The Rites of Pilgrimage

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Abu Hurayrah reported: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ addressed us and said, “People, Hajj has been made obligatory for you, so perform it.” A man asked, “Every year, O Messenger of Allah?” The Prophet ﷺ remained silent until the man asked three times. Then he said, “Had I said yes, it would have become obligatory, and you would not have been able to manage it.” He then said, “Leave me with what I have left unmentioned. Those before you were destroyed by their excessive questioning and their disagreement with their prophets. When I command you to do something, do as much of it as you are able; and when I forbid you from something, leave it.” Reported by Muslim. Graded Sahih by al-Albani.

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Abu Hurayrah reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was asked, “Which deed is best?” He replied, “Faith in Allah and His Messenger.” He was asked, “Then what?” He said, “Striving in the path of Allah.” He was asked, “Then what?” He said, “An accepted Hajj.” Reported by al-Bukhari and Muslim; graded agreed upon by al-Albani.

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Abu Hurayrah reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “Whoever performs Hajj without sexual relations or sin returns as on the day his mother gave birth to him.” Reported by al-Bukhari and Muslim; graded agreed upon by al-Albani.

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Abu Hurayrah reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “‘Umrah followed by another ‘Umrah is an expiation for what lies between them, and the reward for an accepted Hajj is nothing less than Paradise.” Reported by al-Bukhari and Muslim; graded agreed upon by al-Albani.

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Ibn ‘Abbas reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “An ‘Umrah in Ramadan is equivalent to a Hajj.” Ibn ‘Abbas also reported that the Prophet ﷺ met a caravan at al-Rawha’ and asked, “Who are these people?” They replied, “Muslims.” They asked, “And who are you?” He said, “The Messenger of Allah.” A woman lifted a child toward him and asked, “Does this child have a Hajj?” He said, “Yes, and you will have a reward.” Reported by Muslim. The first report is graded agreed upon and the second Sahih by al-Albani.

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Ibn ‘Abbas reported: A woman from Khath‘am said, “O Messenger of Allah, Allah’s obligation of Hajj upon His servants has come due while my father is an elderly man who cannot remain upright on a riding animal. May I perform Hajj on his behalf?” He said, “Yes.” This took place during the Farewell Pilgrimage. Reported by al-Bukhari and Muslim; graded agreed upon by al-Albani.

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Ibn ‘Abbas reported: A man came to the Prophet ﷺ and said, “My sister vowed to perform Hajj, but she died.” The Prophet ﷺ asked, “If she owed a debt, would you pay it?” He said, “Yes.” He said, “Then pay Allah’s debt, for it has the greater right to be paid.” Reported by al-Bukhari and Muslim; graded agreed upon by al-Albani.

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Ibn ‘Abbas reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “No man should be alone in seclusion with a woman, and no woman should travel without a mahram.” A man said, “O Messenger of Allah, I have been enlisted for such-and-such military expedition, but my wife has set out for Hajj.” He said, “Go and perform Hajj with your wife.” Reported by al-Bukhari and Muslim; graded agreed upon by al-Albani.

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‘A’ishah reported: I asked the Prophet ﷺ for permission to participate in jihad. He said, “Your jihad is Hajj.” Reported by al-Bukhari and Muslim; graded agreed upon by al-Albani.

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Abu Hurayrah reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “A woman must not travel for a day and a night except with a male mahram.” Reported by al-Bukhari and Muslim; graded agreed upon by al-Albani.

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Ibn ‘Abbas reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ designated Dhul-Hulayfah for the people of Madinah, al-Juhfah for the people of Syria, Qarn al-Manazil for the people of Najd, and Yalamlam for the people of Yemen. These are their appointed places and those of anyone from elsewhere who passes by them intending Hajj or ‘Umrah. Whoever lives closer to Makkah than these points enters ihram from where they are; likewise, and so on, until the people of Makkah enter ihram from Makkah. Reported by al-Bukhari and Muslim; graded agreed upon by al-Albani.

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Jabir reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “The appointed place for the people of Madinah is Dhul-Hulayfah; the other route is al-Juhfah. The appointed place for the people of Iraq is Dhat ‘Irq, for the people of Najd it is Qarn, and for the people of Yemen it is Yalamlam.” Reported by Muslim. Graded Sahih by al-Albani.

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Anas reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ performed four ‘Umrahs, all of them in Dhu al-Qa‘dah except the one performed with his Hajj: an ‘Umrah from al-Hudaybiyah in Dhu al-Qa‘dah, an ‘Umrah the following year in Dhu al-Qa‘dah, an ‘Umrah from al-Ji‘ranah—where he distributed the spoils of Hunayn—in Dhu al-Qa‘dah, and an ‘Umrah with his Hajj. Reported by al-Bukhari and Muslim; graded agreed upon by al-Albani.

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Al-Bara’ ibn ‘Azib reported that before performing Hajj, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ performed ‘Umrah twice in Dhu al-Qa‘dah. Reported by al-Bukhari. Graded Sahih by al-Albani.

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Ibn ‘Abbas reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “People, Allah has prescribed Hajj for you.” Al-Aqra‘ ibn Habis stood and asked, “Every year, O Messenger of Allah?” He said, “Had I said yes, it would have become obligatory; and if it had become obligatory, you would not have fulfilled it and would not have been able to do it. Hajj is once; whatever is added is voluntary.” Reported by Ahmad, al-Nasa’i, and al-Darimi. The hadith was not studied by al-Albani.

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‘Ali, may Allah be pleased with him, reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “Whoever has provisions and a mount sufficient to take him to the House of Allah, yet does not perform Hajj, may as well die a Jew or a Christian.” This is because Allah, Blessed and Exalted, says, “Pilgrimage to the House is a duty owed to Allah by all people who are able to make their way there.” Al-Tirmidhi reported it and said, “This is a gharīb hadith. There is criticism regarding its chain; Hilal ibn ‘Abd Allah is unknown, and al-Harith is weak in hadith.” The hadith was not studied by al-Albani.

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Ibn ‘Abbas reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: ‘There is no ṣarūrah in Islam’—that is, no one should remain someone who has never performed Hajj.

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Ibn ‘Abbas reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: ‘Whoever intends to perform Hajj should hasten to do so.’ Reported by Abu Dawud and al-Darimi. The hadith was not studied by al-Albani.

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‘Abd Allah ibn Mas‘ud reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “Perform Hajj and ‘Umrah one after the other, for they remove poverty and sins just as a blacksmith’s bellows remove impurities from iron, gold, and silver. The reward for an accepted Hajj is nothing less than Paradise.” Reported by al-Tirmidhi and al-Nasa’i; graded Sahih by al-Albani. Ahmad and Ibn Majah reported it from ‘Umar up to the words “impurities from iron”; that version was not studied by al-Albani.

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Ibn ‘Umar reported that a man came to the Prophet ﷺ and asked, “O Messenger of Allah, what makes Hajj obligatory?” He said, “Provisions and a riding animal.” Reported by al-Tirmidhi and Ibn Majah. The hadith was not studied by al-Albani.