Chapter Four
The Virtue of Entering Ihram from Jerusalem
and the Reports Concerning It

Umm Salamah—may Allah be pleased with her—reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:
“Whoever enters ihram for Hajj or ‘umrah from al-Aqsā Mosque, bound for the Sacred Mosque, will have his past and future sins forgiven, and Paradise will be assured to him.”

In another narration, she reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:
“Whoever enters ihram from Jerusalem for Hajj or ‘umrah emerges free of his sins as on the day his mother bore him.”

Another narration states: “Allah will forgive his past and future sins.” (Reported by Abū Dāwūd and al-Qazwīnī.)

It is reported from Umm Hakīm: “Whoever enters ihram for ‘umrah from Jerusalem, it is equivalent to ten military expeditions with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ.”

Jābir ibn ‘Abd Allāh—may Allah be pleased with him—reported that a man said, “O Messenger