15/25. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 1229e — Sacrificial Animal and Ihram
The pilgrim performing Qiran should not exit Ihram except when the pilgrims performing Ifrad exit Ihram
Hadith About Sacrificial Animal and Ihram
Sahih Muslim : 1229e
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1229e
وَحَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي عُمَرَ، حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ الْمَخْزُومِيُّ، وَعَبْدُ الْمَجِيدِ، عَنِ ابْنِ جُرَيْجٍ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَتْنِي حَفْصَةُ، - رضى الله عنها - أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَمَرَ أَزْوَاجَهُ أَنْ يَحْلِلْنَ عَامَ حَجَّةِ الْوَدَاعِ . قَالَتْ حَفْصَةُ فَقُلْتُ مَا يَمْنَعُكَ أَنْ تَحِلَّ قَالَ " إِنِّي لَبَّدْتُ رَأْسِي وَقَلَّدْتُ هَدْيِي فَلاَ أَحِلُّ حَتَّى أَنْحَرَ هَدْيِي " .
Hafsah Narrated from:
Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) commanded his wives that they should put off Ihram during the year of Hajj (at-ul-Wada'). whereupon she (Hafsa) said: What hinders you that you have not put off Ihram? Thereupon he said: I have stuck my hair and driven my sacrificial animal along with men and it is not permissible to put off Ihram (under this condition until I have sacrificed the animal.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 1229eIn-book reference : Book 15, Hadith 196USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 7, Hadith 2837
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1229e
This hadith about sacrificial animal and Ihram explains why the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم did not put off Ihram while others were commanded to do so. Hafsa, Allah be pleased with her, reported that the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم told his wives to put off Ihram during the year of the Farewell Hajj. She then asked what stopped him from doing the same. His answer was clear: he had stuck his hair and had brought his sacrificial animal. So he would not end Ihram until he sacrificed it. The hadith focuses on a specific condition. It does not speak about every pilgrim in every case. It shows that the ruling mentioned here is tied to bringing the sacrificial animal.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم gave different instruction based on whether a person had a sacrificial animal.
- Having the sacrificial animal affected when Ihram could be ended in this report.
- Asking for clarification is shown in Hafsa’s respectful question.
