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[2950] 147 - (1218) It was narrated from Ja'far bin Muhammad, that his father said: "We entered upon Jâbir bin 'Abdullâh, and he asked about the people, until he came to me. I said: 'I am Muhammad bin 'Alî
bin Husain.' He placed his hand on my head, then he undid my upper button and my lower button, then he placed his hand on my chest. At that time I was a young boy. He said: 'Welcome to you, O son of my brother. Ask whatever you want.' So I asked him. He was blind, and the time for prayer became due, so he got up, wearing a blanket which he wrapped around himself; every time he put it over his shoulders, the ends slipped back down, because it was too small, and his Ridâ' was hanging beside him on the clothes hook. He led us in prayer, then I said: 'Tell us about the Hajj of the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ.' He gestured with his hand and counted nine, and said: 'The Messenger of Allâh ﷺ stayed for nine years (in Madinah) during which he did not perform Hajj, then in the tenth year he announced to the people that the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ was going for Hajj. Many people came to Al-Madinah, all of them seeking to follow the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ and do what he did.
"We set out with him until we came to Dhul-Ḥulaifah, where Asmâ bint 'Umais gave birth to Muḥammad bin Abî Bakr. She sent word to the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ, asking; "What should I do?" He said: "Perform Ghusl, wrap your private part in a cloth,
and enter Iḥrām.” The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ prayed in the Masjid, then he rode Al-Qaṣwâ’ until he reached Al-Baidâ’.
“I looked as far as I could see in front of him, and saw people riding and walking. To his right it was the same, to his left it was the same, and behind him it was the same. The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ was among us and the Qur’ān was being revealed to him, and he was the best one to interpret it. So whatever he did, we did too, and he (began the Talbiyah) of Tawḥīd, saying: “Labbaika Allāhumma labbaik, labbaika lā sharīka laka labbaik. Inna al-hamda wan-ni’mata laka wal-mulk, lā sharīka lak (Here I am, O Allāh, here I am. Here I am, You have no partner, here I am. Verily all praise and blessings are Yours, and all sovereignty, You have no partner).” The people said this Talbiyah that they say nowadays, and the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ did not object to any of that, but the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ kept to his own Talbiyah.’
“Jābir [may Allāh be pleased with them] said: ‘We did not intend anything other than Hajj, and we were not thinking of Umrah. When we came to the Ka’bah with him, he touched the corner then walked quickly (Raml) for three circuits, and
walked normally for four. Then he came to the Station of Ibrâhîm (Maqâm Ibrâhîm) and recited the verse: "...And take you (people) the Maqâm of Ibrâhîm as a place of prayer..."[1] He stood with the Maqâm between himself and the House."
- (Ja'far bin Mu'ammad said) My father used to say - and I do not think he was narrating it from anyone but the Prophet ﷺ - that he (ﷺ) used to recite in these two Rak'ah Qul Huwa Allâhu Ahad and Qul yâ ayyuhâl-kâfirûn.-
"Then he went back to the corner and touched it, then he went out through the gate to Aş-Şafâ. When he drew near to Aş-Şafâ he recited: "Verily, Aş-Şafâ and Al-Marwah (two mountains in Makkah) are of the Symbols of Allâh..."[2] "I will start with that with which Allâh started." So he started with Aş-Şafâ, climbing up until he could see the Ka'bah. Then he turned to face the Qiblah and singled out Allâh, and extolled His greatness, and he said: "Lâ ilâha illallâh waḥdahu lâ sharîka lah, lahul-mulk wa lahul-ḥamdu wa huwa 'ala kulli shay'in qadîr; Lâ ilâha illallâh waḥdahu anjaza wa'dah wa naṣara 'abdah wa hazama al-aḥzâba waḥdah (There is none worthy of worship but Allâh alone, with no partner or associate, His is the dominion
and to Him be praise, and He is able to do all things; there is none worthy of worship but Allāh alone, He fulfilled His promises and granted victory to His slave and defeated the confederates alone).” Then he supplicated between that, and repeated this three times.”
“Then he came down towards Al-Marwah and when his feet reached the bottom of the valley he ran until the ground started to rise, then he walked until he came to Al-Marwah, and he did at Al-Marwah as he had done at Aṣ-Ṣafā. Then when it was the last lap and he was at Al-Marwah he said: “If I had known before what I know now, I would not have brought the sacrificial animal with me, and I would have made it Umrah. Whoever among you does not have a sacrificial animal with him, let him exit Iḥrām and make it Umrah.”
“Surāqah bin Mālik bin Juʿsham stood up and said: “O Messenger of Allāh, is it just for this year or is it forever?” The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ interlaced the fingers of his hands and said: “Umrah has been incorporated into Hajj,” twice. “No, it is for ever and ever.”
“Alī came from Yemen with the sacrificial animals of the Prophet ﷺ and he found Fāṭimah [may Allāh be pleased
with her] among those who had exited Ihrâm. She was wearing dyed clothes and had put kohl on her eyes. He rebuked her for that and she said: "My father told me to do that."
"'Alî used to say in Al-'Irâq: "I went to the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ, complaining about Fâtimah for what she had done, and to ask the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ about what she had told me about. I told him that I had rebuked her for that, and he said: 'She spoke the truth, she spoke the truth. What did you say when you decided to go for Hajj?' I said: 'O Allâh, I enter Ihrâm for that for which Your Messenger entered Ihrâm.' He said: 'I have the Hadî with me; do not exit Ihrâm.'"
"The total number of sacrificial animals that 'Alî brought from Yemen, and that the Prophet ﷺ brought with him, was one hundred. The people all exited Ihrâm and cut their hair, except the Prophet ﷺ and those who had brought sacrificial animals with them."
"When the day of At-Tarwiyah came, they set out for Minâ and entered Ihrâm for Hajj. The Messenger of Allâh ﷺ rode and prayed Zuhr, 'Ashr, Maghrib, 'Ishâ' and Fajr there, then he waited for a while until the sun rose. He ordered that a tent of hair be pitched for him in Namirah.
Then the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ moved on, and the Quraish did not doubt that he would halt at Al-Mash'ar Al-Harâm, as Quraish used to do during the Jâhiliyyah, but the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ carried on until he reached 'Arafat, where he found that the tent had been pitched for him in Namirah, and he stopped there."
"When the sun passed its zenith, he ordered that Al-Qašwâ' be saddled for him, and he came to the bottom of the valley, where he addressed the people and said: "Your blood and your wealth are sacred to one another, as sacred as this day of yours, in this month of yours, in this land of yours. All matters of the Jâhiliyyah are abolished beneath my feet. The blood feuds of the Jâhiliyyah are abolished, and the first blood feud that I abolish is that of Rabî'ah bin Al-Hârith, who was nursed among Banû Laith and killed by Hudhail. The Ribâ of the Jâhiliyyah is abolished, and the first Ribâ that I abolish is that of 'Abbâs bin 'Abdul-Muṭṭalib; it is all abolished. Fear Allâh with regard to women, for you have taken them as a trust from Allâh, and intimacy with them has become permissible to you by the Word of Allâh. Your rights over them are that they should not allow anyone whom you dislike to tread on your bedding. If they do that, then hit them, but in a manner that does not cause injury or leave
a mark. Their rights over you are that you should provide for them and clothe them in a reasonable manner. I have left you something which, if you adhere to it, you will never go astray: The Book of Allâh. You will be asked about me. What will you say?" They said: "We bear witness that you have conveyed (the Message) and fulfilled (your duty) and offered sincere advice." He gestured with his forefinger towards the sky and then towards the people, (and said) "O Allâh, bear witness, O Allâh bear witness," three times.
Then the Adhân was called, then the Iqâmah, and he prayed Zuhr, then the Iqâmah was called and he prayed Asr, and he did not offer any prayer in between them. Then the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ rode until he reached the Mawqif (place of standing), and he made his she-camel face Aṣṣakharât[1] with people walking in front of him, and he turned to face the Qiblah. Then he remained standing until the sun had set, after its rays had started to diminish and until the disk of the sun had disappeared."
"Then he seated Usâmah on his mount behind him, and the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ moved on, pulling Al-Qaṣwâ's reins tight until her head was touching the front of the saddle, and he gestured with his right hand: "O
people, calmly, calmly!" Every time he came to a small hill, he released the reins a little so that she could climb. Then he came to Al-Muzdalifah where he prayed Maghrib and 'Ishâ' with one Adhân and two Iqâmah, offering no prayer in between."
"Then the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ lay down until dawn came, and he prayed Fajr, when he saw that dawn had come, with one Adhân and one Iqâmah. Then he rode Al-Qaṣwâ' until he came to Al-Maṣh'ar Al-Harâm. He turned to face the Qiblah and called upon Him, and proclaimed His greatness and Oneness. Then he remained standing until it had become quite bright, then he moved on before the sun rose. He seated Al-Faḍl bin Al-'Abbâs behind him, who was a man with lovely hair, white and handsome. When the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ moved on, he passed some women riding camels. Al-Faḍl started to look at them, so the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ put his hand on the face of Al-Faḍl. Al-Faḍl turned his face to the other side to look, and the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ moved his hand to the other side of Al-Faḍl's face. Al-Faḍl again turned his face to the other side to look, until he came to the bottom of Muḥassir, where he sped up a little."
"Then he followed the middle road that comes out at Al-Jamrat Al-Kubra, until he reached the
Jamrah that is by the tree. Then he stoned it with seven pebbles, saying the Takbīr with each throw - pebbles the size of broad beans - throwing from the bottom of the valley. Then he went to the place of slaughter, and slaughtered sixty-three (animals) with his own hand. Then he handed over to 'Alī who slaughtered the rest, and he gave him a share in his sacrifice. Then he ordered that a piece from each be brought; (the pieces) were put in a pot and cooked, and they (the Prophet ﷺ and 'Alī) ate from the meat and drank from the soup.
Then the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ rode and headed towards the House (and performed Tawāf Al-Ifādah), and prayed Zuhr in Makkah. He came to Banū 'Abdul-Muṭṭalib, who were providing water to the pilgrims at Zamzam, and said: "Carry on drawing water, O Banū 'Abdul-Muṭṭalib. Were it not that the people would overwhelm you I would have drawn water with you." So they drew up a bucket for him and he drank from it."
