I heard them shouting both of them with a loud cry (9). Abu Hazim said: The companions of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) would not reach al-Rawha' (10) until their throats became hoarse from the Talbiyah. Salim said: Ibn Umar would raise his voice with the Talbiyah, and he would not reach al-Rawha' until his voice became raspy (11). One should not exert himself in raising his voice beyond his capacity, so that his voice and his Talbiyah are not cut off.
563 - Issue: He said: (He says: "Labbayka Allahumma Labbayk, Labbayka la sharika laka Labbayk, inna al-hamda wa al-ni'mata laka wa al-mulk, la sharika lak" [I am at Your service, O Allah, I am at Your service. I am at Your service, You have no partner, I am at Your service. Indeed, all praise and grace are Yours, and the dominion; You have no partner].)
This is the Talbiyah of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). It came in the Two Sahihs (1) from Ibn Umar that the Talbiyah of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) was: "Labbayka Allahumma Labbayk, Labbayka la sharika laka Labbayk, inna al-hamda wa al-ni'mata laka wa al-mulk, la sharika lak." It was reported by al-Bukhari from Aisha, and by Muslim from Jabir (2). The Talbiyah is derived from "labba bi-al-makan" (to remain in a place), meaning when one stays in it. It is as if he said: I am persistent in obeying You and Your command, not turning away from it, nor fleeing from You.
= Also reported by Ibn Majah, in: Chapter on raising the voice with the Talbiyah, from the Book of Manasik. Sunan Ibn Majah 2/975. And Imam Malik, in: Chapter on raising the voice with the ihlal, from the Book of Hajj. Al-Muwatta 1/334.
(9) Reported by al-Bukhari, in: Chapter on raising the voice with the ihlal, from the Book of Hajj, and in: Chapter on leaving after Dhuhr, and Chapter on riding double in the ghazwah and Hajj, from the Book of Jihad. Sahih al-Bukhari 2/170, 4/59, 67. And Imam Ahmad, in: Al-Musnad 3/148, 266, with the wording: "We went out shouting with the Hajj."
(10) Al-Rawha': A place between Makkah and Madinah, in the region of al-Far', about forty miles away. Mu'jam al-Buldan 2/828, 829.
(11) Yashal: Becomes hoarse/raspy.
(1) Reported by al-Bukhari, in: Chapter on the Talbiyah, from the Book of Hajj. Sahih al-Bukhari 2/170. And Muslim, in: Chapter on the Talbiyah, its description, and its time, from the Book of Hajj. Sahih Muslim 2/841, 842. It was also reported by Abu Dawud, in: Chapter on how the Talbiyah is performed, from the Book of Manasik. Sunan Abi Dawud 1/421. And al-Tirmidhi, in: Chapter on what has been narrated regarding the Talbiyah, from the chapters on Hajj. 'Aridat al-Ahwadhi 4/41-43. And Imam Malik, in: Chapter on the practice of ihlal, from the Book of Hajj. Al-Muwatta 1/331, 332.
(2) The hadith of Aisha was reported by al-Bukhari, in: Chapter on the Talbiyah, from the Book of Hajj. Sahih al-Bukhari 2/170. The hadith of Jabir was reported by Muslim, in: Chapter on the Hajj of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), from the Book of Hajj. Sahih Muslim 2/887. It was also reported by Abu Dawud, in: Chapter on how the Talbiyah is performed, from the Book of Manasik. Sunan Abi Dawud 1/421. And Ibn Majah, in: Chapter on the Talbiyah, from the Book of Manasik. Sunan Ibn Majah 2/974.
