“Whoever begins the Talbiyah for ‘Umrah from Baitul-Maqdis, willbe forgiven.”

“Whoever begins the Talbiyah for‘Umrah from Baitul-Maqdis, that will be an expiation for all hisprevious sins.” She said: “So I went out.” Meaning, fromBaitul-Maqdisfor ‘Umrah.

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)performed ‘Umrah four times: The ‘Umrah of Hudaibiyah, the ‘Umrahtomake up for (the one not completed previously), the third fromJi’ranah and the fourth that he did with his Hajj.”

It wasnarrated from Ibn ‘Abbas that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)prayedin Mina, on the Day of Tarwiyah (the 8th of Dhul-Hijjah),Zuhr,‘Asr, Maghrib, ‘Isha’ and Fajr, then he went in themorning to‘Arafat.

It wasnarrated from Ibn ‘Umar that he used to pray all five prayersinMina, then he would tell them that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)usedto do that.

‘I said: ‘O Messenger of Allah,should we not build you a house in Mina?’ He said: ‘No, Mina isjust astopping place for those who get there first.’”

“We said: ‘O Messenger of Allah,should we not build you a house in Mina that will be a means of shadefor you?’ He said: ‘No, Mina is just a stopping place for thosewhoget there first.’”

“We went in the morning on this daywiththe Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) from Mina to ‘Arafat. Some of usrecited the Takbir (Allahu Akbar) and some of us recited the Tahlil(La ilaha illallah), and neither criticized the other.”

“At what hour did the Prophet(ﷺ) go out on this day?” He said: “When that time comes, wewill go out.” So Hajjah sent a man to watch for the time when theywent out.When Ibn ‘Umar wanted to set out, he said: “Has the sun passed the zenith?” They said: “It has not passed the zenith yet.” So he sat down. Then he said: “Has the sun passed the zenith?” They said: “It has not passed the zenith yet.” So he sat down. Then he said: “Has the sun passed the zenith?” They said: “Yes.” When they said that it had passed the zenith, he set out.

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) stoppedat‘Arafat and said: ‘This is the place of standing, and all of‘Arafat is a place of standing.’”

“We were standing in aplacethat was far from the place of standing. Ibn Mirba’ came to usandsaid: ‘I am the messenger of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) to you.He said: “Stay where you are today for today you are on the legacyofIbrahim.’”

“All of ‘Arafat is the place of standing, but keep awayfrom the interior of ‘Uranah. And all of Muzdalifah is the place ofstanding but keep away from the interior of Muhassir. And all of Minais the place of sacrifice, except for what is beyond ‘Aqaba.”

“I have forgiven them, except forthewrongdoer, with whom I will settle the score in favor of the onewhomhe wronged.” He said: “O Lord, if You will, then grantParadise to theone who is wronged, and forgive the wrongdoer.” Noresponse came (thatevening).The next day at Muzdalifah he repeatedthe supplication, andreceived a response to what he asked for. He(the narrator) said: “TheMessenger of Allah (ﷺ) laughed,” orhe said, “He smiled. Abu Bakrand ‘Umar said to him: ‘May myfather and mother be ransomed for you,this is not a time when youusually laugh. What made you laugh, mayAllah make your years filledwith laughter?’ He said: ‘The enemy ofAllah, Iblis, when he cameto know that Allah answered my prayer andforgiven my nation, tooksome dust and started to sprinkle it on hishead, uttering cries ofwoe and doom, and what I saw of his anguishmade me laugh.’”

“There is no day on which Allah ransomsmoreslaves from the Fire than the Day of ‘Arafah. He draws closer andcloser, then He boasts about them before the angels and says: ‘Whatdothese people want?’”

Another chain reports a similar hadith.

“I came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and said: ‘O Messenger ofAllah, Ihave made my camel lean (because of the long journey) and Ihave wornmyself out. By Allah, there is no sand hill on which I didnot stand.Have I performed Hajj?’ The Prophet (ﷺ) said: ‘Whoeverattended theprayer (i.e., Fajr at Muzdalifah) with us and departedfrom ‘Arafat,by night or day, may remove the dirt and hascompleted his Hajj.’”

“How did theMessenger of Allah (ﷺ) travel when he departed from ‘Arafat?”Hesaid: “He moved at a quick pace, and when he reached an openspace hewould make his camel run.”

“The Quraish said: ‘We are theneighbors of the House and we do not leave the sanctuary.’ Allahsaid:‘Then depart from the place whence all the people depart.’”[2:199]

“I departed from ‘Arafatwiththe Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), and when he reached the mountainpathat which the chiefs would dismount, he dismounted and urinated,thenperformed ablution. I said: ‘(Is it time for) prayer?’ He said:‘The prayer is still ahead of you.’ When he reached Jam’(Muzdalifah)he called the Adhan and Iqamah, then he prayed Maghrib.Then no oneamong the people unloaded (the camels) until he hadprayed ‘Isha’.”

“I prayed Maghrib and ‘Isha’ with the Messengerof Allah (ﷺ) during the Farewell Pilgrimage, at Muzdalifah.”