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Sahih Muslim 1238a — Permission for Tamattu in Hajj
Tamattu' in Hajj
Permission for Tamattu in Hajj Hadith
Sahih Muslim : 1238a
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1238a
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ حَاتِمٍ، حَدَّثَنَا رَوْحُ بْنُ عُبَادَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ مُسْلِمٍ الْقُرِّيِّ، قَالَ سَأَلْتُ ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ - رضى الله عنهما - عَنْ مُتْعَةِ الْحَجِّ، فَرَخَّصَ فِيهَا وَكَانَ ابْنُ الزُّبَيْرِ يَنْهَى عَنْهَا فَقَالَ هَذِهِ أُمُّ ابْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ تُحَدِّثُ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم رَخَّصَ فِيهَا فَادْخُلُوا عَلَيْهَا فَاسْأَلُوهَا قَالَ فَدَخَلْنَا عَلَيْهَا فَإِذَا امْرَأَةٌ ضَخْمَةٌ عَمْيَاءُ فَقَالَتْ قَدْ رَخَّصَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِيهَا .
Muslim al-Qurri Narrated from:
I asked Ibn Abbas (Allah be pleased with them) about Tamattu' in Hajj and he permitted it, whereas Ibn Zubair had forbidden it. He (Ibn 'Abbas) said: This is the mother of Ibn Zubair who states that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) had permitted it, so you better go to her and ask her about it. He (Muslim al-Qurri said): So we went to her and she was a bulky blind lady and she said: Verily Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) permitted it.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 1238aIn-book reference : Book 15, Hadith 213USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 7, Hadith 2854
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1238a
This hadith about permission for Tamattu in Hajj reports a question asked to Ibn Abbas, Allah be pleased with them. Muslim al-Qurri asked him about Tamattu' in Hajj, and Ibn Abbas permitted it, while Ibn Zubair had forbidden it. Ibn Abbas then pointed to the mother of Ibn Zubair, saying that she reported the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم had permitted it. He told them to go and ask her. They went to her, and she said clearly that the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم had permitted it. The hadith focuses on asking a witness to the report and returning the matter to what was narrated from the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم.
What we learn from this hadith
- Ibn Abbas permitted Tamattu' in Hajj in this report.
- He directed the questioners to someone who narrated the Prophet’s permission.
- Asma stated that the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم permitted it.
- The report shows asking for direct knowledge when people differ.
