The Book of Pilgrimage

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Yahya ibn Yahya narrated to us. He said: I read to Malik, from Nafi, from Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both), that a man asked the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ): ‘What clothing may a person in ihram wear?’ The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ‘Do not wear shirts, turbans, trousers, hooded cloaks, or leather socks. But if someone cannot find sandals, let him wear leather socks and cut them so they are below the ankles. And do not wear any clothing touched by saffron or wars.’

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Yahya ibn Yahya, Amr al-Naqid, and Zuhayr ibn Harb narrated to us, all from Ibn Uyayna. Yahya said: Sufyan ibn Uyayna informed us, from al-Zuhri, from Salim, from his father (may Allah be pleased with him), who said: The Prophet (ﷺ) was asked what a person in ihram should wear. He said: ‘A person in ihram should not wear a shirt, a turban, a hooded cloak, trousers, a garment touched by wars or saffron, or leather socks. But if he cannot find sandals, let him cut the leather socks so that they are below the ankles.’

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Yahya ibn Yahya narrated to us. He said: I read to Malik, from Abdullah ibn Dinar, from Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both), that he said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) forbade a person in ihram to wear a garment dyed with saffron or wars. He also said: ‘Whoever cannot find sandals may wear leather socks, but should cut them so they are below the ankles.’

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Yahya ibn Yahya, Abu al-Rabi al-Zahrani, and Qutayba ibn Sa'id narrated to us, all from Hammad. Yahya said: Hammad ibn Zayd informed us, from Amr, from Jabir ibn Zayd, from Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both), who said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), while delivering a sermon, say: ‘Trousers are for one who cannot find a waist-wrapper, and leather socks are for one who cannot find sandals.’ He meant a person in ihram.

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Muhammad ibn Bashshar narrated to us: Muhammad—meaning Ibn Ja'far—narrated to us. In another chain, Abu Ghassan al-Razi narrated to me: Bahz narrated to us. Both of them narrated to us from Shu'ba, from Amr ibn Dinar, with this chain, that he heard the Prophet (ﷺ) deliver a sermon at Arafat. He then related this hadith.

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Abu Bakr ibn Abi Shayba narrated to us: Sufyan ibn Uyayna narrated to us. In another chain, Yahya ibn Yahya informed us: Hushaym informed us. In another chain, Abu Kurayb narrated to us: Waki narrated to us, from Sufyan. In another chain, Ali ibn Khashram informed us: Isa ibn Yunus informed us, from Ibn Jurayj. In another chain, Ali ibn Hujr narrated to me: Isma'il narrated to us, from Ayyub. All of them report from Amr ibn Dinar with this chain. None of them mentioned that the Prophet (ﷺ) was delivering a sermon at Arafat except Shu'ba alone.

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Ahmad ibn Abdullah ibn Yunus narrated to us: Zuhayr narrated to us: Abu al-Zubayr narrated to us, from Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him), who said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ‘Whoever cannot find sandals may wear leather socks, and whoever cannot find a waist-wrapper may wear trousers.’

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Shayban ibn Farrukh narrated to us: Hammam narrated to us: Ata ibn Abi Rabah narrated to us, from Safwan ibn Ya'la ibn Umayya, from his father (may Allah be pleased with him), who said: A man came to the Prophet (ﷺ) at al-Ji'rana wearing a cloak scented with khuluq—or, he said, bearing traces of yellow dye. He asked: ‘What do you instruct me to do in my Umrah?’ Revelation came down to the Prophet (ﷺ), and he was screened with a cloth. Ya'la used to say: ‘I wish I could see the Prophet (ﷺ) while revelation was coming down to him.’ He said: ‘Would it please you to see the Prophet (ﷺ) while revelation is being sent down to him?’ Umar lifted the edge of the cloth, and I looked at him; he was making a heavy, labored breathing sound—I think he said, ‘like the sound of a young camel.’ When it had passed from him, he said: ‘Where is the one who asked about Umrah? Wash off the trace of yellow dye—or, he said, the trace of khuluq—and take off your cloak. In your Umrah, do what you would do in your Hajj.’

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Ibn Abi Umar narrated to us. He said: Sufyan narrated to us, from Amr, from Ata, from Safwan ibn Ya'la, from his father, who said: A man came to the Prophet (ﷺ) at al-Ji'rana while I was with the Prophet. The man was wearing garments—meaning a jubbah—and was heavily scented with khuluq. He said: ‘I entered ihram for Umrah while wearing these clothes and scented with khuluq.’ The Prophet (ﷺ) said to him: ‘What would you do in your Hajj?’ He replied: ‘I would take off these clothes and wash off this khuluq.’ The Prophet (ﷺ) said: ‘Do in your Umrah what you would do in your Hajj.’

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Zuhayr ibn Harb narrated to me: Isma'il ibn Ibrahim narrated to us. In another chain, Abd ibn Humayd narrated to us: Muhammad ibn Bakr informed us. Both said: Ibn Jurayj informed us. In another chain, Ali ibn Khashram—whose wording is given here—informed us: Isa informed us, from Ibn Jurayj, who said: Ata informed me that Safwan ibn Ya'la ibn Umayya told him that Ya'la used to say to Umar ibn al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him): ‘If only I could see Allah's Prophet (ﷺ) when revelation is sent down to him.’ When the Prophet (ﷺ) was at al-Ji'rana, a cloth was held over him for shade, with some of his Companions there, including Umar. A man came wearing a woolen cloak and heavily scented with perfume. He said: ‘Messenger of Allah, what do you think of a man who entered ihram for Umrah wearing a cloak after having heavily scented himself with perfume?’ The Prophet (ﷺ) looked at him for a while, then fell silent. Revelation came to him, and Umar gestured to Ya'la ibn Umayya with his hand: ‘Come.’ Ya'la came and put his head in, and saw the Prophet (ﷺ) red in the face, breathing heavily for a while. Then the revelation lifted from him, and he said: ‘Where is the one who asked me about Umrah just now?’ The man was sought and brought to him. The Prophet (ﷺ) said: ‘As for the perfume on you, wash it off three times; as for the cloak, take it off. Then do in your Umrah what you do in your Hajj.’

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Uqba ibn Mukram al-Ammi and Muhammad ibn Rafi narrated to us—the wording is Muhammad ibn Rafi's. They said: Wahb ibn Jarir ibn Hazim narrated to us: My father narrated to us. He said: I heard Qays narrate from Ata, from Safwan ibn Ya'la ibn Umayya, from his father (may Allah be pleased with him), that a man came to the Prophet (ﷺ) at al-Ji'rana. He had entered ihram for Umrah, his beard and head yellowed, and he was wearing a cloak. He said: ‘Messenger of Allah, I have entered ihram for Umrah in the state you see.’ The Prophet (ﷺ) said: ‘Take off your cloak, wash off the yellowing, and do in your Umrah what you do in your Hajj.’

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Ishaq ibn Mansur narrated to me: Abu Ali Ubayd Allah ibn Abd al-Majid narrated to us: Rabah ibn Abi Maruf narrated to us. He said: I heard Ata say: Safwan ibn Ya'la informed me, from his father (may Allah be pleased with him), who said: We were with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) when a man wearing a cloak marked with traces of khuluq came to him. He said: ‘Messenger of Allah, I have entered ihram for Umrah; what should I do?’ The Prophet remained silent and did not answer him. Umar used to screen him and shade him with a cloth when revelation came down to him. I said to Umar: ‘When revelation comes down to him, I would like to put my head under the cloth with him.’ When revelation came down, Umar covered him with the cloth. I came and put my head under the cloth with him and looked at him. When the revelation had lifted, he said: ‘Where is the one who asked just now about Umrah?’ The man stood and came to him. The Prophet (ﷺ) said: ‘Take off your cloak, wash off the trace of khuluq on you, and do in your Umrah what you would have done in your Hajj.’

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Yahya ibn Yahya, Khalaf ibn Hisham, Abu al-Rabi, and Qutayba narrated to us, all from Hammad. Yahya said: Hammad ibn Zayd informed us, from Amr ibn Dinar, from Tawus, from Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both), who said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) set Dhul-Hulayfa for the people of Medina, al-Juhfa for the people of Syria, Qarn al-Manazil for the people of Najd, and Yalamlam for the people of Yemen. He said: ‘These are their points, and they are also for anyone who passes through them from elsewhere intending Hajj or Umrah. Whoever is nearer than these points starts from where he is, and likewise each person from his own place—until the people of Mecca, who enter ihram from Mecca.’

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Abu Bakr ibn Abi Shayba narrated to us: Yahya ibn Adam narrated to us: Wuhaib narrated to us: Abdullah ibn Tawus narrated to us, from his father, from Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both), that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) set Dhul-Hulayfa for the people of Medina, al-Juhfa for the people of Syria, Qarn al-Manazil for the people of Najd, and Yalamlam for the people of Yemen. He also said: ‘These are their points and for everyone who comes to them from elsewhere intending Hajj or Umrah. Whoever is nearer than that starts from wherever he sets out, until the people of Mecca, whose point is Mecca itself.’

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Yahya ibn Yahya narrated to us. He said: I read to Malik, from Nafi, from Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both), that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ‘The people of Medina enter ihram from Dhul-Hulayfa, the people of Syria from al-Juhfa, and the people of Najd from Qarn.’ Abdullah added: It has reached me that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) also said: ‘The people of Yemen enter ihram from Yalamlam.’

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Zuhayr ibn Harb and Ibn Abi Umar narrated to me. Ibn Abi Umar said: Sufyan narrated to us, from al-Zuhri, from Salim, from his father (may Allah be pleased with him), that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ‘The people of Medina enter ihram from Dhul-Hulayfa; the people of Syria from al-Juhfa; and the people of Najd from Qarn.’ Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: It was reported to me—but I did not hear it myself—that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ‘The people of Yemen enter ihram from Yalamlam.’

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Harmala ibn Yahya narrated to me: Ibn Wahb informed us: Yunus informed me, from Ibn Shihab, from Salim ibn Abdullah ibn Umar ibn al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him), from his father, who said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: ‘The point for entering ihram for the people of Medina is Dhul-Hulayfa; for the people of Syria, Mahya'a, which is al-Juhfa; and for the people of Najd, Qarn.’ Abdullah ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: They reported that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)—though I did not hear this from him—said: ‘The point for entering ihram for the people of Yemen is Yalamlam.’

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Yahya ibn Yahya, Yahya ibn Ayyub, Qutayba ibn Sa'id, and Ali ibn Hujr narrated to us. Yahya said: He informed us; the others said: Isma'il ibn Ja'far narrated to us, from Abdullah ibn Dinar, who heard Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) say: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) instructed the people of Medina to enter ihram from Dhul-Hulayfa, the people of Syria from al-Juhfa, and the people of Najd from Qarn. Abdullah ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) added: I was informed that he said: ‘The people of Yemen enter ihram from Yalamlam.’

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Ishaq ibn Ibrahim informed us: Ruh ibn Ubada narrated to us: Ibn Jurayj narrated to us: Abu al-Zubayr informed me that he heard Jabir ibn Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with them both) being asked about the point for entering ihram. He said: ‘I heard—’ Then he paused and said: ‘I think he means the Prophet (ﷺ).’

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Muhammad ibn Hatim and Abd ibn Humayd narrated to me, both from Muhammad ibn Bakr. Abd said: Muhammad informed us. Ibn Jurayj informed us: Abu al-Zubayr informed me that he heard Jabir ibn Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with them both) being asked about the point for entering ihram. He said: ‘I heard—I think he traced it back to the Prophet (ﷺ)—say: The point for entering ihram for the people of Medina is Dhul-Hulayfa, and the other route is al-Juhfa; the point for the people of Iraq is Dhat Irq; the point for the people of Najd is Qarn; and the point for the people of Yemen is Yalamlam.’