al-Tahqiq wal-Idah li-Kathir min Masa'il al-Hajj wal-Umra wal-Ziyara ala Daw' al-Kitab
- Author died
- 1420 AH
- Editions
- Wizārat al-Shu’ūn al-Islāmīyah wa-al-Awqāf wa-al-Da‘wah wa-al-Irshād - Wikālat al-Maṭbū‘āt wa-al-Baḥth al-‘Ilmī
al-Tahqiq wal-Idah li-Kathir min Masa'il al-Hajj wal-Umra wal-Ziyara ala Daw' al-Kitab was-Sunnah (Investigation and Clarification of Many Issues of Hajj, Umrah, and Visitation in Light of the Quran and Sunnah) is a concise legal handbook on the rites of pilgrimage and visitation by Abd al-Aziz ibn Baz (d. 1420 AH / 1999 CE) .
Composition and Publication
Ibn Baz originally compiled the work as an abridged guide (manasik) for personal reference and for the general Muslim public, deducing its legal determinations directly from scriptural evidence . It was first printed in 1363 AH (1944 CE) at the expense of King Abd al-Aziz ibn Abd al-Rahman Al Sa'ud .
Following its initial release, Ibn Baz expanded several legal discussions, introduced further critical verifications and notices, and republished the work under its full title . The manual was subsequently reissued in dozens of editions, including a printing in Riyadh in 1374 AH (1955 CE) and a thirty-first edition in 1417 AH (1996 CE), which the author reviewed and corrected across multiple sessions concluding on 12 Dhu al-Hijjah 1418 AH (1998 CE) .
Contents and Method
The book provides a systematic outline of pilgrimage rituals based on the Quran and the Prophetic Sunnah . It begins with the virtues and etiquette of pilgrimage, pre-travel obligations such as repentance, settling debts, and redressing grievances .
It defines the spatial stations of entering ritual consecration (al-mawaqit al-makaniyyah)—Dhu al-Hulayfah, al-Juhfah (and Rabigh), Qarn al-Manazil, Yalamlam, and Dhat Irq—and outlines guidelines for travelers entering ihram by land or air . The work elaborates on the essential pillars (arkan), mandatory duties (wajibat), and procedures for Umrah and Hajj (including circumambulation, the sa'y between Safa and Marwa, standing at Arafat, staying at Muzdalifah and Mina, stoning the pillars, shaving or trimming hair, and the farewell tawaf), as well as the rules governing the visitation (ziyara) of the Prophet's Mosque .
Reception and Circulation
The manual circulated widely across the Muslim world, with millions of copies distributed in Arabic and multiple translations . It became one of the standard reference guides distributed by Saudi religious guidance centers during the pilgrimage season, frequently recommended by Ibn Baz and contemporary scholars as a practical manual for prospective pilgrims .
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