Hadith 581
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وعن جابر بن عبد الله رضي الله عنهما قال : أتى النبي صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم أعرابي فقال : يا رسول الله أخبرني عن العمرة أواجبة هي ؟ فقال : « لا ، وأن تعتمر خير لك ». رواه أحمد والترمذي والراجح وقفه وأخرجه ابن عدي من وجه آخر ضعيف عن جابر مرفوعا:« الحج والعمرة فريضتان».
Jabir bin 'Abdullah (RAA) narrated, A Bedouin came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and said, ‘O Messenger of Allah! Tell me about 'Umrah! Is it compulsory? He replied (ﷺ), “No (it is not compulsory), but it is better for you to perform it.” Related by Ahmad and at-Tirmidhi. Scholars are of the opinion that it is Mawquf. Ibn 'Adi narrated with a weak chain of narrators on the authority of Jabir (RAA) in a Hadith Marfu’ (connected to the Prophet (ﷺ), “Hajj and 'Umrah are compulsory."
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Shaykh Safi ur-Rahman Mubarakpuri
581 Lexical Explanation:
«وَالرَّاجِحُ وَقْفُهُ» The preferred opinion is that this narration is mawquf and it is the statement of Jabir radi Allahu anhu. A Bedouin asked him this question and he gave this answer. And this is an issue in which there is room for ijtihad (independent juristic reasoning). [سبل السلام]
Attributing it to the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam is a mistake of the narrator, and along with this, its chain of transmission is also weak and not suitable as evidence. The details of this can be seen in Tuhfat al-Ahwadhi (vol. 2, p. 113).
«مِنْ وَجْهٍ آخَرَ ضِعِفٍ» It is also narrated through another weak chain, because it is narrated from Abdullah ibn Lahi‘ah from Ata from Jabir, and Ibn Lahi‘ah is weak in this. Imam Ibn ‘Adi rahimahullah has said that this is not preserved from Ata. Imam Daraqutni rahimahullah has narrated this same narration from Zayd ibn Thabit radi Allahu anhu as marfu‘, but in it Isma‘il ibn Muslim al-Makki is weak, and Ibn Sirin did not hear from Zayd radi Allahu anhu. And Imam Bayhaqi rahimahullah has narrated it from Ibn Sirin as mawquf through another chain, and its chain is more authentic than the previous one. [سبل السلام]
Due to the difference in evidences regarding ‘umrah, there is a difference of opinion about its obligation or non-obligation. The preferred opinion is that it is obligatory. ‘Umar, ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Umar, Ibn ‘Abbas radi Allahu anhum, Imam Shafi‘i, Imam Ahmad, and Imam Bukhari rahimahumullah and others hold this view.
«وَالرَّاجِحُ وَقْفُهُ» The preferred opinion is that this narration is mawquf and it is the statement of Jabir radi Allahu anhu. A Bedouin asked him this question and he gave this answer. And this is an issue in which there is room for ijtihad (independent juristic reasoning). [سبل السلام]
Attributing it to the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam is a mistake of the narrator, and along with this, its chain of transmission is also weak and not suitable as evidence. The details of this can be seen in Tuhfat al-Ahwadhi (vol. 2, p. 113).
«مِنْ وَجْهٍ آخَرَ ضِعِفٍ» It is also narrated through another weak chain, because it is narrated from Abdullah ibn Lahi‘ah from Ata from Jabir, and Ibn Lahi‘ah is weak in this. Imam Ibn ‘Adi rahimahullah has said that this is not preserved from Ata. Imam Daraqutni rahimahullah has narrated this same narration from Zayd ibn Thabit radi Allahu anhu as marfu‘, but in it Isma‘il ibn Muslim al-Makki is weak, and Ibn Sirin did not hear from Zayd radi Allahu anhu. And Imam Bayhaqi rahimahullah has narrated it from Ibn Sirin as mawquf through another chain, and its chain is more authentic than the previous one. [سبل السلام]
Due to the difference in evidences regarding ‘umrah, there is a difference of opinion about its obligation or non-obligation. The preferred opinion is that it is obligatory. ‘Umar, ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Umar, Ibn ‘Abbas radi Allahu anhum, Imam Shafi‘i, Imam Ahmad, and Imam Bukhari rahimahumullah and others hold this view.
Source: Bulugh al-Maram: Commentary by Safiur Rahman Mubarakpuri, Page: 581
Shaykh Dr. Abdur Rahman Freywai
Commentary: 1؎ :
From this, the Hanafis and Malikis have deduced that ‘umrah is not obligatory,
but this hadith is weak and not suitable for use as evidence.
Note:
(In the chain, Hajjaj ibn Arta’ah is known for excessive irsal (omission) and tadlis (concealment of the transmitter)).
From this, the Hanafis and Malikis have deduced that ‘umrah is not obligatory,
but this hadith is weak and not suitable for use as evidence.
Note:
(In the chain, Hajjaj ibn Arta’ah is known for excessive irsal (omission) and tadlis (concealment of the transmitter)).
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi – Majlis ‘Ilmi Dar al-Da‘wah, New Delhi Edition, Page: 931
