“I said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, isJihad obligatory for women?’ He said: “Yes: Upon them is a Jihadinwhich there is no fighting: Al-Hajj and Al-‘Umrah.”

“Hajj is the Jihad of every weak person.”

“Labbaik ‘an Shubrumah (Here I am (O Allah) onbehalfof Shubrumah.” The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “Who isShubrumah?” He said: “A relative of mine.” He said: “Have youeverperformed Hajj?” He said: “No.” He said: “Then make thisfor yourself,then perform Hajj on behalf of Shubrumah.”

“A man came to the Prophet(ﷺ)and said: ‘Shall I perform Hajj on behalf of my father?’ Hesaid:‘Yes, perform Hajj on behalf of your father, for if you cannotaddany good to his record (at least) you will not add anything bad.’”

“Perform Hajj on behalf of your father.” And the Prophet (ﷺ)said:“The same applies to fasting in fulfillment of a vow – itshould bemade up for.”

“O Messenger of Allah, my father is an old man andhecannot perform Hajj or ‘Umrah, and he is not able to ride themount(due to old age).” He said: “Perform Hajj and ‘Umrah onbehalf of yourfather.”

“O Messenger of Allah, myfatheris an old man who has become weak, and now the command ofAllah hascome for His slaves to perform Hajj, but he cannot do it.Will itdischarge his duty if I perform it on his behalf?” TheMessenger ofAllah (ﷺ) said: “Yes.”

Husain bin ‘Awf told me: Isaid:“O Messenger of Allah, the command for Hajj has come but myfathercannot perform Hajj unless he is tied to a saddle.” Some timepassed, then he said: “Perform Hajj on behalf of your father.”

“OMessenger of Allah, the command of Allah has come forHis slaves toperform Hajj, but my father is an old man and cannotride. May Iperform Hajj on his behalf?” He said: “Yes, becauseif your fatherowed a debt you would pay it off.”

“A woman held up achildof hers to the Prophet (ﷺ) during Hajj and said: ‘O MessengerofAllah, is there Hajj for this one?’ He said: ‘Yes, and you willberewarded.’”

“Asma’ bint ‘Umais gave birth atShajarah, and the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) told Abu Bakr to tell herto take a bath and begin the Talbiyah.”

It wasnarrated from Abu Bakr that he went out for Hajj with theMessengerof Allah (ﷺ), and Asma’ bint ‘Umais was with him. She gavebirth, at Shajarah, to Muhammad bin Abu Bakr. Abu Bakr came to theProphet (ﷺ) and told him about that, and the Messenger of Allah(ﷺ) told him to tell her to take a bath, then begin the TalbiyahforHajj, and to do everything that the people did, apart fromcircumambulating the House (Tawaf).

“Asma’ bint ‘Umais gave birth toMuhammad bin Abi Bakr and sent word to the Prophet (ﷺ). He told herto take a bath, fasten a cloth around her private part and begin theTalbiyah.”

“The people of Al-Madinah should begin the Talbiyah fromDhul-Hulaifah, the people of Sham from Juhfah, and the people of NajdfromQarn.” ‘Abdullah said: “As for these three, I heard themfrom theMessenger of Allah (ﷺ). And it reached me that theMessenger ofAllah (ﷺ) said: ‘And the people of Yemen shouldenter Ihram fromYalamlam.’”

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)addressedus and said: ‘The Talbiyah of the people of Al-Madinahbegins atDhul-Hulaifah. The Talbiyah of the people of Sham begins atJuhfah.The Talbiyah of the people of Yemen begins at Yalamlam. TheTalbiyahof the people of Najd begins at Qarn. The Talbiyah of thepeople ofthe east begins at Dhat ‘Irq.’ Then he turned to face the(eastern) horizon and said: ‘O Allah, make their heartssteadfast.’”

It wasnarrated from Ibn ‘Umar that when the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)puthis foot in the stirrup and his riding beast rose up with him, hewould say the Talbiyah from the mosque of Dhul-Hulaifah.

“I was by the knees of theshe-camel of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), at Shajarah. When it roseup with him, he said: ‘Labbaika bi ‘Umrah wa Hajjah ma’an [HereI am(O Allah) for ‘Umrah and Hajj together].’ That was duringthe FarewellPilgrimage.”

“I learned theTalbiyah from the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) who said: LabbaikaAllahumma labbaik, labbaika la sharika laka labbaik. Innal-hamdawan-ni’mata laka, wal-mulk. La sharika laka (Here I am, O Allah,here Iam. Here I am, You have no partner, here I am. Verily allpraise andblessings are Yours, and all sovereignty, You have nopartner).” Hesaid: “And Ibn ‘Umar used to add: Labbaikalabbaika labbaika wasa’daika wal-khairu fi yadaika, labbaikawar-raghba’u ilaika wal-‘amal(Here I am, here I am, here I am,and at Your service; all good is inYour Hands, here I am, seekingYour pleasure and striving for Yoursake).”

“The Talbiyah of the Messenger ofAllah(ﷺ) was: ‘Labbaika Allahumma labbaik, (labbaika) la sharikalakalabbaik. Innal-hamd wan-ni’mata laka, wal-mulk. La sharika laka(Here I am, O Allah, here I am. Here I am, You have no partner, hereIam. Verily all praise and blessings are Yours, and all sovereignty,You have no partner).’”

“Labbaika ilahal-haqq, labbaika (Here Iam, Ogod of Truth, here I am).”