Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah

It is narrated from Hazrat Urwah that the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) performed Umrah from the place of Ji'ranah in the year of the conquest of Makkah. When the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) completed the Umrah, he appointed Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddiq as the leader over Makkah and instructed him to teach the people the rites of Hajj, and also to have it announced among the people that whoever performs Hajj this year is safe, and after today no polytheist can perform Hajj, and the Ka'bah cannot be circumambulated naked.

It is narrated from Hazrat Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them) that a Bedouin came to the service of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: O son of Banu Abdul Muttalib! Peace be upon you. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) replied, "And peace be upon you." Then this Bedouin said that I am from your maternal relatives, that is, from the tribe of Banu Sa'id (this tribe was the foster maternal uncles of the Prophet), and I am a messenger sent by my people. I am about to make you swear an oath and ask a question, and only you (peace and blessings be upon him) must answer this oath and question. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said: O brother of Banu Sa'id, ask your question yourself. (That is, due to kinship, the Prophet made no distinction between himself and that person.) He said: Indeed, we have found in your letter (written message), and your messenger has commanded us, that we should perform Hajj of the House of Allah. Did you (peace and blessings be upon him) command us to do this? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Yes.

Hazrat Ibn Buraidah narrates that when we came to Madinah Munawwarah, Hazrat Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) came to us and then said: We were present in the service of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) when a man with fine clothing, good fragrance, and a beautiful appearance came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: "Peace be upon you, O Messenger of Allah." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) replied, "And upon you." He said, "O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! May I come closer to you?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Come closer." So he came a little closer to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). We thought (in our hearts) that we had never seen anyone on this day with such fine clothing, nor with such a good fragrance and beautiful face, nor anyone who honored the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) more than him. Then he said, "O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! May I come closer to you?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Yes," so he came a little closer. We again thought the same. Then for the third time, he said, "O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! May I come closer to you?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Yes." He came so close to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that his knees touched the blessed knees of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). He said, "O Messenger of Allah! What is Islam?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "To establish prayer, to give zakat, to fast in Ramadan, to perform Hajj, and to perform ghusl after major impurity." He said, "You have spoken the truth." We said, "By Allah, we have never seen anyone like this on this day, but he is teaching the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) (or the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) is teaching him)."

It is narrated from Hazrat Saeed bin Jubair that a man came to Hazrat Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them) and asked: Should I ascend Safa before Marwah or Marwah before Safa? Should I perform prayer before Tawaf or Tawaf before prayer? Should I offer sacrifice before shaving the head or shave the head before sacrifice? Hazrat Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them) replied: Perform them in the order mentioned in the Holy Qur’an (and attain it), surely it is easier to remember (and you are able to do so). Allah Almighty says: { اِنَّ الصَّفَا وَ الْمَرْوَۃَ مِنْ شَعَآئِرِ اللّٰہِ } so ascend Safa before Marwah. Allah Almighty says: { وَ لَا تَحْلِقُوْا رُئُ وْسَکُمْ حَتّٰی یَبْلُغَ الْھَدْیُ مَحِلَّہٗ } so offer sacrifice before shaving the head. And Allah Almighty says: { طَھِّرَا بَیْتِیَ لِطَّآئِفِیْنَ وَ الْعٰکِفِیْنَ وَ الرُّکَّعِ السُّجُوْدِ } so perform Tawaf before prayer.

Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that when the four declarations of disassociation were revealed, the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) sent me (to announce that): No person should perform Tawaf of the House of Allah naked, after today no polytheist should come near the House of Allah, and whoever had a treaty with the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), it will remain valid for the period that was agreed upon, and no one except a Muslim will enter Paradise.

It is narrated from Hazrat Husain bin Aqeel that Hazrat Dhuhaak dictated to me the rites of Hajj.

It is narrated in the same manner from Hazrat Husain bin Aqeel.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abdullah bin Amr (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Hazrat Jibreel came to Ibrahim, then came with him to Mina, then performed all the prayers with him, then performed the Fajr prayer, then in the morning came with him to Arafah and stopped at the place where people stop, then performed both prayers together with him, then came with him to the place of standing, until when so much time had passed as it takes a man to quickly perform Maghrib, he moved on, then came to Muzdalifah and there performed both prayers together, then spent the night there until, as someone hastens to perform the Fajr prayer, he performed the prayer with him, then stayed there until, as someone delays in performing the Fajr prayer, he came with him to Mina while walking and performed the stoning of the Jamrah, then offered the sacrifice and had his head shaved, then moved on with him, then afterwards Allah Almighty revealed to His Prophet that { اَنِ اتَّبِعْ مِلَّۃَ اِبْرٰھِیْمَ حَنِیْفًا }.

Hazrat Abu Majliz, in the explanation of the verse of the Holy Qur’an { وَ اِذْ یَرْفَعُ اِبْرَھٖمُ الْقَوَاعِدَ مِنَ الْبَیْتِ وَ اِسْمٰعِیْلُ }, says that when Ibrahim finished the construction of the House of Allah, Hazrat Jibreel came to him and then showed him how to perform Tawaf and made him do it properly, then the Sa’i between Safa and Marwah. Then both of them proceeded towards Aqabah, where Satan appeared before them. Hazrat Jibreel picked up seven pebbles and gave seven pebbles to Ibrahim as well, and he recited Takbeer while throwing the pebbles at Satan and said to Ibrahim, “Throw at him and recite Takbeer.” Then both of them threw pebbles at him, reciting Takbeer with each pebble, until Satan hid (and ran away). Then both of them proceeded towards Jamrah Wusta, where Satan again appeared before them. Hazrat Jibreel picked up seven pebbles and gave seven pebbles to Ibrahim as well. Then both of them threw pebbles at him, reciting Takbeer with each pebble, until Satan hid (and ran away). Then both of them came to Jamrah Quswa, where Satan again appeared before them. Hazrat Jibreel picked up seven pebbles and gave seven pebbles to Ibrahim as well and said to him, “Throw at him and recite Takbeer.” Then both of them threw pebbles at him, reciting Takbeer with each pebble, until Satan hid (and ran away). Then Hazrat Jibreel came with him to Mina and said, “Here people will have their heads shaved.” Then he came with him to Muzdalifah and said, “Here people will combine two prayers.” Then he came with him to Arafat and said, “Have you understood?” He replied, “Yes.” Because of this, the place was named Arafat.

Hazrat Muhammad bin Abu Musa, regarding the verse of the Holy Qur'an { وَ مَنْ یُّعَظِّمْ شَعَآئِرَ اللّٰہِ فَاِنَّھَا مِنْ تَقْوَی الْقُلُوْب }, says that standing at Arafat is among the symbols of Allah, Muzdalifah is among the symbols of Allah, stoning the Jamarat is among the symbols of Allah, sacrificing a camel is among the symbols of Allah, and shaving the head is among the symbols of Allah. Therefore, whoever honors these symbols, it is a sign of piety in his heart. Regarding the statement of Allah Almighty { لَکُمْ فِیْھَا مَنَافِعُ اِلٰٓی اَجَلٍ مُّسَمًّے }, he says that there are benefits in the rites of Hajj until one moves on to the next place. The appointed term mentioned in the Holy Qur'an refers to the time until one proceeds to the next sacred site. { ثُمَّ مَحِلُّھَآ اِلَے الْبَیْتِ الْعَتِیْقِ } All these symbols culminate in the circumambulation of the House of Allah.

Hazrat Mujahid says that Allah Almighty’s statement { وَ اتَّخِذُوْا مِنْ مَّقَامِ اِبْرٰھٖمَ مُصَلًّی } refers to the entire Hajj.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Majliz that he was with Hazrat Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them). When the sun rose, he ordered for a mount, so a mount was brought for him and he set out from Mina riding on it. The narrator says: So if anything seemed strange to us, it was due to our ignorance. There was a man who used to talk to him about women and make him laugh. The narrator says: When he performed the Asr prayer, he stood at Arafat and raised his hands, or he said: spread his hands. The narrator says: I do not know, perhaps he said: raised them up to below the ears, and he began to recite: Allahu Akbar wa lillahil hamd, Allahu Akbar wa lillahil hamd, Allahu Akbar wa lillahil hamd, la ilaha illallahu wahdahu, lahu-l-mulku wa lahu-l-hamdu, Allahumma ihdini bil-huda, wa qini bit-taqwa, waghfir li fil-akhirati wal-oola. Then he lowered his hands and remained silent for as long as it takes a person to recite Surah Al-Fatiha, then he returned and raised his hands and supplicated again, and he continued doing so until he returned towards Mina. The narrator says: When he saw an open space, he would walk quickly, and when he saw a narrow place, he would stop. Then when he came to any of those mountains, he would stand on each mountain for as long as it takes a person to say: His hands have stopped but his legs have not stopped. The narrator says: Then he descended on the way and continued walking, and I kept walking behind him. I said: Perhaps he intends to perform some Sunnah act. He said: I have indeed come in this manner so that I may teach you. Then he came and performed ablution slowly and with pauses, then he mounted his ride and did not pray until he reached Muzdalifah. There he performed the Maghrib prayer and, turning to us, said: "As-salatu jami'ah" (the prayer is to be performed together), and nothing should be done between them (no nafl prayers). C I asked: Is there no iqamah between them (the two prayers) except for the statement "As-salatu jami'ah"? He replied: No. Then he performed two rak'ahs for Isha, then he performed five rak'ahs for Maghrib and Isha and did not perform any nafl prayers between them. Then he asked for food and said: Whoever hears our voice, let him come to us. The narrator says: It is as if they see that doing so is appropriate. Then he spent the night there. Then he led us in Fajr prayer in the darkness, when there was not a single star visible in the sky, and he recited Surah Abasa wa Tawalla and did not recite Qunoot, neither before nor after ruku. Then he remained there and mentioned the supplications of that place as he had mentioned the previous day at Arafat. Then he set out, walking in such a way that if he saw an open space, he would walk quickly, and when he saw a narrow place, he would stop. E The narrator says: Hazrat Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them) informed me that indeed the valley in front of Mina, which is called Wadi Muhassir, one should descend there. F Then when he came to it, he struck his mount with his foot, so I understood that he intended to move quickly. He tired his mount, so I made my mount run fast. Then he performed the stoning of the Jamrah, and the next day also performed the stoning of the Jamrah. The narrator says: I think he said to me: Perform the stoning from after zawal until Asr. Then he moved on until he was between the first Jamrah and the second Jamrah, then he mentioned supplications as he had mentioned at the two previous places (of standing), but in this supplication he added the words: "Wa aslih li ya wa atimm lana manasikana." The narrator says: He stayed at that place for as long as it takes a person to recite Surah Yusuf, then performed the stoning of the middle Jamrah, then mentioned supplications in the same way and stayed for the same duration. G The narrator says: I asked Hazrat Salim or Hazrat Nafi: Did he recite anything during his silence? He replied: There is nothing in the Sunnah about that.

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)...

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