´It was narrated that Ibn ‘Umar said:` “A man stood up and said to the Prophet (ﷺ): ‘O Messenger of Allah! What makes Hajj obligatory?’ He said: ‘Provision and a mount.’ He said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, what is the (real) Hajj?’ He said: ‘The one with dishevelled hair and no perfume.’ Another (man) stood up and said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, what is the (real) Hajj?’ He said: ‘Raising one’s voice and slaughtering the sacrificial animal.’”
Explanation & Benefits
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Commentary:
Benefits and Issues:
The meaning of the hadith is that reciting the talbiyah (labbaik) aloud and offering the sacrifice are among the important acts of Hajj.
Through the talbiyah, the servant expresses his servitude and spirit of obedience to the command, and through the sacrifice, the spirit of sacrificing one's life, wealth, and body in the way of Allah is manifested.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 2896
Shaykh Dr. Abdur Rahman Freywai
Commentary:
Note:
(In the chain of narration, Ibrahim bin Yazid Khuzi is extremely weak, but the phrase "al-‘ajj wa al-thajj" is established from a hadith of Ibn Majah, Sunan Ibn Majah: 2896.)
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi – Majlis ‘Ilmi Dar al-Da‘wah, New Delhi Edition, Page: 2998
Shaykh Dr. Abdur Rahman Freywai
Commentary:
Note:
(In the chain of narration, "Ibrahim bin Yazid al-Khuzi" is a narrator whose hadith is abandoned [matruk al-hadith].)
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi – Majlis ‘Ilmi Dar al-Da‘wah, New Delhi Edition, Page: 813
Shaykh Safi ur-Rahman Mubarakpuri
582 Lexical Explanation:
«مَا السَّبِيلَ» What is "sabeel"? That is, the condition of "sabeel" (means) which Allah, the Exalted, has set as a prerequisite for the obligation of Hajj—what is this "sabeel"? The ruling for which comes in Surah Aal-e-Imran that «وَلِلَّهِ عَلَى النَّاسِ حِجُّ الْبَيْتِ مَنِ اسْتَطَاعَ إِلَيْهِ سَبِيلًا» [3-آل عمران:97]
«اَلزَّادُ والرَّاحِلَةُ» By «راحله» is meant conveyance, whether it be an animal, a motor car, a ship, or an airplane. And by «الزاد» is meant wealth in excess of the necessary expenses of one's family from the time of departure until return.
Source: Bulugh al-Maram: Commentary by Safiur Rahman Mubarakpuri, Page: 582