Perform Hajj

Talbeeyah and raising the voice

13. then he said he should stand⁽¹⁶⁾ facing the Qiblah, and say talbiyyah for `Umrah or Hajj as has preceded, and say: allaahumma haadhihi hajjah, laariyaa’a feehaa wa laa sum’ah (O Allah this is a Hajj, there being no ostentation in it or hypocrisy).⁽¹⁷⁾

14. And he should say the talbiyyah of the Prophet:(i) labbaikallaahumma labbaika labbaika laa shareeka laka labbaika-innal hamda wan na’mata laka wal mulka-la shareeka laka (Here I am O Allah, here I am, there is no partner for You, here I am, Verily all praise for You, and every bounty is from You, and all dominion is Yours - You have no partner.)(ii) And he also said: labbaika ilaahal haqq (Here I am O God of Truth.)

15. And it is better to stick to the talbiyyah of the Prophet, even though it is permissible to increase upon it - as the Prophet approved of those who did so, saying: “labbaika dhal ma’aarij, labbaika dhal fawaadil”. (of the Ways of Ascent, Here I am Owner of Excellence.) And Ibn `Umar used to also say: “labbaika wa sa’daika wal khairu biyadaika war-raghabaa’u ilaika wal `amalu” (Here I am and blessed by You, and all good is in Your Hands, and desire and action are directed towards You.)⁽¹⁸⁾

16. And the one saying the talbiyyah is ORDERED to raise his voice with it, as the Prophet said: “Jibreel came to me and ordered me to ordered my companions and those with me to raise their voices with talbiyyah.”⁽¹⁹⁾ and he said: “the best Hajj is shouting out and spilling blood.⁽²⁰⁾Therefore the companions of the Prophet when they entered into iHraam, by the time they reached `arRauhaa’ their voices had tired out.⁽²¹⁾And the Prophet said: “It is as if I am looking at Musa, upon whom be peace, descending from the mountain pass raising his voice with talbiyyah…”⁽²²⁾

17. And women, as regards the talbiyyah, are like men - as the two preceding hadith are general - so they should raise their voices as long as there is no fear of fitnah. And `Aa’ishah used to raise her voice until the men could hear her. Abu `Atiyyah said: “I heard `Aa’ishah saying: Verily I know how was the talbiyyah of Rasoolullah, then I heard her after that saying: Labbaikallaahumma labbaika…”⁽²³⁾ And Qaasim ibn Muhammad said: Mu’aawiyyah went out at night and heard the voice of someone making talbiyyah, so he said: `Who is that?” It was said: “`Aa’ishah, Mother of the Believers, making `Umrah from at-Tan’eem.” So that was mentioned to `Aa’ishah so she said: “If he had asked me I would have told him.”⁽²⁴⁾

18. And he continually repeats the talbiyyah as it is “from the signs of Hajj”⁽²⁵⁾ and because of the Prophet’s saying: There is no one who makes talbiyyah except that whatever is on his right and left - trees and stones also make talbiyyah until the earth resounds from here and here - meaning - on his right and left.”⁽²⁶⁾Especially whenever he ascends a high place or descends a valley - according to the hadith which has preceded: “It is as if I am looking at Musa - upon whom be peace - coming down from the mountain pass….loudly reciting talbiyyah” and in the other hadith: “It is if I am looking towards him when he descends in the valley reciting talbiyyah”.⁽²⁷⁾

19. And he may also recite along with it “La ilaaha illallaah” and talbiyyah according to the saying of Ibn Mas’ood may Allaah be pleased with him - “I went out Rasoolullah and he did not leave off the talbiyyah until he stoned Jamrat-ul’ Aqabah - except when he mixed it with reciting talbiyyah? or “La ilaaha illallaah”.⁽²⁸⁾

20. So when he reaches the haram of Makkah and sees the houses of Makkah he leaves off the talbiyyah to concentrate on the following actions:⁽²⁹⁾