Bulugh al-Maram 742

Jabir ibn ‘Abd Allah (may Allah be pleased with them both) reported: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) performed Hajj. We set out with him, and when we reached Dhu’l-Hulayfah, Asma’ bint ‘Umays gave birth. He said, ‘Bathe, bind yourself with a cloth, and enter ihram.’ The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) prayed in the mosque, then mounted al-Qaswa’¹. When she was level with al-Bayda’, he began the talbiyah of pure monotheism: ‘Here I am, O Allah, here I am. Here I am; You have no partner; here I am. Surely all praise, blessing, and sovereignty belong to You. You have no partner.’

When we reached the House, he touched the Corner, performed ramal for three circuits and walked for four, then went to the Station of Abraham and prayed. He returned to the Corner and touched it. Then he went out through the gate to al-Safa. When he drew near it, he recited, ‘Indeed, al-Safa and al-Marwah are among the rites of Allah,’ and said, ‘I begin with that with which Allah began.’ He climbed al-Safa until he could see the House, faced the qiblah², affirmed Allah’s oneness and magnified Him, and said: ‘There is no god but Allah alone, without partner. To Him belong sovereignty and praise, and He is capable of all things. There is no god but Allah alone; He fulfilled His promise, supported His servant, and defeated the confederates alone.’ He supplicated between these statements³ three times, then descended toward al-Marwah. When his feet reached the bottom of the valley, he hurried⁴ until he climbed out; he then walked to al-Marwah⁵ and did there as he had done at al-Safa…’ [Jabir continued the hadith.]

On the Day of Tarwiyah, they set out for Mina. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) rode there and prayed the noon, afternoon, sunset, night, and dawn prayers. He stayed briefly until the sun rose, then proceeded to ‘Arafah. He found a tent pitched for him at Namirah⁶ and stopped there. When the sun passed its zenith, he ordered al-Qaswa’ to be saddled and came to the bottom of the valley, where he addressed the people. Then the call to prayer was made and the iqamah given; he prayed noon, then the iqamah was given and he prayed afternoon, performing no prayer between them. He rode until he reached the place of standing, turned al-Qaswa’s belly toward the rocks, placed the path of the foot travelers⁷ in front of him, and faced the qiblah. He remained standing until the sun had set and its yellow glow had faded, until the disk disappeared. He then departed, tightening the reins on al-Qaswa’ until her head nearly touched the saddle’s pommel. With his right hand he said, ‘People, be calm, be calm.’ Whenever he came to an incline⁸, he slackened the reins a little so she could climb it.

He reached Muzdalifah and prayed sunset and night prayers there with one call to prayer and two iqamahs, performing no supererogatory prayer between them⁹. Then he lay down until dawn and prayed the dawn prayer when daybreak became clear, with a call to prayer and iqamah. He rode to al-Mash‘ar al-Haram, faced the qiblah, supplicated, magnified Allah, and proclaimed His oneness¹⁰. He remained standing until it was very bright. He departed before sunrise. When he reached the bottom of Muhassir, he urged his mount on briefly, then took the middle route leading to the Great Jamrah. He came to the Jamrah beside the tree and threw seven small pebbles, like those used for flicking, saying ‘Allah is greatest’ with each pebble; he threw them from the bottom of the valley. Then he went to the place of sacrifice and slaughtered an offering. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) then rode to the House and prayed the noon prayer in Mecca.’ Reported by Muslim at length.

1 — This was his mount (peace and blessings be upon him). 2 — In manuscript A, this is corrupted to: ‘He faced it and faced the qiblah.’ 3 — The phrase was missing from both base manuscripts and restored from Muslim. 4 — Muslim adds: ‘He said the like of this.’ 5 — Muslim adds: ‘when’. 6 — The phrase was missing from both base manuscripts and restored from Muslim. 7 — Both base manuscripts read ‘he climbed’; corrected from Muslim. 8 — The text is so in both base manuscripts; Muslim reads ‘he walked until he reached al-Marwah.’ 9 — A place beside ‘Arafah, but not part of ‘Arafah. 10 — That is, the route they traveled. 11 — Muslim adds: ‘of the inclines.’ 12 — That is, he did not pray a supererogatory prayer. 13 — Both base manuscripts read this; Muslim reads ‘and he prayed.’ 14 — In manuscript A, this is corrupted to ‘until’. 15 — This is how Muslim has it; both base manuscripts read: ‘He supplicated, magnified Allah, and proclaimed His oneness.’ 16 — Sound. Reported by Muslim (1218). Our teacher, the eminent scholar Muhammad Nasir al-Din al-Albani (may Allah preserve him), has a book entitled The Prophet’s Hajj, in which he presented this hadith of Jabir together with its additions from the books of Sunnah, arranging them excellently. The book has been published in several editions.