Chapters on Hajj Rituals

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Hishām ibn ʿAmmār, Abū Muṣʿab al-Zuhrī, and Suwayd ibn Saʿīd narrated to us, all saying: Mālik ibn Anas narrated to us, from Sumayy, the client of Abū Bakr ibn ʿAbd al-Raḥmān, from Abū Ṣāliḥ al-Sammān, from Abū Hurayrah, that the Messenger of God, peace and blessings be upon him, said: “Travel is a portion of punishment: it deprives one of you of sleep, food, and drink. When one of you has completed what he needs from his journey, let him hasten back to his family.” Yaʿqūb ibn Ḥumayd ibn Kāsib narrated to us: ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz ibn Muḥammad narrated to us, from Suhayl, from his father, from Abū Hurayrah, from the Prophet, a similar report.

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ʿAlī ibn Muḥammad and ʿAmr ibn ʿAbd Allāh narrated to us, both saying: Wakīʿ narrated to us: Ismāʿīl Abū Isrāʾīl narrated to us, from Fuḍayl ibn ʿAmr, from Saʿīd ibn Jubayr, from Ibn ʿAbbās, from al-Faḍl—or one of them from the other—that the Messenger of God, peace and blessings be upon him, said: “Whoever intends to perform ḥajj should hasten, for a sick person may fall ill, a lost animal may wander away, or a need may arise.”

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Muḥammad ibn ʿAbd Allāh ibn Numayr and ʿAlī ibn Muḥammad narrated to us, both saying: Manṣūr ibn Wardān narrated to us: ʿAlī ibn ʿAbd al-Aʿlā narrated to us, from his father, from Abū al-Bakhtarī, from ʿAlī, who said: When the verse “Pilgrimage to the House is a duty owed to God by people who are able to make their way to it” was revealed, they said: “Messenger of God, is pilgrimage required every year?” He was silent. They repeated: “Every year?” He said: “No. If I said yes, it would become obligatory.” Then the verse was revealed: “O you who believe, do not ask about things which, if disclosed to you, would distress you.”

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Muḥammad ibn ʿAbd Allāh ibn Numayr narrated to us: Muḥammad ibn Abī ʿUbaydah narrated to us, from his father, from al-Aʿmash, from Abū Sufyān, from Anas ibn Mālik, who said: They asked: “Messenger of God, is pilgrimage required every year?” He said: “If I said yes, it would become obligatory; if it became obligatory, you would not be able to fulfill it, and if you could not fulfill it, you would be punished.”

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Yaʿqūb ibn Ibrāhīm al-Dawraqī narrated to us: Yazīd ibn Hārūn narrated to us: Sufyān ibn Ḥusayn informed us, from al-Zuhrī, from Abū Sinān, from Ibn ʿAbbās, that al-Aqraʿ ibn Ḥābis asked the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him: “Messenger of God, is pilgrimage required every year, or just once?” He said: “Just once; whoever does more, it is voluntary.”

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Abū Bakr ibn Abī Shaybah narrated to us: Sufyān ibn ʿUyaynah narrated to us, from ʿĀṣim ibn ʿUbayd Allāh, from ʿAbd Allāh ibn ʿĀmir, from ʿUmar, from the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, who said: “Perform ḥajj and ʿumrah consecutively, for performing them in succession dispels poverty and sins just as the bellows remove impurities from iron.” Abū Bakr ibn Abī Shaybah narrated to us: Muḥammad ibn Bishr narrated to us: ʿUbayd Allāh ibn ʿUmar narrated to us, from ʿĀṣim ibn ʿUbayd Allāh, from ʿAbd Allāh ibn ʿĀmir ibn Rabīʿah, from his father, from ʿUmar ibn al-Khaṭṭāb, from the Prophet, a similar report.

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Abū Muṣʿab narrated to us: Mālik ibn Anas narrated to us, from Sumayy, the client of Abū Bakr ibn ʿAbd al-Raḥmān, from Abū Ṣāliḥ al-Sammān, from Abū Hurayrah, that the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: “One ʿumrah to the next is an expiation for what lies between them, and an accepted ḥajj has no reward but Paradise.”

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Abū Bakr ibn Abī Shaybah narrated to us: Wakīʿ narrated to us, from Misʿar and Sufyān, from Manṣūr, from Abū Ḥāzim, from Abū Hurayrah, who said: The Messenger of God, peace and blessings be upon him, said: “Whoever performs ḥajj at this House and does not engage in sexual talk or sin returns as his mother bore him.”

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ʿAlī ibn Muḥammad narrated to us: Wakīʿ narrated to us, from al-Rabīʿ ibn Ṣabīḥ, from Yazīd ibn Abān, from Anas ibn Mālik, who said: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, performed ḥajj on a worn riding saddle and a blanket worth four dirhams—or less—then said: “O God, a pilgrimage free of ostentation and seeking a reputation.”

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Abū Bishr Bakr ibn Khalaf narrated to us: Ibn Abī ʿAdī narrated to us, from Dāwūd ibn Abī Hind, from Abū al-ʿĀliyah, from Ibn ʿAbbās, who said: We were with the Messenger of God, peace and blessings be upon him, between Mecca and Medina. We passed through a valley, and he said: “What valley is this?” They said: “The Valley of al-Azraq.” He said: “It is as if I can see Moses, peace be upon him”—Dāwūd mentioned something about his long hair that he could not recall—“with his fingers in his ears, raising his voice in response to the call of pilgrimage to God, passing through this valley.” He said: Then we traveled until we came to a mountain pass. He said: “What pass is this?” They said: “The pass of Ḥarshā—or Laft.” He said: “It is as if I can see Jonah on a red she-camel, wearing a woolen cloak, with a halter of palm fiber, passing through this valley and responding to the call of pilgrimage.”

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Ibrāhīm ibn al-Mundhir al-Ḥizāmī narrated to us: Ṣāliḥ ibn ʿAbd Allāh ibn Ṣāliḥ, the client of Banū ʿĀmir, narrated to us: Yaʿqūb ibn Yaḥyā ibn ʿAbbād ibn ʿAbd Allāh ibn al-Zubayr narrated to me, from Abū Ṣāliḥ al-Sammān, from Abū Hurayrah, from the Messenger of God, peace and blessings be upon him, who said: “Those who perform ḥajj and ʿumrah are a delegation to God. If they call upon Him, He answers them; if they seek His forgiveness, He forgives them.”

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Muḥammad ibn Ṭarīf narrated to us: ʿImrān ibn ʿUyaynah narrated to us, from ʿAṭāʾ ibn al-Sāʾib, from Mujāhid, from Ibn ʿUmar, from the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, who said: “The fighter in the path of God, the pilgrim performing ḥajj, and the pilgrim performing ʿumrah are a delegation to God: He called them and they answered Him, and they asked Him and He gave them.”

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Abū Bakr ibn Abī Shaybah narrated to us: Wakīʿ narrated to us, from Sufyān, from ʿĀṣim ibn ʿUbayd Allāh, from Sālim, from Ibn ʿUmar, from ʿUmar, who asked the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, for permission to perform ʿumrah. He gave him permission and said: “My brother, include us in some of your supplication, and do not forget us.”

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Abū Bakr ibn Abī Shaybah narrated to us: Yazīd ibn Hārūn narrated to us, from ʿAbd al-Malik ibn Abī Sulaymān, from Abū al-Zubayr, from Ṣafwān ibn ʿAbd Allāh ibn Ṣafwān, who said: The daughter of Abū al-Dardāʾ was married to him. He went to see her and found Umm al-Dardāʾ but not Abū al-Dardāʾ. She asked: “Do you intend to perform ḥajj this year?” He said: “Yes.” She said: “Pray to God for good on our behalf. The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, used to say that a person who prays for good for his brother in his absence has an answered supplication. An angel stands at his head and says amen to his supplication, and says the same for him whenever he prays for good.” He said: Then I went out to the market and met Abū al-Dardāʾ, who related the same from the Prophet.

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Hishām ibn ʿAmmār narrated to us: Marwān ibn Muʿāwiyah narrated to us. Ḥ ʿAlī ibn Muḥammad and ʿAmr ibn ʿAbd Allāh narrated to us, both saying: Wakīʿ narrated to us: Ibrāhīm ibn Yazīd al-Makkī narrated to us, from Muḥammad ibn ʿAbbād ibn Jaʿfar al-Makhzūmī, from Ibn ʿUmar, who said: A man stood before the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, and asked: “Messenger of God, what makes ḥajj obligatory?” He said: “Provision and a mount.” He asked: “Messenger of God, what is a pilgrim?” He said: “Disheveled and unkempt.” Another man stood and asked: “What is ḥajj?” He said: “Raising the voice and shedding blood.” Wakīʿ said: Raising the voice means loudly repeating the pilgrimage formula, and shedding blood means slaughtering sacrificial camels.

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Suwayd ibn Saʿīd narrated to us: Hishām ibn Sulaymān al-Qurashī narrated to us, from Ibn Jurayj, who said: He also informed me, from Ibn ʿAṭāʾ, from ʿIkrimah, from Ibn ʿAbbās, that the Messenger of God, peace and blessings be upon him, said: “Provision and a riding mount”—referring to the words of God, “whoever is able to make their way to it.”

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ʿAlī ibn Muḥammad narrated to us: Wakīʿ narrated to us: al-Aʿmash narrated to us, from Abū Ṣāliḥ, from Abū Saʿīd, who said: The Messenger of God, peace and blessings be upon him, said: “A woman must not travel for three days or more except with her father, brother, son, husband, or a male relative within the prohibited degrees.”

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Abū Bakr ibn Abī Shaybah narrated to us: Shabābah narrated to us, from Ibn Abī Dhiʾb, from Saʿīd al-Maqburī, from Abū Hurayrah, that the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: “It is not lawful for a woman who believes in God and the Last Day to travel the distance of one day without a male relative within the prohibited degrees.”

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Hishām ibn ʿAmmār narrated to us: Shuʿayb ibn Isḥāq narrated to us: Ibn Jurayj narrated to us: ʿAmr ibn Dīnār narrated to me that he heard Abū Maʿbad, the client of Ibn ʿAbbās, from Ibn ʿAbbās, who said: A Bedouin came to the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, and said: “I have enlisted for such-and-such campaign, while my wife is going on ḥajj.” He said: “Go back with her.”

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Abū Bakr ibn Abī Shaybah narrated to us: Muḥammad ibn Fuḍayl narrated to us, from Ḥabīb ibn Abī ʿAmrah, from ʿĀʾishah bint Ṭalḥah, from ʿĀʾishah, who said: I asked: “Messenger of God, is there striving in battle for women?” He said: “Yes, they have a form of striving in which there is no fighting: ḥajj and ʿumrah.”