Sahih Ibn Khuzaymah

Ubaid bin Haneen narrates that I performed about twelve Hajj and Umrah with Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar bin Khattab (may Allah be pleased with them). I said to him, "O Abu Abdur Rahman, I have noted four special things from you." Then he narrated the complete hadith and stated: I have seen that when you enter into Ihram and recite the Talbiyah, you stop reciting the Talbiyah upon reaching the populated area of Makkah Mukarramah. He replied, "O Ibn Haneen, you have spoken the truth. I set out with the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) (for Hajj), and when he entered the populated area of Makkah Mukarramah, he stopped reciting the Talbiyah. Therefore, I will continue to recite the Talbiyah in this manner for the rest of my life." Imam Abu Bakr (may Allah have mercy on him) says: My position was that a person performing Umrah will continue to recite the Talbiyah until he starts Tawaf and touches or kisses the Black Stone, because in the narration of Ibn Abi Layla from Ata from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them), it is mentioned that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) would stop reciting the Talbiyah in Umrah after touching the Black Stone.

The Imam has mentioned the chain of narration for the above-mentioned report. Imam Abu Bakr (may Allah have mercy on him) says that when I pondered over the narration of Ubaid bin Hunaīn, I found in it the evidence that the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) would stop saying the Talbiyah as soon as he entered the populated area of Makkah Mukarramah. The narration of Ubaid bin Hunaīn is stronger in terms of chain of narration than the narration of Imam Ata, because Ibn Abi Layla is not a memorizer of hadith, although he is a proficient jurist and scholar of religion. Therefore, my position now is that whether the Muhrim comes for Hajj or for Umrah, he will stop saying the Talbiyah as soon as he enters the populated area of Makkah Mukarramah. And if he has come only for Umrah, he will not recite the Talbiyah again. And if he is performing Hajj Mufrad or Hajj Qiran, then after performing the Sa’i of Safa and Marwah, he will start reciting the Talbiyah again. Because the action of Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) is evidence that he saw the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) stop saying the Talbiyah during his Hajj until the Sa’i of Safa and Marwah. Imam Ata bin Abi Rabah (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates that Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) would stop saying the Talbiyah after entering the boundaries of the Haram, and after performing the Sa’i of Safa and Marwah, he would start reciting the Talbiyah again.

Hazrat Qasim bin Muhammad narrates that I saw Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them) stop reciting the Talbiyah as soon as he entered the boundaries of the Haram. When he finished the Tawaf of the House of Allah and the Sa’i between Safa and Marwah, he would start reciting the Talbiyah again. Imam Abu Bakr (may Allah have mercy on him) says that the Ahadith of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) in which it is mentioned that he continued to recite the Talbiyah until he stoned Jamrah Aqabah, are evidence that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) did not completely stop reciting the Talbiyah upon entering the boundaries of the Haram (rather, he would start again after the Sa’i between Safa and Marwah). With the help and will of Allah Almighty, I will mention in this book, at the appropriate place, the Ahadith regarding the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) continuously reciting the Talbiyah until stoning Jamrah Aqabah.