Sunan Abi Dawud, 1905

Ja’far bin Muhammad reported on the authority of his father “We entered upon Jabir bin ‘Abd Allaah. When we reached him, he asked about the people (who had come to visit him). When my turn came I said “I am Muhammad bin Ali bin Hussain. He patted my head with his hand and undid my upper then lower buttons. He then placed his hand between my nipples and in those days I was a young boy.” He then said “welcome to you my nephew, ask what you like. I questioned him he was blind. The time of prayer came and he stood wrapped in a mantle. Whenever he placed it on his shoulders its ends fell due to its shortness. He led us in prayer while his mantle was placed on a rack by his side. I said “tell me about the Hajj of the Apostle of Allaah(ﷺ).”He signed with his hand and folded his fingers indicating nine. He then said Apostle of Allaah(ﷺ) remained nine years (at Madeenah ) during which he did not perform Hajj, then made a public announcement in the tenth year to the effect that the Apostle of Allaah(ﷺ) was about to (go to) perform Hajj. A large number of people came to Madeenah everyone desiring to follow him and act like him. The Apostle of Allaah(ﷺ) went out and we too went out with him till we reached Dhu Al Hulaifah. Asma’ daughter of ‘Umais gave birth to Muhammad bin Abi Bakr. She sent message to Apostle of Allaah(ﷺ) asking him What should I do?He replied “take a bath, bandage your private parts with a cloth and put on ihram.” The Apostle of Allaah(ﷺ) then prayed (in the masjid) and mounted Al Qaswa’ and his she Camel stood erect with him on its back. Jabir said “I saw (a large number of) people on mounts and on foot in front of him and a similar number on his right side and a similar number on his left side and a similar number behind him. The Apostle of Allaah(ﷺ) was among us, the Qur’an was being revealed to him and he knew its interpretation. Whatever he did, we did it. The Apostle of Allaah(ﷺ) then raised his voice declaring Allaah’s unity and saying “Labbaik ( I am at thy service), O Allaah, labbaik, labbaik, Thou hast no partner praise and grace are Thine and the Dominion. Thou hast no partner. The people too raised their voices in talbiyah which they used to utter. But the Apostle of Allaah(ﷺ) did not forbid them anything. The Apostle of Allaah(ﷺ) continued his talbiyah. Jabir said “We did not express our intention of performing anything but Hajj, being unaware of ‘Umrah (at that season), but when we came with him to the House (the Ka’bah), he touched the corner (and made seven circuits) walking quickly with pride in three of them and walking ordinarily in four. Then going forward to the station of Abraham he recited “And take the station of Abraham as a place of prayer.” (While praying two rak’ahs) he kept the station between him and the House. The narrator said My father said that Ibn Nufail and ‘Uthman said I do not know that he (Jabir) narrated it from anyone except the Prophet (ﷺ). The narrator Sulaiman said I do not know but he (Jabir) said “The Apostle of Allaah(ﷺ) used to recite in the two rak’ahs “Say, He is Allaah, one” and “Say O infidels”. He then returned to the House (the ka’bah) and touched the corner after which he went out by the gate to Al Safa’. When he reached near Al Safa’ he recited “Al Safa’ and Al Marwah are among the indications of Allaah” and he added “We begin with what Allaah began with”. He then began with Al Safa’ and mounting it till he could see the House (the Ka’bah) he declared the greatness of Allaah and proclaimed his Unity. He then said “there is no god but Allaah alone, Who alone has fulfilled His promise, helped His servant and routed the confederates. He then made supplication in the course of that saying such words three times. He then descended and walked towards Al Marwah and when his feet came down into the bottom of the valley, he ran, and when he began to ascend he walked till he reached Al Marwah. He did at al Marwah as he had done at Al Safa’ and when he came to Al Marwah for the last time, he said “If I had known before what I have come to know afterwards regarding this matter of mine, I would not have brought sacrificial animals but made it an ‘Umrah, so if any of you has no sacrificial animals, he may take off ihram and treat it as an ‘Umrah. All the people then took off ihram and clipped their hair except the Prophet (ﷺ) and those who had brought sacrificial animals. Suraqah (bin Malik) bin Ju’sham then got up and asked Apostle of Allaah(ﷺ)does this apply to the present year or does it apply for ever? The Apostle of Allaah(ﷺ) interwined his fingers and said “The ‘Umarh has been incorporated in Hajj. Adding ‘No’, but forever and ever. ‘Ali came from Yemen with the sacrificial animals of the Apostle of Allaah(ﷺ) and found Fathima among one of those who had taken off their ihram. She said put on colored clothes and stained her eyes with collyrium. ‘Ali disliked (this action of her) and asked Who commanded you for this? She said “My father”. Jabir said ‘Ali said at Iraq I went to Apostle of Allaah(ﷺ) to complain against Fathima for what she had done and to ask the opinion of Apostle of Allaah(ﷺ) about which she mentioned to me. I informed him that I disliked her action and that thereupon she said to me “My father commanded me to do this.” He said “She spoke the truth, she spoke the truth.” What did you say when you put on ihram for Hajj? I said O Allaah, I put on ihram for the same purpose for which Apostle of Allaah(ﷺ) has put it on. He said I have sacrificial animals with me, so do not take off ihram. He (Jabir) said “The total of those sacrificial animals brought by ‘Ali from Yemen and of those brought by the Prophet (ﷺ) from Madeenah was one hundred.” Then all the people except the Prophet (ﷺ) and those who had with them the sacrificial animals took off ihram and clipped their hair. When the 8th of Dhu Al Hijjah (Yaum Al Tarwiyah) came, they went towards Mina having pit on ihram for Hajj and the Apostle of Allaah(ﷺ) rode and prayed at Mina the noon, afternoon, sunset, night and dawn prayers. After that he waited a little till the sun rose and gave orders for a tent of hair to be set up at Namrah. The Apostle of Allaah(ﷺ) then sent out and the Quraish did not doubt that he would halt at Al Mash ‘ar Al Haram at Al Muzdalifah, as the Quraish used to do in the pre Islamic period but he passed on till he came to ‘Arafah and found that the tent had been setup at Namrah. There he dismounted and when the sun had passed the meridian he ordered Al Qaswa’ to be brought and when it was saddled for him, he went down to the bottom of the valley and addressed the people saying “Your lives and your property must be respected by one another like the sacredness of this day of yours in the month of yours in this town of yours. Lo! Everything pertaining to the pre Islamic period has been put under my feet and claims for blood vengeance belonging to the pre Islamic period have been abolished. The first of those murdered among us whose blood vengeance I permit is the blood vengeance of ours (according to the version of the narrator ‘Uthman, the blood vengeance of the son of Rabi’ah and according to the version of the narrator Sulaiman the blood vengeance of the son of Rabi’ah bin Al Harith bin ‘Abd Al Muttalib). Some (scholars) said “he was suckled among Banu Sa’d(i.e., he was brought up among Bani Sa’d) and then killed by Hudhail. The usury of the pre Islamic period is abolished and the first of usury I abolish is our usury, the usury of ‘Abbas bin ‘Abd Al Muttalib for it is all abolished. Fear Allaah regarding women for you have got them under Allah’s security and have the right to intercourse with them by Allaah’s word. It is a duty from you on them not to allow anyone whom you dislike to lie on your beds but if they do beat them, but not severely. You are responsible for providing them with food and clothing in a fitting manner. I have left among you something by which if you hold to it you will never again go astray, that is Allaah’s Book. You will be asked about me, so what will you say? They replied “We testify that you have conveyed and fulfilled the message and given counsel. Then raising his forefinger towards the sky and pointing it at the people, he said “O Allaah! Be witness, O Allaah! Be witness, O Allaah! Be witness! Bilal then uttered the call to prayer and the iqamah and he prayed the noon prayer, he then uttered the iqamah and he prayed the afternoon prayer, engaging in no prayer between the two. He then mounted (his she Camel) al Qaswa’ and came to the place of standing , making his she Camel Al Qaswa‘ turn its back to the rocks and having the path taken by those who went on foot in front of him and he faced the qiblah. He remained standing till sunset when the yellow light had somewhat gone and the disc of the sun had disappeared. He took Usamah up behind him and picked the reins of Al Qaswa’ severely so much so that its head was touching the front part of the saddle. Pointing with is right hand he was saying “Calmness, O People! Calmness, O people. Whenever he came over a mound (of sand) he let loose its reins a little so that it could ascend. He then came to Al Muzdalifah where he combined the sunset and night prayers, with one adhan and two iqamahs. The narrator ‘Uthamn said He did not offer supererogatory prayers between them. The narrators are then agreed upon the version He then lay down till dawn and prayed the dawn prayer when the morning light was clear. The narrator Sulaiman said with one adhan and one iqamah. The narrators are then agreed upon the version He then mounted Al Qaswa’ and came to Al Mash’ar Al Haram and ascended it. The narrators ‘Uthaman and Sulaiman said He faced the qiblah praised Allaah, declared His greatness, His uniqueness. ‘Uthamn added in his version and His Unity and kept standing till the day was very clear. The Apostle of Allaah(ﷺ) then went quickly before the sun rose , taking Al Fadl bin ‘Abbas behind him. He was a man having beautiful hair, white and handsome color. When the Apostle of Allaah(ﷺ) went quickly, the women in the howdas also began to pass him quickly. Al Fadl began to look at them. The Apostle of Allaah(ﷺ) placed his hand on the face of Al Fadl , but Al fadl turned his face towards the other side. The Apostle of Allaah(ﷺ) also turned away his hand to the other side. Al Fadl also turned his face to the other side looking at them till he came to (the Valley of) Muhassir. He urged the Camel a little and following a middle road which comes out at the greatest jamrah, he came to the jamrah which is beside the tree and he threw seven small pebbles at this (jamrah) saying “Allah is most great” each time he threw a pebble like bean seeds. He threw them from the bottom of the valley. The Apostle of Allaah(ﷺ) then went to the place of the sacrifice and sacrificed sixty three Camels with his own hand. He then commanded ‘Ali who sacrificed the remainder and he shared him and his sacrificial animals. After that he ordered that a piece of flesh from each Camel should be put in a pot and when it was cooked the two of them ate some of it and drank some of its broth. The narrator Sulaiman said the he mounted afterwards the Apostle of Allaah(ﷺ) went quickly to the House (the Ka’bah) and prayed the noon prayer at Makkah. He came to Banu ‘Abd Al Muttalib who were supplying water at Zamzam and said draw water Banu ‘Abd Al Muttalib were it not that people would take from you the right to draw water, I would draw it along with you. So they handed him a bucket and he drank from it

Rapporté par Ja’far bin Muhammad, d’après son père : Nous sommes allés rendre visite à Jabir bin ‘Abd Allah. Quand ce fut mon tour, je lui ai dit : « Je suis Muhammad bin Ali bin Hussain. » Il m’a caressé la tête, a défait mes boutons de haut en bas, puis a posé sa main sur ma poitrine, car j’étais encore un jeune garçon. Il m’a dit : « Bienvenue, mon neveu, demande ce que tu veux. » Je l’ai interrogé, il était aveugle. L’heure de la prière arriva, il se leva enveloppé dans un manteau, qui était trop court pour couvrir ses épaules. Il nous dirigea dans la prière, son manteau posé à côté de lui. Je lui ai demandé : « Raconte-moi le hajj du Messager d’Allah ﷺ. » Il fit un geste de la main, replia ses doigts pour indiquer neuf, puis dit : « Le Messager d’Allah ﷺ est resté neuf ans à Médine sans accomplir le hajj. Puis, la dixième année, il a annoncé publiquement qu’il allait accomplir le hajj. Beaucoup de gens sont venus à Médine, tous voulant le suivre. Le Messager d’Allah ﷺ est sorti, et nous sommes sortis avec lui jusqu’à Dhu Al-Hulaifah. Asma’, la fille de ‘Umais, donna naissance à Muhammad bin Abi Bakr. Elle envoya demander au Messager d’Allah ﷺ ce qu’elle devait faire. Il répondit : “Prends un bain, protège-toi avec un tissu et mets-toi en état d’ihram.” Le Prophète ﷺ pria à la mosquée, monta sur sa chamelle Al-Qaswa’ qui se leva avec lui. Jabir dit : « J’ai vu beaucoup de gens à pied et à dos de monture devant lui, à droite, à gauche et derrière lui. Le Messager d’Allah ﷺ était parmi nous, le Coran lui était révélé et il en connaissait l’interprétation. Tout ce qu’il faisait, nous le faisions. Il éleva la voix pour proclamer l’unicité d’Allah et dire : “Labbaik, ô Allah, labbaik. Tu n’as pas d’associé. À Toi la louange, la grâce et la royauté. Tu n’as pas d’associé.” Les gens répétaient la talbiyah à leur manière, mais le Messager d’Allah ﷺ ne leur interdisait rien. Il continua ainsi jusqu’à la Ka‘bah, toucha le coin, fit sept tours en marchant rapidement lors des trois premiers et normalement lors des quatre derniers. Il pria deux unités à la station d’Ibrahim, en récitant : “Prenez la station d’Ibrahim comme lieu de prière.” Mon père dit que Jabir rapporta cela directement du Prophète ﷺ. Selon Sulaiman, Jabir disait que le Prophète ﷺ récitait dans ces deux unités : “Dis : Il est Allah, Unique” et “Dis : Ô vous les mécréants”. Ensuite, il retourna à la Ka‘bah, toucha le coin, puis sortit par la porte vers Al-Safa. Arrivé près d’Al-Safa, il récita : “Al-Safa et Al-Marwah font partie des signes d’Allah”, puis ajouta : “Nous commençons par ce qu’Allah a mentionné en premier.” Il monta sur Al-Safa jusqu’à voir la Ka‘bah, proclama la grandeur d’Allah, affirma Son unicité, puis dit : “Il n’y a de dieu qu’Allah, Seul, qui a accompli Sa promesse, aidé Son serviteur et vaincu les coalisés.” Il fit des invocations, répéta cela trois fois, puis descendit vers Al-Marwah. Lorsqu’il atteignit le bas de la vallée, il courut, puis marcha en remontant jusqu’à Al-Marwah. Il fit à Al-Marwah ce qu’il avait fait à Al-Safa. À la fin du dernier aller-retour, il dit : “Si j’avais su ce que je sais maintenant, je n’aurais pas amené d’animal à sacrifier et j’aurais fait une ‘Umrah. Donc, si l’un de vous n’a pas d’animal à sacrifier, qu’il quitte l’ihram et considère cela comme une ‘Umrah.” Tous prirent cette permission sauf le Prophète ﷺ et ceux qui avaient amené des animaux à sacrifier. Suraqah bin Malik demanda : “Est-ce valable seulement pour cette année ou pour toujours ?” Le Prophète ﷺ entrelaça ses doigts et répondit : “La ‘Umrah a été incluse dans le hajj. Non, c’est pour toujours.” ‘Ali arriva du Yémen avec les animaux du Prophète ﷺ et trouva Fatima parmi ceux qui avaient quitté l’ihram. Elle portait des vêtements colorés et s’était maquillée. ‘Ali n’aima pas cela et demanda : “Qui t’a ordonné cela ?” Elle répondit : “Mon père.” Jabir raconta que ‘Ali dit en Irak : “Je suis allé me plaindre au Prophète ﷺ de Fatima et lui demander son avis. Je lui ai dit que je n’aimais pas ce qu’elle avait fait, et elle m’a dit : ‘C’est mon père qui me l’a ordonné.’” Il répondit : “Elle a dit la vérité, elle a dit la vérité. Qu’as-tu dit en entrant en ihram pour le hajj ?” J’ai dit : “Ô Allah, j’entre en ihram pour la même intention que le Messager d’Allah ﷺ.” Il dit : “J’ai des animaux à sacrifier, donc ne quitte pas l’ihram.” Jabir ajouta : “Le total des animaux amenés par ‘Ali du Yémen et ceux du Prophète ﷺ de Médine était de cent.” Tous, sauf le Prophète ﷺ et ceux qui avaient des animaux à sacrifier, quittèrent l’ihram et se coupèrent les cheveux. Le 8 Dhu Al-Hijjah, ils reprirent l’ihram pour le hajj et le Prophète ﷺ pria à Mina les prières du midi, de l’après-midi, du coucher du soleil, du soir et de l’aube. Ensuite, il attendit un peu que le soleil se lève et demanda qu’on lui installe une tente à Namirah. Le Prophète ﷺ partit, et les Quraysh pensaient qu’il s’arrêterait à Al-Mash‘ar Al-Haram à Al-Muzdalifah, comme ils le faisaient avant l’islam, mais il continua jusqu’à ‘Arafah où la tente était déjà installée. Il descendit, et quand le soleil passa le zénith, il fit amener sa chamelle, descendit dans la vallée et fit un sermon : “Vos vies et vos biens sont sacrés entre vous, comme ce jour, ce mois et cette ville sont sacrés. Tout ce qui vient de l’époque préislamique est sous mes pieds : les dettes de sang et l’usure sont abolies. Le premier sang dont je permets l’abandon est celui de notre parent (selon les versions, le fils de Rabi‘ah bin Al-Harith bin ‘Abd Al-Muttalib, tué par Hudhail). Le premier intérêt que j’abolis est celui de ‘Abbas bin ‘Abd Al-Muttalib. Craignez Allah au sujet des femmes : vous les avez prises sous la protection d’Allah, et vous avez des droits sur elles selon la parole d’Allah. Elles ne doivent pas laisser quelqu’un que vous n’aimez pas s’approcher de vos lits ; si elles le font, corrigez-les sans violence. À vous de les nourrir et de les vêtir convenablement. J’ai laissé parmi vous quelque chose : si vous vous y attachez, vous ne vous égarerez jamais : le Livre d’Allah. On vous interrogera sur moi : que direz-vous ?” Ils répondirent : “Nous attestons que tu as transmis le message, accompli ta mission et donné des conseils.” Il leva alors son index vers le ciel et dit : “Ô Allah, sois témoin ! Ô Allah, sois témoin ! Ô Allah, sois témoin !” Bilal appela à la prière, fit l’iqamah, et il pria le midi, puis l’iqamah et il pria l’après-midi sans prière entre les deux. Il monta sur Al-Qaswa’, se plaça face à la qibla, resta debout jusqu’au coucher du soleil, puis partit rapidement vers Al-Muzdalifah, prenant Usamah derrière lui. Il tenait fermement la bride de sa chamelle. Il disait : “Du calme, ô gens ! Du calme !” Quand il arrivait sur une butte de sable, il relâchait la bride pour qu’elle monte. À Al-Muzdalifah, il combina les prières du coucher du soleil et du soir avec un seul appel à la prière et deux iqamahs. Il se reposa jusqu’à l’aube, puis pria la prière de l’aube avec un seul appel et une seule iqamah. Il monta ensuite sur Al-Qaswa’, alla à Al-Mash‘ar Al-Haram, fit face à la qibla, loua Allah, proclama Sa grandeur et Son unicité, puis resta debout jusqu’à ce que le jour soit bien clair. Le Prophète ﷺ partit rapidement avant le lever du soleil, prenant Al-Fadl bin ‘Abbas derrière lui. Al-Fadl était un jeune homme beau et à la peau claire. Quand le Prophète ﷺ accéléra, les femmes dans les litières passèrent devant lui. Al-Fadl se mit à les regarder ; le Prophète ﷺ posa sa main sur le visage d’Al-Fadl pour le détourner, mais il regarda de l’autre côté, et le Prophète ﷺ fit de même. Quand ils arrivèrent à la vallée de Muhassir, il pressa un peu sa chamelle, prit la route du milieu jusqu’à la plus grande jamrah, jeta sept petits cailloux en disant “Allah est le plus grand” à chaque jet, depuis le bas de la vallée. Ensuite, il alla à l’endroit du sacrifice, sacrifia soixante-trois chameaux de sa main, puis demanda à ‘Ali de sacrifier le reste. Ils prirent de la viande de chaque chameau, la firent cuire et en mangèrent, puis burent du bouillon. Ensuite, le Prophète ﷺ monta, alla rapidement à la Ka‘bah et pria la prière du midi à La Mecque. Il se rendit chez les Banu ‘Abd Al-Muttalib qui distribuaient l’eau de Zamzam et leur dit : “Puisez, Banu ‘Abd Al-Muttalib ! Si les gens ne risquaient pas de vous en disputer le droit, je puiserais avec vous.” Ils lui tendirent un seau et il en but