Reports on the reward of Hajj

Abu Muhammad Abdullah bin Yunus narrated to us; he said: Abu Abd al-Rahman Baqi bin Makhlad narrated to us; he said: Abu Bakr Abdullah bin Muhammad bin Abi Shaybah al-Absi narrated to us; he said:

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Keep performing Hajj and Umrah one after the other, for both of them remove poverty and sins just as the furnace of fire removes the rust of gold, silver and iron; and the reward of an accepted Hajj (Hajj mabrur) is nothing but Paradise."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Keep performing Hajj and Umrah one after the other, for both of them remove poverty and sins just as the furnace of fire removes the rust of iron."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Performing one Umrah after another is an expiation for the sins in between, and the reward of an accepted Hajj (Hajj mabrur) is nothing but Paradise."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever performs Hajj in such a way that he neither has marital relations with his wife during it nor commits any sin, he returns from Hajj as though his mother had given birth to him (that very day)."

Abu al-Duha says: An old man in this mosque informed me that Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him), delivering a sermon near the Ka'bah, said: "There is no one who comes to this House (the House of Allah), with nothing bringing him out from home except praying here, until he kisses the Black Stone, except that this deed becomes an expiation for all his previous sins."

Abu al-Duha says: An old man told me that Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "Whoever is blessed with performing Hajj of the House of Allah, having no other purpose in coming here, comes out of his sins as though his mother had given birth to him that very day."

Abu Salih says: A woman from among the Muhajir women used to perform Hajj, and when she returned she would pass by Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him). Sayyiduna Umar would ask her: "Had the hooves of your camel worn down?" She would say: "Yes." He would say to her: "Then begin your deeds anew."

Mujahid says: Once Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) was sitting by the House of Allah when some people from Iraq came for Hajj, and they performed tawaf of the House of Allah and sa'i between Safa and Marwah. Sayyiduna Umar called them and asked them: "Did any deed other than Hajj bring you out to the House of Allah?" They replied: "No." He asked: "Have the hooves of your camels worn down from the hardship of the long journey?" They replied: "Yes." He asked: "Have the backs of your camels become sore?" They said: "Yes." He said: "Well then, begin your deeds anew."

Habib says: Some people passed by Sayyiduna Abu Dharr al-Ghifari (may Allah be pleased with him) at al-Rabadhah. He said to them: "Has nothing wearied you except Hajj? Then begin your deeds anew."

Ibrahim says that Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) said the same thing to some people.

Ka'b saw some pilgrims and said: "If these people knew what (reward) awaits them after forgiveness, they would be content and joyful, and their eyes would be cooled."

Habib bin al-Zubayr says: I said to Ata: "Has this hadith of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) reached you, that one should begin deeds anew after Hajj?" He said: "No, but Sayyiduna Uthman and Sayyiduna Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with them both) used to say so."

Ka'b says: When the pilgrim, the one performing Umrah and the warrior say the takbir, the raised ground next to him says the takbir, then the one next to it, then the one next to that, until it ends at the horizon.

Mardas bin Abd al-Rahman al-Laythi says: We went to Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr (may Allah be pleased with him), and he narrated to us: "There is no one who raises his voice with the talbiyah except that Allah Almighty says to him: 'Receive glad tidings.'" Mardas says: I said: "O Abu Muhammad, by Allah, what can the glad tidings of Allah be other than Paradise?" He said: "Nephew, who are you?" I said: "Mardas." He said: "The best of us (those who were better than us) used to hasten one after another to that."

It is narrated from Musa bin Sa'id that Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "Go out to meet the pilgrims, those performing Umrah and the warriors, and ask them to pray for you before they become stained with impurity (sin)."

Ka'b says: The pilgrim, the one performing Umrah and the one who strives in the path of Allah are among the delegation (envoys) of Allah: when they ask, they are given, and when they supplicate, their supplication is answered.

Sayyiduna al-Husayn bin Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) met a group of pilgrims. They said: "We are going to Makkah." He said: "You are among the envoys of Allah Almighty; when you reach Makkah, ask Allah Almighty for all your needs."

Habib bin Abi Thabit says: We used to receive the pilgrims at al-Qadisiyyah and shake hands with them before they became stained (with sins).

Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) says: I submitted to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): "Is jihad obligatory on women?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Yes, a jihad in which there is no fighting, that is, Hajj and Umrah."

Sayyidah Umm Salamah (may Allah be pleased with her) says: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Hajj is the jihad of every weak person."

Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: The pilgrim is forgiven, and so is the one for whom the pilgrim seeks forgiveness, for the rest of Dhu al-Hijjah, Muharram, Safar and ten days of Rabi' al-Awwal.

It is narrated from Mujahid that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "O Allah, forgive the pilgrim and the one for whom the pilgrim seeks forgiveness."

It is narrated from Abu Qilabah that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The pilgrim comes to Allah as an envoy, and the pilgrim is the envoy of his family."

It is narrated from Muhammad bin Abbad that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Spending on the journey of Hajj is just like spending in the path of Allah (jihad): one dirham in return for seven hundred."

Abdullah bin Amir bin Rabi'ah narrates from his father (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Keep performing Hajj and Umrah (keep them following one another), for both of them remove poverty and sins just as the furnace of fire removes the rust of iron."

Sa'id bin Jubayr says: No one seeking a need of religion or of this world comes to this House except that he returns with his need (fulfilled).