Sahih Muslim 1336b

Chapter: Validity of a child's hajj, and the reward of the one who takes him for Hajj

Authentic hadith of Sahih Muslim Sahih Muslim 1336b

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو كُرَيْبٍ، مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْعَلاَءِ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أُسَامَةَ، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ، عُقْبَةَ عَنْ كُرَيْبٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، قَالَ

رَفَعَتِ امْرَأَةٌ صَبِيًّا لَهَا فَقَالَتْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَلِهَذَا حَجٌّ قَالَ ‏"‏ نَعَمْ وَلَكِ أَجْرٌ ‏"

Ibn Abbas (Allah be pleased with them) reported:

A woman lifted up her child and said: Messenger of Allah, would the child be credited with having performed the Hajj? Thereupon he said: Yes, and there would be a reward for you.

Reported by Muslim (No. 1336b, 1336a, 1336c, 1336d), Abu Dawud (No. 1736), An-Nasa’i (No. 2645, 2646, 2647, 2648, 2649), Malik (No. 949) and Ahmad (No. 1800, 2078, 2479, 3027, 3033).

Classical commentary

An-Nawawi — Sharh Sahih Muslim

قَوْله صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : ( وَلَك أَجْر ) مَعْنَاهُ بِسَبَبِ حَمْلهَا وَتَجْنِيبهَا إِيَّاهُ مَا يَجْتَنِبهُ الْمُحْرِم وَفِعْل مَا يَفْعَلهُ الْمُحْرِم. وَاَللَّه أَعْلَم. وَأَمَّا الْوَلِيّ الَّذِي يُحْرِم عَنْ الصَّبِيّ فَالصَّحِيح عِنْد أَصْحَابنَا أَنَّهُ الَّذِي يَلِي مَاله , وَهُوَ أَبُوهُ أَوْ جَدّه , أَوْ الْوَصِيّ أَوْ الْقَيِّم مِنْ جِهَة الْقَاضِي , أَوْ الْقَاضِي أَوْ الْإِمَام , وَأَمَّا الْأُمّ فَلَا يَصِحّ إِحْرَامهَا عَنْهُ إِلَّا أَنْ تَكُون وَصِيَّة أَوْ قَيِّمَة مِنْ جِهَة الْقَاضِي , وَقِيلَ : إِنَّهُ يَصِحّ إِحْرَامهَا وَإِحْرَام الْعَصَبَة وَإِنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُمْ وِلَايَة الْمَال , هَذَا كُلّه إِذَا كَانَ صَغِيرًا لَا يُمَيِّز , فَإِنْ كَانَ مُمَيِّزً…

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Authentic Sahih Muslim 1336a

Who art thou? He said: (I am) Messengef of Allah. A woman (then) lifted up a boy to him and said: Would this child be credited with having performed the Hajj? Thereupon he said: Yes, and you will have a reward.

فَرَفَعَتْ إِلَيْهِ امْرَأَةٌ صَبِيًّا فَقَالَتْ أَلِهَذَا حَجٌّ قَالَ ‏"‏ نَعَمْ وَلَكِ أَجْرٌ ‏"

Narrated by Ibn ‘Abbās

Authentic Sahih Muslim 1336c

A woman lifted a child and said: Messenger of Allah, would he be credited with Hajj? He said: Yes. and for you there would be a reward.

أَنَّ امْرَأَةً، رَفَعَتْ صَبِيًّا فَقَالَتْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَلِهَذَا حَجٌّ قَالَ ‏"‏ نَعَمْ وَلَكِ أَجْرٌ ‏"

Authentic Sahih Muslim 1336d

A hadith like this has been narrated on the authority of Ibn 'Abbas through another chain of transmitters.

وَحَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عُقْبَةَ، عَنْ كُرَيْبٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، بِمِثْلِهِ ‏.‏

Narrated by Ibn ‘Abbās

Authentic Sunan Abu Dawud 1736

she took her child by his arm and lifted him from her litter at the camel. She said Messenger of Allah (SWAS) can this (child) be credited with having performed Hajj. He replied Yes, and you will have a reward.

نَعَمْ وَلَكِ أَجْرٌ ‏"

Narrated by Ibn ‘Abbās

Authentic Sunan an-Nasa'i 2645

a woman helf up a child of hers to the Messenger of Allah and said: "O Messenger of Allah, is there Hajj for this one?" He said: "Yes, and you will be rewarded. (Sahih) "

أَلِهَذَا حَجٌّ قَالَ ‏"‏ نَعَمْ وَلَكِ أَجْرٌ ‏"

Narrated by Ibn ‘Abbās

Differing grades Sunan an-Nasa'i 2646

"A woman lifted up a child of hers from a howdah (litter) and said: 'O Messenger of Allah, is there Hajj for this one?' He said: 'Yes, and you will be rewarded.'''(sahih)

أَلِهَذَا حَجٌّ قَالَ ‏"‏ نَعَمْ وَلَكِ أَجْرٌ ‏"

Narrated by Ibn ‘Abbās

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Authentic Sunan an-Nasa'i 2647

"A woman lifted a child up to the Messenger of Allah and said: 'Is there Hajj for this one?' He said: 'Yes, and you will be rewarded.'''(sahih)

أَلِهَذَا حَجٌّ قَالَ ‏"‏ نَعَمْ وَلَكِ أَجْرٌ ‏"

Narrated by Ibn ‘Abbās

Differing grades Sunan an-Nasa'i 2648

"The Messenger of Allah set out and when he was in Ar-Rawha he met some people and said: 'Who are you?' They said: 'Muslins.' They said: 'Who are you?' They said: 'The Messenger of Allah.' A woman brought a child out of the litter and said: 'Is there Hajj for this one?' He said" "Yes, and you will…

"‏ مَنْ أَنْتُمْ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالُوا الْمُسْلِمُونَ ‏.‏ قَالُوا مَنْ أَنْتُمْ قَالُوا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ‏.‏ قَالَ فَأَخْرَجَتِ امْرَأَةٌ صَبِيًّا مِنَ الْمِحَفَّةِ فَقَالَتْ أَلِهَذَا حَجٌّ قَالَ ‏"‏ نَعَمْ وَلَكِ أَجْرٌ ‏"

Narrated by Ibn ‘Abbās

Differing grades Sunan an-Nasa'i 2649

the Messenger of Allah passed by a woman when she was in her seclusion and had a child with her. She said: "Is there Hajj for this one?'' He said: "Yes, and you will be rewarded.''(sahih)

أَلِهَذَا حَجٌّ قَالَ ‏"‏ نَعَمْ وَلَكِ أَجْرٌ ‏"

Narrated by Ibn ‘Abbās

Authentic Muwatta Malik 949

Yahya related to me from Malik from Ibrahim ibn Uqba from Kurayb the mawla of Abdullah ibn Abbas from Ibn Abbas that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, passed a woman in a litter and it was said to her, "This is the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him…

"‏ نَعَمْ وَلَكِ أَجْرٌ ‏"

Narrated by Ibn ‘Abbās

Not graded Musnad Ahmad 1800