b. Another wording of his ﷺ talbiyah was: “Labbaika Ilaaha al-Haqq” (Here I am, O True God).
15- Adhering to the Prophet’s ﷺ own wording is preferable, even though adding to it is permissible, for he approved of those who went beyond his formula, saying: “Labbaika Dha l-Maʿaarij, Labbaika Dha l-Fawaadil” (Here I am, Possessor of the lofty ascents; here I am, Possessor of abundant favors). Ibn ʿUmar used to add: “Labbaika wa Saʿdaik, wal-khayru biyadayk, war-raghbāʾu ilayka wal-ʿamal”1 (Here I am and at Your service; all goodness is in Your hands; to You is directed every longing and every deed).
16- The pilgrim is instructed to raise his voice with the talbiyah, because the Prophet ﷺ said: “Jibrīl came to me and told me to command my Companions and those with me to raise their voices with the talbiyah.”2 He also said: “The best hajj is marked by al-ʿajj and al-thajj”3—that is, loud voicing of the talbiyah and copious flow of sacrificial blood. For that reason the Prophet’s Companions, during his Farewell Pilgrimage, would cry out the talbiyah in loud tones; Abū Hāzim related that when they entered iḥrām they would not reach al-Rawḥāʾ before their voices became hoarse.4 The Prophet ﷺ further said: “It is as though I can see Moses, peace be upon him, coming down the pass, loudly responding to Allah with the talbiyah.”5
17- Women follow the same ruling as men regarding the talbiyah, in light of the two general aḥādīth just cited; they should raise their voices unless there is fear of temptation. ʿĀʾishah herself raised her voice until the men could hear her. Abū ʿAṭiyyah said: “I heard ʿĀʾishah say: I know very well how …”