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English translation
852. Ibn 'Umar narrated: "The Prophet ﷺ performed Ghusl for entering Makkah at Fakhkh."[1] (Da'if)
Abū 'Eisā said: This Hadīth is not preserved, what is correct is what Nāfi' reported from Ibn 'Umar; that he would perform Ghusl for entering Makkah, and based upon that, Ash-Shāfi'ī said that Ghusl for entering Makkah is recommended.
'Abdur-Raḥmān bin Zaid bin Aslam (one of the narrators) is
weak in Hadīth. He was graded weak by Ahmad bin Hanbal, 'Ali bin Al-Madīnī, and others, and we do not know of this Hadīth being narrated in Marfū' form except from him ('Abdur-Raḥmān).
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Footnotes
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[1] Fakhkh is a valley of Makkah (Mu'jam Al-Buldān).
Commentary
In the light of another narration it is recommended and approved to take a bath before entering Makkah. Imām Al-Bukhārī in his Book Ṣaḥīḥ Al-Bukhārī has written a chapter on this topic, and in this chapter Hāfiz Ibn Hājar has quoted Ibn Al-Mundhir saying that according to most of the people of knowledge taking a bath before entering Makkah is recommended and there is no penalty at all if a bath is not taken. Most of them say that ablution is enough.
