Minor Pilgrammage (Umra)

Minor Pilgrammage (Umra)
3.1:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "(The performance
of) `Umra is an expiation for the sins committed (between it
and the previous one). And the reward of Hajj Mabrur (the one
accepted by Allah) is nothing except Paradise."
3.2:
Narrated Ibn Juraij: `Ikrima bin Khalid asked Ibn `Umar about
performing `Umra before Hajj. Ibn `Umar replied, "There is no
harm in it." `Ikrima said, "Ibn `Umar also said, 'The Prophet
had performed `Umra before performing Hajj.'"
3.3:
Narrated `Ikrima bin Khalid: "I asked Ibn `Umar the same (as
above).
3.4:
Narrated Mujahid:
Ursa bin Az−Zubair and I entered the Mosque (of the Prophet)
and saw `Abdullah bin `Umar sitting near the dwelling place of
Aisha and some people were offering the Duha prayer. We asked
him about their prayer and he replied that it was a heresy. He
(Ursa) then asked him how many times the Prophet had performed
`Umra. He replied, 'Four times; one of them was in the month
of Rajab." We disliked to contradict him. Then we heard
`Aisha, the Mother of faithful believers cleaning her teeth
with Siwak in the dwelling place. 'Ursa said, "O Mother! O
Mother of the believers! Don't you hear what Abu `Abdur Rahman
is saying?" She said, "What does he say?" 'Ursa said, "He says
that Allah's Apostle performed four `Umra and one of them was
in the month of Rajab." `Aisha said, "May Allah be merciful to
Abu `Abdur Rahman! The Prophet did not perform any `Umra
except that he was with him, and he never performed any `Umra
in Rajab."
3.5:
Narrated 'Ursa bin Az−Zubair: I asked `Aisha (whether the
Prophet had performed `Umra in Rajab). She replied, "Allah's
Apostle never performed any `Umra in Rajab."
3.6:
Narrated Qatada:
I asked Anas how many times the Prophet had performed `Umra.
He replied, "Four times.
1. `Umra of Hudaibiya in Dhi−l−Qa'da when the pagans hindered
him;
2. `Umra in the following year in Dhi−l−Qa'da after the peace
treaty with them (the pagans);
3. `Umra from Al−Ja'rana where he distributed the war booty."
I think he meant the booty (of the battle) of Hunain. I asked,
"How many times did he perform Hajj?" He (Anas) replied,
"Once. "
3.7:
Narrated Qatada:
I asked Anas (about the Prophet's `Umra) and he replied, "The
Prophet performed `Umra when the pagans made him return, and
Umra of al−Hudaibiya (the next year), and another `Umra in
Dhi−l−Qa'da, and another `Umra in combination with his Hajj."
3.8:
Narrated Hammam:
The Prophet performed four `Umra (three) in Dhi−l−Qa'da except
the (one) `Umra which he performed with his Hajj: His `Umra
from Al−hudaibiya, and the one of the following year, and the
one from Al−Jr'rana where he distributed the booty (of the
battle) of Hunain, and another `Umra with his Hajj.
3.9:
Narrated Abu 'Is−haq: I asked Masruq, `Ata' and Mujahid (about
the `Umra of Allah's Apostle). They said, "Allah's Apostle had
performed `Umra in Dhi−l−Qa'da before he performed Hajj." I
heard Al−Bara' bin `Azib saying, "Allah's Apostle had
performed `Umra in Dhi−l−Qa'da twice before he performed
Hajj."
3.10:
Narrated Ata:
I heard Ibn `Abbas saying, "Allah's Apostle asked an Ansari
woman (Ibn `Abbas named her but `Ata' forgot her name), 'What
prevented you from performing Hajj with us?' She replied, 'We
have a camel and the father of so−and−so and his son (i.e. her
husband and her son) rode it and left one camel for us to use
for irrigation.' He said (to her), 'Perform `Umra when Ramadan
comes, for `Umra in Ramadan is equal to Hajj (in reward),' or
said something similar."
3.11:
Narrated Aisha:
We set out along with Allah's Apostle shortly before the
appearance of the new moon (crescent) of the month of
Dhi−l−Hijja and he said to us, "Whoever wants to assume Ihram
for Hajj may do so; and whoever wants to assume Ihram for
`Umra may do so. Hadn't I brought the Hadi (animal for
sacrificing) (with me), I would have assumed Ihram for `Umra."
(`Aisha added,): So some of us assumed Ihram for `Umra while
the others for Hajj. I was amongst those who assumed Ihram for
`Umra. The day of `Arafat approached and I was still
menstruating. I complained to the Prophet (about that) and he
said, "Abandon your `Umra, undo and comb your hair, and assume
Ihram for Hajj;." When it was the night of Hasba, he sent
`Abdur Rahman with me to at−Tan`im and I assumed Ihram for
`Umra (and performed it) in lieu of my missed `Umra.
3.12:
Narrated `Amr bin Aus: `Abdur−Rahman bin Abu Bakr told me that
the Prophet had ordered him to let `Aisha ride behind him and
to make he perform `Umra from at−Tan`im.
3.13:
Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah: The Prophet and his companions
assumed Ihram for Hajj and none except the Prophet and Talha
had the Hadi with them. `Ali had come from Yemen and he had
the Hadi with him. He (`Ali) said, "I have assumed Ihram with
an intention like that of Allah's Apostle has assumed it." The
Prophet ordered his companions to intend the Ihram with which
they had come for `Umra, to perform the Tawaf of the Ka`ba
(and between Safa and Marwa), to get their hair cut short and
then to finish their Ihram with the exception of those who had
the Hadi with them. They asked, "Shall we go to Mina and the
private organs of some of us are dribbling (if we finish Ihram
and have sexual relations with our wives)?" The Prophet heard
that and said, "Had I known what I know now, I would not have
brought the Hadi. If I did not have the Hadi with me I would
have finished my Ihram." `Aisha got her menses and performed
all the ceremonies (of Hajj) except the Tawaf . So when she
became clean from her menses, and she had performed the Tawaf
of the Ka`ba, she said, "O Allah's Apostle! You (people) are
returning with both Hajj and `Umra and I am returning only
with Hajj!" So, he ordered `Abdur Rahman bin Abu Bakr to go
with her to at−Tan`im. Thus she performed `Umra after the Hajj
in the month of Dhi−l−Hijja. Suraqa bin Malik bin Ju'sham met
the Prophet at Al−`Aqaba (Jamrat−ul 'Aqaba) while the latter
was stoning it and said, "O Allah's Apostle! Is this
permissible only for you?" The Prophet replied, "No, it is for
ever (i.e. it is permissible for all Muslims to perform `Umra
before Hajj."
3.14:
Narrated `Aisha:
We set out with Allah's Apostle shortly before the appearance
of the new moon of Dhi−l−Hijja and he said, "Whoever wants to
assume Ihram for `Umra may do so, and whoever wants to assume
Ihram for Hajj may do so. Had not I brought the Hadi with me,
I would have assumed Ihram for `Umra." Some of the people
assumed Ihram for `Umra while others for Hajj. I was amongst
those who had assumed Ihram for `Umra. I got my menses before
entering Mecca, and was menstruating till the day of `Arafat.
I complained to Allah's Apostle about it, he said, "Abandon
your `Umra, undo and comb your hair, and assume Ihram for
Hajj." So, I did that accordingly. When it was the night of
Hasba (day of departure from Mina), the Prophet sent `Abdur
Rahman with me to at−Tan`im. The sub−narrator adds: He
(`Abdur−Rahman) let her ride behind him. And she assumed Ihram
for `Umra in lieu of the abandoned one. Aisha completed her
Hajj and `Umra, and no Hadi, Sadaqa (charity), or fasting was
obligatory for her.
3.15:
Narrated Al−Aswad: That `Aisha said, "O Allah's Apostle! The
people are returning after performing the two Nusuks (i.e.
Hajj and `Umra) but I am returning with one only?" He said,
"Wait till you become clean from your menses and then go to
at−Tan`im, assume Ihram (and after performing `Umra) join us
at such−and−such a place. But it (i.e. the reward if `Umra) is
according to your expenses or the hardship (which you will
undergo while performing it).
3.16:
Narrated `Aisha:
We set out assuming the Ihram for Hajj in the months of Hajj
towards the sacred precincts of Hajj. We dismounted at Sarif
and the Prophet said to his companions, "Whoever has not got
the Hadi with him and likes to make it as `Umra, he should do
it, but he who has got the Hadi with him should not do it."
The Prophet and some of his wealthy companions had the Hadi
with them, so they did not finish Ihram after performing the
`Umra. The Prophet came to me while I was weeping. He asked me
the reason for it. I replied, "I have heard of what you have
said to your companions and I cannot do the `Umra." He asked
me, "What is the matter with you?" I replied, "I am not
praying." He said, "There is no harm in it as you are one of
the daughters of Adam and the same is written for you as for
others. So, you should perform Hajj and I hope that Allah will
enable you to perform the `Umra as well." So, I carried on
till we departed from Mina and halted at Al−Mahassab. The
Prophet called `Abdur−Rahman and said, "Go out of the
sanctuary with your sister and let her assume Ihram for `Umra,
and after both of you have finished the Tawaf I will be
waiting for you at this place." We came back at midnight and
the Prophet asked us, "Have you finished?" I replied in the
affirmative. He announced the departure and the people set out
for the journey and some of them had performed the Tawaf of
the Ka`ba before the morning prayer, and after that the
Prophet set out for Medina.
3.17:
Narrated Safwan bin Ya`la bin Umaiya from his father who said:
"A man came to the Prophet while he was at Ji'rana. The man
was wearing a cloak which had traces of Khaluq or Sufra (a
kind of perfume). The man asked (the Prophet ), 'What do you
order me to perform in my `Umra?' So, Allah inspired the
Prophet divinely and he was screened by a place of cloth. I
wished to see the Prophet being divinely inspired. `Umar said
to me, 'Come! Will you be pleased to look at the Prophet while
Allah is inspiring him?' I replied in the affirmative. `Umar
lifted one corner of the cloth and I looked at the Prophet who
was snoring. (The sub−narrator thought that he said: The
snoring was like that of a camel). When that state was over,
the Prophet asked, "Where is the questioner who asked about
`Umra? Put off your cloak and wash away the traces of Khaluq
from your body and clean the Sufra (yellow color) and perform
in your Umra what you perform in your Hajj (i.e. the Tawaf
round the Ka`ba and the Sa`i between Safa and Marwa). "
3.18:
Narrated Hisham Ibn `Urwa from his father who said: While I
was a youngster, I asked `Aisha the wife of the Prophet. "What
about the meaning of the Statement of Allah; "Verily! (the
mountains) As−Safa and Al Marwa, are among the symbols of
Allah. So, it is not harmful if those who perform Hajj or
`Umra of the House (Ka`ba at Mecca) to perform the going
(Tawaf) between them? (2.158) I understand (from that) that
there is no harm if somebody does not perform the Tawaf
between them." `Aisha replied, "No, for if it were as you are
saying, then the recitation would have been like this: 'It is
not harmful not to perform Tawaf between them.' This verse was
revealed in connection with the Ansar who used to assume the
Ihram for the idol Manat which was put beside a place called
Qudaid and those people thought it not right to perform the
Tawaf of As−Safa and Al−Marwa. When Islam came, they asked
Allah's Apostle about that, and Allah revealed:−− "Verily!
(the mountains) As−Safa and Al−Marwa Are among the symbols of
Allah. So, it is not harmful of those who perform Hajj or
`Umra of the House (Ka`ba at Mecca) to perform the going
(Tawaf) between them." (2.158) Sufyan and Abu Muawiya added
from Hisham (from `Aisha): "The Hajj or `Umra of the person
who does not perform the going (Tawaf) between As−Safa and
Al−Marwa is incomplete in Allah's sight.
3.19:
Narrated Isma`il:
`Abdullah bin Abu `Aufa said: "Allah's Apostle performed `Umra
and we too performed `Umra along with him. When he entered
Mecca he performed the Tawaf (of Ka`ba) and we too performed
it along with him, and then he came to the As−Safa and
Al−Marwa (i.e. performed the Sai) and we also came to them
along with him. We were shielding him from the people of Mecca
lest they may hit him with an arrow." A friend of his asked
him (i.e. `Abdullah bin `Aufa), "Did the Prophet enter the
Ka`ba (during that `Umra)?" He replied in the negative. Then
he said, "What did he (the Prophet ) say about Khadija?" He
(Abdullah bin `Aufa) said, "(He said) 'Give Khadija the good
tidings that she will have a palace made of Qasab in Paradise
and there will be neither noise nor any trouble in it."
3.20:
Narrated `Amr bin Dinar: We asked Ibn `Umar whether a man who
had performed the Tawaf of the Ka`ba but had not performed the
Tawaf between As−Safa and Al−Marwa yet, was permitted to have
sexual relation with his wife. He replied, "The Prophet
arrived (at Mecca) and circumambulated the Ka`ba seven times
and then offered a two rak`at prayer behind Maqam−lbrahim and
then performed the going (Tawaf) between As−Safa and Al−Marwa
(seven times) (and verily, in Allah's Apostle you have a good
example." And we asked Jabir bin `Abdullah (the same question)
and he replied, "He should not go near her till he has
finished the going (Tawaf) between As−Safa and Al−Marwa."
3.21:
Narrated Abu Musa Al−Ash`ari: I came to the Prophet at
Al−Batha' while his camel was kneeling down and he asked me,
"Have you intended to perform the Hajj?" I replied in the
affirmative. He asked me, 'With what intention have you
assumed Ihram?" I replied, "I have assumed Ihram with the same
intention as that of the Prophet. He said, "You have done
well. Perform the Tawaf of the Ka`ba and (the Sai) between
As−Safa and Al−Marwa and then finish the Ihram." So, I
performed the Tawaf around the Ka`ba and the Sai) between
As−Safa and Al−Marwa and then went to a woman of the tribe of
Qais who cleaned my head from lice. Later I assumed the Ihram
for Hajj. I used to give the verdict of doing the same till
the caliphate of `Umar who said, "If you follow the Holy Book
then it orders you to remain in the state of Ihram till you
finish from Hajj, if you follow the Prophet then he did not
finish his Ihram till the Hadi (sacrifice) had reached its
place of slaughtering (Hajj−al−Qiran).
3.22:
Narrated Al−Aswad: `Abdullah the slave of Asma bint Abu Bakr,
told me that he used to hear Asma', whenever she passed by
Al−Hajun, saying, "May Allah bless His Apostle Muhammad. Once
we dismounted here with him, and at that time we were
traveling with light luggage; we had a few riding animals and
a little food ration. I, my sister, `Aisha, Az−Zubair and such
and such persons performed `Umra, and when we had passed our
hands over the Ka`ba (i.e. performed Tawaf round the Ka`ba and
between As−Safa and Al−Marwa) we finished our lhram. Later on
we assumed Ihram for Hajj the same evening."
3.23:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar: Whenever Allah's Apostle
returned from a Ghazwa, Hajj or `Umra, he used to say Takbir
thrice at every elevation of the ground and then would say,
"None has the right to be worshipped but Allah; He is One and
has no partner. All the kingdoms is for Him, and all the
praises are for Him, and He is Omnipotent. We are returning
with repentance, worshipping, prostrating, and praising our
Lord. He has kept up His promise and made His slave
victorious, and He Alone defeated all the clans of
(non−believers).
3.24:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: When the Prophet arrived at Mecca, some
boys of the tribe of Bani `Abdul Muttalib went to receive him,
and the Prophet made one of them ride in front of him and the
other behind him.
3.25:
Narrated Ibn `Umar: Whenever Allah's Apostle left for Mecca,
he used to pray in the mosque of Ash−Shajra, and when he
returned (to Medina), he used to pray in the middle of the
valley of Dhul−Hulaifa and used to pass the night there till
morning.
3.26:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet never returned to his family from a journey at
night. He used to return either in the morning or in the
afternoon.
3.27:
Narrated Jabir:
The Prophet forbade going to one's family at night (on arrival
from a journey).
3.28:
Narrated Humaid:
Anas said, "Whenever Allah's Apostle returned from a journey,
he, on seeing the high places of Medina, would make his
she−camel proceed faster; and if it were another animal, even
then he used to make it proceed faster." Narrated Humaid that
the Prophet used to make it proceed faster out of his love for
Medina.
3.29:
Narrated Anas:
As above, but mentioned "the walls of Medina" instead of "the
high places of Medina. Al−Harith bin `Umar agrees with Anas.
3.30:
Narrated Abu 'Is−haq: I heard Al−Bara' saying, "The above
Verse was revealed regarding us, for the Ansar on returning
from Hajj never entered their houses through the proper doors
but from behind. One of the Ansar came and entered through the
door and he was taunted for it. Therefore, the following was
revealed: −− "It is not righteousness That you enter the
houses from the back, But the righteous man is He who fears
Allah, Obeys His order and keeps away from What He has
forbidden So, enter houses through the proper doors." (2.189)
3.31:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "Traveling is a kind
of torture as it prevents one from eating, drinking and
sleeping properly. So, when one's needs are fulfilled, one
should return quickly to one's family."
3.32:
Narrated Zaid bin Aslam from his father: I was with Ibn `Umar
on the way to Mecca, and he got the news that Safiya bint Abu
Ubaid was seriously ill. So, he hastened his pace, and when
the twilight disappeared, he dismounted and offered the
Maghrib and `Isha' prayers together. Then he said, "I saw that
whenever the Prophet had to hasten when traveling, he would
delay the Maghrib prayer and join them together (i.e. offer
the Maghrib and the `Isha prayers together).