Bukhari

Hadith Commentary:
Vocabulary of the Hadith:
Labbaik and Sa’daik:
These are used for repetition and abundance.
The purpose is to express that I am always ready and present for Your obedience and worship.

Benefits and Issues:
➊ According to the statements of the commentators of hadith, Allah Ta’ala, through His Khalil (close friend) Ibrahim alayhis salam, called His servants to Hajj. So when a servant intending Hajj dons the ihram and recites this talbiyah, it is as if he is responding to the call of Ibrahim alayhis salam and the invitation of Allah Ta’ala, saying: “O Allah! You had Your Khalil call for attendance at Your House, so I am present, I am present, and I am repeatedly ready for this attendance.”

➋ According to the majority, it is better to suffice with the very words of the talbiyah that are established from the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam), although it is permissible to add supplicatory and reverential phrases to them, because when some words were added in the presence of the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam), he did not object to them. However, he himself did not add to these words.

➌ According to Imam Shafi’i rahimahullah and Ahmad rahimahullah, reciting the talbiyah is Sunnah and virtuous; nothing is required if it is omitted. According to Imam Abu Hanifah rahimahullah and Imam Malik rahimahullah, the talbiyah is obligatory (wajib). Its omission necessitates a compensatory sacrifice (dam). According to some scholars, the talbiyah is obligatory, but if one recites takbir (saying Allahu Akbar), tahlil (saying La ilaha illallah), and tasbih (saying Subhanallah) with the intention of ihram, it will suffice. According to Imam Thawri rahimahullah, the literalists (Ahl al-Zahir), and one narration from Imam Abu Hanifah rahimahullah, the talbiyah is a pillar (rukn) of ihram, just as the opening takbir (takbir al-tahrimah) is a pillar of prayer; without it, ihram will not be valid.

Hadith Commentary: Benefits and Issues: By "the other route," according to some scholars, it means that if the people of Madinah travel to the sacred Makkah by another route, they may assume ihram from Juhfah. Some commentators are of the opinion that it refers to those who come by another route, i.e., the people of Shaam (Greater Syria), whose miqat is Juhfah, as has been mentioned in other narrations.

Note: There is a difference of opinion regarding Dhat 'Irq—whether the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam himself designated it as the miqat for the people of Iraq, or whether its specification was made by Umar radi Allahu anhu through his own ijtihad (independent juristic reasoning) upon inquiry from the people of Iraq. The Imams have taken positions on both sides.