Those who permitted entering Makkah by night, and those who said by day

Al-Hasan saw no harm in entering Makkah al-Mukarramah at night.

Ibrahim says: Enter Makkah al-Mukarramah whenever you wish, by night or by day; there is no harm.

Aflah says: I entered Makkah al-Mukarramah at night with al-Qasim.

Ibrahim says: They (our predecessors) used to like to set out from Kufah at night and to enter Makkah al-Mukarramah by day.

Alqamah entered Makkah al-Mukarramah at night.

Salim entered Makkah al-Mukarramah at night.

Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) entered Makkah al-Mukarramah by day.

Salim says: I entered Makkah al-Mukarramah at night with Sa'id bin Jubayr.

Al-Aswad used to enter Makkah al-Mukarramah at night.

Humayd says: I asked Tawus about a man who enters Makkah al-Mukarramah at night. He said: "Is that not the cool booty (i.e. an easy gain)?!"

He (Humayd) said: Then I asked al-Qasim and Ata about that, and they did not see any harm in it.

Ya'la bin Hakim says that Sa'id bin Jubayr came to Makkah at night and performed tawaf, and we did not know about it.

Umar bin Abd al-Aziz also did that.

Abdullah bin al-Sa'ib says: I was leading the people in prayer in Ramadan, and while I was praying I heard the takbir of Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) at the door of the mosque; he had arrived to perform Umrah. He came in and prayed behind me.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Muharrish al-Ka'bi (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) performed Umrah from al-Ji'ranah, then he (peace and blessings be upon him) was there in the morning like one who had spent the night there. When the sun began to decline, he set off through the valley of Sarif until he joined the road.

It is narrated from Salih bin Abi al-Akhdar that al-Hasan and al-Husayn (may Allah be pleased with them both) came to Makkah at night, performed tawaf, and then left.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Muharrish (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) performed Umrah from al-Ji'ranah, then he (peace and blessings be upon him) returned to it like one who had spent the night there. The narrator says: I saw his (peace and blessings be upon him) blessed back, and it was like an ingot of silver.