Sahih Muslim Book - 15, Hadith - 2943

وَحَدَّثَنِى مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ حَاتِمٍ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ عَنِ ابْنِ جُرَيْجٍ أَخْبَرَنِى عَطَاءٌ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ جَابِرَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ - رضى الله عنهما - فِى نَاسٍ مَعِى قَالَ أَهْلَلْنَا أَصْحَابَ مُحَمَّدٍ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- بِالْحَجِّ خَالِصًا وَحْدَهُ - قَالَ عَطَاءٌ قَالَ جَابِرٌ - فَقَدِمَ النَّبِىُّ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- صُبْحَ رَابِعَةٍ مَضَتْ مِنْ ذِى الْحِجَّةِ فَأَمَرَنَا أَنْ نَحِلَّ. قَالَ عَطَاءٌ قَالَ « حِلُّوا وَأَصِيبُوا النِّسَاءَ ». قَالَ عَطَاءٌ وَلَمْ يَعْزِمْ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَكِنْ أَحَلَّهُنَّ لَهُمْ. فَقُلْنَا لَمَّا لَمْ يَكُنْ بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَ عَرَفَةَ إِلاَّ خَمْسٌ أَمَرَنَا أَنْ نُفْضِىَ إِلَى نِسَائِنَا فَنَأْتِىَ عَرَفَةَ تَقْطُرُ مَذَاكِيرُنَا الْمَنِىَّ. قَالَ يَقُولُ جَابِرٌ بِيَدِهِ - كَأَنِّى أَنْظُرُ إِلَى قَوْلِهِ بِيَدِهِ يُحَرِّكُهَا - قَالَ فَقَامَ النَّبِىُّ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- فِينَا فَقَالَ « قَدْ عَلِمْتُمْ أَنِّى أَتْقَاكُمْ لِلَّهِ وَأَصْدَقُكُمْ وَأَبَرُّكُمْ وَلَوْلاَ هَدْيِى لَحَلَلْتُ كَمَا تَحِلُّونَ وَلَوِ اسْتَقْبَلْتُ مِنْ أَمْرِى مَا اسْتَدْبَرْتُ لَمْ أَسُقِ الْهَدْىَ فَحِلُّوا ». فَحَلَلْنَا وَسَمِعْنَا وَأَطَعْنَا. قَالَ عَطَاءٌ قَالَ جَابِرٌ فَقَدِمَ عَلِىٌّ مِنْ سِعَايَتِهِ فَقَالَ « بِمَ أَهْلَلْتَ ». قَالَ بِمَا أَهَلَّ بِهِ النَّبِىُّ -صلى الله عليه وسلم-. فَقَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- « فَأَهْدِ وَامْكُثْ حَرَامًا ». قَالَ وَأَهْدَى لَهُ عَلِىٌّ هَدْيًا فَقَالَ سُرَاقَةُ بْنُ مَالِكِ بْنِ جُعْشُمٍ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَلِعَامِنَا هَذَا أَمْ لأَبَدٍ فَقَالَ « لأَبَدٍ

Ata said: “I heard Jabir bin Abdullah [may Allah be pleased with them], along with some people who were with me, say: ‘We, the Companions of Muhammad (SAW), entered Ihram for Hajj only.’” Ata said: ‘Jabir said: ‘The Prophet (SAW) came on the morning of the fourth of Dhul-Hijjah and told us to exit Ihram.’ Ata said: ‘He said: ‘Exit Ihram and you may have intercourse with your wives.’’’ Ata said: ‘He did not insist on that for them, but he made permissible for them. We said: ‘When there are five days between us and Arafah, he told us to have intercourse with our wives, so we will come to Arafah with our private parts still dripping with semen!’’ He said: ‘Jabir gestured with his hand, and it is as if I can see his hand moving.’ He said: ‘The Prophet (SAW) stood up among us and said: ‘You know that I am the one who fears Allah the most among you, and I am the most truthful among you and the most righteous. Were it not for my sacrificial animal, I would have exited Ihram as you have done. If I had known before what I know now, I would not have brought the sacrificial animal. Exit Ihram.’ So we exited Ihram, and we listened and obeyed.’ Ata said: “Jabir said: ‘Then Ali came from his (Zakat) collecting mission and he (Prophet (SAW)) said: “For what did you enter Ihram?” He said: ‘For the same as the Messenger of Allah (SAW) entered Ihram.’ The Messenger of Allah (SAW) said to him: ‘Bring your sacrificial animal and remain in Ihram.’ So Ali brought him a sacrificial animal. Suraqah bin Malik said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, is it just for this year or forever?’ He said: ‘Forever.’ ’”