Reading from the author's words with commentary and collation of manuscripts: "Then he migrated to Madinah and performed four 'Umrahs
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The reader: "Then he migrated to Madinah and performed four 'Umrahs: the 'Umrah of Hudaybiyyah, in which the polytheists prevented him from the House, and Hudaybiyyah is on your right when you are heading to Makkah, if you pass by al-Tan'im, at the mosques which are said to be the mosques of 'A'ishah, and the mountain on your right is called Jabal al-Tan'im, and Hudaybiyyah is to its west. Then he performed the 'Umrah of al-Qada' the following year"
The Shaykh : Now it is called the Mosques of 'A'ishah, but it is not the Mosques of 'A'ishah because they are close to it, so it was named after the neighbor. And now it has become part of Makkah; the houses are now connected to Makkah from behind al-Tan'im, so some of the houses of Makkah are now in the permitted area and some in the sacred precinct. Yes, that is right.
The reader: "Then he performed the 'Umrah of al-Qada' the following year, and he and many of his Companions entered Makkah and stayed there for three days"
The Shaykh : His statement "the 'Umrah of al-Qada'" is also called the 'Umrah of al-Qada'. The meaning is not that they completed the 'Umrah from which they were prevented, but rather that it is the 'Umrah for which the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) made a contract with the polytheists. So it is from contracting (muqadadah), not from judging (qada'). The evidence for this is that many of his Companions who were with him at Hudaybiyyah did not come in this 'Umrah, the 'Umrah of al-Qada'. Yes.
The reader: "Then, when Makkah was conquered and he went toward the direction of Hunayn and al-Ta'if, east of Makkah"
The Shaykh : East of
The reader: "east of Makkah, he fought Hawazin in the valley of Hunayn, then besieged the people of al-Ta'if and distributed the spoils of Hunayn at al-Ja'ranah, so he performed an 'Umrah from al-Ja'ranah to Makkah. Then he performed his fourth 'Umrah"
The Shaykh : This 'Umrah he performed at night, may Allah's prayers and blessings be upon him. He did not encourage the Companions to do it, and many of his Companions did not know about it. He performed it at night with the Companions around him, and he left that night. Al-Ja'ranah is farther from the Ka'bah than al-Tan'im. How many 'Umrahs is this? Three, because the 'Umrah from which they were prevented was counted for them.
The reader: "Then he performed his fourth 'Umrah with the Farewell Pilgrimage, and the masses of Muslims performed Hajj with him; no one lagged behind him in the Hajj except whom Allah willed. And in all of this, neither he nor any of his Companions went to the Cave of Hira, nor visited it, nor any of the places around Makkah, and there was no worship except at the Sacred Mosque, between al-Safa and al-Marwah, and at Mina, Muzdalifah, and 'Arafah, and he prayed the midday and afternoon prayers in the valley of 'Urnah"
The Shaykh : Good, he says, may Allah have mercy on him: "He did not visit the Cave of Hira". If someone wants to go to the Cave of Hira just to see it, not for worship, there is no harm in it, because visiting such places for the purpose of seeing them is not forbidden if there is no prohibition against it. But if someone wants to go to the land of Thamud to see it, that is forbidden, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade us from entering the lands of these punished people, unless we are weeping. There is a difference between one who goes to see and inspect the ruins and one who enters weeping; there is a great difference between them. So what many people do now, going to the land of Thamud and looking at their strength without taking a lesson in their hearts, and that despite their strength they were taken by a single shout, is forbidden.
And the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him):Sahih al-Bukhari 4419
And the second meaning is that what befell them of disbelief may befall you, for disbelief in the Messengers is undoubtedly one of the greatest calamities. It is feared that the heart may become hard if a person goes just to look at the places of the punished people.
As for what is not forbidden, there is no harm in a person going to the Cave of Hira or the Cave of Thawr in order to see it. Perhaps in his going there may be softening of the heart and magnification of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him): how he climbed this great mountain, which is difficult even for a young man to climb, and remained in it alone for nights whose number is known, but he did so fleeing from the filth of shirk (associating partners with Allah) that the polytheists practiced in Makkah and at the House of Allah. Yes.
The Shaykh : Now it is called the Mosques of 'A'ishah, but it is not the Mosques of 'A'ishah because they are close to it, so it was named after the neighbor. And now it has become part of Makkah; the houses are now connected to Makkah from behind al-Tan'im, so some of the houses of Makkah are now in the permitted area and some in the sacred precinct. Yes, that is right.
The reader: "Then he performed the 'Umrah of al-Qada' the following year, and he and many of his Companions entered Makkah and stayed there for three days"
The Shaykh : His statement "the 'Umrah of al-Qada'" is also called the 'Umrah of al-Qada'. The meaning is not that they completed the 'Umrah from which they were prevented, but rather that it is the 'Umrah for which the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) made a contract with the polytheists. So it is from contracting (muqadadah), not from judging (qada'). The evidence for this is that many of his Companions who were with him at Hudaybiyyah did not come in this 'Umrah, the 'Umrah of al-Qada'. Yes.
The reader: "Then, when Makkah was conquered and he went toward the direction of Hunayn and al-Ta'if, east of Makkah"
The Shaykh : East of
The reader: "east of Makkah, he fought Hawazin in the valley of Hunayn, then besieged the people of al-Ta'if and distributed the spoils of Hunayn at al-Ja'ranah, so he performed an 'Umrah from al-Ja'ranah to Makkah. Then he performed his fourth 'Umrah"
The Shaykh : This 'Umrah he performed at night, may Allah's prayers and blessings be upon him. He did not encourage the Companions to do it, and many of his Companions did not know about it. He performed it at night with the Companions around him, and he left that night. Al-Ja'ranah is farther from the Ka'bah than al-Tan'im. How many 'Umrahs is this? Three, because the 'Umrah from which they were prevented was counted for them.
The reader: "Then he performed his fourth 'Umrah with the Farewell Pilgrimage, and the masses of Muslims performed Hajj with him; no one lagged behind him in the Hajj except whom Allah willed. And in all of this, neither he nor any of his Companions went to the Cave of Hira, nor visited it, nor any of the places around Makkah, and there was no worship except at the Sacred Mosque, between al-Safa and al-Marwah, and at Mina, Muzdalifah, and 'Arafah, and he prayed the midday and afternoon prayers in the valley of 'Urnah"
The Shaykh : Good, he says, may Allah have mercy on him: "He did not visit the Cave of Hira". If someone wants to go to the Cave of Hira just to see it, not for worship, there is no harm in it, because visiting such places for the purpose of seeing them is not forbidden if there is no prohibition against it. But if someone wants to go to the land of Thamud to see it, that is forbidden, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade us from entering the lands of these punished people, unless we are weeping. There is a difference between one who goes to see and inspect the ruins and one who enters weeping; there is a great difference between them. So what many people do now, going to the land of Thamud and looking at their strength without taking a lesson in their hearts, and that despite their strength they were taken by a single shout, is forbidden.
And the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him):
lest the same calamity as of theirs should befall you
أن يصيبكم ما أصابهمAnd the second meaning is that what befell them of disbelief may befall you, for disbelief in the Messengers is undoubtedly one of the greatest calamities. It is feared that the heart may become hard if a person goes just to look at the places of the punished people.
As for what is not forbidden, there is no harm in a person going to the Cave of Hira or the Cave of Thawr in order to see it. Perhaps in his going there may be softening of the heart and magnification of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him): how he climbed this great mountain, which is difficult even for a young man to climb, and remained in it alone for nights whose number is known, but he did so fleeing from the filth of shirk (associating partners with Allah) that the polytheists practiced in Makkah and at the House of Allah. Yes.