Al-Sharḥ al-Mumtiʿ - Ibn al-'Uthaymin - (7/372)

Al-Sharḥ al-MumtiʿIbn al-'Uthaymin

A woman who is not menstruating should stand between the Corner and the door, supplicating with the reported supplications. A menstruating woman should stand at its door and offer the supplication …

His statement: “A woman who is not menstruating should stand between the Corner and the door, supplicating with the reported supplications,” means that when the pilgrim performs the Farewell Tawaf, he stands between the Corner—that is, the Black Stone—and the door, meaning the door of the Kaʿbah. The distance between them is small.

Al-Rawḍ states: “He presses his face, chest, forearms, and open palms against it.” This is known among the scholars as iltizām (clinging), and this place is called the multazam (the place of clinging). The scholars differed concerning this issue, although it is not reported from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) (1); rather, it has been narrated from some of the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) (2).

Is this clinging a sunnah? When is it to be done? Is it upon arrival, upon departure, or at any time?

The reason for the scholars’ disagreement on this matter is that no sunnah from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) has been reported concerning it. However, the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) used to do it upon arrival.

The jurists said that it should be done upon departure: he clings at the multazam, which is

(1) Reported by Abu Dawud, al-Manasik, chapter on al-Multazam (1898), and by al-Bayhaqi (5:92), on the authority of Abd al-Rahman ibn Safwan, may Allah be pleased with him. It was graded weak by al-Mundhiri in Tahdhib al-Sunan (1818), as well as by al-Bayhaqi and Ibn al-Turkumani in al-Jawhar al-Naqi. It was also reported by Abu Dawud, al-Manasik, chapter on al-Multazam (1899); Ibn Majah, al-Manasik, chapter on al-Multazam (2962); Abd al-Razzaq (9043, 9044); al-Daraqutni (2:289); and al-Bayhaqi (5:93), on the authority of Abd Allah ibn Amr, may Allah be pleased with them. It was graded weak by al-Mundhiri in Tahdhib al-Sunan (1819). (2) This is authentically reported from Ibn Abbas, may Allah be pleased with them, as recorded by Abd al-Razzaq (9047), with an authentic chain of transmission, as stated by al-Hafiz in al-Dirayah (2:30-31).

وَيَقفُ غَيْرُ الحَائِضِ بَيْنَ الرُّكْنِ والبَابِ دَاعِياً بِمَا وَرَدَ وَتَقِفُ الحائِضُ ببَابِه وَتَدْعُو بِالدُّعَاء … قوله: «ويقف غير الحائض بين الركن والباب داعياً بما ورد»، أي: الحاج إذا ودع يقف بين الركن، أي: الحجر الأسود والباب، أي: باب الكعبة، ومسافته قليلة. قال في الروض: «يلصق به وجهه وصدره وذراعيه وكفيه مبسوطتين»، وهذا يسمى «الالتزام» عند أهل العلم، والمكان هذا يسمى «الملتزم»، وهذه مسألة اختلف فيها العلماء مع أنها لم ترد عن النبي ﷺ (١)، وإنما جاءت عن بعض الصحابة ﵃ (٢). فهل الالتزام سنة، ومتى وقته، وهل هو عند القدوم، أو عند المغادرة، أو في كل وقت؟ وسبب الخلاف بين العلماء في هذا أنه لم ترد فيه سنة عن النبي ﷺ، لكن الصحابة ﵃ كانوا يفعلون ذلك عند القدوم. والفقهاء قالوا: يفعله عند المغادرة فيلتزم في الملتزم، وهو

(١) أخرجه أبو داود في المناسك/ باب الملتزم (١٨٩٨)؛ والبيهقي (٥/ ٩٢) عن عبد الرحمن بن صفوان ﵁ وضعفه المنذري في «تهذيب السنن» (١٨١٨)؛ وأخرجه أيضاً أبو داود في المناسك/ باب الملتزم (١٨٩٩)؛ وابن ماجه في الناسك/ باب الملتزم (٢٩٦٢)؛ وعبد الرزاق (٩٠٤٣، ٩٠٤٤)؛ والدارقطني (٢/ ٢٨٩)؛ والبيهقي (٥/ ٩٣) عن عبد الله بن عمرو ﵄، وضعفه المنذري في «تهذيب السنن» (١٨١٩)؛ والبيهقي وابن التركماني في «الجوهر النقي». (٢) صح ذلك عن ابن عباس ﵄ كما عند عبد الرزاق (٩٠٤٧) بسند صحيح كما قال الحافظ في «الدراية» (٢/ ٣٠، ٣١).