64/60. Chapter:
Sahih Bukhari 4346 — Hajj Intention and Ihram Guidance
Sending Abu Musa and Mu'adh to Yemen
Hadith About Hajj Intention and Ihram
Sahih Bukhari : 4346
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 4346
حَدَّثَنِي عَبَّاسُ بْنُ الْوَلِيدِ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَاحِدِ، عَنْ أَيُّوبَ بْنِ عَائِذٍ، حَدَّثَنَا قَيْسُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ طَارِقَ بْنَ شِهَابٍ، يَقُولُ حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو مُوسَى الأَشْعَرِيُّ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ بَعَثَنِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم إِلَى أَرْضِ قَوْمِي، فَجِئْتُ وَرَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم مُنِيخٌ بِالأَبْطَحِ فَقَالَ " أَحَجَجْتَ يَا عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ قَيْسٍ ". قُلْتُ نَعَمْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ. قَالَ " كَيْفَ قُلْتَ ". قَالَ قُلْتُ لَبَّيْكَ إِهْلاَلاً كَإِهْلاَلِكَ. قَالَ " فَهَلْ سُقْتَ مَعَكَ هَدْيًا ". قُلْتُ لَمْ أَسُقْ. قَالَ " فَطُفْ بِالْبَيْتِ وَاسْعَ بَيْنَ الصَّفَا وَالْمَرْوَةِ ثُمَّ حِلَّ ". فَفَعَلْتُ حَتَّى مَشَطَتْ لِي امْرَأَةٌ مِنْ نِسَاءِ بَنِي قَيْسٍ، وَمَكُثْنَا بِذَلِكَ حَتَّى اسْتُخْلِفَ عُمَرُ.
Abu Musa Al-Ash'ari Narrated from:
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) sent me (as a governor) to the land of my people, and I came while Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) was encamping at a place called Al-Abtah. The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Have you made the intention to perform the Hajj, O `Abdullah bin Qais?" I replied, "Yes, O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)!" He said, "What did you say?" I replied, "I said, 'Labbaik' and expressed the same intention as yours."He said, "Have you driven the Hadi along with you?" I replied, "No, I did not drive the Hadi." He said, "So perform the Tawaf of the Ka`ba and then the Sai, between Safa and Marwa and then finish the state of Ihram." So I did the same, and one of the women of (the tribe of) Banu-Qais combed my hair. We continued follow in that tradition till the caliphate of `Umar.
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 4346In-book reference : Book 64, Hadith 373USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 5, Book 59, Hadith 633
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 4346
This hadith about Hajj intention shows Abu Musa coming to the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم at Al-Abtah after being sent to his people. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم asked whether he had made the intention for Hajj and what he had said. Abu Musa replied that he had said Labbaik with the same intention as the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم then asked whether he had brought a Hadi. When Abu Musa said he had not, the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم told him to perform Tawaf of the Ka'bah, make Sa'i between Safa and Marwa, and then come out of Ihram. The hadith focuses on following the Prophet's direct instruction in Hajj rites.
What we learn from this hadith
- Hajj intention was asked about clearly before further guidance was given.
- The presence or absence of Hadi affected the instruction Abu Musa received.
- Tawaf and Sa'i are mentioned before ending Ihram in this case.
- Abu Musa followed the Prophet’s صلى الله عليه وسلم instruction as given.
