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Sahih Bukhari 4185 — Combining Hajj and Umrah When Facing Obstacles
The Ghazwa of Al-Hudaibiya
وَقَوْلِ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى: {لَقَدْ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ إِذْ يُبَايِعُونَكَ تَحْتَ الشَّجَرَةِ} .
Hajj and Umrah Hadith: Ibn Umar’s Plan When Blocked from the Ka‘ba
Sahih Bukhari : 4185
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 4185
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَسْمَاءَ، حَدَّثَنَا جُوَيْرِيَةُ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، أَنَّ عُبَيْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، وَسَالِمَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، أَخْبَرَاهُ أَنَّهُمَا، كَلَّمَا عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عُمَرَ. وَحَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، حَدَّثَنَا جُوَيْرِيَةُ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، أَنَّ بَعْضَ بَنِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، قَالَ لَهُ لَوْ أَقَمْتَ الْعَامَ، فَإِنِّي أَخَافُ أَنْ لاَ تَصِلَ إِلَى الْبَيْتِ. قَالَ خَرَجْنَا مَعَ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَحَالَ كُفَّارُ قُرَيْشٍ دُونَ الْبَيْتِ، فَنَحَرَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم هَدَايَاهُ، وَحَلَقَ وَقَصَّرَ أَصْحَابُهُ، وَقَالَ " أُشْهِدُكُمْ أَنِّي أَوْجَبْتُ عُمْرَةً ". فَإِنْ خُلِّيَ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَ الْبَيْتِ طُفْتُ، وَإِنْ حِيلَ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَ الْبَيْتِ صَنَعْتُ كَمَا صَنَعَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَسَارَ سَاعَةً ثُمَّ قَالَ مَا أُرَى شَأْنَهُمَا إِلاَّ وَاحِدًا، أُشْهِدُكُمْ أَنِّي قَدْ أَوْجَبْتُ حَجَّةً مَعَ عُمْرَتِي. فَطَافَ طَوَافًا وَاحِدًا وَسَعْيًا وَاحِدًا، حَتَّى حَلَّ مِنْهُمَا جَمِيعًا.
Nafi Narrated from:
One of `Abdullah's sons said to `Abdullah (bin `Umar) "I wish you would stay this year (and not perform Hajj) as I am afraid that you will not be able to reach the Ka`ba." On that he (i.e. `Abdullah bin `Umar) said, "We went out with the Prophet (for `Umra), and when the Quraish infidel intervened between us and the Ka`ba, the Prophet (ﷺ) slaughtered his Hadi and shaved (his head), and his companions cut short their hair."Then `Abdullah bin `Umar said, "I make you witness that I have intended to perform `Umra and if I am allowed to reach the Ka`ba, I will perform the Tawaf, and if something (i.e. obstacles) intervene between me and the Ka`ba, then I will do what Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) did."Then after going for a while, he said, "I consider the ceremonies (of both `Umra and Hajj as one and the same, so I would like you to witness that I have intended to perform Hajj along with my `Umra." So he performed only one Tawaf and one Sai (between Safa and Marwa) and finished the Ihram of both Umra and Hajj).
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 4185In-book reference : Book 64, Hadith 225USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 5, Book 59, Hadith 499
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 4185
This hadith gives a fuller picture of Ibn Umar’s action when he feared he might not reach the Ka‘ba. His family advised him to stay back that year, but he remembered that the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم and his companions were once blocked by the Quraysh. At that time, the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم slaughtered his Hadi and shaved his head, while the companions shortened their hair. Ibn Umar first declared his intention for Umrah. Then he said that if he reached the House he would perform Tawaf, and if blocked he would do what Allah’s Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم did. Later he declared Hajj along with Umrah, then performed one Tawaf and one Sa‘i and ended both together.
What we learn from this hadith
- When blocked from the Ka‘ba, Ibn Umar looked to the Prophet’s Hudaybiyyah action.
- He made his intention clear before continuing his journey.
- The hadith mentions sacrifice, shaving, and shortening hair after being prevented.
- Ibn Umar treated the rites of Hajj and Umrah together in that situation.
