It is related from ʿAbduʾr-Raḥmán bin abi ʿAmmár that he said, 'I asked Jábir bin ʿAbduʾlláh concerning the hyena: whether it was game. He replied, "Yes." I said, "May it be eaten?" He said, "Yes." I said, "Didst thou hear it from the Apostle of God?" He replied, "Yes."'—At Tirmidhí, An Nasái.
On Being Prevented from Going on Pilgrimage and
Missing the Time for Its Observance
It is related from ʿAbduʾlláh bin ʿOmar that he said, 'We went out with the Apostle of God, but the unbelievers of the Quraish prevented him from entering the House (of God). Then the Prophet killed his sacrifices and shaved, and his companions cut their hair short.'—Al Bukhárí.
It is related from Ibn ʿOmar that he said, 'Is not the practice of the Apostle of God sufficient for you? If any one of you is prevented from performing the pilgrimage, he must make the circuit of the House of God, and (run between) Ṣafa and Marwah. After that he will be free from all obligations until he performs the pilgrimage in the following year. And let him offer a sacrifice, or, if he has not wherewith to sacrifice, then let him fast.'—Al Bukhárí.
It is related from Al Ḥajjaj bin ʿAmruʾl-Anṣári that, 'The Apostle of God said, "He whose limb is broken or who is lame has been released from the obligation to perform the pilgrimage; but he must perform the next pilgrimage."'—At Tirmidhí, Abú Dáud, An Nasái, Ibn Májah. And Abú Dáud has added in another tradition the words, 'Or is sick.'
Concerning the Sacred Territory of Mecca which
God has Guarded
It is related from Ibn ʿAbbás that, 'The Apostle of God said on the day of the conquest of Mecca, "There must be no more fleeing, but fighting, and the intention (to do one's duty). Therefore if ye are called on to go out to fight; then go out to fight." And on the day of the conquest of Mecca he said, "Verily God made this city sacred on the day when He created the heavens and the earth. Then it is sacred with the sanctity of God until the day of resurrection. And verily fighting therein is unlawful for any one before me, and it is
