638 – Ibn ʿAbbās and Usāmah ibn Zayd (may Allah be pleased with them) said: “The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) never ceased proclaiming the talbiyah until he cast the pebbles at Jamrat al-ʿAqabah.” Narrated by al-Bukhārī (1).

Points derived from the ḥadīth

1. He (peace and blessings be upon him) maintained the talbiyah for the entire period of his iḥrām, for it is the remembrance specific to the Hajj and its rites.
2. The time for the talbiyah ends when one begins to stone Jamrat al-ʿAqabah, not after finishing the stoning—though there is some disagreement on the issue.
3. The wisdom is that the talbiyah is the emblem of Hajj and the pilgrim’s response to its call, whereas commencing the stoning marks the start of release from iḥrām and the completion of the rites; accordingly, the talbiyah’s occasion comes to an end.
4. Cutting off the talbiyah at Jamrat al-ʿAqabah is the position of the majority of scholars, among them the imams Abū Ḥanīfah, al-Shāfiʿī, Aḥmad, Sufyān al-Thawrī, Isḥāq, and their followers, basing themselves on his practice (peace and blessings be upon him) and his instruction, “Take your rites from me.” Ibn ʿAbbās said: “I performed eleven pilgrimages with ʿUmar ibn al-Khaṭṭāb (may Allah be pleased with him), and he would keep up the talbiyah until he threw the pebbles.”
5. Some have said that the talbiyah should be discontinued upon entering the Sacred Precinct (ḥaram).
6. Others have said it should be discontinued when the pilgrim sets out on the ninth day for ʿArafah.
   Both views depart from what is authentically established of his guidance (peace and blessings be upon him).
7. Al-Ṭaḥāwī said: Everyone from whom it is reported that he dropped the talbiyah as of the Day of ʿArafah only abandoned it