9/83. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 925 — A Seven-Year-Old at the Farewell Hajj
What Has Been Related About The Hajj Of A Boy
Seven-Year-Old Child at the Farewell Hajj
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 925
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 925
حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا حَاتِمُ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ يُوسُفَ، عَنِ السَّائِبِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ، قَالَ حَجَّ بِي أَبِي مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِي حَجَّةِ الْوَدَاعِ وَأَنَا ابْنُ سَبْعِ سِنِينَ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ .
As-Sa'ib bin Yazid Narrated from:
My Father Took Me For Hajj With The Messenger Of Allah During The Farewell Hajj, And I Was Seven Years Old.
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 925In-book reference : Book 9, Hadith 118English translation : Vol. 2, Book 4, Hadith 925
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 925
This hadith records a personal memory from As-Sa'ib bin Yazid. He says that his father took him for Hajj with the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم during the Farewell Hajj, and he was seven years old. The report is important for the topic of child Hajj because it gives a clear example of a child being present during the Prophet's Hajj. It does not list the rites the child performed, and it does not add legal details by itself. Its message is simple: children were part of the Hajj journey, and parents could take them to witness and share in this blessed worship.
What we learn from this hadith
- A child was taken for Hajj during the Prophet's Farewell Hajj.
- Parents may involve children in worshipful journeys when able.
- The narration keeps the detail simple: age, father, and Hajj with the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم.
- The report supports the broader topic of children being present at Hajj.
