Mufti Saad Abdul Razzaq
Ihram and Talbiyah: Upon completing the five prayers during his one-day layover at Zul-Hulayfah, Rasulullah SAAW made the intention for both Hajj and Umrah and recited the Talbiyah aloud. He encouraged his companions to join him in reciting the Talbiyah loudly, stating that the Hadhrat Jibreel A.S had advised him to do so as per the following narration. The companions followed suit, raising their voices in prayer and supplication.
(Sunan al-Tirmizi, Hadith No. 829, p. 155)
While continuing on his journey, Rasulullah SAAW kept on reciting the following well-known Talbiyah:
‘Here I am, O Allah, here I am. Here I am, you have no partner, here I am. Verily all praise and blessings are Yours, and dominion too. You have no partner’
(Sahih Bukhari – Hadith No. 1474, p. 561)
From where did Rasulullah SAAW proclaimed his Talbiyah and intention for Ihram? There are three distinct narrations on this subject matter:
1. From the place of prayer (Salaah)
2. When mounting his horse or
3. Upon ascending to the high-rise of Baida.
Before making the intention of Ihram, Rasulullah SAAW placed a garland around the sacrificial animals and marked the hump with colour, serving as a distinctive sign for those who were viewing from afar that these are sacrificial animals.
(Sahih Al Muslim – Hadith No. 1243, pg. 495)
Rasulullah SAAW performed Hajj e Qiran
As affirmed by more than twenty authentic Ahadeeth, Rasulullah SAAW performed Qiran Hajj. Ibn Katheer R.A has collected these narrations in his magnum-opus, al-Bidaayah Wan Nihaaya. Furthermore, he has elaborated upon and clarified other narrations which may seem contradictory to this view.
Rasulullah SAAW granted the companions R.A permission to choose the Ihram for the type of Hajj they preferred. Upon reaching Makkah Mukarramah, those without sacrificial animals were advised by Rasulullah SAAW to annul the Ihram for Hajj and substitute it into the Ihram of Umrah.
(Sahih Al Muslim – Hadith No. 1209, pg. 476)
While the caravan was stationed at Zul Hulayfah, the wife of Abu-Bakr R.A, Asmaa Bint Umays R.A gave birth to their son, Muhmmad Ibn Abu Bakr R.A. When she queried the ruling through her husband, Rasulullah SAAW stated that she should take a Ghusl (ritual purification) and enter the state of Ihram.
While adorning the Ihram, Rasulullah SAAW supplicated, asking Allah to accept the Hajj and to keep it without ostentation or fame through the following Dua. (Sunan Ibn Majah Hadith No. 2890, p. 314)
O Allah, (enable me to make) Hajj with no Riya’ (show-off in the sense of desire that others witness one’s good acts) or Sum’ah (show-off related to desire that others hear about one’s good acts) in it.
Cupping of Rasulullah SAAW blessed feet
When Rasulullah SAAW reached Malal, he performed cupping of his blessed feet. Malal is located between Makkah Mukarramah and Madinah Munawwarah. It is mentioned in Mu’jam al-Buldaan that it is 28 miles from Madinah Munawwarah. (Mujam al-Buldan (p. 194, vol. 5) Hunting of a white antelope
As Rasulullah SAAW reached Rauha, situated approximately 74 kilometres away from Madinah Munawwarah (which is still known by the same name), he encountered a wounded white antelope. Rasulullah SAAW instructed the companions to leave it be until its owner (i.e. the one who has been hunting it) arrives.
Shortly after, a man from the Bahz tribe, who had inflicted the kill-shot, approached, and deferred the decision to Rasulullah SAAW, saying, “O Messenger of Allah, it is for you to decide what you wish to do about it.”
In response, Rasulullah SAAW instructed Sayyiduna Abu Bakr R.A to distribute the meat. Since the person who had hunted the antelope was not in the state of Ihram, Rasulullah SAAW did not prohibit consuming its meat. (Sunan Nasai, H. 2814, p. 679)
Thereafter, Rasulullah SAAW journeyed towards Athayah, a location en route to Jufah, approximately 25 Farsakhs or 75 miles away from Madinah. (Mu’jam al-Buldaan, p. 90, vol. 1)
Ruling of hunting while in the state of Ihram
At Athayah, Rasulullah SAAW encountered a deer with arrows lodged in its body, resting in the shade of a sand dune. However, due to uncertainty regarding whether the hunter of the deer was in the state of Ihram, the Nabi of Allah SAAW forbade anyone from approaching it, adhering to the Quranic injunction: (Al-Maida, verse 95)
“Do not kill the hunted while you are in the state of Ihram”.
Rasulullah SAAW emphasized the prohibition of hunting while in Ihram, as per the sacred laws, for if anyone does hunt an animal during Ihram, it will fall in the category of carrion (Murdaar).
