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The Book of Hajj and the Hadith of Jābir Describing the Prophet’s Hajj (peace and blessings be upon him)
Introduction
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THE BOOK OF HAJJ
269—Its basis is the saying of Allah Most High: “Pilgrimage to the House is a duty owed to Allah by all who are able to make their way to it” [Āl Imrān: 97]1.
270—The foremost condition of Hajj is the ability to undertake it. This means possessing provisions and transportation beyond what is required for one’s necessities and basic needs.
271—For a woman, this ability also entails having a mahram—a male relative whom she can never lawfully marry—if she needs to travel2.
272—The hadith of Jābir3 concerning the Prophet’s Hajj (peace and blessings be upon him) encompasses the most important
1. A useful point: The Shaykh held that if a slave performs Hajj after reaching puberty but before being emancipated, it counts as his obligatory Hajj, and he is not required to repeat it after gaining his freedom. The Shaykh also held that a person performing Hajj on another’s behalf need not depart from that person’s country. See *al-Mukhtārāt al-Jaliyya*, p. 64.
2. Copy “T” reads: “she needs”; copies “B” and “T” read: “to travel.”
3. Copy “A” states: “The source exemplar from which this copy was transcribed included the complete hadith of Jābir as reported by Muslim. It encompasses most of the rulings of Hajj, so it should be consulted.” End quote. The hadith of Jābir is not included here. This indicates that the copy in our possession was transcribed in the Shaykh’s own hand—may Allah have mercy on him—from an earlier copy that constitutes the original of the book.
كتاب الحج وحديث جَابِرٍ فِي صِفَةُ حَجِّ اَلنَّبِيِّ ﷺ
مدخل
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كِتَابُ الحَجِّ
٢٦٩- والأصل فيه قوله تعالى: ﴿وَلِلَّهِ عَلَى النَّاسِ حِجُّ الْبَيْتِ مَنِ اسْتَطَاعَ إِلَيْهِ سَبِيلًا﴾ [آل عمران: ٩٧] ١.
٢٧٠- وَالِاسْتِطَاعَةُ أَعْظَمُ شُرُوطِهِ، وَهِيَ مِلْكُ اَلزَّادِ وَالرَّاحِلَةِ، بَعْدَ ضَرُورَاتِ اَلْإِنْسَانِ وَحَوَائِجِهِ اَلْأَصْلِيَّةِ.
٢٧١- وَمِنْ اَلِاسْتِطَاعَةِ أَنْ يَكُونَ لِلْمَرْأَةِ مَحْرَمٌ إِذَا اِحْتَاجَ لِسَفَرٍ٢.
٢٧٢- وَحَدِيثُ جَابِرٍ٣ فِي حَجِّ اَلنَّبِيِّ ﷺ يشتمل على أعظم
١ فائدة: قرر الشيخ، أن العبد إذا حج بعد بلوغه وقبل حريته، أن حجته هي حجة الإسلام، ولا يلزمه إعادتها بعد حريته. كما قرر الشيخ أن النائب في الحج لا يلزمه أن يكون من بلد المنوب عنه. "المختارات الجلية، ص: ٦٤".
٢ في "ط": "احتاجت"، وفي "ب، ط": "إلى سفر".
٣ في نسخة "أ" ما نصه: وقد ذكر في الأصل المنقول منه هذا، حديث جابر بكماله الذي رواه مسلم، وهو يشتمل على معظم أحكام الحج فليرجع إليه. اهـ. ولم يذكر حديث جابر، وهذا يبين أن النسخة التي بأيدينا قد نقلها الشيخ ﵀ بِخَطِّهِ عن نسخة سابقة، هي أصل الكتاب.