Source: Urdu Commentary on ‘Umdat al-Aḥkām min Kalām Khayr al-Anām
Translation: Ḥāfiẓ Faizullah Nāṣir
Book of Ḥajj – Kitāb al-Ḥajj
عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا:
{ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَقَفَ فِي حَجَّةِ الْوَدَاعِ ... فَمَا سُئِلَ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَنْ شَيْءٍ قُدِّمَ وَلَا أُخِّرَ إلَّا قَالَ: افْعَلْ وَلَا حَرَجَ }
Translation:
ʿAbdullāh ibn ʿUmar رضي الله عنهما narrates that during the Farewell Pilgrimage, the Prophet ﷺ stood and people began asking him questions. One man said: “O Messenger of Allah, I was unaware and shaved my head before slaughtering.”
He ﷺ said: “Slaughter now, there is no harm.”
Another man came and said: “I was unaware and slaughtered before throwing (the pebbles).”
He ﷺ said: “Throw now, there is no harm.”
On that day, whenever the Prophet ﷺ was asked about any action being performed out of its typical order, he ﷺ would say:
“Do it, there is no harm.”
① Ramy al-Jamrah (throwing pebbles)
② Nahr (sacrifice)
③ Ḥalq or Qaṣr (shaving or trimming hair)
④ Ṭawāf al-Ifāḍah (major pilgrimage circumambulation)
This sequence is considered the ideal and preferred order, and there is no disagreement about it among scholars. However, if someone unknowingly performs these acts out of order, there is no sin, nor is it necessary to repeat the act.
This shows the Prophet ﷺ’s facilitation and consideration for ease in acts of worship, especially in a large gathering like ḥajj.
References:
Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī, Kitāb al-Ḥajj, Ḥadīth: 1736
Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim, Kitāb al-Ḥajj, Ḥadīth: 1306
عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ النَّخَعِيِّ:
{ أَنَّهُ حَجَّ مَعَ ابْنِ مَسْعُودٍ ... فَقَالَ: هَذَا مَقَامُ الَّذِي أُنْزِلَتْ عَلَيْهِ سُورَةُ الْبَقَرَةِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ }
Translation:
ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn Yazīd al-Nakhaʿī reports that he performed ḥajj with Ibn Masʿūd رضي الله عنه. He saw him throw seven pebbles at Jamrat al-ʿAqabah, keeping the Kaʿbah on his left and Minā on his right. Then Ibn Masʿūd said:
“This is the place where the one upon whom Sūrah al-Baqarah was revealed stood (i.e., the Prophet ﷺ).”
Guidelines for pebbles include:
There is consensus among scholars that any direction from which the pebbles are thrown is valid—whether facing directly, from the right or left, above or below. However, the optimal direction remains a point of scholarly discussion.
References:
Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī, Kitāb al-Ḥajj, Ḥadīth: 1749
Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim, Kitāb al-Ḥajj, Ḥadīth: 1296
Translation: Ḥāfiẓ Faizullah Nāṣir
Book of Ḥajj – Kitāb al-Ḥajj
✿ Ḥadīth 244: Flexibility in the Order of Actions on the Day of Sacrifice
Arabic Text:عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا:
{ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَقَفَ فِي حَجَّةِ الْوَدَاعِ ... فَمَا سُئِلَ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَنْ شَيْءٍ قُدِّمَ وَلَا أُخِّرَ إلَّا قَالَ: افْعَلْ وَلَا حَرَجَ }
Translation:
ʿAbdullāh ibn ʿUmar رضي الله عنهما narrates that during the Farewell Pilgrimage, the Prophet ﷺ stood and people began asking him questions. One man said: “O Messenger of Allah, I was unaware and shaved my head before slaughtering.”
He ﷺ said: “Slaughter now, there is no harm.”
Another man came and said: “I was unaware and slaughtered before throwing (the pebbles).”
He ﷺ said: “Throw now, there is no harm.”
On that day, whenever the Prophet ﷺ was asked about any action being performed out of its typical order, he ﷺ would say:
“Do it, there is no harm.”
✦ Explanation of Terms:
- Lam Ashʿur: I was not aware (past tense, first-person).
- Lā ḥaraj: There is no blame or sin.
✿ Commentary:
Imām Ibn Daqīq al-ʿĪd رحمه الله explains that there are four major actions on Yawm al-Naḥr:① Ramy al-Jamrah (throwing pebbles)
② Nahr (sacrifice)
③ Ḥalq or Qaṣr (shaving or trimming hair)
④ Ṭawāf al-Ifāḍah (major pilgrimage circumambulation)
This sequence is considered the ideal and preferred order, and there is no disagreement about it among scholars. However, if someone unknowingly performs these acts out of order, there is no sin, nor is it necessary to repeat the act.
This shows the Prophet ﷺ’s facilitation and consideration for ease in acts of worship, especially in a large gathering like ḥajj.
References:
Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī, Kitāb al-Ḥajj, Ḥadīth: 1736
Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim, Kitāb al-Ḥajj, Ḥadīth: 1306
✿ Ḥadīth 245: Disliked Practice of Picking Pebbles from Minā
Arabic Text:عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ النَّخَعِيِّ:
{ أَنَّهُ حَجَّ مَعَ ابْنِ مَسْعُودٍ ... فَقَالَ: هَذَا مَقَامُ الَّذِي أُنْزِلَتْ عَلَيْهِ سُورَةُ الْبَقَرَةِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ }
Translation:
ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn Yazīd al-Nakhaʿī reports that he performed ḥajj with Ibn Masʿūd رضي الله عنه. He saw him throw seven pebbles at Jamrat al-ʿAqabah, keeping the Kaʿbah on his left and Minā on his right. Then Ibn Masʿūd said:
“This is the place where the one upon whom Sūrah al-Baqarah was revealed stood (i.e., the Prophet ﷺ).”
✦ Commentary:
Many pilgrims collect pebbles from Muzdalifah or along the route to Minā, which is permitted. However, scholars consider collecting pebbles directly from Minā as makrūh (disliked). Also, breaking stones into smaller ones is discouraged.Guidelines for pebbles include:
- Should not be too large or too small.
- Even if impure, they can be used after washing—or without washing.
- Only seven pebbles should be thrown, one at a time. Throwing all at once is impermissible.
There is consensus among scholars that any direction from which the pebbles are thrown is valid—whether facing directly, from the right or left, above or below. However, the optimal direction remains a point of scholarly discussion.
References:
Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī, Kitāb al-Ḥajj, Ḥadīth: 1749
Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim, Kitāb al-Ḥajj, Ḥadīth: 1296
