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Zād al-MaʿādIbn al-Qayyim

Al-Tabarī said in his book The Farewell Pilgrimage (1): “At one point along the journey, Abū Qatādah hunted a wild ass while he was not in ihrām. The Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, permitted his Companions to eat it after asking them, ‘Did any of you tell him to do anything or point it out to him?’” This was an error on his part, may Allah have mercy on him, for the incident involving Abū Qatādah occurred in the year of al-Hudaybiyah. This is how it is related in the two Sahīh collections (2), through his son ‘Abd Allāh, who narrated from him: “We set out with the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, in the year of al-Hudaybiyah. His Companions entered ihrām, but I did not.” He then recounted the incident of the wild ass.

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When he passed through the valley of ‘Usfān, he asked, “Abū Bakr, which valley is this?” He replied, “The valley of ‘Usfān.” He said:

“Hūd and Sālih passed through it riding two young red camels whose halters were made of palm fibre. They wore cloaks as waist-wraps and striped mantles over their shoulders, reciting the talbiyah as they made the pilgrimage to the Ancient House.”

Imam Ahmad related this in al-Musnad (3).

When he was at Sarif, ‘Ā’ishah began menstruating, having entered ihrām for ‘umrah. The Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, came in while she was weeping and asked, “Why are you weeping? Have you perhaps begun menstruating?” She replied, “Yes.” He said:

“This is something Allah has ordained for the daughters of Adam. Do everything a pilgrim does, except that you must not

(1) Safwat al-qirā by Muhibb al-Dīn al-Tabarī, p. 23. The same wording also appears in his al-Qirā, p. 218. (2) Reported by al-Bukhārī (1822) and Muslim (1196/59). (3) No. (2067), on the authority of Ibn ‘Abbās (may Allah be pleased with them both). Its chain of transmission includes Zam‘a ibn Sālih, who has been criticized, and Salama ibn Wahrām, whose reliability is disputed. See Musnad Ahmad, al-Risāla edition (2067).

قال الطَّبريُّ في «حجَّة الوداع» (١) له: فلمَّا كان في بعض الطَّريق اصطاد أبو قتادة حمارًا وحشيًّا، ولم يكن محرمًا، فأحلَّه النَّبيُّ ﷺ لأصحابه بعد أن سألهم: هل أمره أحدٌ منكم بشيءٍ أو أشار إليه؟ وهذا وهمٌ منه ﵀، فإنَّ قصَّة أبي قتادة إنَّما كانت عام الحديبية، هكذا في «الصَّحيحين» (٢) من حديث عبد الله ابنه عنه قال: انطلقنا مع النَّبيِّ ﷺ عامَ الحديبية، فأحرم أصحابه ولم أُحرِم. فذكر قصَّة الحمار الوحشيِّ. فصل فلمَّا مرَّ بوادي عُسْفان، قال: «يا أبا بكر، أيُّ وادٍ هذا؟»، قال: وادي عُسفان. قال: «لقد مرَّ به هودٌ وصالحٌ على بَكْرينِ أحمرين خُطُمُهما اللِّيفُ، وأُزُرُهم العَباء، وأَرديتهم النِّمار، يلبُّون يحجُّون البيت العتيق». ذكره الإمام أحمد في «المسند» (٣). فلمَّا كان بسَرِف حاضت عائشة، وقد كانت أهلَّت بعمرةٍ، فدخل عليها النَّبيُّ ﷺ وهي تبكي، فقال: «ما يُبكِيك لعلَّكِ نُفِسْتِ؟»، قالت: نعم، قال: «هذا شيءٌ كتبه الله على بنات آدم، افعلي ما يفعل الحاجُّ، غيرَ أن لا

(١) «صفوة القِرى» لمحب الدين الطبري (ص ٢٣) والنص كذلك في «القِرى» له (ص ٢١٨). (٢) رواه البخاري (١٨٢٢) ومسلم (١١٩٦/ ٥٩). (٣) برقم (٢٠٦٧) من حديث ابن عباس ﵄ . وفي إسناده زمعة بن صالح متكلم فيه، وسلمة بن وهرام مختلف فيه. انظر: «مسند أحمد» ط الرسالة (٢٠٦٧).