Hadith 1989

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَوْفٍ الطَّائِيُّ ، حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ الْوَهْبِيُّ ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ ، عَنْ عِيسَى بْنِ مَعْقَلِ بْنِ أُمِّ مَعْقَلٍ الْأَسَدِيِّ أَسَدِ خُزَيْمَةَ ، حَدَّثَنِي يُوسُفُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ سَلَامٍ ، عَنْ جَدَّتِهِ أُمِّ مَعْقَلٍ ، قَالَتْ : " لَمَّا حَجَّ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ حَجَّةَ الْوَدَاعِ وَكَانَ لَنَا جَمَلٌ فَجَعَلَهُ أَبُو مَعْقِلٍ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ وَأَصَابَنَا مَرَضٌ وَهَلَكَ أَبُو مَعْقِلٍ وَخَرَجَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَلَمَّا فَرَغَ مِنْ حَجِّهِ جِئْتُهُ ، فَقَالَ : يَا أُمَّ مَعْقِلٍ ، مَا مَنَعَكِ أَنْ تَخْرُجِي مَعَنَا ؟ قَالَتْ : لَقَدْ تَهَيَّأْنَا فَهَلَكَ أَبُو مَعْقِلٍ وَكَانَ لَنَا جَمَلٌ هُوَ الَّذِي نَحُجُّ عَلَيْهِ فَأَوْصَى بِهِ أَبُو مَعْقِلٍ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ ، قَالَ : فَهَلَّا خَرَجْتِ عَلَيْهِ ، فَإِنَّ الْحَجَّ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ ، فَأَمَّا إِذْ فَاتَتْكِ هَذِهِ الْحَجَّةُ مَعَنَا فَاعْتَمِرِي فِي رَمَضَانَ ، فَإِنَّهَا كَحَجَّةٍ ، فَكَانَتْ تَقُولُ : الْحَجُّ حَجَّةٌ وَالْعُمْرَةُ عُمْرَةٌ ، وَقَدْ قَالَ هَذَا لِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، مَا أَدْرِي أَلِيَ خَاصَّةً " .
Narrated Umm Maqil: When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ performed the Farewell Pilgrimage, and we had a camel, Abu Maqil dedicated it to the cause of Allah. Then we suffered from a disease, and Abu Maqil died. The Prophet ﷺ went out (for hajj). When he finished the hajj, I came to him. He said (to me): Umm Maqil, what prevented you from coming out for hajj along with us? She said: We resolved (to do so), but Abu Maqil died. We had a camel on which we could perform hajj, but Abu Maqil had bequeathed it to the cause of Allah. He said: Why did you not go out (for hajj) upon it, for hajj is in the cause of Allah? If you miss this hajj along with us, perform Umrah during Ramadan, for it is like hajj. She used to say: hajj is hajj, and Umrah is Umrah. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said it to me: I do not know whether it was peculiar to me.
Hadith Reference سنن ابي داود / كتاب المناسك / 1989
Hadith Grading الألبانی: صحيح دون قوله فكانت تقول  |  زبیر علی زئی: ضعيف, إسناده ضعيف, ابن إسحاق عنعن, وأصل الحديث صحيح،رواه الترمذي (935) بلفظ : ((عمرة في رمضان تعدل حجة)), انوار الصحيفه، صفحه نمبر 76
Hadith Takhrij « تفرد بہ أبو داود، ( تحفة الأشراف: 11857، 18361) (صحیح لغیرہ) » (اس کے راوی محمد بن اسحاق مدلس ہیں اور روایت عنعنہ سے، نیز عیسیٰ لین الحدیث ہیں، لیکن ”رمضان میں عمرہ کا ثواب حج کے برابر ہے“ کے ٹکڑے کے شواہد صحیحین اور دیگر مصادر میں ہیں ، اس لئے یہ حدیث صحیح ہے، ہاں: آخری ٹکڑا : «فكانت تقول إلخ» کا شاہد نہیں ہے، اس لئے ضعیف ہے، ملاحظہ ہو: صحیح ابی داود 6؍ 230)
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Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
1989. Commentary:
➊ Hafiz Ibn Hajar rahimahullah has written in Fath al-Bari (Kitab al-‘Umrah, Bab ‘Umrah fi Ramadan, Hadith 1782) that these are actually two separate incidents. This one is about Umm Ma‘qil, and the previous hadith (1988) is about Umm Taliq. As Abu ‘Ali ibn Sakan has extracted it, and Ibn Mandah has mentioned it in Kitab al-Sahabah, and Dulaabi has narrated it in al-Kuna.
➋ ‘Allamah al-Albani rahimahullah has declared the woman’s statement in the first hadith (1988) " (qad kabirtu wa sakuntu... etc.)" as not authentic, and in the second hadith, Umm Ma‘qil’s statement " (al-hajj hajjatun wa al-‘umrah ‘umrah... etc.)" as weak.
➌ Spouses should be helpers to each other in all religious and worldly matters.
➍ Dedicating wealth in the way of Allah (fi sabilillah) is an act of great resolve. Hajj is also counted among fi sabilillah. Therefore, Ibn ‘Abbas radi Allahu anhu, Ibn ‘Umar radi Allahu anhu, Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal, and Ishaq Rahawaih rahimahullah consider it permissible to assist those going on the journey of Hajj with zakat funds. Whereas most other scholars take “fi sabilillah” to mean only jihad. And what is closer to the truth is that assisting pilgrims, missionary efforts, and jihad—all these occasions are included in fi sabilillah. And Allah knows best.
➎ The reward of ‘umrah in Ramadan is equal to that of Hajj, but this does not mean that any obligation (such as a debt) is waived.
➏ Just as the reward of an action increases due to presence of heart and sincerity of intention, likewise, the reward of an action increases due to the blessedness of the time.
➐ Performing ‘umrah in Ramadan is among the most virtuous of deeds.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 1989
Shaykh Dr. Abdur Rahman Freywai
1:
That is, the meaning is not that in every respect ‘umrah is equal to hajj,
rather, it is only in terms of reward and recompense that it is equal to hajj.
It is not the case that by performing ‘umrah, the obligatory hajj is fulfilled,
nor that a vowed hajj (nazr) is completed thereby.
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi – Majlis ‘Ilmi Dar al-Da‘wah, New Delhi Edition, Page: 939
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
1988. Commentary: Shaykh al-Albani rahimahullah has declared this narration to be authentic without the portion “O Allah! I am a woman...” up to “...is sufficient.” However, the part that comes after it, namely “Umrah in Ramadan is sufficient for Hajj,” should also be considered unauthentic, because it is connected to the same question which has been declared weak. Furthermore, in other authentic narrations, the words stated are: “Umrah in Ramadan is equal to Hajj,” not that it is sufficient for Hajj. And Allah knows best.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 1988