Tayseer al-‘Allaam

Sharh Umdah al-Ahkaam

Shaykh Abdullah ibn Abdur-Rahmaan Aal Bassaam

 

Kitaab al-Hajj

Lecture No. One

 

Al-Mawaaqeet: Appointed Place (or Time) for Pilgrims Entering the State of Ihraam

 

 

Hadeeth No. 207 :

Narrated Abdullah ibn Abbaas:  Allah’s Messenger made Dhul-Hulaifa as the Meeqaat for the people of Al-Madeenah; Al-Juhfa for the people of Sham; Qarn-al-Manaazil for the people of Najd; and Yalamlam for the people of Yemen; and these Mawaaqeet are for the people at those very places - and besides them for those who come through those places - who have the intention of performing Hajj and Umrah.  Whoever is living within these boundaries [between the Meeqaat and Makkah] can assume Ihram[1] from the place he starts [i.e. his home], and the people of Makkah can assume Ihram [for Hajj only] from Makkah.

[al-Bukhaaree, (Darus-Salam Edition) Vol. 2     page 347    Hadeeth # 1524 ]

 

 

Hadeeth No. 208:

Narrated Nafi’:  ‘Abdullah bin ‘Umar said, “Allah’s Messenger said,  ‘The people of Al-Madeenah should assume Ihraam from Dhul-Hulaifa; the people of Sham from Al-Juhfa; and the people of Najd  from Qarn.;”  And ‘Abdullah added, “ I was informed that Allah’s Messenger had said, ‘The people of Yemen should assume Ihraam from Yalamlam.

[al-Bukhaaree, Vol. 2 page 348 Hadeeth # 1525]

 

Questions:

1.      What is the meaning of  Mawaaqeet (Meeqaat)?

2.      What is the number of al-Mawaaqeet al-Makaaneeyah (Land Boundaries)?

3.      Name three of al-Mawaaqeet al-Makaaneeyah.

4.      Name the months of  al-Meeqaat az-Zamaanee  (Time Boundary)?

5.      What is the Meeqaat for one who lives between Makkah & the Meeqaat?

6.      What is the Meeqaat for the People of Makkah - for Hajj or 'Umrah?

7.      Explain the Mu'jizah (Miracle) related to the appointing of  the Mawaaqeet.

8.      What is the (Hukm) ruling concerning Ihraam for one who intends to enter Makkah for Hajj or Umrah?

9.      What is the (Hukm) ruling concerning Ihraam for one who enters Makkah without the intention of Hajj or Umrah?

Tayseer al-‘Allaam

Sharh Umdah al-Ahkaam

Shaykh Abdullah ibn Abdur-Rahmaan Aal Bassaam

 

Kitaab al-Hajj

Lecture No. Two

 

Maa Yalbasu-hu al-Muhrim min ath-Thiyaab:

The Clothing of the Muhrim

 

 

Hadeeth No. 209:

Narrated Abdullah ibn Umar: A man asked, O Messenger of Allah! What kind of clothes should a Muhrim wear?  The Messenger of Allah replied: He should not wear a shirt, a turban, trousers, a headcloak or leather socks, except if he can find no slippers, he then may wear leather socks after cutting off what might cover the ankles.  And he should not wear clothes which are scented with saffron or wars (two kinds of perfumes).

[al-Bukhaaree 2/355, No. 1542 Darus-Salam Edition]

 

In Another Narration:

…And a Muhrimah (a woman in the state of Ihraam) should not cover her face, and should not wear gloves.

[al-Bukhaaree 3/55, No. 1838 Darus-Salam Edition]

 

 

Hadeeth No. 210:

Narrated Ibn Abbass: The Prophet said: Whoever cannot get an Izaar (waist-garment), can wear trousers, and whoever cannot wear sandals can wear Kuffs.

[al-Bukhaaree 7/383, No. 5804]

 

 

 

Questions:

1.      How did the Prophet answer the question of what the Muhrim is allowed to wear?

2.      Mention some of the things prohibited for the person in Ihraam to wear.

3.      What is the thing which is absolutely prohibited for the Muhrim related to clothing or otherwise?

4.      What prohibition has been mentioned concerning women in the state of Ihraam?

5.      What is meant by the expression al-Baraa’ah al-Asleeyah?

6.    Explain the Principle: It is not permissible to delay clarification of an issue beyond the time when it is needed.

7.      Mention something about the wisdom behind the wearing of Ihraam.

8.    Is there any exception to the prohibition of wearing those things mentioned in these hadeeth? [Explain the related Principle]

9.       Give an example from these hadeeth which shows the ease in the Deen of Allah.

10.   Mention the two (2) opinions in the Ikhtilaaf  concerning cutting Kuffs (which cover the ankle). [Which the correct opinion and why?]

 

Tayseer al-‘Allaam

Sharh Umdah al-Ahkaam

Shaykh Abdullah ibn Abdur-Rahmaan Aal Bassaam

 

Kitaab al-Hajj

Lecture No. Three

 

at-Talbeeyah

The Loud Pronouncement of  Particular Expressions which are A Symbol/Motto of Hajj Indicating a Pilgrim's Readiness to Serve and Obey Allah,

In Response to His Invitation (to Hajj)

 

 

 

 

Hadeeth No. 211:

Narrated Abdullah ibn Umar: The Talbeeyah of Allah's Messenger was:

 

Labbaik-Allahumma Labbaika

I respond to Your Call  O Allah, I am at You Service

 

Labbaika,  laa Shareeka laka Labbaika

I respond to Your Call, You have no partner, I am obedient to Your Orders

 

Inna-l-Hamda wan-Ni'mata Laka wa-l-Mulk

All of the praises and blessings are for You, and the Sovereignty (Kingdom) (too)

 

Laa Shareeka Laka

You have no partners with You

[al-Bukhaaree 2/359, no. 1549 Darus-Salam Edition; Muslim 2/583, no. 2667]

 

He[2] said that Abdullah ibn Umar made this addition to it:

Labbaika, Labbaika wa Sa'daika

I respond to Your Call, Here I am at Your Service, Ready (by Your Help) to Obey You

 

wa-l-Khairu bi-Yadaika

and all Good is in Your Hand

 

Labbaika, wa-r-Raghbaa'u ilaika wa-l-'Amal

Here I am at Your Service, unto You is the Petition, and Deeds (are also for You)

[Muslim 2/583, no. 2667]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Safar al-Mar'atu bi-Doon Mahram

A Woman Traveling Without a Mahram

 

 

 

 

Hadeeth No. 212

Narrated Abu Hurairah: The Prophet said: It is not permissible for a woman who believes in Allah and the Last Day to travel the distance one travels in a day and a night, except that she has with her Hurmah (i.e. a Mahram: her husband or someone from her near male relatives whom she is permanently prohibited to marry).

[al-Bukhaaree 2/125, no. 1088; Muslim 2/676, no. 3106]

 

In Another Narration:

…It is not permissible for a woman who believes in Allah and the Last Day to travel the distance one travels in a day, except that she has with her a Mahram.

[Muslim 2/676, no. 3105]

 

Other Narrations Include:a nights journey; …over a day and a night; …two days duration;…three days journey;…more than three days journey.  [See: Muslim 2/675-676, no. 3096-3108]

 

 

 

Questions:

1.       What is the meaning of  at-Talbeeyah?

2.       What is the essence of the meanings contained in this Call.

3.       Is it permissible to use words for the Talbeeyah, besides that transmitted from the Prophet?

4.       The Talbeeyah is the repeated Motto of Hajj as the  ___________is the repeated Motto of Salat.

5.       The Talbeeyah is repeated continuously until the stoning of Jamratu-l-'Aqabah (10th Dhul-Hijjah).

6.       What is the Hukm (ruling) concerning at-Talbeeyah? [Mention the Ikhtilaaf of the Scholars]

7.       Explain the Qaa'idah (Principle): al-Amru yaqtadee al-Wujoob.

8.       Mention two (2) important reasons why  women are not allowed to travel without a Mahram.

9.       Mention some of those  who may be considered as Mahram for a women.

10.   What are the three categories of relationships recognized by Islam?

11.   What is the legislated time period in which a woman is prohibited from travel without a Mahram?

12.   What is the Hukm (ruling) of Hajj in the following situations:

(a)                A wealthy woman who does not have a Mahram.

(b)                An unattractive, elderly woman, who has no hope of marriage - and does not have a Mahram.

(c)                A woman - without a Mahram - who goes with a Rifqah Ameenah (safe traveling party) or a Imra'ah Muslimah Thiqat (trustworthy Muslim woman).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tayseer al-‘Allaam

Sharh Umdah al-Ahkaam

Shaykh Abdullah ibn Abdur-Rahmaan Aal Bassaam

 

Kitaab al-Hajj

Lecture No. Four

 

al-Fidyah

Compensation (from omission, defect or mistake in a religious act)

 

Hadeeth No. 213:

Narrated Abdullah ibn Ma’qil: I sat with Ka’b ibn ‘Ujrah and asked him about the Fidyah.  He replied, This revelation[3] was revealed concerning my case especially, but it is also for you in general.  I was brought before the Messenger of Allah and the lice was falling in great numbers on my face.  The Prophet said: I have never thought that your ailment (or struggle) has reached to such an extent as I see.  Can you afford a sheep?  I replied in the negative.  He then said: Observe Sawm (fasts) for three days, or feed six poor persons each with one-half a Saa of food[4]  [and this is the compensation for getting your head shaved].

[al-Bukhaaree 3/42, No. 1816;  Muslim]

 

In Another Narration:

Narrated Abdur-Rahman ibn Abu Laila reporting the speech of Ka’b ibn ‘Ujrah: Allah’s Messenger saw him (i.e. Ka’b) while the lice were falling on his face.  He asked (him): Have your lice troubled you?  He replied in the affirmative.  So, he (the Prophet) ordered him to get his head shaved while he was at al-Hudaibiyyah.  At that time they were not permitted to finish their Ihraam, and were still hoping to enter Makkah. So, Allah revealed the verses of al-Fidyah.  Allah’s Messenger ordered him to feed six poor persons with one Faraq[5] of food or to slaughter one sheep (as a sacrifice) or to observe Sawm (fast) for three days.

[al-Bukhaaree 3/43, No. 1817]

 

Questions:

1.      Define the following: al-Fidyah – Faraq.

2.      Explain the words of Ka’b ibn ‘Ujrah: This revelation  was revealed concerning my case especially, but it is also for you in general.

3.      Mention the rule in Usool al-Fiqh which relates to the statement of Ka’b ibn Ujrah

4.      What is the Fidyah for someone who violates the rules of Ihraam as Ka’b did?

5.      Is there a choice between the 3 ways (types) of al-Fidyah. [Discuss the Ikhtilaaf]

6.      Mention some of the things for which the scholars required Fidyah [by Qiyaas].

7.      Give an example of how The Sunnah explains/clarifies the Qur’an.

Tayseer al-‘Allaam

Sharh Umdah al-Ahkaam

 

Shaykh Abdullah ibn Abdur-Rahmaan Aal Bassaam

 

Kitaab al-Hajj

Lecture No. Four (cont’d)

 

Hurmatu (Sacredness of) Makkah

 

 

 

Hadeeth No. 214:

Narrated Sa’eed ibn Abu Sa’eed al-Maqburee: Abu Shuraih al-‘Adawee said that he had said to Amr ibn Sa’eed when he was sending troops to Makkah (to fight Abdullah ibn az-Zubair), ‘O Chief! Allow me to tell you what Allah’s Messenger said on the day following the conquest of Makkah.  My ears heard that and my heart understood it thoroughly and I saw with my own eyes the Prophet when he, after glorifying and praising Allah, said: Allah,  not  the people,  made Makkah a sanctuary, so anybody who has belief in Allah and the Last Day should neither shed blood in it, nor should he cut down its trees.  If anybody tells (argues) that fighting in it is permissible on the basis that Allah’s Messenger did fight in Makkah, say to him: Allah allowed His Messenger and did not allow you.  The Prophet added: Allah allowed me only for a few hours on that day (of the Conquest) and today its sanctity is valid as it was before.  So, those who are present should inform those who are absent (concerning) this fact.  Abu Shuraih was asked, What did Amr  reply?  He said: (Amr said): O Abu Shuraih!  I know better than you in this respect.  Makkah does not give protection to a sinner, a murderer or a theif.  [al-Bukhaaree 3/52, No. 1832; Muslim]

 

 

Questions:

See: Lecture No. 5

 


 

Tayseer al-‘Allaam

Sharh Umdah al-Ahkaam

Shaykh Abdullah ibn Abdur-Rahmaan Aal Bassaam

 

Kitaab al-Hajj

Lecture No. Five

 

Hurmatu (Sacredness of) Makkah (cont'd)

 

 

Hadeeth No. 215 :

Narrated Ibn Abbaas:  On the day of the Conquest of Makkah, the Prophet said:  There is no more emigration (from Makkah) but [what remains is] Jihaad (Fighting for the Cause of Allah) and Niyyah (Sincere Intentions); and whenever you are called for Jihaad, you should go immediately.  No doubt, Allah has made this place (Makkah) a sanctuary since the creation of the heavens and the earth, and it will remain a sanctuary till the Day of Resurrection, since Allah (Himself) has ordained its sanctity. 

 

Fighting was not permissible in it for anyone before me, and even for me it was allowed only for a portion of a day.  So, it is a sanctuary with Allah's sanctity till the Day of Resurrection.  Its Shawk (thorns) should not be uprooted and its Said (game) should not be chased; and its Luqtah (fallen things) should not be picked up except by one who would announce that publicly,  and its Khalaa (vegetation, grass etc.) should not be cut.  Al-Abbaas said: O Allah's Messenger!  Except al-Idh-khir  (a kind of grass) for it is used li-Qaini-him (by their blacksmiths)   and li-Buyooti-him (for their domestic purposes, in their homes).  So the Prophet said: Except al-Idh-khir.

[al-Bukhaaree, (Darus-Salam Edition) Vol. 3,     page 53    Hadeeth # 1834]

 

Questions:

1.      Who made Makkah a Haram (sanctuary), and when?

2.      Mention some of the things prohibited in Makkah.

3.      Why was al-Idh-khir exempted from the things prohibited in Makkah?

4.      How can we answer those who allow fighting in Makkah citing the Conquest of Makkah by the Prophet?

5.      Explain: Qubool Khabar al-Waahid.

6.      What is the Hukm (Ruling) concerning  al-Hijrah from non-Muslim lands?

7.      Why - and when - was the  Hijrah (Migration) from Makkah discontinued?

8.      Explain the Prophet's statement: There is no more Hijrah (emigration) (from Makkah) but [what remains is] Jihaad  and Niyyah…

9.      Discuss the Ikh-tilaf (difference)concerning cutting of trees planted by people.

10.   Discuss the Ikh-tilaf (difference) concerning killing a murderer - for example -  who fled to Makkah for protection.


Tayseer al-‘Allaam

Sharh Umdah al-Ahkaam

Shaykh Abdullah ibn Abdur-Rahmaan Aal Bassaam

 

Kitaab al-Hajj

Lecture No. Six

 

Ma Yajoozu Qatluhu: That Which is Permissible to be Killed

Hadeeth No. 216:

Narrated Aa'ishah:  Allah's Messenger said: Five kinds of animals are Faasiq (harmful) and could be killed in the Haram (within the boundaries of the sacred area around Makkah).  These are: al-ghuraab (crow), al-hida'u (kite), al-'aqrabu (scorpion), al-fa'ratu (mouse) and  al-kalbu al'aqooru  (rabid dog).  [al-Bukhaaree, (Darus-Salam Edition) Vol. 3, page 50, Hadeeth # 1829]

 

In the Narration of  Muslim:

Five harmful animals may be killed in al-Hilli (outside the sacred area) and al-Harami (inside the Sacred Area). [Muslim       No. 1198]

 

Dukhool Makkah – Entering Makkah

Hadeeth No. 217:

Narrated Anas ibn Maalik:  Allah’s Messenger entered Makkah in the year of its conquest wearing al-Migfaru (an Arabian helmet) on his head, and when the Prophet took it off, a person came and said, Ibn Khatal is holding the covering of the Ka’bah (taking refuge in the Ka’bah).  The Prophet said: Kill him.  [al-Bukhaaree 3/59, No. 1846]

 

In another Narration:

…Malik, a sub-narrator said: On that day the Prophet was not in a state of Ihram - as it appeared to us, and Allah Knows Better. [al-Bukhaaree 5/353, No. 4286]

 

Hadeeth No. 218:

Narrated Ibn Umar: Allah’s Messenger entered Makkah from Kadaa from  ath-Thaneeyah al-Ulyaa (Upper Mountain Passageway) which is at al-Bat-haa’ and went out (of Makkah) from ath-Thaneeyah as-Suflaa (Lower Mountain Passageway).  [al-Bukhaaree 2/374, No. 1576]

 

Dukhool al-Ka’bah: Entering the Ka’bah

Hadeeth No. 219:

Narrated Saalim that his father said: Allah’s Messenger, Usaamah ibn Zaid, Bilaal and Uthmaan ibn Talhah entered the Ka’bah and then closed the door.  When they opened the door I was the first person to enter (the Ka’bah).  I met Bilaal and asked him, Did Allah’s Messenger offer Salat (prayer) inside (the Ka’bah)?  Bilaal replied in the affirmative and said: (The Prophet offered Salat) in between the two right pillars.  [al-Bukhaaree 2\386, No. 1598]

 

Questions:

1.      Explain the exception to the prohibition of killing in the Sacred area of Makkah?

2.      Mention some of the animals permissible to kill in the Haram, and why?

3.      Discuss the Ikh-tilaf concerning whether the permission to kill in the Haram is limited to those animals mentioned in the hadeeth (or it includes other animals).  Why?

4.      List the four (4) categories of animals mentioned by the author – related to the Haram (Sacred area o