Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah

Hazrat Ja’far narrates from his father that we came to Hazrat Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him). He began to ask the people questions until he reached us. I said, “I am Muhammad bin Ali (may Allah be pleased with him), son of Hussain.” He stroked my head, then opened my upper button, and then the button below it, and placed his blessed hand on my chest—I was a youth at that time. He said, “O my nephew, welcome! Ask what you wish to ask?” I questioned him while he was blind. (Meanwhile) the time for prayer came, so he stood up wearing a loose garment. Whenever he draped it over his shoulders, its corners would fall back towards him because it was short, and his cloak was hanging on a peg. Then he led us in prayer. (After the prayer) I said, “Tell me about the Hajj of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).” He indicated the number nine with his hand, and said, “The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) remained in Madinah for nine years without performing Hajj. Then, in the tenth year, it was proclaimed among the people that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was going for Hajj.” (Upon hearing this) many people began to come to Madinah; everyone wished to accompany the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) on the Hajj journey and to perform the Hajj like him. Then we set out with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) until we reached Dhul-Hulaifah, where Muhammad bin Abi Bakr was born to Asma bint Umays. She sent a message to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) from the mosque, asking, “What should I do?” The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, “Take a bath, tie a cloth over your private parts, and then enter into Ihram.” C The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) led the prayer in the mosque and then mounted his she-camel named Qaswa. When his she-camel reached the place of Bida’, I looked ahead and saw people, some riding and some walking—and similarly on the right, on the left, and behind, while the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was among us, and the Qur’an was being revealed to him, and he knew its interpretation. So the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not perform any act except that we performed the same act with him. Then he recited the Talbiyah of Tawheed (its words are): “Labbayk Allahumma Labbayk, Labbayk la sharika laka Labbayk, Innal hamda wan-ni’mata laka wal-mulk, la sharika lak.” The people also recited the Talbiyah with the same words, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not reject anything in it, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) made the Talbiyah obligatory. Jabir narrates that we had only intended Hajj; we were unaware of Umrah, until when we reached the House of Allah, touched the corner (of the Ka’bah), and performed Tawaf, in which we did Raml in three circuits and completed four circuits by walking, then the command regarding Maqam Ibrahim was implemented, and the verse of the Holy Qur’an { وَ اتَّخِذُوْا مِنْ مَّقَامِ اِبْرٰھٖمَ مُصَلًّی } was recited. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) placed Maqam Ibrahim between himself and the Ka’bah. My father used to say, “I do not know if this was mentioned except from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).” The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) recited in the two rak’ahs { قُلْ ہُوَ اللّٰہُ اَحَدٌ، قُلْ ٰٓیاََیُّہَا الْکٰفِرُوْنَ }, then he returned to the corner and touched it, then he went out through the door towards Safa. When he approached Safa, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) recited { اِنَّ الصَّفَا وَ الْمَرْوَۃَ مِنْ شَعَآئِرِ اللّٰہِ } and said, “I shall begin with that with which Allah began.” So the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) began with Safa, ascended it until he could see the House of Allah (which was visible), then he faced the House of Allah and proclaimed the oneness and greatness of Allah in these words: “La ilaha illallah wahdahu la sharika lahu, lahu’l-mulku wa lahu’l-hamdu, wa huwa ‘ala kulli shay’in qadeer. La ilaha illallah wahdahu, anjaza wa’dahu, wa nasara ‘abdahu, wa hazamal ahzaba wahdahu.” Then he supplicated in between, then he made the same (supplication) three times. E Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) descended towards Marwah until he (peace and blessings be upon him)...