Book Twenty Nine - Book on Penalty of Hunting while on Pilgrimage

Hadith Number 047.

Narrated by 'Abdullah bin Abu Qatada: My father set out (for Makkah) in the year of Al-Hudaibiya, and his companions assumed Ihram, but he did not. At that time the Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) was informed that an enemy wanted to attack him, so the Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) proceeded onwards. While my father was among his companions, some of them laughed among themselves. (My father said), "I looked up and saw an onager. (*) I attacked, stabbed and caught it. I then sought my companions' help but they refused to help me. (Later) we all ate its meat. We were afraid that we might be left behind (separated) from the Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) so I went in search of the Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) and made my horse to run at a galloping speed at times and let it go slow at an ordinary speed at other times till I met a man from the tribe of Bani Ghifar at midnight. I asked him, "Where did you leave the Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) ?" He replied, "I left him at Ta'hun and he had the intention of having the midday rest at As-Suqya. I followed the trace and joined the Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) and said, 'O Allah's Messenger! Your people (companions) send you their compliments, and (ask for) Allah's Blessings upon you. They are afraid lest they may be left behind; so please wait for them.' I added, 'O Allah's Messenger! I hunted an onager (**) and some of its meat is with me. The Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) told the people to eat it though all of them were in the state of Ihram."


*They were laughing because they saw an onager and could not hunt it because they were in a state of Ihram, neither were they allowed to draw the attention of Qatada’s father who was not a Muhrim then.

**Perhaps Abu Qatada hurried to reach the Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) so that he might ask him whether it was legal for the Muhrims to eat from that game since some of his companions had refused to eat.

Hadith Number 048.

Narrated by 'Abdullah bin Abu Qatada : That his father said "We proceeded with the Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) in the year of Al-Hudaibiya and his companions assumed Ihram but I did not. We were informed that some enemies were at Ghaiqa and so we went on towards them. My companions saw an onager and some of them started laughing among themselves. I looked and saw it. I chased it with my horse and stabbed and caught it. I wanted some help from my companions but they refused. (I slaughtered it all alone). We all ate from it (i.e. its meat). Then I followed Allah's Messenger (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) lest we should be left behind. At times I urged my horse to run at a galloping speed and at other times at an ordinary slow speed. On the way I met a man from the tribe of Bani Ghifar at midnight. I asked him where he had left Allah's Messenger (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam). The man replied that he had left the Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) at a place called Ta'hun and he had the intention of having the midday rest at As-Suqya. So, I followed Allah's Messenger (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) till I reached him and said, "O Allah's Messenger! I have been sent by my companions who send you their greetings and compliments and ask for Allah's Mercy and Blessings upon you. They were afraid lest the enemy might intervene between you and them; so please wait for them." So he did. Then I said, "O Allah's Messenger! We have hunted an onager and have some of it (i.e. its meat) left over." Allah's Messenger (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) told his companions to eat the meat although all of them were in a state of Ihram."


Hadith Number 049.

Narrated by Abu Qatada : We were in the company of the Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) at a place called Al-Qaha (which is at a distance of three stages of journey from Al-Madinah). Abu Qatada narrated through another group of narrators: We were in the company of the Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) at a place called Al-Qaha and some of us had assumed Ihram while the others had not. I noticed that some of my companions were watching something, so I looked up and saw an onager. (I rode my horse and took the spear and whip) but my whip fell down (and I asked them to pick it up for me) but they said, "We will not help you by any means as we are in a state of Ihram." So, I picked up the whip myself and attacked the onager from behind a hillock and slaughtered it and brought it to my companions. Some of them said, "Eat it." While some others said, "Do not eat it." So, I went to the Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) who was ahead of us and asked him about it, He replied, "Eat it as it is Halal (i.e. it is legal to eat it)."

Hadith Number 050.

Narrated by 'Abdullah bin Abu Qatada : That his father had told him that Allah's Messenger (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) set out for Hajj and so did his companions. He sent a batch of his companions by another route and Abu Qatada was one of them. The Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) said to them, "Proceed along the sea-shore till we meet all together." So, they took the route of the sea-shore, and when they started all of them assumed Ihram except Abu Qatada. While they were proceeding on, his companions saw a group of onagers. Abu Qatada chased the onagers and attacked and wounded a she-onager. They got down and ate some of its meat and said to each other: "How do we eat the meat of the game while we are in a state of Ihram?" So, we (they) carried the rest of the she-onager's meat, and when they met Allah's Messenger (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) they asked, saying, "O Allah's Messenger! We assumed Ihram with the exception of Abu Qatada and we saw (a group) of onagers. Abu Qatada attacked them and wounded a she-onager from them. Then we got down and ate from its meat. Later, we said, (to each other), 'How do we eat the meat of the game and we are in a state of Ihram?' So, we carried the rest of its meat. The Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) asked, "Did anyone of you order Abu Qatada to attack it or point at it?" They replied in the negative. He said, "Then eat what is left of its meat."


Hadith Number 051.

Narrated by 'Abdullah bin 'Abbas (Radhi Allahu Anhuma): From As-Sa'b bin Jath-thama Al-Laithi that the latter presented an onager to Allah's Messenger (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) while he was at Al-Abwa' or at Waddan, and he refused it. On noticing the signs of some unpleasant feeling of disappointment on his (As-Sab's) face, the Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) said to him, "I have only returned it because I am Muhrim."


Hadith Number 052.

Narrated by 'Abdullah bin 'Umar (Radhi Allahu Anhuma): Allah's Messenger (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) said, "It is not sinful of a Muhrim to kill five kinds of animals."


Hadith Number 053.

Narrated by One of the wives of the Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam): The Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) said, "A Muhrim can kill (five kinds of animals.)"


Hadith Number 054.

Narrated by Hafsa (Radhi Allahu Anha): Allah's Messenger (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) said, "It is not sinful (of a Muhrim) to kill five kinds of animals, namely: the crow, the kite, the mouse, the scorpion and the rabid dog."


Hadith Number 055.

Narrated by 'Aisha (Radhi Allahu Anha): Allah's Messenger (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) said, "Five kinds of animals are harmful and could be killed in the Haram (Sanctuary). These are: the crow, the kite, the scorpion, the mouse and the rabid dog."


Hadith Number 056.

Narrated by 'Abdullah (Radhi Allahu Anhuma): While we were in the company of the Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) in a cave at Mina, when Surat-wal-Mursalat were revealed and he recited it and I heard it (directly) from his mouth as soon as he recited its revelation. Suddenly a snake sprang at us and the Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) said (ordered us): "Kill it." We ran to kill it but it escaped quickly. The Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) said, "It has escaped your evil and you too have escaped its evil."


Hadith Number 057.

Narrated by 'Aisha (Radhi Allahu Anha): (The wife of the Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam)) Allah's Messenger (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) called the salamander a bad animal, but I did not hear him ordering it to be killed."


Hadith Number 058.

Narrated by Said bin Abu Said Al-Maqburi : Abu Shuraih, Al-'Adawi said that he had said to 'Amr bin Sa'id when he was sending the troops to Makkah (to fight 'Abdullah bin Az-Zubair), "O Chief! Allow me to tell you what Allah's Messenger (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) said on the day following the Conquest of Makkah. My ears heard that and my heart understood it thoroughly and I saw with my own eyes the Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) when he, after Glorifying and Praising Allah, started saying, 'Allah, not the people, made Makkah a sanctuary, so anybody who has belief in Allah and the Last Day should neither shed blood in it, nor should he cut down its trees. If anybody tells (argues) that fighting in it is permissible on the basis that Allah's Messenger (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) did fight in Makkah, say to him, 'Allah allowed His Messenger (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) and did not allow you.' "Allah allowed me only for a few hours on that day (of the conquest) and today its sanctity is valid as it was before. So, those who are present should inform those who are absent (concerning this fact." Abu Shuraih was asked, "What did 'Amr reply?" He said, ('Amr said) 'O Abu Shuraih! I know better than you in this respect Makkah does not give protection to a sinner, a murderer or a thief."

Hadith Number 059.

Narrated by Ibn 'Abbas (Radhi Allahu Anhuma): "The Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) said, 'Allah has made Makkah, a sanctuary, so it was a sanctuary before me and will continue to be a sanctuary after me. It was made legal for me (i.e. I was allowed to fight in it) for a few hours of a day. It is not allowed to uproot its shrubs or to cut its trees, or to chase (or disturb) its game, or to pick up its luqata (fallen things) except by a person who would announce that (what he has found) publicly.' Al-'Abbas (Radhi Allahu Anhu) said, 'O Allah's Messenger (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam)! Except Al-ldhkhir (a kind of grass) (for it is used) by our goldsmiths and for our graves.' The Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) then said, 'Except Al-idhkhir.' " 'Ikrima said, 'Do you know what "chasing or disturbing" the game means? It means driving it out of the shade to occupy its place." (*)


* Ata added Mujahid disagreed with Ikrima (Radhi Allahu Anhuma) for they think that it is permissible to dismiss the game, unless that brings about its death.


Hadith Number 060.

Narrated by Ibn 'Abbas (Radhi Allahu Anhuma): On the day of the conquest of Makkah, the Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) said, "There is no more emigration (from Makkah) but Jihad and intentions, (*) and whenever you are called for Jihad, you should go immediately. No doubt, Allah has made this place (Makkah) a sanctuary since the creation of the heavens and the earth and will remain a sanctuary till the Day of Resurrection as Allah has ordained its sanctity. Fighting was not permissible in it for anyone before me, and even for me it was allowed only for a portion of a day. So, it is a sanctuary with Allah's sanctity till the Day of Resurrection. Its thorns should not be uprooted and its game should not be chased; and its luqata (fallen things) should not be picked up except by one who would announce that publicly, and its vegetation (grass etc.) should not be cut." Al-'Abbas (Radhi Allahu Anhu) said, "O Allah's Messenger (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam)! Except Al-Idhkhir, (for it is used by their blacksmiths and for their domestic purposes)." So, the Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) said, "Except Al-Idhkhir."


*i.e. you must have intention to participate in Jihad, when there is call for it.


Hadith Number 061.

Narrated by Ibn Abbas (Radhi Allahu Anhuma) : Allah's Messenger (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) was cupped while he was in a state of Ihram.


Hadith Number 062.

Narrated by Ibn Buhaina (Radhi Allahu Anhu): The Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam), while in the state of Ihram, was cupped at the middle of his head at Liha-Jamal.


Hadith Number 063.

Narrated by Ibn 'Abbas (Radhi Allahu Anhuma): The Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) married Maimuna (Radhi Allahu Anha) while he was in the state of Ihram, (only the ceremonies of marriage were held).


Hadith Number 064.

Narrated by 'Abdullah bin Umar (Radhi Allahu Anhuma): A person stood up and asked, "O Allah's: Messenger (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam)! What clothes may be worn in the state of Ihram?" The Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) replied, "Do not wear a shirt or trousers, or any headgear (e.g. a turban), or a hooded cloak; but if somebody has no shoes he can wear leather stockings provided they are cut short off the ankles, and also, do not wear anything perfumed with Wars or saffron, and the Muhrima (a woman in the state of Ihram) should not cover her face, or wear gloves."


Hadith Number 065.

Narrated by Ibn 'Abbas (Radhi Allahu Anhuma): A man was crushed to death by his she-camel and was brought to Allah's Messenger (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) who said, "Give him a bath and shroud him, but do not cover his head, and do not bring any perfume near to him, as he will be resurrected reciting Talbiyyah."

Hadith Number 066.

Narrated by 'Abdullah bin Hunain : Abdullah bin Al-Abbas (Radhi Allahu Anhuma) and Al-Miswar bin Makhrama differed at Al-Abwa'; Ibn 'Abbas (Radhi Allahu Anhuma) said that a Muhrim could wash his head; while Al-Miswar maintained that he should not do so. 'Abdullah bin 'Abbas (Radhi Allahu Anhuma) sent me to Abu Aiyub Al-Ansari and I found him bathing between the two wooden posts (of the well) and was screened with a sheet of cloth. I greeted him and he asked who I was. I replied, "I am 'Abdullah bin Hunain and I have been sent to you by Ibn 'Abbas (Radhi Allahu Anhuma) to ask you how Allah's Messenger (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) used to wash his head while in the state of Ihram." Abu Aiyub Al-Ansarl caught hold of the sheet of cloth and lowered it till his head appeared before me, and then told somebody to pour water on his head. He poured water on his head, and he (Abu Aiyub) rubbed his head with his hands by bringing them from back to front and from front to back and said, "I saw the Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) doing like this."


Hadith Number 067.

Narrated by Ibn 'Abbas (Radhi Allahu Anhuma): I heard the Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) delivering a sermon at 'Arafat saying, "If a Muhrim does not find slippers, he could wear Khuffs (but he has to cut short the Khuffs below the ankles), and if he does not find an Izar (a waist sheet for wrapping the lower half of the body) he could wear trousers."


Hadith Number 068.

Narrated by Abdullah (Radhi Allahu Anhu): Allah's Messenger (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) was asked what sort of clothes a Muhrim should wear. He replied, "He should not wear a shirt, turbans, trousers, a hooded cloak, or a dress perfumed with saffron or Wars; and if slippers are not available he can wear Khuffs but he should cut them so that they reach below the ankles.


Hadith Number 069.

Narrated by Ibn Abbas (Radhi Allahu Anhuma): The Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) delivered a sermon at 'Arafat and said, "Whoever does not get an Izar can wear trousers, and whoever cannot get a pair of shoes can wear Khuffs."


Hadith Number 070.

Narrated by Al-Bara (Radhi Allahu Anhu): The Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) assumed Ihram for Umrah in the month of Dhul-Qa'dah but the (pagan) people of Makkah refused to admit him into Makkah till he agreed on the condition that he would not bring into Makkah any arms but sheathed.


Hadith Number 071.

Narrated by Ibn 'Abbas (Radhi Allahu Anhuma) : The Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) fixed Dhul-Hulaifah as the Miqat (the place for assuming Ihram) for the people of Al-Madinah, and Qaran-al-Manazil for the people of Najd, and Yalamlam for the people of Yemen. These Mawaqit are for those people and also for those who come through these Mawaqit (from places other than the above-mentioned) with the intention of (performing) Hajj and Umrah. And those living inside these Mawaqit can assume Ihram from the place where they start; even the people of Makkah can assume Ihram from Makkah.


Hadith Number 072.

Narrated by Anas bin Malik (Radhi Allahu Anhu) : Allah's Messenger (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) entered Makkah in the year of its Conquest wearing an Arabian helmet (*) on his head and when the Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) took it off, a person came and said, "Ibn Khatal is holding the covering of the Ka'bah (taking refuge in the Ka'bah)." The Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) said, "Kill him." (**)


* A Muhrim is not allowed to cover his head. The fact that the Prophet’s (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) head was covered while entering Makkah indicates that he had enered Makkah as a non-Muhrim.

** Allah’s Messenger (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) on conquering Makkah, forgave all the people of Makkah except some persons who had committed nasty crimes against Islam and Muslims.


Hadith Number 073.

Narrated by Ya'li : While I was with Allah's Messenger (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) there came to him a man wearing a cloak having a trace of yellowish perfume or a similar thing on it. 'Umar used to say to me, "Would you like to see the Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) at the time when he is inspired divinely?" So, it happened that he was inspired (then) and when the inspiration was over the Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) said (to that man), "Do in your 'Umrah the same as you do in your Hajj." A man bit the hand of another man but in that process the latter broke one incisor tooth of the former, and the Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) forgave the latter. (*)


* This piece of narration is a part of Hadith no 30. Book 83

Hadith Number 074.

Narrated by Ibn 'Abbas (Radhi Allahu Anhuma): While a man was standing with the Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) at 'Arafat, he fell from his mount and his neck was crushed by it. The Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) said, "Wash the deceased with water and Sidr and shroud him in two pieces of cloth, and neither perfume him nor cover his head, for Allah will resurrect him on the Day of Resurrection and he will be reciting Talbiyyah."


Hadith Number 075.

Narrated by Ibn 'Abbas (Radhi Allahu Anhuma): While a man was standing with the Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) at 'Arafat, he fell from his Mount and his neck was crushed by it. The Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) said, "Wash the deceased with water and Sidr and shroud him in two pieces of cloth, and neither perfume him nor cover his head, for Allah will resurrect him on the Day of Resurrection and he will be reciting Talbiyyah."


Hadith Number 076.

Narrated by Ibn 'Abbas (Radhi Allahu Anhuma): A man was in the company of the Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) and his she-camel crushed his neck while he was in a state of Ihram and he died Allah's Messenger (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) said, "Wash him with water and Sidr and shroud him in his two garments; neither perfume him nor cover his head, for he will be resurrected on the Day of Resurrection, reciting Talbiyyah."


Hadith Number 077.

Narrated by Ibn 'Abbas (Radhi Allahu Anhuma): A woman from the tribe of Juhaina came to the Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) and said, "My mother had vowed to perform Hajj but she died before performing it. May I perform Hajj on my mother's behalf?" The Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) replied, "Perform Hajj on her behalf. Had there been a debt on your mother, would you have paid it or not? So, pay Allah's debt as He has more right to be paid."


Hadith Number 078.

Narrated by Ibn 'Abbas (Radhi Allahu Anhuma) : A woman from the tribe of Khath'am came in the year (of Hajjat-ul-wada' of the Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam)) and said, "O Allah's Messenger! My father has come under Allah's obligation of performing Hajj but he is a very old man and cannot sit properly on his Mount. Will the obligation be fulfilled if I perform Hajj on his behalf?" The Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) replied in the affirmative.


Hadith Number 079.

Narrated by 'Abdullah bin 'Abbas (Radhi Allahu Anhuma): Al-Fadl was riding behind the Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) and a woman from the tribe of Khath'am came up. Al-Fadl started looking at her and she looked at him. The Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) turned Al-Fadl's face to the other side. She said, "My father has come under Allah's obligation of performing Hajj but he is a very old man and cannot sit properly on his Mount. Shall I perform Hajj on his behalf? The Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) replied in the affirmative. That happened during Hajjat-ul-wada' of the Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam).


Hadith Number 080.

Narrated by Ibn 'Abbas (Radhi Allahu Anhuma): The Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) sent me (to Mina) with the luggage from Jam'(i.e. Al-Muzdalifah) at night.


Hadith Number 081.

Narrated by 'Abdullah bin 'Abbas (Radhi Allahu Anhuma): I came riding on my she-donkey and had (just) then attained the age of puberty. Allah's Messenger (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) was praying at Mina. I passed in front of a part of the first row and then dismounted from it, and the animal started grazing. I aligned with the people behind Allah's Messenger (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) (The sub-narrator added that happened in Mina during the Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam)'s Hajjat-ul-wada.)

Hadith Number 082.

Narrated by As-Sa'ib bin Yazid: (While in the company of my parents) I was made to perform Hajj with Allah's Messenger (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) and I was a seven-year-old boy then. (Fath-Al-Bari, p.443, Vol.4)


Hadith Number 083.

Narrated by Al-Ju'aid bin 'AbdurRahman: I heard 'Umar bin 'Abdul Aziz telling about As-Sa'ib bin Yazid that he had performed Hajj (while carried) with the belongings of the Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam).


Hadith Number 084.

Narrated by 'Aisha: (Mother of the faithful believers) I said, "O Allah's Messenger! Shouldn't we participate in Holy battles and Jihad along with you?" He replied, "The best and the most superior Jihad (for women) is Hajj which is accepted by Allah." 'Aisha (Radhi Allahu Anhu) added: Ever since I heard that from Allah's Messenger (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) I have determined not to miss Hajj.


Hadith Number 085.

Narrated by Ibn 'Abbas (Radhi Allahu Anhuma): The Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) said, "A woman should not travel except with a Dhu-Mahram (her husband or a man with whom that woman cannot marry at all according to the Islamic Jurisprudence), and no man may visit her except in the presence of a Dhu-Mahram." A man got up and said, "O Allah's Messenger! I intend to go to such and such an army and my wife wants to perform Hajj." The Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) said (to him), "Go along with her (to Hajj)."


Hadith Number 086.

Narrated by Ibn 'Abbas (Radhi Allahu Anhuma) : When the Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) returned after performing his Hajj, he asked Um Sinan Al-Ansari (Radhi Allahu Anha), "What did forbid you to perform Hajj?" She replied, "Father of so-and-so (i.e. her husband) had two camels and he performed Hajj on one of them, and the second is used for the irrigation of our land." The Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) said (to her), "Perform 'Umrah in the month of Ramadan, (as it is equivalent to Hajj or Hajj with me (in reward)."


Hadith Number 087.

Narrated by Qaza'a: The slave of Ziyad: Abu Said who participated in twelve Ghazawat with the Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) said, "I heard four things from Allah's Messenger (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) (or I narrate them from the Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam)) which won my admiration and appreciation. They are:

1. "No lady should travel without her husband or without a Dhu-Mahram for a two-days' journey.
2. No fasting is permissible on two days of 'Id-al-Fitr, and 'Id-al-Adha.
3. No prayer (may be offered) after two prayers: after the 'Asr prayer till the sun set and after the morning prayer till the sun rises.
4. Not to travel (for visiting) except for three mosques: Masjid-al-Haram (in Makkah), my Mosque (in Al-Madinah), and Masjid-al-Aqsa (in Jerusalem)."


Hadith Number 088.

Narrated by Anas (Radhi Allahu Anhu): The Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) saw an old man walking, supported by his two sons, and asked about him. The people informed him that he had vowed to go on foot (to the Ka'bah). He said, "Allah is not in need of this old man's torturing himself," and ordered him to ride.


Hadith Number 089.

Narrated by 'Uqba bin 'Amir: My sister vowed to go on foot to the Ka'bah, and she asked me to take the verdict of the Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) about it. So, I did and the Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) said, "She should walk and also should ride."


Hadith Number 090.

Narrated by Abu-l-Khair : From 'Uqba as above.