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Sahih Muslim 1244b — Tawaf as Umra
Marking and Garlanding the sacrificial animal when entering Ihram
Tawaf as Umra and the Sunnah
Sahih Muslim : 1244b
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1244b
وَحَدَّثَنِي أَحْمَدُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ الدَّارِمِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ، حَدَّثَنَا هَمَّامُ بْنُ يَحْيَى، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي حَسَّانَ، قَالَ قِيلَ لاِبْنِ عَبَّاسٍ إِنَّ هَذَا الأَمْرَ قَدْ تَفَشَّغَ بِالنَّاسِ مَنْ طَافَ بِالْبَيْتِ فَقَدْ حَلَّ الطَّوَافُ عُمْرَةٌ . فَقَالَ سُنَّةُ نَبِيِّكُمْ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَإِنْ رَغِمْتُمْ .
Abu Hassan Narrated from:
It was said to Ibn 'Abbas (Allah be pleased with them) that this affair had engaged the attention of the people that he who circumambulates the House was permitted to circumambulate for Umra (even though he was in a state of Ihram for Hajj), whereupon he said: That is the Sunnah of your Apostle (ﷺ), even though you may not approve of it.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 1244bIn-book reference : Book 15, Hadith 227USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 7, Hadith 2868
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1244b
This Hadith about Tawaf as Umra is closely focused on a disputed matter. Abu Hassan reports that Ibn Abbas was told people had become occupied with the idea that one who circumambulates the House is allowed to make that Tawaf for Umra, even while in Ihram for Hajj. Ibn Abbas answered that this was the Sunnah of their Apostle (صلى الله عليه وسلم), even if they did not approve. The narration is useful for searches like Tawaf Umra hadith, Ibn Abbas Tawaf ruling, and release from Ihram after Tawaf. The text does not expand into a full legal discussion. It simply records Ibn Abbas's firm link between the practice and the Sunnah.
What we learn from this hadith
- Ibn Abbas identified the practice as the Sunnah of the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم).
- The narration shows that people were discussing and disputing the matter.
- Tawaf for Umra is directly mentioned in the report.
- The answer was firm even when people did not approve.
