The Rites of Pilgrimage

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‘A’ishah reported: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ visited Duba‘ah bint al-Zubayr and said to her: “Perhaps you intend to perform Hajj?” She replied: “By Allah, I find myself unwell.” He said: “Perform Hajj, but stipulate, saying: ‘O Allah, my release from ihram is wherever You prevent me.’” [Agreed upon]

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Ibn ‘Abbas reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ instructed his Companions to replace the sacrificial animals they had slaughtered during the year of al-Hudaybiyah at the make-up ‘Umrah. [Abu Dawud; the report includes an account, and its chain contains Muhammad ibn Ishaq]

Grade: Not studied (al-Albani).

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Al-Hajjaj ibn ‘Amr al-Ansari reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “Whoever suffers a broken bone or becomes lame has left ihram, but must perform Hajj the following year.” [Al-Tirmidhi, Abu Dawud, al-Nasa’i, Ibn Majah, and al-Darimi] Abu Dawud adds in another report: “Or becomes ill.” Al-Tirmidhi said: This is a hasan hadith. In al-Masabih it is graded da‘if.

Grade: Not studied (al-Albani).

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‘Abd al-Rahman ibn Ya‘mur al-Dayli reported: I heard the Prophet ﷺ say: “Hajj is ‘Arafah. Whoever reaches ‘Arafah on the night of Jam‘ before dawn has completed Hajj. The days at Mina are three; whoever departs after two days incurs no sin, and whoever stays longer incurs no sin.” [Al-Tirmidhi, Abu Dawud, al-Nasa’i, Ibn Majah, and al-Darimi; al-Tirmidhi said: This is a hasan sahih hadith]

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Grade: Sahih (al-Albani).

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Ibn ‘Abbas reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said on the day Makkah was conquered: “There is no migration after the conquest, but there is jihad and sincere intention. When you are called to mobilize, then go forth.” On the day Makkah was conquered, he also said: “Allah made this land sacred on the day He created the heavens and the earth. It is sacred by Allah’s sanctity until the Day of Resurrection. Fighting in it was not lawful for anyone before me, and it was made lawful for me only for one hour of one day. It is sacred by Allah’s sanctity until the Day of Resurrection. Its thorny plants must not be cut; its game must not be driven away; its lost property must not be picked up except by someone who will announce it; and its fresh grass must not be cut.” Al-‘Abbas said: “Messenger of Allah, except for idhkhir grass, which is used by their blacksmiths and for their houses.” He replied: “Except for idhkhir.” Another report from Abu Hurayrah says: “Its trees must not be cut, and its fallen property must not be picked up except by someone who will announce it.” [Agreed upon]

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Jabir reported: I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say: “It is not lawful for any of you to carry a weapon in Makkah.” [Muslim]

Grade: Sahih (al-Albani).

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Anas reported: On the day Makkah was conquered, the Prophet ﷺ entered wearing a helmet on his head. When he removed it, a man came and said: “Ibn Khatal is clinging to the coverings of the Ka‘bah.” He said: “Kill him.” [Agreed upon]

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Jabir reported that on the day Makkah was conquered, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ entered wearing a black turban, not in ihram. [Muslim]

Grade: Sahih (al-Albani).

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‘A’ishah reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “An army will march against the Ka‘bah. When they reach a barren plain, the first and last of them will be swallowed up by the earth.” I asked: “Messenger of Allah, how will the first and last of them be swallowed up when there are merchants among them and people who are not part of them?” He replied: “They will all be swallowed up, then they will be resurrected according to their intentions.” [Agreed upon]

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Abu Hurayrah reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “A man with thin lower legs from Abyssinia will destroy the Ka‘bah.” [Agreed upon]

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Ibn ‘Abbas reported that the Prophet ﷺ said: “It is as if I can see him: a dark-skinned man with splayed legs, pulling it apart stone by stone.” [Al-Bukhari]

Grade: Sahih (al-Albani).

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Ya‘la ibn Umayyah reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “Hoarding food in the Sacred Precinct is a grave violation within it.” [Abu Dawud]

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Ibn ‘Abbas reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to Makkah: “How good you are as a land, and how beloved you are to me! Had my people not expelled me from you, I would have lived nowhere else.” [Al-Tirmidhi; he said: This is a hasan sahih hadith, though its chain is gharīb]

Grade: Sahih (al-Albani).

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‘Abd Allah ibn ‘Adi ibn Hamra’ reported: I saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ standing at al-Hazwarah. He said: “By Allah, you are the best land of Allah and the most beloved land to Allah. Had I not been driven from you, I would not have left.” [Al-Tirmidhi and Ibn Majah]

Grade: Sahih (al-Albani).

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Abu Shurayh al-‘Adawi reported: I said to ‘Amr ibn Sa‘id as he was sending forces to Makkah: “Governor, permit me to tell you something that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said the day after the conquest. My ears heard it, my heart retained it, and my eyes saw him as he spoke. He praised and glorified Allah, then said: ‘Allah made Makkah sacred; people did not make it sacred. It is not lawful for anyone who believes in Allah and the Last Day to shed blood there or cut down a tree there. If anyone invokes as precedent the Messenger of Allah’s fighting there, tell him: Allah granted His Messenger permission, but did not grant you permission. He granted me permission for only one hour of one day, and its sanctity has now returned as it was yesterday. Let those present convey this to those absent.’” Abu Shurayh was asked: “What did ‘Amr say to you?” He replied: “He said: I know that, Abu Shurayh. The Sacred Precinct does not protect a disobedient person, one fleeing after shedding blood, or one fleeing after committing a crime.” [Agreed upon] Al-Bukhari explains that kharbah means a crime.

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‘Ayyash ibn Abi Rabi‘ah al-Makhzumi reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “This community will continue to be good as long as it honors this sanctity as it deserves. When they neglect it, they will perish.” [Ibn Majah]

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‘Ali reported: We wrote down nothing from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ except the Qur’an and what is in this document. He said that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “Madinah is sacred between ‘Ayr and Thawr. Whoever introduces an offense there or shelters someone who has done so will incur the curse of Allah, the angels, and all people; no ransom or compensation will be accepted from him. The Muslims’ covenant of protection is one, and even the least of them may grant it. Whoever violates a Muslim’s pledge of protection will incur the curse of Allah, the angels, and all people; no ransom or compensation will be accepted from him. Whoever allies himself with a people without the permission of his patrons will incur the curse of Allah, the angels, and all people; no ransom or compensation will be accepted from him.” Another version in both collections says: “Whoever claims ancestry from someone other than his father or allies himself with people other than his patrons will incur the curse of Allah, the angels, and all people; no ransom or compensation will be accepted from him.” [Agreed upon]

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Sa‘d reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “I declare sacred what lies between the two lava plains of Madinah: its thorny trees must not be cut and its game must not be killed.” He also said: “Madinah is better for them, if only they knew. No one leaves it out of dislike for it without Allah replacing him there with someone better than him. No one endures its hardship and difficulty without me interceding for him or bearing witness for him on the Day of Resurrection.” [Muslim]

Grade: Sahih (al-Albani).

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Abu Hurayrah reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “No one from my community endures the hardship and difficulty of Madinah without me interceding for him on the Day of Resurrection.” [Muslim]

Grade: Sahih (al-Albani).

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Abu Hurayrah reported: Whenever people saw the first fruit of the season, they would bring it to the Prophet ﷺ. When he received it, he would say: “O Allah, bless our fruit for us, bless our Madinah for us, bless our measures of sa‘ and mudd for us. O Allah, Ibrahim is Your servant, close friend, and prophet, and I am Your servant and prophet. He supplicated to You for Makkah, and I supplicate to You for Madinah with the like of what he asked for Makkah, and twice as much more.” Then he would call the youngest child and give the fruit to him. [Muslim]

Grade: Sahih (al-Albani).