Hajj

كتاب الحج

Chapter 5: Description of Hajj Rituals and Entering Makka

'Abdullah bin Masud (RAA) narrated that he kept the Ka'bah on his left and Mina on his right and threw the seven pebbles of Jamrat-ul ‘Aqabah. He then said, ‘This is the location where the one on whom surah al-Baqarah. (surah no. 2) was revealed (i e. the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)).’ Agreed upon.

'Abdullah Ibn ‘Amro bin al-’As (RAA) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) stood in Mina during the Farewell Hajj, while the people asked him questions and he answered them. A man asked, ‘O Prophet of Allah! I was not alert and I shaved my head before slaughtering my animal?’ The Prophet (ﷺ) said

“There is no harm, go and slaughter your animal." Another man asked, ‘l slaughtered the animal before I threw the pebbles? Prophet (ﷺ) said: “There is no harm, go and throw your pebbles." The narrator said: "Whoever asked the Prophet (ﷺ) about anything done before or after the other he told him "No harm done. Go and do (whatever you missed)." Agreed upon.

Al-Maisur bin Makhramah (RAA) narrated, ‘The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) sacrificed his animal before he shaved and commanded his companions to do so.’ Related by Al-Bukhari.

Ibn Abbas (RAA) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said

"Women (pilgrims) do not have to shave (their heads); they may only shorten their hair." Related by Abu Dawud with a good chain of narrators.

Ibn ‘Umar (RAA) narrated that ‘Al-’Abbas bin 'Abdul Muttalib asked permission from the Prophet (ﷺ) to stay at Makkah during the nights of Mina in order to provide drinking water (from Zamzam) to the pilgrims, and the Prophet (ﷺ) allowed him.’ Agreed Upon.

‘Asim bin ‘Adi (RAA) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) excused the herdsmen of camels from sleeping at Mina and asked them to throw pebbles on the day of sacrifice (i.e. throw Jamrat-ul ‘Aqabah and they do not have to spend the night at Mina), and then to throw the pebbles of the next day and the day after (i.e. of the 11th and the 12th combined (on the 12th ), and then throw pebbles again on the 13th Related by the five Imams. At-Tirmidhi and Ibn Hibban graded it as Sahih.

Ibn ‘Abbas (RAA) narrated, ‘The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) sent me at night from al-Muzdalifah (to Mina) with the weak members of his family (women and children).’ Agreed upon.

’Urwah bin Mudarras (RAA) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said

“Anyone who offered this prayer -at al-Muzdalifah- along with us, and waited with us until we returned to Mina, and he stayed at 'Arafat (on the 9th ) before that by night or day, he would have completed the prescribed duties of Hajj." Related by the five Imams. At-Tirmidhi and Ibn Khuzaimah graded it as Sahih.

'Umar (RAA) narrated, ‘The pagans did not use to depart from Muzdalifah until the sun had risen, and they would say, ‘Let the sun shine on Thabir (the highest mountain in Makkah). The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) contradicted them and departed from Muzdalifah before sunrise.' Related by Al-Bukhari.

Jabir bin 'Abdullah (RAA) narrated, ‘The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) threw Jamrat—ul 'Aqabah on the Day of Sacrifice (the 9th of Dhul Hijjah) in the forenoon. On the following days he threw them when the sun had passed its meridian.’ Related by Muslim.

Ibn ’Umar (RAA) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said

“May Allah bless those who shaved." The Companions asked him, ‘O Allah’s Messenger, what about those who cut their hair short?’ They repeated their question twice (and each time he repeated his saying, ‘May Allah bless those who shaved.’) On the third time, the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) then said, “And (may Allah bless) those who cut their hair short." Agreed upon.

Sarra’ bint Nabhan (RAA) narrated ‘The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) delivered a sermon to us on the second day of sacrifice, ‘Yaum ar-Ru’us’ (11th of Dhul -Hijjah) and said, "Is this not the middle of the days of Tashriq?” Related by Abu Dawud.

A’ishah (RAA) narrated, ‘The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said to her, “Your Tawaf by the Ka'bah and your Sa'i between Safa and Marwah is sufficient for both your Hajj and 'Umrah (i.e. one Tawaf and one Sa’i are sufficient as she combined Hajj and 'Umrah.)’ Related by Muslim.

A’ishah (RAA) narrated that she did not use to do that i.e. rest at al-Muhassab and said, ‘The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) rested at al-Muhassab, because it was easier to stop there and depart from (i.e. it is not a Sunnah to rest there`). Related by Muslim.