Murshid al-Mutamir wa al-Hajj wa al-Zaer fi Daw al-Kitab wa al-Sunna
- Author died
- 1440 AH
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- Maṭba'at Safīr
Murshid al-Mutamir wa al-Hajj wa al-Zaer fi Daw al-Kitab wa al-Sunna (Guide for the Performer of Umrah, Hajj, and Visitor in Light of the Quran and Sunnah) is a legal and practical guide to Islamic pilgrimage rituals written by the Saudi scholar Saeed bin Wahf al-Qahtani (d. 1440 AH / 2018 CE).
Background and Composition
The book constitutes part of al-Qahtani's published series of works and treatises. As noted by the author in his introduction, he compiled it as a concise abridgment of his broader treatise, al-Umrah wa al-Hajj wa al-Ziyara fi Daw al-Kitab wa al-Sunna, in order to make its practical guidance accessible for pilgrims. Al-Qahtani completed the drafting of the text on the night of Friday, 29 Jumada al-Akhira 1415 AH.
Prior to publication, the manuscript was formally reviewed by two senior Saudi scholars: Salih ibn Fawzan al-Fawzan, a member of the Council of Senior Scholars, and Abdullah ibn Abd al-Rahman al-Jibreen, a former member of the Permanent Committee for Scholarly Research and Ifta.
Content and Structure
The book is subtitled Virtues, Etiquettes, Rulings, and Comprehensive Supplications (Faḍāʾil, wa-Ādāb, wa-Aḥkām, wa-Adʿiyah Jāmiʿah). It is arranged systematically into sections covering the step-by-step duties and rituals incumbent upon those performing the major and minor pilgrimages or visiting the Prophet's Mosque in Medina:
- Obligations and Conditions: Discussions on the obligation of Hajj and Umrah based on the Quran, Sunnah, and scholarly consensus (ijma), followed by the prerequisites of obligation (Islam, sanity, puberty, freedom, and financial/physical capability), including the specific condition of a mahram for women.
- Proxy Pilgrimage: Legal rulings governing deputation (niyabah) for those permanently unable to perform Hajj or on behalf of deceased individuals who did not fulfill the obligation.
- Virtues and Spiritual Merits: Passages establishing the religious virtues of undertaking Hajj and Umrah and the forgiveness of sins promised in prophetic narrations.
- Rituals and Stations: Guidance on acts performed upon reaching designated boundary stations (miqat), assuming the state of consecration (ihram), personal grooming, entering Mecca, performing the circumambulation of the Kaaba (tawaf), and the pacing between Safa and Marwah (sa'y).
- Supplications: An anthology of invocations drawn from the Quran and prophetic traditions recommended for recitation at various ritual sites such as Arafat, during the stoning of the jamarat, and while circumambulating or performing sa'y.
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