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3074. Ja'far bin Muhammad narrated that his father said: "We entered upon Jâbir bin 'Abdullâh, and when we reached him he asked about the people (i.e., what their names were, etc.). When he reached me, I said: 'I am Muhammad bin 'Ali bin Husain.' He stretched forth his hand towards my head, and undid my top button, then undid my lower button. Then he placed his hand on my chest, and I was a young boy at that time. Then he said: 'Welcome to you, ask whatever you want.' So I asked him, and he was blind. The time for prayer came, so he stood up, wrapping himself in a woven cloth. Every time he put it on his shoulders, its edges came up, because it was too small. And his cloak was beside him on a hook. He led us in prayer, then I said: 'Tell us about the Hajj of the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ.' He held up his hands, showing nine (fingers), and said: 'The Messenger of Allâh ﷺ stayed for nine years without performing Hajj, then it was announced to the people in the tenth year that the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ was going for Hajj. So many people came to Al-Madinah, all of them seeking to follow the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ and do what he did. He set out and we set out with him, and we came to Dhul-Hulaifah where Asmā' bint 'Umais gave birth to Muhammad bin Abu Bakr. She sent word to the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ asking what she should do. He said: "Perform Ghusl, fasten a cloth around your waist and enter Ihrām." The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ prayed in the mosque, then he rode Qaswā' (his she-camel) until, when his she-camel arose with him upon Baidā', Jābir said: 'As far as I could see, I saw people riding and walking in front of him, and I saw the same to his right and his left, and behind him, and the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ was among us and Qur'ān was being revealed to him, and he understood its meaning. Whatever he did, we did too. Then began the Talbiyah of monotheism: "Labbaika Allāhumma labbaik, labbaika lā sharika laka labbaik. Innal-hamda wan-ni'mata laka wal-mulk, lā sharika laka (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)." And the people repeated his words. And the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ approved of that. And the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ continued to recite the Talbiyah. Jābir said: 'We did not intend (to do) anything but Hajj. We were not aware of Umrah. Then when we reached the House with him, he touched the Corner, and walked quickly (Ramal) for three circuits and walked (normally) for four. Then he stood at the place of Ibrāhīm and said: "And take you (people) the place of Ibrāhīm as a place of prayer."[1] He stood with the place between him and the House. My father used to say:[2] "And I do not think that he mentioned it other than from the Prophet ﷺ: 'That he used to recite in those two Rak'ah (at the place of Ibrāhīm): "Say: 'O you disbelievers!'"[3] and: "Say: 'He is Allāh, (the) One.'"[4] "Then he went back to the House and touched the Corner, then he went out through the gate to Safā. When he drew near to Safā he recited: "Verily, Safā and Marwah are among the symbols of Allāh,"[5] (and said:) "We will start with that with which Allāh started." So he started with Safā and climbed it until he could see the House, then proclaimed the greatness of Allâh (by saying: Allâhu Akbar and said Tahlil (Lâ ilâha illallâh) and praised Him (saying Al-Hamdulillâh), and he said: "Lâ ilâha illallâh wahdahu lâ sharika lahu, lahu-l-mulku, wa lahu-l-hamdu, yuhyi wa yumit wa Hurwa 'ala kulli shai'in Qadir. Lâ ilâha illallâh wahdahu, Lâ sharika lahu anjaza wa'dahu, wa nasara 'abdahu, wa hazamal-Ahzâba wahdahu (None has the right to be worshipped but Allâh alone, with no partner or associate; His is the dominion, all praise is due to Him, He gives life and causes death and He is able to do all things. None has the right to be worshipped but Allâh alone; He has no partner or associate, He fulfilled His promise, granted victory to His slave, and defeated the Confederates alone)." And he said that three times, supplicating in between. Then he headed towards Marwah walking normally until, when he started to go downhill, he walked quickly (Ramal) in the bottom of the valley. When he started to go uphill, he walked normally, until he reached Marwah, and he did atop Marwah what he had done atop Safâ. At the end of his Sâ'y, atop Marwah he said: "If I had known before what I have come to know now, I would not have garlanded the sacrificial animal, and I would have made it Umrah. Whoever among you does not have a sacrificial animal with him, let him exit Ihrâm and make it 'Umrah.'" So all the people exited Ihrâm and cut their hair, except the Prophet ﷺ and those who had sacrificial animals with them. Surâqah bin Mâlik bin Ju'shum stood up and said: "O Messenger of Allâh! Is this for this year only, or forever and ever?" The Messenger of Allâh ﷺ interlaced his fingers and said: "'Umrah is included in Hajj like this," twice. "No, it is forever and ever." 'Ali brought the camels of the Prophet ﷺ, and he found that Fâtimah was one of those who had exited Ihrâm. She had put on a dyed garment and used kohl. 'Ali disliked this action on her part, but she said: "My father told me to do this." 'Ali used to say in Irâq: "So I went to the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ, feeling upset with Fâtimah because of what she had done, to ask the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ about what she had said that he said, and that I had disliked that. He said: 'She spoke the truth, she spoke the truth. What did you say when you began your Hajj?' He said: "I said: 'O Allâh, I begin the Talbiyah for that for which your Messenger ﷺ begins the Talbiyah.' (He said:) 'And I have the sacrificial animal with me, so do not exit Ihrâm.' He said: "The total number of sacrificial animals that 'Ali had brought from Yemen and that the Prophet ﷺ brought from Al-Madinah was one hundred. Then all the people exited Ihrâm and cut their hair, apart from the Prophet and those who had sacrificial animals with them. When the day of Tarwiyah came (the 8th of Dhul-Hijjah), they headed for Mina and began the Talbiyah for Hajj. The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ rode. He prayed Zuhr, 'Asr, Maghrib, 'Ishā' and Fajr in Mina. Then he stayed for a short while until the sun rose, and he ordered that a tent of goat hair be pitched for him in Namirah. Then the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ set out, and the Quraish were certain that he was going to stay at Al-Mash'ar Harām or at Al-Muzdalifah, as Quraish used to do during the Ignorance days. But the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ continued until he came to 'Arafāt, where he found that the tent had been pitched for him in Namirah, and he stopped there. Then when the sun had passed its zenith, he called for Qaswā' and she was saddled for him. He rode until he came to the bottom of the valley, and he addressed the people and said: 'Your blood and your wealth are sacred to you, as sacred as this day of yours, in this month of yours, in this land of yours. Every matter of the Ignorance days is abolished, beneath these two feet of mine. The blood feuds of the Ignorance days are abolished, and the first blood feud that I abolish is the blood feud of Rabi'ah bin Hārith, who was nursed among Banu Sa'd and killed by Hudhail. The usuries of Ignorance days are abolished, and the first usury (that I abolish) is our usury, the usury due to 'Abbâs bin 'Abdul-Muttalib. 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 through Allâh's Word. Your rights over them are that they should not allow anyone whom you dislike to sit on your bedding.[1] 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 behind 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 Bilâl called the Adhân, then the Iqâmah, and he prayed Zuhr. Then he made Iqâmah and prayed 'Asr', and he did not offer any prayer between them. Then the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ rode until he came to the place of standing, and he made his she-camel face Sakharât[1] with the path in the sand in front of him, and he faced the Qiblah, then he remained standing until the sun had set and the afterglow had lessened somewhat, when the disk of the sun disappeared. Then he seated Usâmah bin Zaid behind him and the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ set out. He pulled Qaswâ's reins tight until her head was touching the saddle, and he gestured with his right hand: 'O people, calmly, calmly!' Every time he came to a hill, he released the reins a little so that she could climb. Then he came to 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 morning had come, with one Adhân and one Iqâmah. Then he rode Qaswâ' until he came to Al-Mash'ar Al-Harâm. He climbed it and praised Allâh and proclaimed His greatness and that He is the only One worthy of worship. Then he remained standing until it had become quite bright, then he moved on before the sun rose. He seated Fadl bin '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. Fadl started to look at them, so the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ put his hand on the other side. Fadl turned his face to other side to look. When he came to Muhassir, he sped up a little. Then he followed the middle road that brings you out to the biggest Pillar, until he reached the Pillar that is by the tree. He threw seven pebbles, saying the Takbir with each throw, pebbles suitable for Khudhf (i.e., the size of a chickpea) throwing from the bottom of the valley. Then he went to the place of slaughter, and slaughtered sixty-three camels with his own hand. Then he handed it over to 'Ali who slaughtered the rest, and he gave him a share in his sacrificial animal. Then he ordered that a piece from each camel be brought; (the pieces) were put in a pot and cooked, and they (the Prophet ﷺ and 'Ali) ate from the meat and drank from the soup. Then the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ hastened to the House, and prayed Zuhir in Makkah. He came to Banu 'Abdul-Muttalib, who were providing water to the pilgrims at Zamzam, and said: 'Draw me some water, O Banu 'Abdul-Muttalib. 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.'" (Sahih)