It is narrated from Hazrat Urwah that the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) performed Umrah from the place of Ji'ranah in the year of the conquest of Makkah. When the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) completed the Umrah, he appointed Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddiq as the leader over Makkah and instructed him to teach the people the rites of Hajj, and also to have it announced among the people that whoever performs Hajj this year is safe, and after today no polytheist can perform Hajj, and the Ka'bah cannot be circumambulated naked.

It is narrated from Hazrat Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them) that a Bedouin came to the service of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: O son of Banu Abdul Muttalib! Peace be upon you. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) replied, "And peace be upon you." Then this Bedouin said that I am from your maternal relatives, that is, from the tribe of Banu Sa'id (this tribe was the foster maternal uncles of the Prophet), and I am a messenger sent by my people. I am about to make you swear an oath and ask a question, and only you (peace and blessings be upon him) must answer this oath and question. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said: O brother of Banu Sa'id, ask your question yourself. (That is, due to kinship, the Prophet made no distinction between himself and that person.) He said: Indeed, we have found in your letter (written message), and your messenger has commanded us, that we should perform Hajj of the House of Allah. Did you (peace and blessings be upon him) command us to do this? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Yes.

Hazrat Ibn Buraidah narrates that when we came to Madinah Munawwarah, Hazrat Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) came to us and then said: We were present in the service of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) when a man with fine clothing, good fragrance, and a beautiful appearance came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: "Peace be upon you, O Messenger of Allah." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) replied, "And upon you." He said, "O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! May I come closer to you?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Come closer." So he came a little closer to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). We thought (in our hearts) that we had never seen anyone on this day with such fine clothing, nor with such a good fragrance and beautiful face, nor anyone who honored the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) more than him. Then he said, "O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! May I come closer to you?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Yes," so he came a little closer. We again thought the same. Then for the third time, he said, "O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! May I come closer to you?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Yes." He came so close to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that his knees touched the blessed knees of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). He said, "O Messenger of Allah! What is Islam?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "To establish prayer, to give zakat, to fast in Ramadan, to perform Hajj, and to perform ghusl after major impurity." He said, "You have spoken the truth." We said, "By Allah, we have never seen anyone like this on this day, but he is teaching the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) (or the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) is teaching him)."

It is narrated from Hazrat Saeed bin Jubair that a man came to Hazrat Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them) and asked: Should I ascend Safa before Marwah or Marwah before Safa? Should I perform prayer before Tawaf or Tawaf before prayer? Should I offer sacrifice before shaving the head or shave the head before sacrifice? Hazrat Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them) replied: Perform them in the order mentioned in the Holy Qur’an (and attain it), surely it is easier to remember (and you are able to do so). Allah Almighty says: { اِنَّ الصَّفَا وَ الْمَرْوَۃَ مِنْ شَعَآئِرِ اللّٰہِ } so ascend Safa before Marwah. Allah Almighty says: { وَ لَا تَحْلِقُوْا رُئُ وْسَکُمْ حَتّٰی یَبْلُغَ الْھَدْیُ مَحِلَّہٗ } so offer sacrifice before shaving the head. And Allah Almighty says: { طَھِّرَا بَیْتِیَ لِطَّآئِفِیْنَ وَ الْعٰکِفِیْنَ وَ الرُّکَّعِ السُّجُوْدِ } so perform Tawaf before prayer.

Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that when the four declarations of disassociation were revealed, the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) sent me (to announce that): No person should perform Tawaf of the House of Allah naked, after today no polytheist should come near the House of Allah, and whoever had a treaty with the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), it will remain valid for the period that was agreed upon, and no one except a Muslim will enter Paradise.

It is narrated from Hazrat Husain bin Aqeel that Hazrat Dhuhaak dictated to me the rites of Hajj.

It is narrated in the same manner from Hazrat Husain bin Aqeel.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abdullah bin Amr (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Hazrat Jibreel came to Ibrahim, then came with him to Mina, then performed all the prayers with him, then performed the Fajr prayer, then in the morning came with him to Arafah and stopped at the place where people stop, then performed both prayers together with him, then came with him to the place of standing, until when so much time had passed as it takes a man to quickly perform Maghrib, he moved on, then came to Muzdalifah and there performed both prayers together, then spent the night there until, as someone hastens to perform the Fajr prayer, he performed the prayer with him, then stayed there until, as someone delays in performing the Fajr prayer, he came with him to Mina while walking and performed the stoning of the Jamrah, then offered the sacrifice and had his head shaved, then moved on with him, then afterwards Allah Almighty revealed to His Prophet that { اَنِ اتَّبِعْ مِلَّۃَ اِبْرٰھِیْمَ حَنِیْفًا }.

Hazrat Abu Majliz, in the explanation of the verse of the Holy Qur’an { وَ اِذْ یَرْفَعُ اِبْرَھٖمُ الْقَوَاعِدَ مِنَ الْبَیْتِ وَ اِسْمٰعِیْلُ }, says that when Ibrahim finished the construction of the House of Allah, Hazrat Jibreel came to him and then showed him how to perform Tawaf and made him do it properly, then the Sa’i between Safa and Marwah. Then both of them proceeded towards Aqabah, where Satan appeared before them. Hazrat Jibreel picked up seven pebbles and gave seven pebbles to Ibrahim as well, and he recited Takbeer while throwing the pebbles at Satan and said to Ibrahim,“Throw at him and recite Takbeer.”Then both of them threw pebbles at him, reciting Takbeer with each pebble, until Satan hid (and ran away). Then both of them proceeded towards Jamrah Wusta, where Satan again appeared before them. Hazrat Jibreel picked up seven pebbles and gave seven pebbles to Ibrahim as well. Then both of them threw pebbles at him, reciting Takbeer with each pebble, until Satan hid (and ran away). Then both of them came to Jamrah Quswa, where Satan again appeared before them. Hazrat Jibreel picked up seven pebbles and gave seven pebbles to Ibrahim as well and said to him,“Throw at him and recite Takbeer.”Then both of them threw pebbles at him, reciting Takbeer with each pebble, until Satan hid (and ran away). Then Hazrat Jibreel came with him to Mina and said,“Here people will have their heads shaved.”Then he came with him to Muzdalifah and said,“Here people will combine two prayers.”Then he came with him to Arafat and said,“Have you understood?”He replied,“Yes.”Because of this, the place was named Arafat.

Hazrat Muhammad bin Abu Musa, regarding the verse of the Holy Qur'an { وَ مَنْ یُّعَظِّمْ شَعَآئِرَ اللّٰہِ فَاِنَّھَا مِنْ تَقْوَی الْقُلُوْب }, says that standing at Arafat is among the symbols of Allah, Muzdalifah is among the symbols of Allah, stoning the Jamarat is among the symbols of Allah, sacrificing a camel is among the symbols of Allah, and shaving the head is among the symbols of Allah. Therefore, whoever honors these symbols, it is a sign of piety in his heart. Regarding the statement of Allah Almighty { لَکُمْ فِیْھَا مَنَافِعُ اِلٰٓی اَجَلٍ مُّسَمًّے }, he says that there are benefits in the rites of Hajj until one moves on to the next place. The appointed term mentioned in the Holy Qur'an refers to the time until one proceeds to the next sacred site. { ثُمَّ مَحِلُّھَآ اِلَے الْبَیْتِ الْعَتِیْقِ } All these symbols culminate in the circumambulation of the House of Allah.