Question
Kindly narrate the Hadith on the virtue of tying Ihram from Masjidul Aqsa
Answer
Imam Abu Dawud (rahimahullah) has recorded the following narration:
Sayyidatuna Ummu Salamah (radiyallahu ‘anha) reports that Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said:
“Whosoever dons the Ihram of Hajj or ‘Umrah from Masjidul Aqsa to Masjidul Haram, will be forgiven for all his past and future sins. OR will enter Jannah” [The narrator of the above Hadith was unsure which virtue Nabi -sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam- mentioned]
(Sunan Abi Dawud, Hadith: 1741)
Imam Ibn Majah and Imam ibn Hibban (rahimahumallah) have recorded the same narration with the following words:
“Whomsoever dons the Ihram of ‘Umrah from Masjidul Aqsa, his past sins will be forgiven”
(Sunan Ibn Majah, Hadith: 3002 and Sahih Ibn Hibban; Al Ihsan, Hadith: 3701)
The authenticity of this narration has been debated among the Muhaddithun. Some like Imam Ibn Hibban (rahimahullah) have declared the Hadith as authentic.
(Refer: Targhib, vol. 2, pg. 190. Also see footnotes on Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah by Shaykh Muhammad ‘Awwamah, under Hadith: 12837)
And Allah Ta’ala Knows best.
Answered by: Mawlana Suhail Motala
Approved by: Mawlana Muhammad Abasoomar
Checked by: Mawlana Haroon Abasoomar