[Chapter on Hajj] [The Farewell Pilgrimage]

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As for Hajj, they followed the established Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah—may Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him—regarding its manner and rulings.

It has been established through mass transmission among hadith specialists, through numerous chains in the two Sahih collections and elsewhere: “When the Prophet—may Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him—performed the Farewell Pilgrimage, he and the Muslims entered ihram at Dhū al-Hulayfa. He said, ‘Whoever wishes to enter ihram for Umrah may do so; whoever wishes to enter ihram for Hajj may do so; and whoever wishes to enter ihram for both Umrah and Hajj may do so.’ When they arrived and had circumambulated the House and traversed the distance between al-Safā and al-Marwa, he instructed all the Muslims performing Hajj with him to leave ihram and make it an Umrah, except anyone who had brought a sacrificial animal, for he was not to leave ihram until the sacrificial animal reached its place of sacrifice. Some of them questioned him about this, so he became angry and said, ‘Heed what I have commanded you and do it.’”

The Prophet—may Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him—had himself brought a sacrificial animal, so he did not leave ihram. When he saw that some of them were reluctant to leave ihram, he said, “Had I known at the outset what I came to know later, I would not have brought a sacrificial animal and would have made it an Umrah. Were it not that I have the sacrificial animal with me, I would leave ihram.” He also said, “I have matted my hair and garlanded my sacrificial animal, so I will not leave ihram until I slaughter it.”

“All the Muslims then left ihram except the few who had brought sacrificial animals, among whom were the Messenger of Allah—may Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him—Alī ibn Abī Tālib, and Talha ibn Ubayd Allāh. When the Day of Tarwiya arrived, those who had left ihram re-entered it for Hajj as they set out for Minā, and he spent the night with them