The Rites of Pilgrimage

Ibn ‘Abbas said, “I was among the weak members of his family (i.e. the women and children) whom the Prophet (ﷺ) sent ahead on the night of al-Muzdalifa. Bukhari and Muslim.

Al-Fadl b. ‘Abbas who rode behind God’s messenger told that on the evening of ‘Arafa and the morning of Jam' (Here the name is clearly used for al-Muzdalifa) when the people returned, he said to them, “Preserve a quiet demeanour.” He held back his shecamel till he entered Muhassir which is a part of Mina, and said, “Get small pebbles for the lapidation of the <i>jamra</i>” He said that God’s messenger kept on raising his voice in the <i>talbiya</i> till he threw pebbles at the <i>jamra</i>. Muslim transmitted it.

Jabir said that the Prophet (ﷺ) hastened from Jam' with a quiet demeanour and ordered the people to preserve a similar demeanour. He hastened in the <i>wadi</i> of Muhassir and ordered them to throw small pebbles, and he said, “Perhaps I shall not see you after this year.” I did not find this tradition in the two Sahihs, but in Tirmidhi's Jami’, with some transposition.

Muhammad b. Qais b. Makhrama said that God’s messenger addressed the people as follows, “The people of pre-Islamic times used to return from 'Arafa when the sun before setting was shining in their faces like men’s turbans, and from al-Muzdalifa after the sun rose when it was shining in their faces like men’s turbans; (When the sun is low it shines only on men’s foreheads, and this is here likened to a turban) but we do not return from ‘Arafa till the sun sets, and we return from al-Muzdalifa before the sun rises. Our guidance differs from that of the worshippers of idols and those who attribute partners to God.” Baihaqi transmitted it in Shu'ab al-iman, saying “He addressed us . . .” and then going on, with the tradition to similar effect.

Ibn ‘ Abbas said:

God’s messenger sent us small boys of the B. ‘Abd al-Muttalib ahead on asses on the night of al-Muzdalifa, and he began to pat our thighs and say, “My little children, do not throw pebbles at the <i>jamra</i> till the sun rises.” Abu Dawud, Nasa’i and Ibn Majah transmitted it.

‘A’isha said :

God's messenger sent Umm Salama on the night before the day of sacrifice and she threw pebbles at the <i>jamra</i> before dawn. She then hastened [to Mecca) and performed the circuit. That day was the one God’s messenger spent with her. Abu Dawud transmitted it.

Ibn ‘Abbas said :

Those who stay in Mecca and those who perform the <i>’umra</i> raise their voices in the <i>talbiya</i> till they touch the stone. Abu Dawud transmitted it, saying it has been transmitted going no farther back than Ibn ‘Abbas.

Ya'qub b. ‘Asim b. ‘Urwa said he heard ash-Sharid say :

I hastened with God’s messenger and his feet did not touch the ground till he came to Jam'. Abu Dawud transmitted it.

Ibn Shihab said Salim told him that in the year al-Hajjaj b. Yusuf attacked Ibn az-Zubair (Abdallah b. az-Zubair who was in Mecca had laid claims to the Caliphate. ‘Abd al-Malik, the Umayvad Caliph, sent an army under al-Hajjaj b. Yusuf towards the end of 72, A.H. to deal with Ibn az-Zubair, and although there had been fighting in the plain of ‘Arafat, hostilities ceased in order that the Pilgrimage might be observed, and were later resumed.) he asked ‘Abdallah (This is ‘Abdallah b. ‘Umar who is said to have been the one who was the means of having the hostilities stopped during the season of pilgrimage) how they were to act at the standing at ‘Arafa. Salim said, “If you wish to keep to the sunna, observe the prayer in the noonday heat on the day of ‘Arafa.” ‘Abdallah b. ‘Umar then said, “He has spoken the truth ; they were accustomed to combine the noon and the afternoon prayer in accordance with the sunna.” Ibn Shihab asked Salim whether God's messenger did that, and Salim replied, “In doing that do they follow anything but his sunna?” Bukhari transmitted it.

Jabir said he saw the Prophet (ﷺ) throwing pebbles on the day of sacrifice while on his riding-beast and saying, “Learn your rites, for I do not know whether I am likely to perform the pilgrimage after this occasion.” Muslim transmitted it.

He said that he saw God’s messenger throwing small pebbles at the <i>jamra</i>. Muslim transmitted it.

He said that God's messenger threw pebbles at the <i>jamra</i> on the day of sacrifice in the forenoon, and next when the sun had passed the meridian. Bukhari and Muslim.

‘Abdallah b. Mas'ud came to the largest <i>jamra</i> and with the House on his left and Mina on his right he threw seven pebbles saying “God is most great” each time. Then he said, “Thus did he to whom <i>sura al-Baqara</i> was sent down throw.” Bukhari and Muslim.

Jabir reported God’s messenger as saying, “Cleaning oneself with stones (<i>Isijmar</i> is the word used, and <i>Taj al-Arus</i> suggests that here its meaning is throwing pebbles ; but as <i>ramy al-jimar</i> occurs in the next phrase, it seems better to translate it as above to avoid saying the same things twice. Cf. p. 74, lines 9 f.) is with an odd number, throwing pebbles at the <i>jamras</i> is with an odd number, running between as-Safa and al-Marwa is with an odd number, and the circumambulation is with an odd number. When one of you cleans himself with stones he should do so with an odd number.” Muslim transmitted it.

Qudama b. ‘Abdallah b. ‘Ammar said he saw the Prophet (ﷺ) throwing pebbles at the <i>jamra</i> on the day of sacrifice while on a reddish she-camel, and there was no striking, or driving, or telling people to get out of the way. Shafi'i, Tirmidhi, Nasa'i, Ibn Majah and Darimi transmitted it.

'A’isha reported the Prophet (ﷺ) as saying, "Throwing pebbles at the <i>jamras</i> and running between as-Safa and al-Marwa were appointed only for the remembrance of God.” Tirmidhi and Darimi transmitted it, Tirmidhi saying this is a hasan sahih tradition.

She said they asked God’s messenger whether they should not put up a building for him to shade him in Mina, but he replied, "No; Mina is a resting-place for the camels of those who get there first.” Tirmidhi, Ibn Majah and Darimi transmitted it.

Nafi' said that Ibn ‘Umar used to stand for a long time at the first two <i>jamras</i>, saying "God is most great; glory be to God ; praise be to God ;” and making supplication to Him, but did not stand at the <i>jamra</i> of the ‘Aqaba. Malik transmitted it.

Ibn ‘Abbas said that after God’s messenger had prayed the noon prayer at Dhul Hulaifa he called for his she-camel, marked it on the right side of its hump, removed the blood from it, and tied two sandals on its neck. He then mounted his riding-beast, and when it brought him up to al-Baida’ he raised his voice in the <i>talbiya</i> for the pilgrimage. Muslim transmitted it.

‘A’isha said that the Prophet (ﷺ) once brought sheep (The word is ghanam which can mean either sheep or goats) for sacrifice to the House and garlanded them. Bukhari and Muslim.