.