Al-Sharḥ al-Mumtiʿ - Ibn al-'Uthaymin - (7/375)

to them; rather, he said: “Visit the graves, for they remind one of the Hereafter.” (1) The best graves for which one may undertake a journey are the grave of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, and the graves of his two Companions.

Others held that undertaking a journey to visit graves is disliked.

Others held that it is prohibited. This is the view supported by Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah, may Allah have mercy on him, and he substantiated it with proofs which, when a person examines them, make it clear to him that his view is correct.

The Manner of Performing ‘Umrah: One enters ihram for it at the miqat, or, in the case of a resident of Makkah and the like, from the nearest point outside the sacred precinct.

His statement: “The manner of performing ‘Umrah is to enter ihram for it at the miqat, or, in the case of a resident of Makkah and the like, from the nearest point outside the sacred precinct.” Thus, it consists of four things: entering ihram, circumambulation, the sa‘i between Safa and Marwah, and shaving the head or shortening the hair.

His statement: “One enters ihram for it at the miqat” means that if he passes by it, he enters ihram there; if he does not pass by it, then he does so from a point parallel to it; and if he is within the miqat boundary, then he enters ihram from where he is, according to what has preceded regarding the miqats.

His statement: “Or from the nearest point outside the sacred precinct, in the case of a resident of Makkah and the like”: the nearest point outside the sacred precinct in relation to the Ka‘bah is al-Tan‘im. However, in relation to one intending to perform ‘Umrah, it may be al-Tan‘im or somewhere else. For example, for one who is at Muzdalifah, the nearest point outside the sacred precinct is ‘Arafah; and for one on the western side of Makkah, it is al-Hudaybiyyah. He is not required to go specifically to al-Tan‘im, which the Messenger, peace and blessings be upon him, designated for ‘A’ishah, may Allah be pleased with her, or to al-Ji‘ranah, from which the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, entered ihram

(1) Reported by Muslim in the Book of Funerals, chapter: “The Prophet’s seeking his Lord’s permission to visit his mother’s grave” (976 [108]), on the authority of Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him).

الرحل إليها بل قال: «زوروا القبور فإنها تذكر الآخرة» (١)، وخير قبور يشد إليها الرحل قبر النبي ﷺ وقبرا صاحبيه. ومنهم من قال: إن شد الرحال لزيارة القبور مكروه. ومنهم من قال: إنه محرم، وهو الذي نصره شيخ الإسلام ابن تيمية ﵀ وقرره بأدلة إذا طالعها الإنسان تبين له أن ما ذهب إليه هو الحق. وَصِفَةُ العُمْرَةِ: أنْ يُحْرِمَ بِهَا مِن المِيقَاتِ، أوْ مِن أدنْىَ الحِلّ مِن مَكِّي وَنَحْوِهِ. قوله: «وصفة العمرة أن يحرم بها من الميقات أو من أدنى الحل من مكي ونحوه» فهي إحرام وطواف، وسعي، وحلق أو تقصير أربعة أشياء. وقوله: «أن يحرم بها من الميقات» يعني إن مر به أو من محاذاته إن لم يمر به، أو مما دونه إن كان دون الميقات فيحرم بها على حسب ما مر في المواقيت. وقوله: «أو من أدنى الحل، من مكي ونحوه»، وأدنى الحل بالنسبة إلى الكعبة التنعيم، أما بالنسبة لمن أراد العمرة، فقد يكون التنعيم، وقد يكون غير التنعيم، فالذي في مزدلفة مثلاً أدنى الحل إليه عرفة، والذي في الجهة الغربية من مكة أدنى الحل إليه الحديبية، ولا يلزمه أن يقصد التنعيم، الذي عينه الرسول ﷺ لعائشة ﵂، أو الجعرانة التي أحرم منها النبي ﷺ

(١) أخرجه مسلم في الجنائز/ باب استئذان النبي ﷺ ربه ﷿ في زيارة قبر أمه (٩٧٦) (١٠٨) عن أبي هريرة ﵁.