Ja’far’s father says: We went to Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) while he was residing in the Banu Salamah neighborhood. We asked him about the Hajj of the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him). He said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) spent nine years in Madinah and during that period he did not perform Hajj. After that, it was announced among the people that this year the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was going for Hajj. Upon hearing this announcement, countless people gathered in Madinah. Everyone wanted to follow the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and do the same actions that he did. Thus, with ten days left in Dhu al-Qa’dah, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) set out on the journey, and we also departed with him.

When we reached the place of Dhu’l-Hulayfah, Lady Asma bint Umays (may Allah be pleased with her) gave birth to Muhammad bin Abi Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him). She sent a message to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) asking what she should do. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Take a bath, fasten a cloth, and enter into Ihram. Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) moved on from there. When his mount straightened up at Bida’, he recited the words of Tawheed:“Labbayk Allahumma Labbayk, La Sharika Laka Labbayk, Inna al-Hamda wa al-Ni’mata Laka wa al-Mulk, La Sharika Lak”(Here I am, O Allah! Here I am. There is no partner for You. Here I am. All praise and blessings are for You, and the kingdom is Yours. There is no partner for You). The people with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) also recited the Talbiyah. People were adding words like“Dha al-Ma’arij”(O Possessor of the Heights) and others to their Talbiyah, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) heard their words but did not say anything to them.

I looked in front of, behind, to the right, and to the left of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and as far as the eye could see, there were only people—some riding and some walking. Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) says: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was among us. The Qur’an was being revealed to him, and he knew its best interpretation. As he acted, so did we. We set out with the intention of Hajj. When we reached the Ka’bah, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) kissed the Black Stone, then performed Tawaf of the House, walking briskly in three circuits and walking gently in four. After completing this, he came to the Station of Ibrahim and prayed two rak’ahs behind it, then recited this verse: {وَاتَّخِذُوْا مِنْ مَّقَامِ إِبْرَاہِیْمَ مُصَلًّی} … (Perform prayer at the Station of Ibrahim.) (Surah al-Baqarah: 125). In the two rak’ahs of Tawaf, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) recited Surah al-Ikhlas and Surah al-Kafirun. After that, he kissed the Black Stone and proceeded towards Safa, reciting this verse: {إِنَّ الصَّفَا وَالْمَرْوَۃَ مِنْ شَعَآئِرِ اللّٰہِ} … (Indeed, Safa and Marwah are among the symbols of Allah) (Surah al-Baqarah: 158). Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: We will begin with what Allah began with. Then he ascended Safa until the Ka’bah was visible to him. There he said“Allahu Akbar”and recited this supplication:“La ilaha illa Allah wahdahu la sharika lahu, lahu al-mulk wa lahu al-hamd wa huwa ‘ala kulli shay’in qadeer, la ilaha illa Allah, anjaza wa’dahu wa sadaqa ‘abdahu wa ghalaba al-ahzaba wahdahu.”(There is no god but Allah, He is alone, He has no partner, the kingdom is His and all praise is His, and He is able to do all things. There is no god but Allah, He fulfilled His promise, made His servant victorious, and He alone defeated the confederates.) After that, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) made supplications there.

Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) descended from Safa. When he reached the middle of the valley, he ran, and when the ascent began, he walked gently until he reached Marwah. He ascended Marwah until the Ka’bah was visible to him, and there he made supplications as he had done at Safa. When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) completed the seventh circuit at Marwah, he said: O people! If I had known what I know now, I would not have brought the sacrificial animal with me and would have made this act an ‘Umrah. Now, those who do not have a sacrificial animal should make this act an ‘Umrah and exit Ihram. So, all the people became lawful (i.e., exited Ihram).

Sayyiduna Suraqah bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him), who was at the foot of Marwah at that time, said: O Messenger of Allah! Is this permission for ‘Umrah during these days only for this year or forever? The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) interlaced the fingers of one hand into the fingers of the other hand and said three times: It is forever. Then he said: ‘Umrah has been incorporated into Hajj until the Day of Judgment.

Meanwhile, Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) came from Yemen with sacrificial animals, and the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) had brought animals from Madinah. Lady Fatimah (may Allah be pleased with her) had exited Ihram after ‘Umrah, put on colored clothes, and applied kohl, but Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) did not like this action. When he objected, she said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered me to do so. Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated in Kufa that he went to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in a state of anger and said that Fatimah (may Allah be pleased with her) had put on colored clothes and applied kohl, and she says her father (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered her to do so. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: She is right (he said it three times), I ordered her to do so.

Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) says that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) asked Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him): What did you say when reciting the Talbiyah? He said: I said,“My intention is the same as the intention of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him).”The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Then I have a sacrificial animal, so you must remain in Ihram. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) brought animals from Madinah and Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) brought animals from Yemen, and their total number was one hundred. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) slaughtered sixty-three camels with his own blessed hand, and the rest were slaughtered by Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) included him in the sacrifice. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) took a piece from each camel and ordered it to be cooked. The meat was put in a pot and cooked, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) ate the meat and drank its broth.

Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: I have slaughtered the animals here, but all of Mina is a place of sacrifice. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) stayed at a place in ‘Arafah and said: I have stood here, but all of ‘Arafah is a place of standing. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) stayed at a place in Muzdalifah and said: I have stayed here, but all of Muzdalifah is a place of staying.