Whoever performs Hajj without engaging in rafath (sexual relations or obscene speech) or sinning will return like the day his mother gave birth to him
Narrator in the source: Abu Hurayrah reported: I heard the Messenger of Allah say:
Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: I heard the Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) say: "Whoever performs Hajj without engaging in rafath (sexual relations or obscene speech) or sinning will return like the day his mother gave birth to him."- Grade in the source
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Original Arabic wording
عن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه قال: سمعت النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم يقول: «مَنْ حَجَّ لِلهِ فَلَمْ يَرْفُثْ وَلَمْ يَفْسُقْ رَجَعَ كَيَوْمِ وَلَدَتْهُ أُمُّهُ».Understand this hadith
The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) points out that whoever performs Hajj without engaging in sexual relations and obscene speech, or evil acts, he will return home sinless. Sinning also includes doing the things prohibited while being in ihram. If these things are avoided, he returns from Hajj with his sins forgiven, as a baby is born free from sin.
Lessons from the hadith
- Although sinning is always prohibited, its prohibition becomes more emphatic during Hajj with respect to its rituals.
- Every human being is born free from faults and sins; so, he is not responsible for the sins of others.
References (original Arabic)
صحيح البخاري (2/ 133) (1521). صحيح مسلم (2/ 983) (1350). رياض الصالحين من كلام سيد المرسلين (ص358) (1274). بهجة الناظرين شرح رياض الصالحين، لسليم الهلالي (2/ 401). كنوز رياض الصالحين، لمجموعة من الباحثين (15/ 378). شرح رياض الصالحين، للشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين (5/ 321). شرح النووي على مسلم (9/ 119). إكمال المعلم بفوائد مسلم، للقاضي عياض (4/ 462).