Section : Place for Slaughtering the Prevented Animals. The author of Fath ul ‘Alam says: ‘The scholars disagree concerning the place of slaughter on the Day of Hudaibiah whether it was within or outside the Sacred Precincts of Haram. Apparently…
Section : A Prevented Person Not Required to Repeat His Hajj Except the Obligatory Hajj. Commenting on the Qur’anic verse “But if you are prevented (from completing it) send an offering for sacrifice,” Ibn ‘Abbas said, “If one intended to…
Section : A Muhrim Terminating Ihram Because of Illness or Some Other Reason. Many scholars hold it to be permissible for one to set a condition when entering the state of ihram that one will be relieved of it if…
Section : Covering of the Ka’bah. In the pre-Islamic period the Arabs used to cover the Ka’bah with a cloth covering. When Islam prevailed it retained this tradition. Al-Waqidi has stated that Isma’il bin Ibrahim bin Abu Habibah reported from…
Section : Perfuming the Ka’bah. Aishah said, “Perfume the Ka’bah, because this is a part of purifying it.” Ibn Az-Zubair used to perfume the entire interior of the Ka’bah. He used to burn one pound of incense in the Ka’bah…
Section : Prohibition of Profane Acts in Haram. Allah says in the Qur’an (22.25): “And any whose purpose therein is profanity or wrongdoing, them will We cause to taste of a most grievous penalty.” Abu Daw’ud reported from Musa bin…
Section : Invasion of Ka’bah. Bukhari and Muslim reported from ‘Aishah that the Prophet (peace be upon him) said, “An army will attack the Ka’bah. When they reach a desert they will all be caused to be swallowed up by…
Section : Traveling to Three Mosques. Sa’id bin Al-Musayyib reported from Abu Hurairah that the Prophet (peace be upon him) said, “You should not undertake a special journey to visit any place other than the three Mosques: the Sacred Mosque…
Section : Etiquette of Visiting the Prophet’s Mosque and Grave. 1. It is recommended that one should approach the Prophet’s Mosque calmly and with composure. One should wear perfume, put on a nice clean dress and enter the mosque with…
Section : Excellence of Prayers in Raudah. Bukhari reported from Abu Hurairah that the Prophet (peace be upon him) said, “The space between my house and my pulpit is (raudah) one of the gardens of Paradise, and my pulpit is…
Section : Offering Prayers in the Mosque of Quba. The Prophet (peace be upon him) used to go there, riding or on foot, every Saturday and offer a two rak’ah prayer. He advised others to do the same, saying, “Whoever…
Section : Excellence of Madinah. Abu Hurairah reported that the Prophet (peace be upon him) said, “Verily, belief returns and comes back to Madinah as a snake returns and comes back to its hole (when in danger).” At-Tabarani has reported…
Section : Excellence of Death in Madinah. At-Tabarani has reported with a sound chain of narration from a woman of Thaqif that the Prophet (peace be upon him) said, “He amongst you who is able to stay until death in…
Section : Moving out to Mina. It is sunnah to move to Mina on the 8th of Zhul-Hijjah. So all pilgrims, who are performing Hajj Qiran or Hajj Ifrad, they should proceed in their ihram to it. Those performing Hajj…
Section : Leaving Makkah Before the 8th of Zhul-Hijjah. Sa’id bin Mansur reported that Al-Hasan used to leave Makkah for Mina a day or two before Yaum al-Tarwiya (on the 6th or 7th of Zhul-Hijjah). Malik, however, disliked it, and…