It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Bakr Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was asked: "Which deed is the best?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) replied: "Raising the voice in Talbiyah and offering sacrifice." Imam Abu Bakr (may Allah have mercy on him) says that "al-'ajj" means raising the voice in Talbiyah, and "ath-thajj" means slaughtering the camel and shedding its blood.

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates that we were traveling with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) from Makkah Mukarramah to Madinah Munawwarah. When we reached the valley of Azraq, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Which valley is this?" We replied, "This is the valley of Azraq." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "It is as if I am seeing Musa (peace be upon him)." Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) described the tall stature, hair, and complexion of Musa (peace be upon him). Musa (peace be upon him) is passing through this valley, raising his voice in Talbiyah, with his fingers in his ears.

Then we continued until we reached the pass of Thaniyyah Harsha. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: "Which pass is this?" We replied, "This is the pass of Harsha." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "It is as if I am seeing Yunus (peace be upon him). He is riding a red camel whose bridle is made of palm fiber. Yunus (peace be upon him) is wearing a woolen cloak and is passing through this pass, reciting the Talbiyah."

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates that we traveled with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) between Makkah Mukarramah and Madinah Munawwarah. We passed through a valley, so he said: "Which valley is this?" We replied that this is the valley of Azraq. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "It is as if I am seeing Musa (peace be upon him)." Then he mentioned something about his hair and complexion, which Dawud, the narrator, does not remember. Musa (peace be upon him) is passing through this valley, placing his fingers in his ears, raising his voice in Talbiyah. Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) says that then we continued until we reached a mountain pass. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: "Which mountain pass is this?" The Companions replied: "Harsha Yalafat" is the pass. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "It is as if I am seeing Yunus (peace be upon him), riding a red she-camel, wearing a woolen cloak. The bridle of his she-camel is made of palm fiber rope, and he is reciting Talbiyah as he passes through this valley."

Sayyiduna Sahl bin Sa’d (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said:“When any person recites the Talbiyah, then every tree and stone to his right and left, up to the farthest ends of the earth, also recite the Talbiyah.”

Hazrat Abdullah bin Abi Qatadah narrates from his esteemed father, Sayyiduna Abu Qatadah (may Allah be pleased with him), that he was on a journey and some of his companions were in the state of ihram. Sayyiduna Abu Qatadah (may Allah be pleased with him) saw game, so he mounted his horse and chased a wild donkey and hunted it. Then the people ate its meat. Afterwards, they became somewhat fearful (about eating the meat of game while in the state of ihram). So they asked the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) about this matter. He said: "Did you participate in the hunting, or did you point (towards the game, thereby drawing Sayyiduna Abu Qatadah’s attention to it)?" They replied, "No." So the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered, "Then eat it."

In the narration of Ibn ‘Adi, it is stated: "Did you point or help?" In the narration of Ibn Abi ‘Adi from Imam Shu’bah, the words are: "Did you point, or hunt, or help in hunting?" The noble Companions replied, "No." So the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Then eat it."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Qatadah (may Allah be pleased with him) that he hunted a wild donkey while he was with some people who were in the state of ihram. He informed the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) about this, so he said: "Did you hunt it, or did you help in hunting it, or did you point towards it?" The companions replied, "No." So the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Then eat its meat."

And the explanation of the evidence that it is not permissible for a Muhrim to take ownership of any game while in the state of Ihram.

Sayyiduna Mus'ab bin Jaththamah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) passed by me while I was at the place of Waddan or Abwa. I presented him with the hunt of a wild donkey, but he did not accept it. Then, when the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) saw signs of grief and sorrow on my face, he (to console me) said: "We did not return your gift out of anger, but the only reason is that we are in the state of Ihram and this game is not lawful for us." In the narration of Janab Jurayj, it is mentioned that I asked Imam Ibn Shihab Zuhri (may Allah have mercy on him), was the donkey slaughtered? He replied: I do not know. Imam Abu Bakr (may Allah have mercy on him) says that this question of Imam Ibn Jurayj and this answer of Imam Zuhri (may Allah have mercy on them) is proof that those narrators who have narrated these words in the narration of Sayyiduna Mus'ab (may Allah be pleased with him) that I presented the meat of a wild donkey to the Prophet (peace be upon him), or presented the thigh of a wild donkey, then this is a misunderstanding of those narrators. Because Imam Zuhri (may Allah have mercy on him) has stated that he does not know whether the donkey that was presented to the Prophet (peace be upon him) was slaughtered or not. So how is it possible that they narrate that the meat or the thigh of a wild donkey was presented to the Prophet (peace be upon him), when they do not even know whether the wild donkey presented to the Prophet (peace be upon him) was slaughtered or not? I have mentioned the different chains of this narration in Kitab al-Kabir. Those narrators who have stated these words that I presented the meat of a wild donkey to the Prophet (peace be upon him), or those who said that the thigh of the donkey was given as a gift, or those who narrated that a wild donkey was presented, I have mentioned all these narrations.

Some of those who do not distinguish between the general and the explained report may think that eating the meat of game for the muhrim, if it was hunted by a non-muhrim, is always absolutely permissible in every situation.

Abdur Rahman al-Taimi narrates that we were in the state of Ihram with Sayyiduna Talha (may Allah be pleased with him) when a bird was gifted to him while he was asleep, so some people ate its meat and some abstained from eating it. Then when Sayyiduna Talha (may Allah be pleased with him) woke up, he agreed with those who had eaten the meat and said: "We ate the meat of a bird with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) while in the state of Ihram." These are the words of the narration of Duraqi. Imam Abu Bakr (may Allah have mercy on him) says that the hadith of Sayyiduna Abu Qatadah (may Allah be pleased with him) regarding hunting, in which the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) approved the action of the companions who ate the meat of that hunt and asked: "Do you have any of its meat with you?" Then, upon receiving the meat, he also ate it. That hadith is also related to this issue. The narration of Umayr bin Salamah al-Dhamiri is also related to this issue.