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The Book of Hajj

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كتاب مناسك الحج

Abu Musa (رضي الله تعالى عنه) narrated that he came to the Apostle of Allah (صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم) when he was in Al-Batha', and he said, 'for what have you entered Ihram?' I said, 'I have entered Ihram for that for which the Propet (صلى هللا عليه و آله وسلم) had entered Ihram,' He said, 'have you brought a hadi (sacrifical animal)?' I said, 'no.' He said, 'then circumambulate the House and (perform Sa’ee) between As-Safa and Al-Marwah, then exit Ihram, so I circumambulated the House and (performed Sa’ee) between As-Safa and Al-Marwah, then went to a woman of my people and she combed and washed my hair, I used to issue Fatwas to the people based on that, during the Khilafah of Abu Bakr (رضي الله تعالى عنه) and 'Umar (رضي الله تعالى عنه). Then one day during Hajj season a man came to me and said, 'you do not know what the commander of the Believers has introduced concerning the rites. I said, O people, whoever heard our Fatwa, let him not rush to follow it, for the commander of the Believers is coming to you, and you should follow him. When he came, I said, O Commander of the Believers, what is this that you have introduced concerning the rites? He said, if we follow the Book of Allah, then Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, says – [And complete the Hajj and 'Umrah for Allah] (Al-Baqara – 196). And if we follow the sunnah of our Prophet (صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم) then our Prophet (صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم) did not exit Ihram until he had slaughtered the Hadi (sacrificial animal).