1281 – Al-Sāʾib ibn Yazīd (may Allah be pleased with him) said, “I was taken to perform Hajj with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ during the Farewell Pilgrimage when I was seven years old.” Reported by al-Bukhārī.
1282 – Ibn ʿAbbās (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrated that the Prophet ﷺ met a caravan at al-Rawḥāʾ and asked, “Who are the people?” They replied, “Muslims.” They then asked, “Who are you?” He said, “The Messenger of Allah.” A woman there lifted up a child and asked, “Is there Hajj for this one?” He answered, “Yes, and you will have a reward.” Reported by Muslim.
1283 – Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ performed Hajj riding on a raḥl (a plain saddle), and that was his zamilah (pack-animal). Reported by al-Bukhārī.
1284 – Ibn ʿAbbās (may Allah be pleased with them both) said, “ʿUkāẓ, Majannah, and Dhū’l-Majāz were marketplaces in the pre-Islamic era. People used to regard it as sinful to trade during the pilgrimage seasons, so the verse was revealed: ‘There is no blame upon you for seeking bounty from your Lord’—that is, during the seasons of Hajj.” Reported by al-Bukhārī.
Explanation
These ḥadith were cited by al-Nawawī (may Allah have mercy on him) in his work Riyāḍ al-Ṣāliḥīn, in the chapter on the obligation of Hajj and its virtues.
The first and second ḥadith deal with the case of someone who is physically unable to perform Hajj: may another perform it on his behalf or not? In the narration of Ibn ʿAbbās (may Allah be pleased with them both) a woman asked the Prophet ﷺ and said, “Indeed…"