We visited Jabir ibn ‘Abdullah, and he began inquiring about the people [present] until he reached me. I said: “I am Muhammad ibn ‘Ali ibn al-Husayn.” He reached out his hand toward my head, undid my top button, then undid my bottom button, and placed his palm upon my chest—and I was a young boy at the time. He said: “Welcome, my brother’s son; ask me whatever you wish.” So I questioned him, and he was blind. The time for prayer arrived, so he stood up [wrapped] in a woven garment; every time he placed it over his shoulder, its ends would slip back toward him due to its small size, while his cloak was beside him on the clothes-rack. He led us in prayer. I then said: “Tell me about the Hajj of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ”. He gestured with his hands, counting nine [years], and said: “The Messenger of Allah ﷺ remained [in Madinah] for nine years without performing Hajj. Then, in the tenth year, a public proclamation was made that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was [going on] Hajj. A vast multitude of people came to Madinah, all of them seeking to follow the guidance of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and to do as he did. We set out with him until we reached Dhu al-Hulayfah. There, Asma’ daughter of ‘Umays gave birth to Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr. She sent word to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ asking: “What should I do?” He replied: “Perform Ghusl (ritual bath), bandage yourself with a cloth [as a sanitary wrap], and enter the state of Ihram.” The Messenger of Allah ﷺ prayed in the mosque, then mounted al-Qaswa [his camel]. When his camel stood upright with him upon the desert, I looked as far as the eye could see: before him were riders and pedestrians, and likewise to his right, to his left, and behind him. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ was in our midst; the Quran was being revealed to him, and he knew its (true) interpretation. Whatever he did, we followed. He raised his voice in the Talbiyah of Monotheism: “I am here at Your service, O Allah, I am here at Your service.I am here at Your service, You have no partner, I am here at Your service.Surely the praise, and blessings are Yours, and the dominion. You have no partner.” The people also raised their voices with various phrases, and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ did not object to anything they added, but he adhered to his own Talbiyah. Jabir said: “We intended nothing but Hajj; we did not [yet] know of ‘Umrah. When we reached the Ka’bah with him, he touched the [Black Stone] Corner, paced quickly for three circuits, and walked for four. Then he proceeded to the Station of Abraham and recited: {And take the standing-place of Abraham as a place of prayer}.He placed the Station between himself and the Ka’bah. My father used to say—and I only know this as being from the Prophet ﷺ—that he recited in the two units of prayer: {Say: He is Allah, [who is] One} and {Say: O disbelievers}. He then returned to the [Black Stone] Corner and touched it. Then he went out through the gate toward al-Safa. As he approached al-Safa, he recited: {Indeed, Safa and Marwah are among the symbols of Allah}, [adding], “I begin with that which Allah began with.” He ascended over al-Safa until he could see the Ka’bah. Facing the Qibla, he declared the Oneness of Allah and magnified Him, saying: “There is no god but Allah alone, without partner. To Him belongs dominion and to Him belongs all praise, and He has power over all things. There is no god but Allah alone; He fulfilled His promise, aided His servant, and defeated the confederates Alone.” He supplicated between these words, repeating this three times. He then descended toward al-Marwah. When his feet reached the bottom of the valley, he ran; and when he began to ascend, he walked until he reached al-Marwah. He performed on al-Marwah the same as he had done on al-Safa. When he reached the end of his last circuit at al-Marwah, he said: “Had I known before what I know now, I would not have brought the sacrificial animals , and I would have made this an ‘Umrah. Whoever among you has no sacrificial animals with him, let him end his Ihram and make this an ‘Umrah.” Suraqah ibn Malik stood up and asked: “O Messenger of Allah, is this for this year only, or forever?” The Messenger of Allah ﷺ intertwined his fingers and said: “‘Umrah has entered into Hajj [twice]; rather, it is forever and ever” .‘Ali’s Arrival from Yemen ‘Ali arrived from Yemen with the sacrificial animals for the Prophet ﷺ. He found Fatimah among those who had ended their Ihram; she had put on dyed clothes and applied kohl. ‘Ali disapproved of this, but she said: “My father commanded me to do this.” ‘Ali used to say in Iraq: “I went to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, inciting him against Fatimah for what she had done, seeking a verdict. I told him I disapproved of her action, but he said: ‘She told the truth, she told the truth.’ He then asked ‘Ali: ‘What did you say when you intended Hajj?’ ‘Ali replied: ‘O Allah, I intend that for which Your Messenger has intended.’ The Prophet ﷺ said: ‘I have the sacrificial animals with me, so do not end your Ihram.’ The total number of sacrificial animals brought by ‘Ali and the Prophet ﷺ was one hundred. Everyone ended their Ihram and shortened their hair, except the Prophet ﷺ and those who had sacrificial animals with them.On the day of Tarwiyah, they headed toward Mina and entered the state of Ihram for Hajj. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ rode and led the Dhuhr, ‘Asr, Maghrib, ‘Isha, and Fajr prayers there. He waited briefly until the sun rose, then commanded a tent of [camel] hair be pitched for him at Namirah. The Quraish were certain he would stop at al-Mash’ar al-Haram as they used to do in the Pre-Islamic Period, but the Messenger of Allah ﷺ passed by it until he reached ‘Arafah. He found the tent pitched at Namirah and rested there. When the sun passed its meridian, he ordered al-Qaswa to be saddled. He reached the bottom of the valley and addressed the people: “Indeed, your blood and your property are sacred to one another, as sacred as this day of yours, in this month of yours, in this city of yours. Verily, everything from the affairs of the pre-Islamic period (Jāhiliyyah) is placed beneath my feet and abolished. The blood claims of the pre-Islamic period are abolished, and the first blood I abolish from among our blood is that of the son of Rabī‘ah ibn al-Ḥārith, who was being nursed among Banū Sa‘d and was killed by Hudhayl. And the usury of the pre-Islamic period is abolished, and the first usury I abolish is our usury—that of al-‘Abbās ibn ‘Abd al-Muṭṭalib—for it is all abolished. So fear Allah regarding women. You have taken them under the trust of Allah, and you have made lawful their intimacy by the word of Allah. You have rights over them—that they do not allow anyone you dislike to sit upon your bedding. If they do that, then strike them lightly without severity. And they have rights over you: that you provide for them and clothe them in a reasonable manner.I have left among you that which, if you hold fast to it, you will never go astray after me: the Book of Allah. And you will be asked about me, so what will you say?”They said: “We bear witness that you have conveyed (the message), fulfilled (your duty), and given sincere advice”.He raised his forefinger to the sky and pointed it at the people, saying: “O Allah, be witness! O Allah, be witness! O Allah, be witness!”. Then the Adhan was given, followed by the Iqamah, and he led the Dhuhr prayer. Then another Iqamah was given, and he led the ‘Asr prayer, praying nothing between them. He mounted his camel and came to the Standing-Place (al-Mawqif). He turned the belly of his camel toward the rocks, kept the mountain of the pedestrians before him, and faced the Qibla. He remained standing until the sun set and the yellow glow vanished. He took Usama [ibn Zayd] behind him on his camel and set off. He pulled the reins of al-Qaswa so tight that her head touched the front part of the saddle, gesturing with his right hand: “O people, tranquility! Tranquility!” Whenever he reached a sandhill, he loosened the reins slightly so she could climb. At Muzdalifah, he prayed Maghrib and ‘Isha with one Adhan and two Iqamahs, praying nothing between them. He lay down until dawn, then prayed Fajr when the morning light appeared. He rode to al-Mash’ar al-Haram, faced the Qibla, supplicated, magnified Allah, and declared His Oneness. He remained standing until the light was very bright, then set off before the sun rose. He took al-Fadl ibn ‘Abbas behind him:he was a man with fine hair, fair, and handsome. As he moved, a group of women passed by, and al-Faḍl began to look at them. So the Messenger of Allah ﷺ placed his hand on al-Faḍl’s face, and al-Faḍl turned his face to the other side to look; then the Messenger of Allah ﷺ turned his hand to the other side of al-Faḍl’s face, diverting his gaze from that side as well until he reached the valley of Muhassir. He urged his camel slightly and took the middle road leading to the Great Jamrah. At the Jamrah by the tree, he threw seven pebbles, saying “Allahu Akbar” with each throw. The pebbles were the size of date-stones [small pebbles]. He threw them from the bottom of the valley. He then went to the place of sacrifice and slaughtered sixty-three camels with his own hand. He then gave the remainder to ‘Ali to slaughter, making him a partner in the sacrifice. He ordered a piece of meat from every camel to be put in a pot; it was cooked, and they both ate from the meat and drank from the broth. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ then rode to the Ka’bah and performed the Tawaf al-Ifadah, then prayed Dhuhr in Makkah. He came to the sons of ‘Abd al-Muttalib as they were providing water from Zamzam. He said: “Draw water, O sons of ‘Abd al-Muttalib! Were it not that the people would overwhelm you [trying to follow my example], I would have drawn water with you.” They handed him a bucket, and he drank from it.