Manasik al-Hajj wal-Umra fi al-Islam fi Daw al-Kitab wal-Sunna
- Author died
- 1440 AH
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- Da'wah and Guidance Center
Manasik al-Hajj wal-Umra fi al-Islam fi Daw al-Kitab wal-Sunna (The Rites of Hajj and Umrah in Islam in Light of the Book and the Sunnah) is a legal manual on the pilgrimage by the Saudi scholar Saeed bin Ali bin Wahf al-Qahtani (d. 1440 AH / 2018 CE) . The work systematically expounds the rulings, conditions, pillars, obligations, recommended acts, and spiritual virtues of both Hajj and Umrah based on textual evidence from the Quran and prophetic tradition .
Composition and Publication
The author concluded the compilation of the book on Monday morning, 18 Rajab 1429 AH . It was published as the fifth volume in his comprehensive series on the pillars of Islam (Arkan al-Islam), printed by Markaz al-Da'wah wal-Irshad in al-Qasab . Its first edition appeared in Dhu al-Qi'dah 1430 AH (2009 CE), followed by a second edition in Shawwal 1431 AH (2010 CE) .
Method and Sources
In his introduction, al-Qahtani states that the book is intended to guide the pilgrim and the visitor to the Prophet's Mosque from the moment of leaving home until their safe return . Each legal point is substantiated with proofs from the Quran, the Sunnah, or scholarly consensus (ijma') . In the main text, he restricts himself to presenting the view he considers sound and preponderant (al-qawl al-sahih al-rajih), while reserving scholarly divergences (al-masa'il al-khilafiyyah) and the analysis of competing views for the footnotes to serve students of knowledge . The author drew extensively upon the verdicts and legal preferences of his teacher, Abd al-Aziz ibn Baz .
Structure and Contents
The work is organized into forty-two thematic sections (mabahith) :
- Introductory and foundational rulings (Sections 1–8): The linguistic and legal definitions of manasik, Hajj, and Umrah; the virtues, benefits, and objectives of the pilgrimage; its legal obligation and station in Islam; the ruling of Umrah; conditions of obligation; the immediacy of the obligation (fawriyyah); and proxy pilgrimage (niyabah) .
- Preparations, entry into ihram, and prohibitions (Sections 9–19): Etiquette of travel and pilgrimage; designated stations of ihram (mawaqit); entering ihram; a summary of the Prophet's pilgrimage; the three pilgrimage formats (al-tamattu', al-ifrad, and al-qiran); the talbiyyah; prohibited acts while in ihram and their expiations (fidyah); prohibitions specific to the sanctuaries of Mecca and Medina; being prevented from completing the rites (ihsar); and permissible actions for the person in ihram .
- Rites and rituals (Sections 20–37): Pillars, obligations, and recommended acts of Hajj and Umrah; virtues of Mecca and Medina; entering Mecca; circumambulation (tawaf); the pacing between al-Safa and al-Marwah (sa'y); rites performed on the 8th of Dhu al-Hijjah (the Day of Tarwiyah); standing at Arafat; missed Hajj (fawat); overnight stay at Muzdalifah; rites of the Day of Sacrifice (the 10th of Dhu al-Hijjah); overnight stays in Mina during the Days of Tashriq; the Prophet's pilgrimage sermons; the stoning of the jamarat; the farewell circumambulation (tawaf al-wada'); and comprehensive summaries describing Hajj and Umrah .
- Sacrificial animals, visitation, and return (Sections 38–42): Sacrificial gifts (hadaya), seasonal livestock sacrifices (udhiyyah), newborn sacrifices ('aqiqah), visiting the Prophet's Mosque in Medina, and the proper etiquette upon returning from pilgrimage and travel .
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