“TheMessenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ‘Whoever intends to perform Hajj,lethim hasten to do so, for he may fall sick, lose his mount, or befacedwith some need.’”

“When the following was revealed:“AndHajj (pilgrimage to Makkah) to the House (Ka’bah) is a duty thatmankind owes to Allah, for whoever can bear the way.” [3:97] Theyasked: ‘O Messenger of Allah, is Hajj every year?’ He remainedsilent.They asked: ‘Is it every year?’ He said: ‘No. If I hadsaid yes, itwould have become obligatory.’ Then the following wasrevealed: “O youwho believe! Ask not about things which, if madeplain to you, maycause you trouble.’” [5:101]

“We were with the Messenger ofAllah (ﷺ) between Makkah and Al-Madinah, and we passed through avalley. He said: ‘What valley is this?’ They said: ‘AzraqValley.’ Hesaid: ‘It is as if I can see Musa (as) – and hementioned somethingabout the length of his hair, which Dawud (one ofthe narrators) didnot remember – ‘putting his fingers in hisears and raising his voiceto Allah reciting the Talbiyah, passingthrough this valley.’ Then wetraveled on until we came to a narrowpass, and he said: ‘What pass isthis?’ They said: ‘ThaniyyatHarsha’ or ‘Laft.’ He said: ‘It is as ifI can see Yunus, ona red she-camel, wearing a woollen cloak andholding the reins of hisshe-camel, woven from palm fibres, passingthrough this valley,reciting the Talbiyah.’”

“O younger brother, give us a share of yoursupplication,and do not forget us.”

“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.’”

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.”

“It is as if I can see the racesofperfume in the parting (of hair) of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ),while he is reciting the Talbiyah.”

“I do not know if it wasAsma’bint Abu Bakr or Su’da bint ‘Awf’ – that theMessenger of Allah (ﷺ)entered upon Duba’ah bint ‘Abdul-Muttaliband said: “What is keepingyou, O my aunt, from performing Hajj?”She said: “I am a sick woman,and I am afraid of being prevented(from completing Hajj).” He said:‘Enter Ihram and stipulate thecondition that you will exit Ihram fromthe point where you areprevented.’”

“TheMessenger of Allah (ﷺ) did not touch the corners of the Ka’bahapartfrom the Black Corner (i.e., the corner where the Black Stoneis) andthe one that is next to it facing the houses of Banu Jumah(i.e., theYemenite Corner).”

Another chain reports a similar hadith.

“They said: ‘O Messenger ofAllah, is Hajj (required) every year?’ He said: ‘If I were to sayyes,it would have become obligatory, and if it were to becomeobligatory,you would not (be able to) do it, and if you did not doit you wouldbe punished.’”

“Fromone‘Umrah to another is an expiation for the sins that came inbetweenthem, and Hajj Mabrur (an accepted Hajj) brings no less areward thanParadise.”

“Do youintend to perform Hajj this year?” He said: “Yes.”She said: “Pray toAllah for us to grant us goodness, for theProphet (ﷺ) used to say:‘The supplication of a man for hisbrother in his absence will beanswered. By his head there is anangel who says Amin to hissupplication, and every time he prays forhis brother, he says: “Amin,and the same for you.’” He said:“Then I went out to the marketplacewhere I met Abu Darda’, andhe told me something similar from theProphet (ﷺ).”

“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.”

“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.”

“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.”