How the talbiyah is said

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to recite the talbiyah in these words: 'Labbayka Allahumma labbayk, labbayka la sharika laka labbayk, inna al-hamda wa al-ni'mata laka wa al-mulk, la sharika lak' (Here I am, O Allah, here I am; here I am, You have no partner, here I am; truly all praise and blessing are Yours, and the dominion; You have no partner).

Something similar is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both).

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) entered ihram and recited this talbiyah of tawhid (the Oneness of Allah): 'Labbayka Allahumma labbayk, labbayka la sharika laka labbayk, inna al-hamda wa al-ni'mata laka wa al-mulk, la sharika lak' (Here I am, O Allah, here I am; here I am, You have no partner, here I am; truly all praise and blessing are Yours, and the dominion; You have no partner).

Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) said: I have memorised the talbiyah exactly as the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to recite it: 'Labbayka Allahumma labbayk, labbayka la sharika laka labbayk, inna al-hamda wa al-ni'mata lak' (Here I am, O Allah, here I am; here I am, You have no partner, here I am; truly all praise and blessing are Yours).

Al-Dahhak narrated that Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) recited a talbiyah like the one mentioned in the narration of Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him), and said: "Hold fast to this talbiyah, for it is indeed the talbiyah of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)."

Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) used to recite the talbiyah in these words: 'Labbayka Allahumma labbayk, labbayka la sharika laka labbayk, inna al-hamda wa al-ni'mata lak' (Here I am, O Allah, here I am; here I am, You have no partner, here I am; truly all praise and blessing are Yours), and he would say: "This is the talbiyah of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)."

Sayyiduna Sa'd bin Abi Waqqas (may Allah be pleased with him) heard a man reciting the talbiyah like this: 'Labbayka dha al-ma'arij' (Here I am, O Lord of the ascents). Sayyiduna Sa'd (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "Labbayka dha al-ma'arij! He is indeed the Lord of the ascents, but we did not recite the talbiyah like this in the time of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to say these words in his talbiyah: 'Labbayka ilaha al-haqq, labbayk' (Here I am, O true Deity, here I am).

Abd al-Rahman bin Yazid said: Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) taught us this talbiyah: 'Labbayka Allahumma labbayk, labbayka la sharika laka labbayk, inna al-hamda wa al-ni'mata lak' (Here I am, O Allah, here I am; here I am, You have no partner, here I am; truly all praise and blessing are Yours).

Khaythamah said: They used to recite this talbiyah.

He said: And al-Aswad used to recite it and add: 'wa al-mulk, la sharika lak' (and the dominion; You have no partner).

Al-Aswad said: Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) departed (from Arafat) on the evening of Arafah riding a red camel, and he had pulled in the head of his mount so far that it almost touched the middle of the saddle. He was reciting the talbiyah with these three phrases: 'Labbayka Allahumma labbayk, labbayka la sharika laka labbayk, inna al-hamda wa al-ni'mata lak' (Here I am, O Allah, here I am; here I am, You have no partner, here I am; truly all praise and blessing are Yours). Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) was moving at a brisk pace, and whenever he passed by a hill he would raise his hands and say the takbir.

Sayyiduna al-Miswar bin Makhramah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) used to recite the talbiyah with these words: 'Labbayka Allahumma labbayk, labbayka la sharika laka labbayk, inna al-hamda wa al-ni'mata laka wa al-mulk, la sharika lak, labbayka marghuban wa marhuban ilayk, labbayka dha al-na'ma'i wa al-fadl al-hasan' (Here I am, O Allah, here I am; here I am, You have no partner, here I am; truly all praise and blessing are Yours, and the dominion; You have no partner; here I am, in longing for You and in awe of You; here I am, O Possessor of blessings and goodly bounty).

Abdah said: Hisham said: He would recite it and then repeat it again.

Abu Khalid al-Ahmar added: He (Hisham) said: And my father (meaning Hisham, reporting from his father Urwah) used to recite the talbiyah in the same way, except that Abu Khalid did not say: "He would recite it and then repeat it again."

Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) used to add these words of his own: 'Labbayka wa al-raghba'u ilayka wa al-'amal, labbayk' (Here I am; all longing is towards You, and all deeds; here I am).

Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: I learned these words directly from the mouth of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): 'Labbayka Allahumma labbayk, labbayka la sharika laka labbayk, inna al-hamda wa al-ni'mata laka wa al-mulk, la sharika lak' (Here I am, O Allah, here I am; here I am, You have no partner, here I am; truly all praise and blessing are Yours, and the dominion; You have no partner).

He said: And Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) used to add: 'wa al-raghba'u ilayka wa al-'amal, labbayka wa sa'dayk' (all longing is towards You, and all deeds; here I am, at Your service).