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The Fiqh of Hajj
Taken from
Silsilah Ahadeeth As-Saheehah & Silsilah Ahadeeth Ad-Daeefah
of
The Muhaddith, Shaykh, Allamaah
Muhammad Nasiruddeen al-Albaani
Rahimahullaahu Ta’ala
Translated byAbbas Abu Yahya
THE FIQH OF HAJJ 1
The Excellence of Hajj 3
Not Leaving Off Hajj for More than Five Years 3
Ihram 4
What is Avoided in Hajj is that which is Avoided in Umrah 4
The Prohibition of the Woman in Ihram Covering her Face with a Scarf 4
The Permissibility of the Person in Ihram Covering his Face if Needed. 5
What Animals are Permissible for the Muhrim to Kill 6
Talbeeyah 7
Mina 7
Tawwaaf 8
Salutation of the House - for the person not in Ihram- is Two Rakah 8
The Hajj Pilgrimage is Only Made to the House of Allaah 8
Raml 10
The Sharia’ Reasoning for the Brisk Walk During Tawwaaf 10
Iltizaam 12
Arafat 13
Jamaraat 14
Gathering the Pebbles for Stoning the Jamaraat from Mina and not from Muzdalifah 14
Does the Person Performing Hajj Walk to the Jamarah to Stone it? 15

Everything is Permissible After Stoning the Jamaarat al-‘Aqabah Except Women 16
Slaughter 17
After the Completion of Hajj 17
The Permissibility of Visiting the Prophet’s -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- Grave 17

The Excellence of Hajj
No. 1185 & 1200 - On the authority of Ibn Abbas in a narration ascribed to the Prophet: -
sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam:
‘Be regular with (in another narration: follow up) the Hajj and the Umrah since they wipe out
poverty and sins, just as the furnace separates the slag from the iron.’
Not Leaving Off Hajj for More than Five Years
No. 1662 - The Messenger - sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam said: ‘Indeed Allaah says: Verily I
have made a slave’s body healthy and given him adequate livelihood yet five years have passed
and he has not come to Me and redeemed himself, as a pilgrim.’
Silsilah-Saheehah
Shaykh Albaani said:
‘Benefit: al-Mundhiri said in ‘al-Targheeb’ (2/134): Narrated by Ibn Hibban in his ‘Saheeh’ and
by al-Bayhaqi who said: ‘Alee bin al-Mundhir said: Some of our companions narrated to me
saying: Hasan bin Hayyin used to be amazed by this hadeeth and used to implement it. He
would love a healthy, prosperous person not to leave off Hajj for five years.’
No. 1264 - On the authority of Jaabir in a narration ascribed to the Prophet: -sallAllaahu alayhi
wa sallam: ‘The goodness of Hajj is feeding people and good speech.’
No. 1820 - On the authority of Jaabir who said: the Messenger of Allaah - sallAllaahu alayhi wa
sallam said: ‘Pilgrims for Hajj and Umrah are the delegates of Allaah. He called them and they
responded, they asked of Him and He gave them.’

Ihram
What is Avoided in Hajj is that which is Avoided in Umrah
No.2765 - On the authority of Safwaan bin Umayyah who said: A man came to the Messenger of
Allaah -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam: wearing a lot of coloured perfume on his clothing, he was
wearing different pieces of clothing and he had already assumed Ihraam for Umrah. He said:
‘What do you order me to do, O Messenger of Allaah, in my Umrah?’
Then Allaah -Azza wa Jal- revealed: <<Complete the Hajj and Umrah for Allaah >>
So the Messenger of Allaah -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- said: ‘Where is the person who asked
the question about Umrah?’
The man said: ‘Here I am.’
So the Messenger said: ‘Remove your clothing and take a bath, clean off the perfume as much as
you can and whatever you used to do for your Hajj, then do that in your Umrah.’
Saheeh
Silsilah-Saheehah
‘Benefit: Ibn Hajr said in ‘al-Fath’ (3/394): Ibn al-Muneer said in ‘al-Hashiyah’: ‘What the
Messenger -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- said was: “Wassna’,” (i.e. the Arabic word for ‘do,
make’) which means: ‘To leave something,’ because the clarification meant what a Muhrim
keeps away from. So, the benefit taken from this explanation is that ‘leaving something is an
action in itself.’
The Prohibition of the Woman in Ihram Covering her Face with a Scarf
No. 2930 - On the authority of ‘Uqbah bin ‘Aamr al-Juhanee who said: ‘My sister vowed that
she would walk to the Ka’bah barefoot and unveiled. So the Messenger of Allaah -sallAllaahu
alayhi wa sallam- came to her and said: ‘What is wrong with this woman?’
They said: She vowed to walk to the Ka’bah barefoot and unveiled!
So he said: ‘Order her to take a ride, cover herself, perform the Hajj and slaughter an animal.’
Saheeh
Silsilah-Saheehah

‘In this hadeeth there are some important benefits, from them:
That the Ihram of the woman is for her face, so it is not permissible for her to cover her face with
her Khimaar (scarf), rather she covers her head and chest. This is like the hadeeth: ‘A woman in
Ihram does not wear a Niqaab (face veil), nor does she wear gloves.’
Narrated by Bukhari and Muslim.
[Important note: Shaykh al-Albaani said in his book: ‘The Rites of Hajj and Umrah’ (p.12)
‘It is permissible for the woman to cover her face with something like a Khimaar or Jilbaab,
which she throws over her head and it sits on her face. What is correct is that it can touch her
face, but she cannot tie it to her face. This is similar to what Ibn Taymeeyah -Rahimahullaah-
said.]’
No. 2617 -The Messenger - sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam said: ‘O Allaah this Hajj has no
ostentation in it nor any hypocrisy.’
The Permissibility of the Person in Ihram Covering his Face if Needed.
No. 2899 - On the authority of Uthmaan bin ‘Affan –Rahiallaahu anhu- that ‘The Prophet -
sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- would cover his face while he was in a state of Ihram.’
Saheeh
Silsilah-Saheehah
On the authority of Abdullaah bin ‘Aamir bin Rabeeh that he saw ‘Uthmaan bin ‘Affan in a
village near Madina with his face covered by a deep red coloured, velvet cloth on a summer’s
day while he was a Muhrim (in the state of Ihram).
Its chain is authentic.
Shaykh Albaani said: ‘So if you know that the chain of narration is authentic, then there is no
contradiction between this hadeeth and the report which is Mawqoof (the Isnad only goes back to
the Companion) at ‘Uthmaan, as is apparent. This is because there is nothing that conflicts with
the acceptability of ‘Uthmaan doing that which it is possible the Messenger -sallAllaahu alayhi
wa sallam- did.
This is better (that the hadeeth and the Athar correspond) rather than attributing a mistake to one
of the trustworthy narrators simply because ‘Uthmaan did an action that he narrated from the
Prophet -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam. Do you not also see that there is no difference between
what ad-Daraqutni -Rahimullaah- noted, saying that the Mawqoof (the Isnad only goes back to
the Companion) precedes the Marfoo’ (a narration ascribed to the Prophet), and those who invert
the issue saying that the Marfoo’ precedes the Mawqoof.

The truth is that both of them are authentic, so neither of them opposes the other.
Indeed there are many Aathaar narrated by the Companions, the Tabieen and the diligent
Imaams which permit the person in a state of Ihram to cover his face if need be. Ibn Hazm uses
these Aathaar as evidence in his book ‘al-Muhalla’ (7/91-93) so as to support the original stance.
Al-Bayhaqi also narrated some of these Aathaar (5/54)
This hadeeth does not oppose the saying of the Messenger -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam-
regarding the person who dies while in a state of Ihram:
‘Wash him with water mixed with Acacia leaves, shroud him in his clothing and do not cover his
face or head.’
Narrated by Muslim and other than him and it is narrated in the book ‘al-Irwaa’ (4/198-199).
This verdict is specific to the one who dies in a state of Ihram but the hadeeth under discussion is
regarding the living, so it (i.e. the ruling) is different.’
What Animals are Permissible for the Muhrim to Kill
No. 193 -‘Five types of animals which, if a Muhrim kills, there is no blame upon him: a crow, a
predatory bird, a rat, scorpion and a voracious dog.’
Saheeh
Narrated by Bukhari and Muslim on the authority of Ibn Umar in a narration ascribed to the
Prophet: -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam.
‘From what is clear in this hadeeth is the absence of blame, which shows the permissibility of
killing them. It is not to be understood from this that it is recommended or obligatory to kill
them or that it is better leave off killing them.’

Talbeeyah
No. 830 - On the authority of Zaid bin Khalid al-Juhanee, on the authority of the Messenger of
Allaah -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam - who said:
‘Jibraeel came to me and said: O Muhammad! Order your Companions to raise their voices with
the Talbeeyah (proclamation for Hajj or Umrah), since it is from the signs of Hajj.’
No. 1500 - On the authority of Abu Bakr as-Siddeeq who said that the Messenger of Allaah -
sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- was asked: ‘What is the best Hajj?’
He answered ‘The one where you raise your voice reciting the Talbeeyah and you slaughter an
animal.’
No. 1621 - On the authority of Abu Huraira in a narration ascribed to the Prophet: -sallAllaahu
alayhi wa sallam: ‘A person does not ever make Talbeeyah except that he is given glad tidings,
nor does a person ever say Takbeer except that he is given glad tidings.’
It was asked: ‘With Paradise?’
He answered: ‘Yes.’
Mina
No. 804 - On the authority of Ibn Abbas: the Messenger - sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam used to
visit the House (Ka’bah) every night from the nights of Mina.’

Tawwaaf
No. 2725 - On the authority of Abdullaah bin Umar who said I heard the Messenger of Allaah -
sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- saying: ‘Whoever makes seven circuits of Tawwaaf around the
House (Ka’bah) and prays two Rakats, it is the same as freeing a slave.’
Salutation of the House - for the person not in Ihram- is Two Rakah
The Hadeeth has no chain - La Asl laha
No.1012 ‘Salutation of the House is done with Tawwaaf.’
The Hadeeth has no chain - La Asl laha
Silsilah-Daeefah
‘I say: I do not know, neither from the sayings or actions of the Sunnah, that which attests the
meaning of this hadeeth other than the general evidences which mention praying before sitting in
the Masjid which then include the Masjid al-Haraam.
The assertion that salutation of the Masjid al-Haraam is the Tawwaaf opposes the general
evidence previously mentioned. So, this salutation cannot be accepted until it can be affirmed
and how inconceivable is that? Especially as – due to experience - it is not possible for the
person entering the Masjid al-Haraam during the days of the sacred seasons to perform the
Tawwaaf every time he enters it, so praise be to Allaah Who has made the matter easy.
<<And He has not placed any burden upon you in your religion>>
Indeed what must be brought to attention here regarding this verdict is that it is for the person
who is not a Muhrim. As for the person who is in Ihram then the rightful Sunnah is that he
begins with the Tawwaaf and then the two Rakah after it.’
The Hajj Pilgrimage is Only Made to the House of Allaah
Da’eefah No. 265 Mawdoo- Fabricated
‘O Abu Huraira! Teach the people the Quran and learn it, because if you died upon that, the
Angels would visit your grave just as they visit the Ancient House (Ka’bah).
Teach the people my Sunnah, even if they dislike it. If you would like not to stop on the bridge
on the Day of Judgement, even for the blink of an eye until you enter Paradise, then do not
innovate with your opinion.’
Mawdoo- Fabricated

Silsilah-Daeefah
‘Ibn al-Jawzi mentions this narration in his book ‘al-Mawdoo’aat’ (The Fabricated Ahadeeth)
(1/264) and he said: ‘Not authentic and Abu Hammam (one of the narrators) is Muhammad bin
Mujeeb.
Yahya said: ‘He is a liar.’
Abu Haatim said: ‘He is lost in hadeeth (i.e. rejected).’
As-Sooyuti brings a similar narration but mentions the wording: ‘If death comes to you and you
are in this state then the Angels perform Hajj (pilgrimage) to your grave just as the believers
perform Hajj to the House of Allaah, the Haraam.’
As-Sooyuti remained silent about this; but I have a more severe hatred for this wording than the
first - due to what it mentions about performing Hajj to a grave - as it is an innovated statement
which has no origin in the Sharia’. Also, performing Hajj to a visited thing other than the House
of Allaah, the Haraam, is not mentioned in the Sharia’.
As for performing Hajj (Pilgrimage) to graves, then that is done by Ahl-ul-Bida’ (the people of
Bida’) who aggrandize graves to extreme by journeying to them, spending nights there,
performing Tawwaaf around them, making Dua’, begging and imploring of the graves and other
similar things which are all symbols of the Hajj. Some of them even authored a book entitled
‘The Rites of Making Hajj to Shrines and Graves’ as a refutation of what Shaykhul-Islaam Ibn
Taymeeyah mentioned in his books!!
This is major misguidance and no Muslim who has smelt the fragrance of pure Tawheed will
doubt that this is the thing most disliked by the Messenger -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam-. So
how can it be conceived possible that the Messenger -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- made this
statement: ‘the Angels would visit your grave just as they visit the Ancient House (Ka’bah).’
O Allaah! Indeed the heart testifies that the Prophet -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- never said
even one of the letters from this statement. May Allaah disfigure the one who fabricated this.’

Raml
The Sharia’ Reasoning for the Brisk Walk During Tawwaaf
No. 2573 - On the authority of Ibn Abbas –Rahiallaahu anhu- ‘The Quraish said: ‘Indeed
Muhammad and his Companions have been weakened by the fever of Yathrib.’ So in the year
the Messenger of Allaah - sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam – performed Umrah he said to his
Companions: ‘Walk briskly around the Ka’bah so the Mushrikeen can see your strength.’ So
when they walked briskly the Quraish said: ‘It has not weakened them.’
Saheeh
Silsilah-Saheehah
‘This chain is Saheeh according to the conditions of Imam Muslim. Bukhari narrates it without a
complete chain in his ‘Saheeh’ (5/86) on the authority of Hamad bin Salamah in a narration
similar to this, as does Hamad bin Zayd in a narration on the authority of Ayoob whose wording
is as follows:
‘The Prophet -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- commanded them to walk briskly for three circuits
and walk calmly between the two corners so the Mushrikeen could see their strength and
patience.’
So the Mushrikeen said: ‘These are those whom you claimed had been weakened by the fever.
They are stronger and more patient than such and such!’
In ‘al-Musnad’ (1/305) via another chain which is narrated on the authority of Abu Tufail from
Ibn ‘Abbas that when the Messenger of Allaah -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- stopped at a place
not far from Makkah called ‘Marra az-Zahran’ on his way to Umrah, it reached the Companions
of the Messenger of Allaah -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- that the Quraish were saying: What
has caused them to come here feeble and thin?
So his Companions said: ‘If we slaughter our camels, eat from their meat and make a broth from
its soup, then we will be relaxed when we enter upon the people tomorrow.’
The Messenger said: ‘Do not do that, but gather your provisions and bring them to me.’ So they
gathered them for the Messenger -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- and spread out a tablecloth
made from leather. They ate, and had eaten satisfactorily, then left and every one of them took
some in their sacks. Then the Messenger of Allaah -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- turned and
went ahead until he entered the Masjid – and the Quraish were sitting near the black stone. The
Messenger -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- uncovered one of his shoulders through his top
garment then said: ‘Do not let the people see you as deficient/weak.’

He touched the corner and entered Tawwaaf, passing by the Yemeni corner and walking to the
Black Stone.
The Quraish said: ‘Just walking in the Tawwaaf does not please them, but they leap and jump
like gazelles.’
The Messenger -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- did that for three circuits and so it became the
Sunnah.
Abu Tufail said: ‘Ibn ‘Abbas informed me that the Prophet -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- did
this in his farewell Hajj.’
Its chain is also authentic according to the conditions of Imam Muslim.
It was also narrated by al-Bayhaqi in his book ‘Dala’il an-Naboowa’ (3/3/1) through two routes.
Muslim narrated it (4/64) by way of al-Jareeri on the authority of Abu Tufail with a similar
narration and it has been researched in ‘al-Irwaa’ (4/315).
It was also narrated via ‘Atta on the authority of Ibn Abbas who said: ‘Indeed the Messenger of
Allaah -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- walked, and he walked briskly, around the House
(Ka’bah) to show the Mushrikeen his strength.’
Benefit: Perhaps someone might say: ‘If the Sharia’ reason for the brisk walk during the
Tawwaaf was to show the Mushrikeen the strength of the Muslims, then can it not be said that as
the reason for doing the action has ceased, then the legislation of the brisk walk should cease
too?’
The answer: No, because the Prophet - sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam – walked briskly in his
Tawwaaf after that first Umrah, in his farewell Hajj, as is mentioned in the long hadeeth of Jabir
and by other than him, such as this hadeeth of Ibn Abbas with the previous narration of Abu
Tufail. This is why Ibn Hibban said in his book ‘Saheeh’ (6/47 al-Ihsaan): ‘So this objection has
been cleared up and the brisk walk during Tawwaaf remains prescribed upon the Ummah of al-
Mustafa - sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam – until the Day of Judgement.’

Iltizaam
No.2138- On the authority of Abdullaah bin ‘Amr who said the Messenger - sallAllaahu alayhi
wa sallam used to place his chest, face, forearms and hands between the Black Stone and the
door of the Ka’bah in his Tawwaaf.’

Arafat
No. 2551 - On the authority of ‘Aeysha that the Messenger of Allaah -sallAllaahu alayhi wa
sallam- said: ‘There is no other day in which Allaah frees more slaves from the fire than the Day
of ‘Arafah. Indeed, He comes close to them then boasts about them to the Angels and then He
says: ‘What do these people want?’

Jamaraat
No. 2515 - On the authority of Ibn Abbas who said that the Messenger of Allaah - sallAllaahu
alayhi wa sallam said: ‘If you stone the Jamaar (pillars) it will be as light for you on the Day of
Judgement.’
No. 1437 - The Messenger - sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam said: ‘Stone the Jamarah with pebbles
the size of chick peas.’
Gathering the Pebbles for Stoning the Jamaraat from Mina and not from Muzdalifah
No. 2144 - On the authority of al-Fadl bin Abbas who said the Messenger of Allaah - sallAllaahu
alayhi wa sallam said to the people when they left on the evening of ‘Arafat and Muzdalifah:
‘You should be tranquil.’ He said this while he was preventing his female camel from speeding
until he entered Mina and descended in a place between Mina and Muzdalifah. Then he said:
‘You should take pebbles the size of chick peas, with which you can stone the Jamarah.’
Then al-Fadl said: ‘and the Prophet -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- was demonstrating with his
hand just as when a person throws.’
Saheeh
Silsilah-Saheehah
‘Benefit: Nisa’ee wrote a chapter heading for this hadeeth saying: ‘From where does one collect
the pebbles?’ indicating by this that collecting pebbles takes place in Mina and the hadeeth
regarding this is clear. This is because the Prophet -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- ordered them
to do this when he stopped at a place called ‘Muhassir’, while he was in Mina, as is mentioned in
the narration of Muslim and al-Bayhaqi.
What also indicates this is the apparent hadeeth of Ibn ‘Abbas who said: The Messenger of
Allaah -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- said to me on the morning of ‘Aqabah while he was on his
she-camel: ‘Collect small stones for me.’
So I collected small pebbles for him which were like chickpeas and when I placed them in his
palm, he said: ‘The likes of these (type and size stones), O you people. Beware of exaggerating
in the Deen, as indeed what destroyed those before you was exaggeration in the Deen.’
Narrated by Nisa’ee, al-Bayhaqi and Ahmad (1/215,247) with an authentic chain.
Indeed the evidence here is his saying: ‘early at ‘Aqabah’ by which he means the early morning
in which you stone the large Jamarat al-‘Aqabah, and from what is apparent from the hadeeth is
that the act of collecting the pebbles took place in Mina, near the Jamarah. As for what people

do today, collecting pebbles in Muzdalifah, we do not know an origin for it in the Sunnah, rather
it opposes these two ahadeeth and it contains burden and inconvenience with no benefit.’
Does the Person Performing Hajj Walk to the Jamarah to Stone it?
No. 2072 - On the authority of Ibn Umar –Rahiallaahu anhu- that ‘The Prophet -sallAllaahu
alayhi wa sallam- would walk to the Jamarah if he wanted to stone it; he would walk to it and
walk back from it.’
Saheeh
Silsilah-Saheehah
‘Benefit: Tirmidhi said at the end of this hadeeth:
‘Most of the people of knowledge implement this hadeeth while some of them say: He would
ride on the day of an-Nahr (slaughtering) and would walk for the days other than the day of an-
Nahr.’
Tirmidhi continues: ‘It is as if the person who said this statement intended to follow the Prophet -
sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- in his action, because indeed what is narrated of the Prophet -
sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- is that he rode on the day of an-Nahr to go to stone the Jamarah-
and only Jamarat ul-‘Aqabah is stoned on the day of an-Nahr.’
I say (Albaani): As for the Prophet -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- stoning the Jamarat ul-
‘Aqabah while he was riding, then this is mentioned in the long hadeeth of Jaabir cited in the
book ‘The Hajj of the Prophet -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam’ from the narration of Muslim and
others. This is why the hadeeth of Ibn Umar (above) that when the Prophet intended ‘to stone
the Jamarat, he would walk to it and walk back from it’ is explained to mean other than the
stoning of the day of an-Nahr, thereby reconciling this hadeeth of Ibn Umar with the hadeeth of
Jaabir, and Allaah knows best.
Then I came across that which supports this opinion, from the narration of Abdullaah bin Umar
on the authority of Nafi’ with the wording: ‘On the authority of Ibn Umar: that he used to come
to the Jamaar during the three days after the day of an-Nahr, going back and forth walking and
he mentioned that the Prophet -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- used to do that.’
Narrated by Abu Dawood(1969) and Ahmad 92/156)
In another narration by Ahmad (2/114,138):
Ibn Umar used to stone the Jamarat ul-‘Aqabah while riding on his animal on the day of an-
Nahr and he never used to go to the other Jamaarat after that except that he would go back and

forth walking. He asserted that the Prophet -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- never used to go back
and forth to the Jamaarat, except on foot.’
Everything is Permissible After Stoning the Jamaarat al-‘Aqabah Except Women
No. 239 - On the authority of Ibn Abbas –Rahiallaahu anhu- who said that: The Messenger of
Allaah -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- said: ‘When you stone the Jamarah, then everything
except women becomes permissible.’
Saheeh
Silsilah-Saheehah
‘Benefit: In this hadeeth is a clear proof that when the person on Hajj has stoned the Jamaarat al-
‘Aqabah then all the prohibitions of Ihraam are lifted except for the prohibition of intercourse
with women; this is not permissible for him as has been unanimously agreed.’

Slaughter
No. 805- On the authority of Jaabir who said: we used to preserve the slaughtered meat and take
it to Madina during the time of the Messenger of Allaah - sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam.’
After the Completion of Hajj
No.1379 – On the authority of ‘Aeysha in a narration ascribed to the Prophet: -sallAllaahu alayhi
wa sallam:
‘When you have completed your Hajj then you should hasten your journey to your family, since
it is greater in its reward.’
No. 1451- On the authority of Ibn Umar in a narration ascribed to the Prophet: -sallAllaahu
alayhi wa sallam: ‘Appreciate this House (Ka’bah) since it has been destroyed twice and the
third time it will be raised up.’
No. 883- On the authority of ‘Aeysha that she would carry Zam-Zam water, and she would say
that the Messenger of Allaah - sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam used to carry Zam-Zam water in
leather water sacks and jugs, and he used to pour it on the sick and give it to them to drink.’
The Permissibility of Visiting the Prophet’s -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- Grave
No. 2497 - On the authority of ‘Aasim bin Humaid as-Sakooni –Rahiallaahu anhu- that when the
Prophet -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- sent Mu’adh to Yemen, he came out with him to advise
him. Mu’adh was riding and the Messenger -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- was walking next to
his riding animal. When the Prophet -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam - had advised him he said: O
Mu’adh! Indeed you might not meet me after this year and perhaps you will pass by my Masjid
and my grave.’
Saheeh
Silsilah-Saheehah
‘Benefit: ‘Dr. al-Booti uses this hadeeth in the last part of his book ‘Fiqh as-Seerah’ as evidence
for the permissibility of visiting the Prophet’s -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- grave – claiming
that Ibn Taymeeyah rejects this visiting!
Even though we do not oppose his use of this proof, as it is indeed clear, we notify the readers
that this is a false claim and a lie against Ibn Taymeeyah -Rahimullaah. Indeed his books make
clear and abundant mention of its legality and he even expounded on how to visit the grave.

What Ibn Taymeeyah rejected was intending a journey to visit the grave as is the meaning of the
hadeeth: ‘Do not undertake a journey except to three Masajid…’ which I have explained in detail
with the sayings of Ibn Taymeeyah himself in my refutation of al-Booti entitled: ‘In defense of
the Prophetic hadeeth.’ So what does the doctor intend by persisting with this slander which is
even in the latest print of his book?
Intelligent readers know the answer.’
No. 45 - ‘Whoever performs the Hajj of the House (Ka’bah) and does not visit me has indeed
treated me badly.’
Fabricated- Mawdoo
Silsilah-Daeefah
‘Benefit: From what indicates its being fabricated is that ill-treatment of the Prophet -
sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- is from the major sins, if not disbelief. So if the one who does not
visit the Prophet -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- has committed a great sin, then this necessitates
that this visit is obligatory, like Hajj, which no Muslim would say. This is because even though
visiting the Prophet -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- is from the actions that bring one closer to
Allaah, it does not exceed the status of being only recommended by the scholars. So how can it
be that the one who leaves off visiting it is harsh to the Prophet -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam-
and is one who turns away from him!?’
All Praise belongs to Allaah, may His peace and blessings be upon our final Prophet
Muhammad,
His family, his companions and all those who follow his guidance.

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