Manāsik al-Ḥajj - Ibn Taimiya - (55)

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Once he has entered the state of ihram he should recite the talbiyah (1) taught by the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace:

“Labbayka Allahumma labbayk, labbayka la sharika laka labbayk, innal-hamda wan-ni‘mata laka wal-mulk, la sharika lak” (Here I am, O Allah, here I am; here I am, You have no partner, here I am. Truly, all praise and favor are Yours, and sovereignty; You have no partner.) (2)

If he wishes he may add:

“Labbayka Dha al-Maʿārij” (Here I am, O Possessor of the Ascending Paths) (3), or

“Labbayka wa saʿdayk” (Here I am, at Your service and seeking Your good pleasure) (4),

and similar phrases (5); this is permissible, for the Companions used to add such expressions (6) while the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, could hear them and did not forbid them (7), even though he himself remained constant in his own wording.

The pilgrim begins the talbiyah from the moment he enters ihram, whether he is mounted on his animal (8) or not, and if

(1) In manuscript B: talbiyah. (2) Reported by al-Bukhari, 5915, and Muslim, 1184. (3) Reported by Ahmad, 14440, and Abu Dawud, 1813, from Jabir ibn Abd Allah: “The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, entered ihram …” – he then recited the talbiyah exactly as in the hadith of Ibn Umar. Jabir adds: “and the people would add ‘Dha al-ma‘arij’ and similar words, while the Prophet, peace be upon him, heard them and did not object.” Graded sound by al-Albani. (4) Reported by Muslim, 1184, from Ibn Umar, mawquf. (5) The words “and the like” are missing in manuscript B. (6) Manuscripts C and D read: “yazidun” (they would add). (7) Manuscripts C and D read: “fa lam yanhahum” (yet he did not forbid them). (8) Manuscript C reads: “dabbah” (mount).

فصلٌ فإذَا أَحْرَمَ لَبَّى بتلبيةِ (١) رسولِ اللهِ صلَّى اللَّهُ عليهِ وسلَّمَ: «لَبَّيْكَ اللَّهُمَّ لَبَّيْكَ، لَبَّيْكَ لَا شَرِيكَ لَكَ لَبَّيْكَ، إِنَّ الْحَمْدَ وَالنِّعْمَةَ لَكَ وَالْمُلْكَ، لَا شَرِيكَ لَكَ» (٢) . وإنْ زادَ على ذلِكَ: «لَبَّيْكَ ذَا الْمَعَارِجِ» (٣) ، أَوْ «لَبَّيْكَ وَسَعْدَيْكَ» (٤) وَنَحْوَ ذلِكَ (٥) ؛ جَازَ، كما كانَ الصحابةُ يَزِيدُونَه (٦) ورسولُ اللهِ صلَّى اللَّهُ عليهِ وسلَّمَ يَسْمَعُهُمْ فلا يَنْهَاهُمْ (٧) ، وكانَ هو يُدَاوِمُ على تَلْبِيَتِهِ. ويُلَبِّي مِن حينِ يُحْرِمُ، سواءٌ رَكِبَ دابَّته (٨) أو لم يَرْكَبْهَا، وإنْ

(١) في (ب): تلبية. (٢) رواه البخاري (٥٩١٥)، ومسلم (١١٨٤). (٣) رواه أحمد (١٤٤٤٠)، وأبو داود (١٨١٣) عن جابر بن عبد الله رضي الله عنهما، قال: أهلَّ رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم - فذكر التلبية مثل حديث ابن عمر-، قال: والناس يزيدون: «ذا المعارج» ونحوه من الكلام، والنبي صلى الله عليه وسلم يسمع، فلا يقول لهم شيئًا. وصححه الألباني. (٤) رواه مسلم (١١٨٤) عن ابن عمر رضي الله عنهما موقوفاً. (٥) قوله: (ونحو ذلك) سقط من (ب). (٦) في (ج) و (د): (يزيدون). (٧) في (ج) و (د): (فلم ينههم). (٨) في (ج): (دابة).