Camel-driving songs (huda) for a person in ihram

Ata said: There is no harm for the muhrim in singing, huda' (camel-driving chants) or reciting poetry, as long as it contains nothing obscene.

Ata bin al-Sa'ib said: Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) would order a man, and he would chant the huda'.

Muhammad bin al-Qasim said: Al-Hasan was asked about chanting huda' for camels. He said: The Muslims (the noble Companions) used to do it.

Ibrahim bin Abd al-A'la said: Suwayd bin Ghafalah ordered his slave to chant the huda' for our (camels).

Yazid al-A'raj said: I heard Muwarriq chanting the huda' on the road to Makkah with these words: "If they could speak, they would complain to the wayfarer."

Sayyiduna Umar bin al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) heard a man chanting the huda with the song of the riders. He said: "This is part of the rider's provisions for the journey."

It is narrated from Mujahid that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) met a group of people among whom were huda chanters. When those people saw the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), their chanter fell silent. He (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: "Which people are you?" They said: "From the tribe of Mudar." He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "I too am from Mudar." Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: "What is the matter with your chanter that he does not chant?" They said: "O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! We were the first of the Arabs to chant the huda." He (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: "How did that begin?" They said: "O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! There was a man among us (and they named him) who was away from his camels in the days of spring. He sent a slave of his with the camels, and the slave was late. So he struck the slave on his hand with his stick, and the slave set off walking quickly, saying: 'O my hand! O my hand!' Because of the slave's words the camels also started moving and went along briskly and lively. The man said to him: 'Keep it up, keep it up!' Then (after this incident) people began chanting the huda."