Manasik al-Hajj wal-Umra - Nasir al-Din al-Albani - (35)

Manasik al-Hajj wal-UmraNasir al-Din al-Albani

103- He must also distribute part of it to the poor and the needy, as Allah says: “The sacrificial beasts—We have appointed them for you as among the symbols of Allah; in them there is much good for you. So pronounce the name of Allah over them as they are lined up, and when their flanks collapse, then eat from them and feed the self-restrained poor and the beggar.”¹

104- Seven people may jointly offer a single camel or cow.

105- Whoever cannot obtain an offering must fast three days during the pilgrimage and seven days after returning home.

106- He is allowed to fast on any of the three days of tashrīq, for ʿĀʾishah and Ibn ʿUmar, may Allah be pleased with them both, said: “No concession was granted for fasting on the days of tashrīq except for one who could not find an offering.”²

107- He should then shave his entire head or shorten his hair; shaving is superior, for the Messenger ﷺ said, “O Allah, have mercy on those who shave.” They asked, “And those who trim, Messenger of Allah?” He replied, “O Allah, have mercy on those who shave.” They repeated, “And those who trim, Messenger of Allah?” When they asked a fourth time, he said, “And those who trim.”³

108- The Sunnah is for the barber to begin with the right side of the pilgrim’s head, as related in the report of Anas, may Allah be pleased with him.⁴

(1) Al-qaniʿ denotes the beggar, while al-muʿtarr is the person who comes to the sacrificial animals, circling around them to obtain a share, whether he is wealthy or poor. (2) Reported by al-Bukhari and others; catalogued in Irwa al-Ghalil, no. 964. As for Shaykh al-Islam’s remark (p. 388) that “the mutamattiʿ must fast part of the three days before entering ihram for Hajj on the Day of Tarwiyah,” I can find no basis for it; on the face of it, the statement clashes with both the Quranic verse and the hadith. Allah knows best. (3) Narrated by the Two Shaykhs (al-Bukhari and Muslim) and others from Ibn ʿUmar and additional Companions; cited in the previously mentioned source, no. 1084. (4) Reported by Muslim and others; listed in Irwa al-Ghalil, no. 1085, and in Sahih Abi Dawud, no. 1730. On this point, the eminent Hanafi jurist Ibn Humam openly acknowledged that the Hanafis had acted contrary to the sunnah—so what will the blind adherents say about such a candid admission from this towering imam?

١٠٣- وعليه أن يطعم منها الفقراء وذوي الحاجة لقوله تعالى: ﴿وَالْبُدْنَ جَعَلْنَاهَا لَكُمْ مِنْ شَعَائِرِ اللَّهِ لَكُمْ فِيهَا خَيْرٌ فَاذْكُرُوا اسْمَ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهَا صَوَافَّ فَإِذَا وَجَبَتْ جُنُوبُهَا فَكُلُوا مِنْهَا وَأَطْعِمُوا الْقَانِعَ وَالْمُعْتَرَّ﴾ ١. ١٠٤- ويجوز أن يشترك سبعة في البعير والبقرة. ١٠٥- فمن لم يجد هديا فعليه صيام ثلاثة أيام في الحج وسبعة إذا رجع إلى أهله. ١٠٦- ويجوز له أن يصوم في أيام في أيام التشريق الثلاثة لحديث عائشة وابن عمر ﵄ قالا: لم يرخص في أيام التشريق أن يصمن إلا لمن لم يجد الهدي٢. ١٠٧ - ثم يحلق رأسه كله أو يقصره والأول أفضل لقوله ﷺ: "اللهم ارحم المحلقين". قالوا: والمقصرين يا رسول الله قال: "اللهم ارحم المحلقين". قالوا: والمقصرين يا رسول الله فلما كانت الرابعة قال: "والمقصرين" ٣. ١٠٨- والسنة أن يبدأ الحالق بيمين المحلوق كما في حديث أنس رضي الله عنه٤.

١ "القانع": السائل و "المعتر": الذي يعتر بالبدن يطيف بها معترضا لها من غني أو فقير. ٢ رواه البخاري وغيره وهو مخرج في "إرواء الغليل" "٩٦٤" وأما قول شيخ الإسلام "ص ٣٨٨": "فلا بد للمتمتع من صوم بعض الثلاثة قبل الإحرام بالحج يوم التروية" فلا أعلم وجهه بل هو بظاهره مخالف للآية والحديث والله أعلم. ٣ رواه الشيخان وغيرهما من حديث ابن عمر وغيره وهو مخرج في المصدر السابق "١٠٨٤". ٤ رواه مسلم وغيره وهو مخرج في "الإرواء" "١٠٨٥" و "صحيح أبي داود" "١٧٣٠". وهذه المسألة مما اعترف العلامة ابن همام الحنفي أن الحنفية خالفوا فيها السنة فماذا يقول المقلدة في اعتراف هذا الإمام الهمام؟!.