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The 8th of Dhul-Hijjah: Going to Mina
The 8th of Dhul-Hijjah is called Yawm al-Tarwiyah. Those performing tamattu', who left ihram after their 'umrah, enter ihram for hajj on this day from where they are staying in Makkah. Jabir (رضي الله عنه) said that the Prophet ﷺ told them to enter ihram as they set out for Mina, and they began the talbiyah at al-Abtah, in Makkah. Those performing ifrad or qiran are still in ihram.
Enter ihram for hajj with the same preparations as for 'umrah, then make the talbiyah for hajj; the Umrah guide describes these in detail. Then go to Mina.
At Mina the Prophet ﷺ prayed dhuhr, 'asr, maghrib, 'isha and the next day's fajr, praying the four-rak'ah prayers as two, each at its own time. He stayed until the sun rose on the 9th and then set out for 'Arafah. Spending this day and night at Mina is a sunnah.
All four schools agree on this step.
- Sahih Muslim 1218Sahih · in the two Sahihs
- Sahih Muslim 1214Sahih · in the two Sahihs
- Sahih al-Bukhari 1082 Sahih · in the two Sahihs
- Sahih al-Bukhari 1655 Sahih · in the two Sahihs
What the hadith grades mean
- Sahih (authentic): an unbroken chain of trustworthy, precise narrators, free of hidden flaws or contradiction. It is acted upon.
- Hasan (good): like sahih, but a narrator's precision is slightly lighter. It is also accepted and acted upon. "Hasan sahih" means it reaches sahih by its routes.
- Da'if (weak): a break in the chain or a narrator who is not reliable enough. It is not used to establish beliefs or rulings.
- Very weak (munkar, matruk): a seriously flawed chain or a narrator accused of lying. It is not relied on at all.
- Mawdu' (fabricated): falsely attributed to the Prophet ﷺ. It may not be narrated as his words except to warn against it.
- The two Sahihs: every hadith with a full chain in Sahih al-Bukhari and Sahih Muslim is accepted as sahih by the scholars of hadith.
- Historical report: biographies and histories (Ibn Ishaq, Ibn Sa'd, al-Tabari) record events with chains that are often incomplete. They are used for the story, not for rulings.
- Hadith scholars grade a narration; the four madhhabs do not. Where a hadith carries a ruling, the page shows which schools act on it.
The positions of the four schools are summarised from their standard references and are pending review by a qualified scholar. Follow the school you were taught, and for your own situation, ask a scholar.
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