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I said, “O Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ)! Shouldn’t we participate in Holy battles and Jihad along with you?” He
replied, “The best and the most superior Jihad (for women) is Hajj which is accepted by Allah.”
`Aisha added: Ever since I heard that from Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) I have determined not to miss Hajj.

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “A woman should not travel except with a Dhu-Mahram (her husband or a man with
whom that woman cannot marry at all according to the Islamic Jurisprudence), and no man may visit
her except in the presence of a Dhu-Mahram.” A man got up and said, “O Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ)! I intend to
go to such and such an army and my wife wants to perform Hajj.” The Prophet (ﷺ) said (to him), “Go
along with her (to Hajj).

While I was with Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) there came to him a man wearing a cloak having a trace of yellowish
perfume or a similar thing on it. `Umar used to say to me, “Would you like to see the Prophet (ﷺ) at the
time when he is inspired divinely?” So, it happened that he was inspired (then) and when the
inspiration was over the Prophet (ﷺ) said (to that man), “Do in your `Umra the same as you do in your
Hajj.”

When the Prophet (ﷺ) returned after performing his Hajj, he asked Um Sinan Al-Ansari, “What did forbid
you to perform Hajj?” She replied, “Father of so-and-so (i.e. her husband) had two camels and he
performed Hajj on one of them, and the second is used for the irrigation of our land.” The Prophet (ﷺ) said
(to her), “Perform `Umra in the month of Ramadan, (as it is equivalent to Hajj or Hajj with me (in
reward).

A man bit the hand of another man but in that process the latter broke one incisor tooth of the former, and the Prophet (ﷺ) forgave the latter.

Abu Sa`id who participated in twelve Ghazawat with the Prophet (ﷺ) said, “I heard four things from
Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) (or I narrate them from the Prophet (ﷺ) ) which won my admiration and appreciation.
They are:
-1. “No lady should travel without her husband or without a Dhu-Mahram for a two-days’ journey.
-2. No fasting is permissible on two days of `Id-ul-Fitr, and `Id-al-Adha.
-3. No prayer (may be offered) after two prayers: after the `Asr prayer till the sun set and after the
morning prayer till the sun rises.
-4. Not to travel (for visiting) except for three mosques: Masjid-al-Haram (in Mecca), my Mosque (in
Medina), and Masjid-al-Aqsa (in Jerusalem).

While a man was standing with the Prophet (ﷺ) at `Arafat, he fell from his Mount and his neck was
crushed by it. The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “Wash the deceased with water and Sidr and shroud him in two pieces
of cloth, and neither perfume him nor cover his head, for Allah will resurrect him on the Day of
Resurrection and he will be reciting Talbiya.”

The Prophet (ﷺ) saw an old man walking, supported by his two sons, and asked about him. The people
informed him that he had vowed to go on foot (to the Ka`ba). He said, “Allah is not in need of this old
man’s torturing himself,” and ordered him to ride.

While a man was standing with the Prophet (ﷺ) at `Arafat, he fell from his Mount and his neck was
crushed by it. The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “Wash the deceased with water and Sidr and shroud him in two pieces
of cloth, and neither perfume him nor cover his head, for Allah will resurrect him on the Day of
Resurrection and he will be reciting Talbiya.”

My sister vowed to go on foot to the Ka`ba, and she asked me to take the verdict of the Prophet (ﷺ) about
it. So, I did and the Prophet (ﷺ) said, “She should walk and also should ride.”Narrated Abul-Khair from `Uqba as above.: