Second, his ﷺ instruction, “khudhū ʿannī manāsikakum” (Take your rites from me); therefore, anyone who argues that some act he performed during the pilgrimage is not obligatory must bring proof. End quote.

Among the many benefits and precious points derived from the ḥadīth are the following:

1 – Dhū’l-Ḥulayfah is the miqat for the people of Madinah and for anyone who passes by it even if he is not one of them.

2 – It is recommended for a menstruating or postpartum woman to bathe for iḥrām, so it is even more advisable for women who are in a state of ritual purity.

3 – It is recommended for a menstruating or postpartum woman to pad herself when entering iḥrām; modern sanitary products fulfil the same purpose.

4 – The iḥrām of a menstruating or postpartum woman is valid. If menstruation or lochia begins after she has already entered iḥrām, continuing in that state is all the more permissible.

5 – If the time of iḥrām coincides with an obligatory prayer, or immediately follows a supererogatory prayer that has its own reason—such as the sunnah after wuḍūʾ—it is recommended to begin iḥrām after that prayer. When none of this applies, some scholars, among them the Ḥanbalīs, deem it commendable to pray two rakʿahs before entering iḥrām, while others regard such a prayer as unlegislated because there is no evidence for it and acts of worship are contingent upon textual proof. This was the position chosen by Shaykh al-Islām Ibn Taymiyyah, and it is the stronger view.

6 – The pilgrim should commence the talbiyah when he has mounted his ride. It was mentioned earlier that the Prophet ﷺ pronounced the talbiyah for iḥrām in the mosque after finishing his prayer. It is likely that Jābir only heard him begin the talbiyah after he had settled on his camel, and so he reported what he actually heard and saw.

7 – The talbiyah is called tawḥīd because it embodies it. All three categories of tawḥīd are present: Tawḥīd al-Ulūhiyyah in the words “Labbayk, You have no partner, Labbayk,” expressing steadfast devotion to His worship alone; Tawḥīd al-Rubūbiyyah in the acknowledgement that “truly, all bounty and sovereignty are Yours; You have no partner”; and Tawḥīd al-Asmāʾ wa’l-Ṣifāt in the affirmation of “praise,” which implies His perfect attributes.

8 – His ﷺ talbiyah, grounded in tawḥīd, stands in deliberate contrast to the polytheists’ idolatrous talbiyah.

9 – The greeting of the Sacred Mosque is to begin by circumambulating the House; the very first act the Prophet ﷺ undertook on entering was tawāf.