9/8. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 817 — Announcing Hajj and Assuming Ihram
What Has Been Related About Which Location The Prophet Assumed Ihram
Hadith About Announcing Hajj and Assuming Ihram
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 817
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 817
حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي عُمَرَ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ، عَنْ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، قَالَ لَمَّا أَرَادَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم الْحَجَّ أَذَّنَ فِي النَّاسِ فَاجْتَمَعُوا فَلَمَّا أَتَى الْبَيْدَاءَ أَحْرَمَ . قَالَ وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ وَأَنَسٍ وَالْمِسْوَرِ بْنِ مَخْرَمَةَ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى حَدِيثُ جَابِرٍ حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ .
Jabir bin Abdullah narrated: "When The Prophet Wanted To Perform Hajj, He Announced It To The People, And They Gathered (To Accompany Him). When He Reached Al-Baida He Assumed Ihram"
[1] "It is a desert that has nothing in it, but here it is the name of a specific place at Dhul-Hulaifah ." Tuhfat Al-Ahwadhi .Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 817In-book reference : Book 9, Hadith 10English translation : Vol. 2, Book 4, Hadith 817
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 817
This Hadith about announcing Hajj and assuming ihram gives a short account from Jabir bin Abdullah. When the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم wanted to perform Hajj, he announced it to the people. They gathered to accompany him. Then, when he reached al-Baida, he assumed ihram. The report shows Hajj as a public act that people prepared for together. It also shows that the Prophet’s صلى الله عليه وسلم intention to perform Hajj was made known, allowing people to join and learn. The text does not give a long description of the rites here. It focuses on three points: the announcement, the gathering of the people, and the point at which ihram was assumed according to this narration.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم announced his intention to perform Hajj to the people.
- People gathered to accompany him in the pilgrimage.
- The narration mentions al-Baida as the place where he assumed ihram.
